When the girls are gone, the boys will play!!!

   It's Saturday, and my two girls went to Evansville with their friends, Ginder and Ginder's daughter for some girl time.  I know Kendra had some gift certificates to use and it was like money just burning a hole in her pocket.  About early afternoon, I received a pic of what the girls were doing and it was obvious they were having fun.

Two Hot Chickie's!!!



   Meanwhile on the home front, my young men are causing damage on their own.  First of all, they have been playing in their awesome sized tent(it took up a quarter of the room).  They have played everything from Perry the Platypus to ghost hunting in that tent.

Yes, my youngest does not have a shirt on.  It doesn't matter that it is 20 degree outside and the house is set at 68 degrees, he kept saying he is hot and it has been off all day.  At one point both boys had their shirts off.  Also while in the tent; they built a tower.  Colin had to get a picture of it and Caden had to pose for it.

Right after lunch,  the boys put on a puppet show for me.  They made their own puppets and created their own script.  It was full of song and suspense.  Just sorry Mom and Kendra missed the premiere.  Maybe they will catch it later on DVD.









Well between playing with the boys and tiding the house; I did take time to blog.  I also showed the boys some of the Superbowl commercials on YouTube.  They like the M&M commercial and Doritos commercials.  We had to go back a few years to see the Darth Vader kid commercial again.  It's amazing what commercials kids will remember. 

Until next time, ROCK ON!!!

Break out the Guitars

Recent events in the area has reminded me of my guitar lessons back in grade school.  I have played my guitar a few times in the past several years, but playing has always been on the back burner.  A few years back my brother, brother-in-law, and I got together and played around but I mainly played Bass guitar.  Well this week I got my guitar out and started to play again.  It's like riding a bike.  I doubt I will start a band but I can always make as much noise.  I got online and started looking for song chords.  The kids showed some interest so I showed them a few chords and told them they have to practice, practice, and practice.  Who knows in a month maybe I will have a partner or two to play with?  Hopfully I can keep my interest going.
Keep the Beat!

Weekend pics

Business Tycoon!!



Limbo Winner!

Colin makes it look easy!

Busy weekend

Just what I like in a weekend: Busy.  Had plenty of boring stuff to do like laundry, dishes, and cleaning house; but still had time for fun.  Saturday we were able to go to the St. Joe skating party and burn up some energy that I don't ever seem to have enough of.  Caden ended up winning limbo and everyone had plenty of pizza to eat.  After the party the 2 boys went to their friends' houses.  Kendra wanted so much go to or have a friend come over.  I ended up being her "girl" friend for the afternoon.  We played "Pass the Pig" and "Monopoly".  I was impressed with how she played Monopoly.  She tried hard to not go bankrupt and beat me.  Let's just say neither of us lost.  An excellent supper of turkey and mashed potatoes were served later; and Dorn's showed up to drop off Caden.  They stayed and ate with us; and visited for a while.
  Sunday we went to church.  Kendra and Colin had to serve and once again they did a good job.  Got home did some more boring stuff.  Made lunch from leftovers and laid down with Caden for a little while.  At 3, the two older kids went with me to my volleyball game.  They said I tend to fall alot and are glad that I wear knee pads(so do I).  Five games later and a lost match we headed home.  Later that night, we watched the Super Bowl halftime show and the second half of the game.  All the good commercials must have been played during the first half and the halftime show wasn't up to my expectation for a Madonna show.  Not much of a football fan so I assume the best team won?!?
  Once again I say it was a busy weekend; but I think "busy" is turning into "normal".  If kids are the main reason for "busy" I wouldn't have it any other way!!!

Keep up with the Beat!!!

Health Nut??

  What I am eating has taken on a new meaning for me.  A couple of weeks ago,  RMH wanted the employees to take a health assessment test provided by our insurance company.  I consider myself halfway fit, always room for improvement.  Some of the questions they ask help me realize that I may need to change some of my eating habits.  What do they mean 5 to 6 servings of fruit and veggies a day??  I also know why my brother and his wife trim off alot of fat when we butcher.  The test also said that it wouldn't hurt to lose a few pounds.  It seems I am getting enough sleep but I need to exercise more.  And if the test wasn't enough to wake me up, having a gout attack last week opened my eyes.  I figured that I am getting too much protein in my diet like eating way to much meats and no fruit and veggies at most meals.  Gout may not be the most amount of pain for a person to have; but it is enough to consider changing his lifestyle.
  It's been about a week now; and I have added more fruits and veggies into my diet(at least 1 serving at each meal) and sticking to the proper servings of meat.  My uncle keeps me in check at lunch time and Brenda watches me at supper time.  It is not as hard as I thought it would be.  The gout attack ran it's normal course and I hope the next attack will not happen for a long time.  I also plan on increasing my activities to stay fit.  Then maybe in 6 months, if I dare, I will take the test again and see if my scores go up.
  Keep up with the Beat!!!

Skating Party Revisited

Yes, Caden got to go to his rescheduled skating party.  Last week it was canceled due to owners not showing up.  Kidzone decided to have it a week later and all was well.  They had a good turn out of children and they were all ready to skate whether they knew how or not.  Kendra and Colin are old pros so they got skates on and took off.  Caden's maybe third time skating? so still new at it.  I had the workers tighten the wheels on his skates starting out.  Tried to teach him the "waddling like a penguin" trick I used to teach the other kids.  Caden is a little young to get that concept but he did good trying.  After about an hour, I had his wheels loosened so he would learn more balance plus he was trying to roll forward with wheels that wouldn't roll.  He at one point rolled a wheel completely off the skate and had to get a new pair.  He fell several times and I'm sure his butt is sore but he kept getting up and trying again.  At one point he was trying to skate backwards like his old man was (quite the funny sight).  I worked a little with Kendra and Colin on skating backwards and they tried it but realized it causes more falls than they wanted.  Of course there were snacks and video games .(Try convincing a child that we are there to skate not to play video games.)  After about 2 hours I think the kids(and me)were ready to go home.  Now we can't wait until the St. Joe School skating party!!

Two high speed skaters

Snack time buddies

4-H Shooting Sports

Saturday morning, Kendra, Colin, and I went to 4-H Shooting Sports. It is a 4-H program to teach kids how to safely handle and use bow and arrows and guns. It also builds knowledge and self-confidence. I help teach the archery discipline of the program. Brother-in-law Chad teaches the shotgun discipline and the program also has an air rifle/rifle portion. His two boys also participate in the program. The kids can choose which discipline they want to or do all three. When we started, Colin was all about it but Kendra was reluctant to try it. After she tried archery and air rifle, she loves it. Colin does them both and last time tried out the shotgun so I think he is hooked. The best thing I like about the program is that we teach safety foremost. I know that if the kids happen to be exposed to a bow or gun they will be responsible around them. Since I am teaching archery I only got pictures of them shooting the bow. I am quite proud of how well they do shooting and they are happy to be shooting also.

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Look at that form!

He's ready for a deer!!