Laptops by J's Fire

T. took this picture of us...........some families read books by the fire......we read on our laptops.....

Last Fire?

It is cold and rainy...........and all day long all I thought about was that we could have a fire tonight........we love playing "sorry" by the fire after dinner.......and as much as we love Spring and warmer weather, I miss the cozy nights by the fire..........J. got home from school and had the exact same idea..........he has become the expert fire builder and traipsed in and out in the rain getting wood. This very possibly could be the last fire of the season as the weather will get warmer...............so we are enjoying every minute.

2 Number 6's

J and T are both number 6 in Lacrosse............and they both start by doing the faceoff.. Today was J's first game...........on a turf field too.... He loved it!

Friday Night Lights

Big night for us as our Black Knights beat our biggest rivals, The Monticello Mustangs, in Lacrosse..........we played at their school, had lots of fans and it was just a great night. Afterwards we went to a Mexican restaurant where all the high school kids showed up......so I took a picture there too. You can see even our soccer girls came out to cheer on the Lacrosse boys.

More Homework

If it's early in the morning..........and you didn't do your homework..........and your mom is cranky............sometimes your dad isn't and is a ton of help.

Strange Day

Very strange day here in Charlottesville..............some schools were closed, ours was on lockdown and heightened security. We had a sniper on highway 64 last night........shot at 6 cars and hit 2 people, thankfully they are ok......very strange day.....

Homework

It tough when you have gone to a high school soccer game, played really hard with friends under the stadium, came home and took a hot bath, got in your p.j.'s and then realized.............an hour past your bed time that you forgot to do your homework..........

Wrestling Banquet

T. and his best friend pose with their Wrestling coach and some of the team in front of the Wood Grill Buffet.................they just ate.........5 plates each...........see T's big smile?

Photoshop

My new computer from school has photoshop on it.....I was so excited and decided NOW I will have great pics. So, I decided to play with it yesterday and chose an older photo of E. that I really liked, but had red eye and was a little fuzzy.............after 2 hours of playing around, the red eye is the only thing I could fix.... I think you need a college class to do photoshop. I guess I will start with the "getting started with photoshop" page............how boring is that going to be. I just want to DO it, not learn it............Don't I sound like every teenager in the country?

Happy Easter Day!

It was quiet and sunny...........a perfect Easter! The only problem was we didn't sing the "right" songs at church. How can you have Easter without "Up From the Grave He Arose"? Never fear, I sang it while making the deviled eggs.............the kids were NOT impressed.

They Won!!

They won against some team from CT.............and they are happy.........so the varsity team is going camping tonight down in Madison County. I spent the afternoon typing up the varsity and j.v. rosters for the A.D. and team parents. The little one? He is stuck at home with his parents waiting on the Easter Bunny...........who he declares is me!

Easter Eggs

We do still have somebody in this house that loves to dye Easter Eggs.......he got to do them at our house and at the Perrin's.............he is very happy.

J.V.

Our J.V. doesn't have many games, but tonight they did and E. got to play the whole time...............even with a sprained, taped up wrist.........Lacrosse is tough! But, I like their cute skirts.

After School

Rainy Spring day here................so the field space for sports practices is limited. These girls have to wait around till 5:30 for Lacrosse. You can see some of my daffodils out the dining room window...................I want to plant tons there for next year.....

Learn a Lesson

This child is not allowed to carry food around the house, waste food, or eat all day long..................so after a full dinner of sphagetti and broccoli, he was still hungry. I saw him eat some Cheeto's, cheese and crackers.....................and then go for more.........I told him if he was still hungry to get a banana or an apple. He immediately got 2 bananas and came upstairs to eat them..............I told him to only get one which he opened, dropped and threw away.................I made him rinse it off and eat it.............we don't waste food!!!! Don't open it if you don't want it.............you get the gist...............anyway..........the child who wanted 2 bananas is now gagging down one................which you can see above.............unbelievable!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Thanks to Grandma Linda for the socks.........straight from Ireland.

