It's Going To Be A Crazy Week...

Can't write...no time...

1. Two big projects to do by end of day tomorrow...

2. Parents arrive sometime in the afternoon...(please hold off snow!)

3. House needs to be cleaned (parents arrive TOMORROW!)

4. Twelve people for dinner on Thursday (house still needs to be cleaned!)

5. BLACK FRIDAY!

6. Christmas tree hunting Saturday (house will need to be cleaned - again!)

7. Parents leave Sunday...and the house won't need to be cleaned :)

I Need A Magic Pill

There needs to be a pill invented for days like today. One that pulls all the lose ends together and makes the world stop spinning - if only for a brief moment to catch your breath.

I logged about 200 minutes on my cell phone today. Nuff said...

It's Going To Be A Long Winter...

We woke up to this...in November...before Thanksgiving...

Don't get me wrong, I love snow...but only until Christmas!

I Am A Junkie

A Food Network junkie that is...

On Friday I was able to satisfy my insatiable cravings for all things Food Network by attending the Fabulous Food Show in Cleveland.

My biggest thrill was actually seeing Guy Fieri LIVE.

You don't know Guy? OMG - Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy's Big Bite, The Ultimate Recipe Challenge - that's all Guy!

Of course I might as well have been watching him on television as there were a thousand other people also in the room.


Oh yeah - and I saw Paula Deen too! She's the one with the silver hair, behind the lady in the black coat...
The Galloping Gourmet never had this kind of adoration.

It's Quiet...Too Quiet...

We are so used to going a million miles a minute that it becomes a huge challenge when we are between seasons. What do we do with ourselves now?!

Well....

Jackson and Caeden fight more (oh joy!)

Cameron reads more - I think this book is 800 pages, the third in a trilogy about a dragon.

John lies on the couch more and watches hockey (now that MLB baseball is over)

And I eat more because everyone is home at night and I actually have to cook dinner!

We need a sport really quick before I grow out of my jeans (again!)

The Banquet, The Birthday and The Big Date

I've been lazy about posting this week but took lots of pics over the week.

First - we had Cameron's football banquet on Thursday. We were surprised he received his first high school letter as a freshman. I have a feeling they get bigger as he moves up to Varsity. It was a nice night to cap a great week for him - we received his grades for the first nine weeks - 4.0 GPA!!! (For you Canadian's that means straight A's)

Second event of the week was Caeden's birthday party. I love these pics - the innocence and fun of just being 10!


Finally - let me introduce you to Cameron's REAL girlfriend, Erin. She came with us to the YSU football game on Saturday. They have been "dating" for about a month now - we are good friends with her family so the dates tend to center around family gatherings. I didn't think it was possible, but she is actually shyer than Cameron - in fact, he is actually the talkative one in this relationship.

Jackson is Jack Sparrow

OMG! How good does he look?!

Course the idiot amateur photographer in the mirror didn't have to be in the shot too but she made up for it when she took another photo with his BFF, Christian.