Friday, April 11, 2008
Monday, April 07, 2008
what now?
We are having a blast in Mammoth. Our condo is very spacious about 1700 sq ft with 1 bedroom, loft with bunkbeds and 3 bathrooms. The kids had a great day on the slopes and Josh did super for his first day.
Our day on the slopes started out good. A little blustery but not crowded at all. I think the majority were kids on spring break. Think Tyler's age and vicinity. Anyway, we had lunch but when we went to unlock our boards, the combo would not open. Hector tried and tried but no luck. Finally he just kept bending and twisting the wire cable until it broke. Okay we head down Stump Alley a few times and Hector was lagging behind a bit. As he got closer I asked if he fell because he usually beats me down and he had snow on his jacket. He says look and his presciption glasses are broken at the bridge a la Harry Potter. He was fine but that ended our day. That was fine since I was getting tired and wanted to check on the kids. Just had to blog via blackberry but we are having fun and we will see what happens tomorrow.
Our day on the slopes started out good. A little blustery but not crowded at all. I think the majority were kids on spring break. Think Tyler's age and vicinity. Anyway, we had lunch but when we went to unlock our boards, the combo would not open. Hector tried and tried but no luck. Finally he just kept bending and twisting the wire cable until it broke. Okay we head down Stump Alley a few times and Hector was lagging behind a bit. As he got closer I asked if he fell because he usually beats me down and he had snow on his jacket. He says look and his presciption glasses are broken at the bridge a la Harry Potter. He was fine but that ended our day. That was fine since I was getting tired and wanted to check on the kids. Just had to blog via blackberry but we are having fun and we will see what happens tomorrow.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Ready To Roll
First of all, I need to wish my darling hubby of 11 years a very Happy Birthday. Of course we had another crazy, busy Saturday. Hector had a 7am appointment for drug screening for his new job. He said it was extremely strict where the bathroom had no running water in the sink, no soap in the dispenser and the water tank on the toilet was locked. These people don't mess around!! He also had to empty his pockets, leave items like cell phones etc outside and get patted down. That must have been a nice way to begin your birthday....oh and pee in a cup. :)
Tyler had an early game so we had to be at the field at 7:45 am and I was trying to get the kids ready, then I had to locate his baseball cap and then we zoomed off to the field. We were only about 10 minutes late and I noticed that everyone is out on the street hanging out. I guess there was some mix up as to who was supposed to unlock the gate. Someone drove up in a couple of minutes so it worked out fine. The game was okay but we lost big time 7-0. Tyler hit the ball but it was towards 1st base he was thrown out. He did seem to run faster and another parent commented that he is improving which is all I can ask for.
Then Hector and I headed out for our last hockey game of the season....uhhhh, we lost 4-3. Not much to say but there are lots of giveaways and we didn't get squat. Oh a couple of coupons for iced coffee at McDonalds that I have to use by early May.
I did manage to find a couple of gifts for Hector who seems to be hard to shop for. He is not interested in clothes; comfort is a must for him. I did get his a Hawaiian shirt and another casual button shirt. My mom had the same idea and got him 2 Hawaiian shirts. I also got him an electronic dart set from the kids which looked cool. We had fun playing on the Wii so when I saw this, I thought it could be fun to have. He set it up pretty fast so he must have liked it and the best place with the right amount of room is in the dining room. Don't be alarmed...our dining room is rarely used for dining purposes. There is a table but it is set up for Tyler and his homework. The room is a combo dining and living room which has been devoted solely for the kids. We have all their toys, a Lego building table and Kangaroo climber in there and even a adult sized tent during the summer. So having a dart board in the dining room is perfectly normal for us. We spent about an hour throwing darts later in the afternoon when we should have been packing. :)
Okay, the kids are now in bed and we are 90% packed. Hector just needs to round up the PS2, games and DVDs, put the racks on the Pilot tomorrow and we should be set. I'm going to bring my video camera to try and get footage of the kids on skis. We will be back briefly Thursday night and head to San Diego the next day so have a nice spring break.