Sunday Flowers and Pancakes

Lazy Sunday pancake morning at our house...........E. is still asleep as she went to a bowling lock-in. Remember the daffodils I showed you a few weeks ago that were sprouting? They aren't full and beautiful like my neighbors, but they are blooming. I know it's Spring because the birds are singing like crazy this morning...........off to get potting soil and plant the rest of my pansies.

Basil

This man hates our cat Basil..................or so he says...............

Soccer Night

My action shots were Horrible!!! I will have to graduate to a better camera..........with a zoom lens. The Perrins come to our Lacrosse games and we go to the girl's soccer games..........tonight the weather was just great and afterwards, we sat by the firepit and had margaritas.........great Friday night.

1st Lacrosse Game of the Season

My camera doesn't do action shots......................will have to get some later. CHS played Covenant and...............lost......

China Day

Today I volunteered in J's school for "China Day". The kids are making Chinese New Year's calendars in the photo above. (J. is in the green) They have been studying China for a few weeks and today got to take a field trip to the China King Buffet. I would not have wanted to eat at that buffet after 65 2nd graders had .......

"Biggest Loser" TV Show

Tuesday night.................and this is what we look forward to........The TV Show "The Biggest Loser" in the den.

Mental Health Day

J. came home from a friend's last night at 5:30 and felt really sick..................He tried to go to sleep on the bathroom floor. He slept about 13 hours and SAID he didn't feel well enough to go to school..............I wasn't sure about the "sick" part, but he hasn't had a day home all year, so we did "preschool" things, like run errands, watch Max and Ruby and go through taco bell. He was happy it was just the two of us. We also planted pansies and cleaned up a bit in the back yard.
J. has a message............."I had a good day. I got to buy 47 football cards for my collection."

More Spring

The first blooms of Spring in my yard are thanks to my Mother in Law who has planted several hellebore's in my side yard. The Daffodils across the street are blooming as they get southern sun, but mine aren't there yet. Another rite of Spring is Lacrosse in our family. J. has gone to play for the afternoon at his friend's house. You can almost see the lacrosse sticks in this picture.

A Message to My Mother and Mother-in-law

I laughed this morning as I woke up and realized that even though I had taken yesterday's pic., I hadn't posted it yet..........knowing full well you two would notice immediately. Sure enough, my mother called and said, "you didn't post to your blog".......I laughed and said, "you sound like my mother in law"..............I then check my email, and guess who asked where my post was? You got it!!!! Sue!!! As you two are not only the most faithful blog readers I have, you may be the ONLY ones I have............................I will post better knowing my "fans" are waiting for the next installment of "diland" with baited breath.

love,
Di

Lazy Rainy Saturday

This is where I caught these two Freshman (they have been best friends since 2nd grade) on a lazy rainy Saturday afternoon. They are looking for somebody to either take them to the mall or 7-11 for slurpees..........T. obliged and even took them later to the Riverside for burgers. What a life!!

J. At The Helm

At least he is at the helm in the second pic............ I took the first one of us... It's Friday, it's late, I'm tired and he is concerned asking me, "what are you going to do for your blog?"....He is such a help.

Dinner............still.

We all came home tired and hungry.....................and Chris surprised us with a fire in the pit and hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill......

Dinner

Dinner has been a big issue this week at our house..............not the food itself.............Sunday I made almond encrusted chicken cutlets with a cream sauce....................Monday I did a roast with mashed potatoes and broccoli.................Tuesday was Chili with chips and there were also a pie and some brownies thrown in there along the way............The problem isn't the food, it is the people. Getting this bunch to sit down together is the first problem.. Chris needs to eat the minute he gets home.............can hardly wait...........the kids are in lacrosse, after school, etc. and don't get home some nights till 6:30...........Tonight was leftover night.....perfectly good leftovers as you can see from my list .........but as you can see from the picture above.......the boys had to make a Burger King run..............and E. ran in from lacrosse just in time to run back out to Young Life Club..............telling me she was hitting McDonald's afterwards..............Ugh!!!

Sweet Boy

Rub A Dub Dub

J.'s in the tub.............It was so beautiful today..................I ran, T. and E. had lacrosse practice and J. played outside at after school for quite awhile........His head was actually sweaty when I picked him up. Is winter over? What little winter we actually had this year? Who knows!