Memorial Day Weekend

I managed to entertain my children again this weekend! I am SUPER MOM! On Saturday, Ian had a soccer game...sadly, they lost 2-0, both goals being scored while Ian was goalie. He is just not made out to play the goalie position! It was the longest 8 minutes of my life to watch my boy struggle and look over at me, like, "hey Mom, come get me off this field!" All of my cerebral insights about how it isn't just him on the team....it's a team effort....everyone has to play their part to keep the ball away from the goal......everyone has strengths and weaknesses...just went in one ear and out the other I'm afraid. He is pretty excited about the pizza/swim party after their last game next weekend though! At this age, it is still all about the oranges at half time and the snacks at the end of the game. After the game, we headed up to Ocala and helped my niece celebrate her 6th birthday party. Between the pool and the water slide, the kids were busy all afternoon. My brother and his family were also there for the weekend (good for Ian, as my oldest Niece and Nephew are extreme soccer players and Ian was able to practice, play and just talk soccer) All 12 of us (5 adults, 7 children....Dad couldn't make it), went Blueberry picking Sunday afternoon, (we had to get the kids out of the water somehow). Gavin was sure there were blackberries mixed in as some of the blueberries were a darker shade of blue. I think we actually picked more than we ate, although Emma had blue teeth by the time we left! My little pickers managed to pick 5.8 pounds in an hour..........I'm seriously considering hiring them out this summer. My husband's Mom came over for a couple of hours on Sunday to visit and see the kids. All in all, a successful weekend: the kids visited with all of the grandparents, I enjoyed a pleasant drive home listening to MY music (with sleeping kids) and I got to see my husband for a couple of hours before he went back to work Monday morning.

My first jump into Blog Land...or, was I pushed?

So, my sister in law and now my sister have both started "blogging" on their own blog sites. I have only just started reading the various blogs that my sister has sent me........you know, along the lines of, "this will make you laugh". I have often thought, when do these people have the time to sit down and write and keep up with their pages? I guess I'll now find out. I like the idea of a blog........being able to write what I want...because, afterall, it's MY page........keeping track of what I am doing in life....because, often, I look back and say, "now, what did I do last week"....and, at some level, having something to keep me accountable to making sure that every day is enjoyable, amongst the craziness. I think I also want to have something tangible to hold over my kids when they say that I'm the meanest Mom around, and no fun. How nice will it be to plunk them down in front of this and say....see, you were smiling on this day!!