Tyler had an early game so we had to be at the field at 7:45 am and I was trying to get the kids ready, then I had to locate his baseball cap and then we zoomed off to the field. We were only about 10 minutes late and I noticed that everyone is out on the street hanging out. I guess there was some mix up as to who was supposed to unlock the gate. Someone drove up in a couple of minutes so it worked out fine. The game was okay but we lost big time 7-0. Tyler hit the ball but it was towards 1st base he was thrown out. He did seem to run faster and another parent commented that he is improving which is all I can ask for.
Then Hector and I headed out for our last hockey game of the season....uhhhh, we lost 4-3. Not much to say but there are lots of giveaways and we didn't get squat. Oh a couple of coupons for iced coffee at McDonalds that I have to use by early May.
I did manage to find a couple of gifts for Hector who seems to be hard to shop for. He is not interested in clothes; comfort is a must for him. I did get his a Hawaiian shirt and another casual button shirt. My mom had the same idea and got him 2 Hawaiian shirts. I also got him an electronic dart set from the kids which looked cool. We had fun playing on the Wii so when I saw this, I thought it could be fun to have. He set it up pretty fast so he must have liked it and the best place with the right amount of room is in the dining room. Don't be alarmed...our dining room is rarely used for dining purposes. There is a table but it is set up for Tyler and his homework. The room is a combo dining and living room which has been devoted solely for the kids. We have all their toys, a Lego building table and Kangaroo climber in there and even a adult sized tent during the summer. So having a dart board in the dining room is perfectly normal for us. We spent about an hour throwing darts later in the afternoon when we should have been packing. :)
Okay, the kids are now in bed and we are 90% packed. Hector just needs to round up the PS2, games and DVDs, put the racks on the Pilot tomorrow and we should be set. I'm going to bring my video camera to try and get footage of the kids on skis. We will be back briefly Thursday night and head to San Diego the next day so have a nice spring break.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Spring Break Here We Come
We'll be doing a little bit of this.....
and that.........
I don't think I will be blogging next week but be sure to check back for the latest when we return. Or try amusing yourselves in the archives.....
and that.........
I don't think I will be blogging next week but be sure to check back for the latest when we return. Or try amusing yourselves in the archives.....
April 4th
Ugh, we leave for Mammoth on Sunday and I still need to pack! So what do I do? Sit at the computer and blog for a bit! Hehe...Okay tonight I'll start I promise.
Oh here is a big shoutout to Becky:
Happy Birthday!!!!
Not much else is new...Tyler received an E on his oral presentation which is the highest grade he can get. This week he had to pick a newspaper article and summarize it into a 2-3 minute speech. I wanted to find something lighthearted and fun so we chose the story of Dorothy the skunk. This is a skunk in Torrance that climbed into a truck headed for Canada where she was discovered when they reached their destination. Toronto authorities wouldn't allow her release into Canada because they said she couldn't survive there and there were no airlines or trucking companies that would transport her back to California. In the end, 2 people from a radio station near LA offered to drive her back with prearranged stops along the way to care for the skunk.
I was kind of stressed out on Tyler's presentation because he needs to be able to tell his story in a concise and interesting manner. I made a little outline for him too and at home he would tell the story in stops and starts so I gave up after a while. It turns out that this was his best speech yet. Go figure. His teacher wrote that it was a great speech, good voice and interesting personal note. The personal note was because we had 3 skunks living under our house a few months ago.
Now he has to start preparing for his famous person speech which is Christopher Columbus. At least we have a month to prepare for that.
Oh here is a big shoutout to Becky:
Happy Birthday!!!!
Not much else is new...Tyler received an E on his oral presentation which is the highest grade he can get. This week he had to pick a newspaper article and summarize it into a 2-3 minute speech. I wanted to find something lighthearted and fun so we chose the story of Dorothy the skunk. This is a skunk in Torrance that climbed into a truck headed for Canada where she was discovered when they reached their destination. Toronto authorities wouldn't allow her release into Canada because they said she couldn't survive there and there were no airlines or trucking companies that would transport her back to California. In the end, 2 people from a radio station near LA offered to drive her back with prearranged stops along the way to care for the skunk.
