Thursday November 5th 2009

Today Michael turned 16. We invited Jayne and Keith over for dinner to celebrate this milestone. I baked a cake to Michaels liking and came up with a menu plan. I cleaned up the main floor and decorated with balloons, a sign, some streamers, and we used a table cloth. Michael wanted hot wings, taco dip from the Pig and the rest of us had pork chops, salad, broccoli, and garlic bread, followed by cake and ice cream. We got Michael some gift certificates for local businesses and Jade and Alex gave him a ton of Sun Drop. My brother sent him the GI Joe video which I am looking forward to watching. My grandma and mom sent him some money so did Kato's grandparents. He got some cupcakes and brownies made for him from some girls at school and I am not sure what his buddies did for him. Jade and Alex really liked helping him open his gifts and cards. His birthday is the same day every year November 5th. Its been this way since he was born. Every year he has lived with me he has had a birthday party or some sort of get together with friends and we buy them food. This year he wants pizza. Its funny that even though his birthday comes on the same day every year, its been this way all his life, his dad can't even get enough of his shit together to send him a card and have it be here on time for his birthday. It doesn't have to have anything in it just a note saying happy birthday and i love you. I don't get it. Its not like the date changed or was erased from the calendar. There is always some excuse. It really sucks cause no matter how much crap his dad throws at him Michael still takes it. I hope that everything we do for Michael can help make up for some of it. thanks for reading xoxo

WI Badgers vs. Purdue

Saturday Kato and I went to the Badger vs. Purdue football game. It was my first time to a game at Camp Randall and it was a blast! We met up with one of Katos high school buddies who was also in our wedding, Rob and his wife Missy. It was so nice to see Rob again cause it had been forever since I last saw him. We went to the Stadium which is a bar just outside the actual stadium where the Badgers play. They had a beer garden set up with music and a big screen to watch the game. It was about 10:30 in the morning and tons of people were there. We had a beer, well I had a beer which was all I could handle and we headed inside for the game. We ended up trading seats with some of Robs people and so we were able to sit with Missy and Rob. They had great seats and although we were smashed in like sardines it was the best first time experience. We kept warm cause we were all so close. I don't know how it got there but a spider started crawling up my sleeve and I freaked out, cause I do NOT like spiders. It was huge and Kato, my prince and protector, saved me from the horrible attack. Its fangs were the biggest and I could tell it was out for my blood. Thank goodness for my husband otherwise I would have been a goner. After the attack we watched the best game ever, the Badgers kicked butt and sent Purdue home with a 37 to 0 loss. The experience of being at Camp Randall is truly amazing. If you value the history of places like that then you understand its meaning. Its the oldest stadium standing out of the Big Ten and just think of all the great players that have been there before and have gone on to the NFL. It is impressive. At the third they play the song jump around and the student section goes nuts! They literally JUMP AROUND and its like a red sea of waves going up and down! Afterwards we headed back to the beer garden and had another beer with Rob and Missy. It was so good to be with them and hang out. We headed back to the car and split up with them promising to get together again soon. We got back to our house as Jayne and Keith were dropping off the little kids for more trick or treating. Michael was spending the weekend with a friend helping on their farm. We took a walk around the block and Jade and I called it a night. Kato and Alex kept going for a bit with Dan and Olivia. This time Alex was Spiderman. We ordered some pizza, watched some TV and Kato got called into work. He scared the heck out of me at 1am after getting home and we slept until 7:45 which was actually 6:45 cause of the time change this weekend. So today is the big game everyone in Wisconsin has been waiting for...Green Bay vs. Minnesota. GO PACK GO!! thanks for reading xoxo

Trick or treating 2009

Friday afternoon the kids and I, along with Kato, Becky, Trent, Stacey, and eventually Stephanie and Leo went trick or treating around the local businesses. The kids liked it. It was a bit windy out but dry. We managed to get the entire Prairie side done in about 40 minutes so we hopped on a bus that took us up to the Sauk side and we got a bit more done. It was around 6pm when we finally got back to my house and split up. I think the kids were tired and all that fresh air wore them out. Alex and Jade went to Grandma Jaynes for the night. Logan was a vampire, Rylee was Cinderella, Liam was Darth Vader, Alex was Wolverine, Eli was Diego, Luci was Snow White, Kale was a dragon, Jade was an elephant, Becky was a member of Kiss, and I was a fisherman.

