"He is okay...."

No mother ever wants to answer a telephone and hear those words.  They especially don't want to hear those words when they have teenage drivers....little did I know that Noah was on a bicycle when I got the phone call from a neighbor.

 

Luckily my neighbor got some of the information wrong....Noah was not hit by a car....he was popping a wheelie in gravel...yup, not smart...and his tires on the bicycle went out from under him...according to the witnesses he ONLY slid for about 4 feet.  His biggest concern was that he had on his favorite white shirt.  A little road rash, a little embarrassment and a whole bunch of teasing!!!!!

 

It may never be easy but it will always be worth it.

Babs

 

 

There is a reasonable explanation!

 

 

 

There is a reasonable explanation as to why my kids are all smoking cigars.....

My husband always gets a few cigars for his birthday. While putting his cigars in the humidor this year he came across a bag of cigars that a customer had given him the year before. They were a little dry and he was quite upset he had forgotten about them.  Of course the kids asked if they could have the old ones...of course he said yes (they almost fell over).

The next several hours were spent out on the deck, pretend puffing, laughing and thinking their stuff didn't stink...of course it did from all the cigar smoke...a few tribe members were a little green and my mother gave me a stern lecture about letting them smoke.

I can tell you that they still talk about the time they all smoked cigars, no one inhaled (they spent all their time puffing into the cigars) and to my knowledge it has not stunted any ones growth...although Noah is a little on the short side.

Can you imagine how bad I am going to be with grand kids????

It may never be easy but it will always be worth it.

Babs

Happy Happy Hondo!

Birthdays seem to roll in faster and faster for the over 40 group in our tribe.  Hondo celebrated his 49th August 2010....that means that 50 is right around the corner...shesh! Yes that is the "40" candle that made it's debut at Nick's 21st and yes that is my famous carrot cake made from scratch!!

It may never be easy but it will always be worth it.

Babs

Really??? Say it isn't so!!

So you say you are going to blog a little??? I want to be a better blogger…really I do.

I have forced myself into the chair in front of my desk, opened the computer, even looked at a picture or two. Nothing…I have had nothing….maybe I have not felt funny?

No not really….I always feel funny, even when those around me are not laughing…to be honest I have just been enjoying my family…every stinking nut case…

Here is to a better balance and a quick wit!

It may never be easy but it will always be worth it.

Babs

Nothing but net

Tom, Nick and Rod played in a charity basketball tournament this summer.

They made it to the semi-finals and I could not have been prouder.  We turned out in true tribe fashion...in mass and with friends!

I know that most people just don't know what to make of our family...but let me tell you...when you need a cheering section..it doesn't get any better then this.

Tom was a little sore after...okay he was a lot sore...he bruised a couple of ribs...rolled an ankle...but my man ran circles around some of those kids.

It may never be easy but it will always be worth it.

Babs

I love a man who is secure in who he is...

We play a lot of cards during the summer.  When the boys were playing cards the girls needed something to keep themselves busy...enough said!

It may never be easy but it will always be worth it.

Babs

Say hello to my little friend

At the beginning of the summer I began to see Hummingbirds in our back yard.  No one believed me...but I knew what I saw.

I insisted that we head immediately to Home Depot and get a feeder for my new little friends.  I was sure that they would tell their friends and before you knew it I would have a bazzilion Hummingbirds humming around.

I guess I was not fast enough with the feeder...this little guy came right into the garage.  Of course no one could deny the Hummer's existence after the garage sighting!

It may never be easy but it will always be worth it.

Babs