I was kind of stressed out on Tyler's presentation because he needs to be able to tell his story in a concise and interesting manner. I made a little outline for him too and at home he would tell the story in stops and starts so I gave up after a while. It turns out that this was his best speech yet. Go figure. His teacher wrote that it was a great speech, good voice and interesting personal note. The personal note was because we had 3 skunks living under our house a few months ago.
Now he has to start preparing for his famous person speech which is Christopher Columbus. At least we have a month to prepare for that.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Spring Cleaning
Today Hector and I headed out to Home Depot and Lowes to check out bathroom items. We wanted to redo the kids' bathroom for some time but all the estimates we got have been $10,000 and up. It's hard for us to take because we redid our kitchen which is 4-5 times bigger for about $25,000 and that includes appliances! So we put off their bathroom until now because we figured that it would be in our best interest to do the bathroom ourselves. For the month of April, Hector is for the most part off work so we decided to tackle the bathroom. Home Depot didn't have the vanities we need but Lowes had several along with the vanity top. I like granite but this is for the kids who will not appreciate the details so we will settle for a prefab top of cultured marble in solid white. Basic items for the kids but I get to pick out the tile for the floor, shower wall and paint. Yay! We hopefully will get started on this when we get back from vacation.
Also today I tackled the spring cleaning on my computer. I have about 1 1/2 years of photos on my computer which needs to be copied to the portable hard drive and DVD. I'm also trying to transfer my itunes library over also but that will have to wait till tomorrow. Then I'll be able to make room which should free up about 30GB of memory. Phew...I need that space too.
Also today I tackled the spring cleaning on my computer. I have about 1 1/2 years of photos on my computer which needs to be copied to the portable hard drive and DVD. I'm also trying to transfer my itunes library over also but that will have to wait till tomorrow. Then I'll be able to make room which should free up about 30GB of memory. Phew...I need that space too.
You Make The Call
Yesterday Tyler's baseball ended in some controversy. The A's (Tyler's team) were the home team and the Marlins were the visitors. It was a good game each team getting hits and scoring runs and towards the end of the game the Marlins were ahead 3-2. Before the last inning one of the Marlin parents yelled out that the time limit of 1:45 was coming up in about 10 minutes and that the game should be over. Our coach wanted to play out the last inning and there was some grumbling but the game went on. The Marlins went down without scoring and the A's were up. To summarize there were 2 outs and the bases were loaded and the next batter was our best hitter. He starts walking toward the batter's box and the Marlin parents tell the umpire to call time limit/game over. Oh, you got to be kidding me! The coach tried to get the last up at bat and finish out the inning but no. IT"S IN THE RULES!! Games are 1:45 long and that's final.
It was really hard on the kids to see/hear the parents arguing over something so trivial. Yeah, technically we were out of time but it was awful for the kids to not be able to finish their inning since we're the home team. It was unfortunate that some of the parents could not be have more sportsmanship to allow the home team to complete the inning. I was disgusted by some of the parents and kids' behavior on the Marlins because the main complainer is from Tyler's school; it's just a game and these kids are 8-9 years old. So the coach was nice and told the A's that in his opinion, they won the game. Oh well, I'll just say what comes around, goes around. Karma.
It was really hard on the kids to see/hear the parents arguing over something so trivial. Yeah, technically we were out of time but it was awful for the kids to not be able to finish their inning since we're the home team. It was unfortunate that some of the parents could not be have more sportsmanship to allow the home team to complete the inning. I was disgusted by some of the parents and kids' behavior on the Marlins because the main complainer is from Tyler's school; it's just a game and these kids are 8-9 years old. So the coach was nice and told the A's that in his opinion, they won the game. Oh well, I'll just say what comes around, goes around. Karma.
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