Wednesday Oct 28

Halloween is almost here and the kids are super excited. I can't wait to have them all here and see what they are dressing up like. Last year we got a great group photo and I hope to get one this year too. Alex had his grandparents day at preschool today and he wore his Wolverine costume. He looked great!! They made a cute pumpkin project using a roll of toilet paper. Grandma Jayne was there to help. This weekend should be fun. The little kids are going to the grandparents while Kato and I go to a Badger football game. Then back at our house we will trick or treat at the neighbors. I am sure the boys will want to watch scary movies. Not sure what is in store for Michael. Happy Halloween thanks for reading xoxo

Girls weekend

It was a great weekend even though it was only Jade and I. The boys went to the cottage to help get it ready for winter so Jade and I had a girls weekend. Friday night we played and watched tv and went to bed. I get a little nervous being alone here which is silly but when you are used to having your husband here you feel safer. Anyway we woke up Saturday morning and had breakfast and Jade had a little bath. We got ready for the day and headed over to Jaynes house to visit the Aunts and an Uncle who were visiting while Keith was up at the cottage. They were busy make soups and painting. After our visit we went to Madison to find Jade some shoes and run a few errands. We were not successful in finding some shoes for her and I was ready to give up. I didn't go to the mall because I didn't take the stroller and carrying Jade is not something I wanted to do. We went home and had lunch and I decided to try the outlet mall. So after a bit we headed out again. I was thinking that the outlet mall would be the perfect place to find her some shoes but decided to stop at the shoe box in Baraboo. I am glad I did cause I found her the perfect pair of pink and white nikes. They are super cute and they match mine. So after the shoe box we stopped to get some groceries. After that I picked up 4 chick flicks and we went home. I managed to watch all the movies last night which is impressive considering it takes Kato and I 4 hours to watch a 1 1/2 hour movie. I put Jade to bed at 9:30 cause she didn't have her usual long nap and she was tired from all the shopping. After the movies I went to sleep and woke up excited to have my boys home. I missed them but it was nice having some girl time. Its going to be a busy week with Halloween and trick or treating along with extra kids on Thursday and Friday since there is no school. Its now time to get ready for football. Thanks for reading xoxo

JV and Varsity Football comes to an end

High school football has come to an end. Michael had a very busy season with alot of ups and downs...literally! The JV team did fairly well this year compared to past seasons, they finished 7-3 which includes the game against Wisconsin Heights. It was kinda sad though because the boys get it in their minds when they are going to suffer a loss and they end up doing just that. They give up before the game even starts. Also it doesn't help that Deforest and Waunakee are usually undefeated except when they play each other. I think as our town goes the boys are more of a wrestling type anyway. So good job to the JV team I am really proud of our Eagles!! As for the Varsity...well they sucked!!! I am not going to even post their record as it is really truly bad. The good part was Michael got to be a member of the team and he did get some playing time with the big boys. As a matter of fact last night was their last game against the mighty Waunakee and they lost but Michael got to start. I made sure to tape the game although I doubt he will want to keep it. I hope that next season they do well and I am looking forward to going to his games. Today wrestling officially started and I know Michael is excited as he somehow almost prefers this sport now. I think it is because it is more of an individual sport and he doesn't have to rely on others to win, its all up to him how he does. He can control the outcome more. I love that he plays sports and I will always encourage my kids to play sports over anything else. He still has to find a job and juggle school, sports, working, and play time. I know he can do it! He is a great guy and everyday I look at him I feel proud of him. I just love him and want nothing but the best for him. thanks for reading xoxo

Are you going to act this way...

Its funny how things can come back to bite you. The other night we were sitting around the table eating dinner and Alex was acting a bit out of line. He wasn't too bad but it was getting to that point. Kato asked him "are you going to act this way up at the cottage?" You see the boys are heading up there for a weekend and the girls are going to stay home. It is going to be a clean up weekend so if we all go one of us would have to stay inside with Jade and that person would not be very helpful so it is better to just stay back. Anyway, back up at the table Alex answered with a "noooo!" It was fine and we went on to eat in peace. Later that night as we were watching a movie and hanging out Alex and Kato were playing a bit in the living room. Kato must have been a bit rough with Alex cause he started to whine about it being too rough. At that moment Alex turned to his dad and yelled at him "ARE YOU GOING TO ACT THIS WAY UP AT THE COTTAGE?" It was too funny and I couldn't help but giggle a bit even though little Alex was very serious. I guess it just goes to show we really do take after our parents!