Here we go again... Every time I think I am back in the groove of keeping up with this blog, time just seems to get away from me. Let's see, what all has been going on since I last wrote.
Last weekend my parents came over to bring Chase home and to spend a weekend with us. They hadn't been for a visit since we went on our cruise back in November of last year. They were getting slack! I think they don't like coming over so much anymore because when they come they boot Chase out of his room. We have to put up the port-a-crib and put him in our room. But I don't think Chase minds and we definitely don't mind.
So they came over on Friday and we all went out to dinner. On Saturday we had planned on taking them to the Lazy 5 Ranch so they could see it. So we got in our car and headed towards Mooresville. I thought, "Well I'll call and make an appointment to ride a wagon." So I called the ranch and the girl said the horses weren't taking out anymore wagons that afternoon because they were too tired. It was only noon! I guess since it was so hot, they must have wore themselves out or something. But who wants go to if you can't actually ride in one of the wagons. Going through the ranch in your car just isn't as much fun. In my opinion anyway. Not to mention we have a mini van and the windows don't roll down for the kids or anything, so it would really blow for them.
So we were almost there by the time I called. We decided we wouldn't go to the ranch but go to the North Carolina Transportation Museum instead to ride the train. Skyler has always loved trains and Chase is pretty keen on them to. So we headed to Spencer to ride the train. We walked around the exhibits for a bit and then went on our train ride. As usual, Skyler got a bit mouthy while we were there and we ended up not staying as long as I would have liked. Sometimes I wonder about this child. She has the mouth of a 15 year old on her and she is only 4. I can only imagine what she is going to be like when actually is 15!
After we left the Transportation Museum it was still pretty early so I asked Jonathan if we could drive on down to Concord Mills to do a bit of shopping and let Skyler and Chase play at Jillians. Jillians is a place that has food and rides, kind of like a larger Chuck-E-Cheese or something. You can buy a wristband and the kids can ride all of the rides all day. They have an indoor miniature roller coaster, swings, etc. It's kind of cool. It had been a really long time since we had been to Concord Mills so we were really surprised when we got there and saw they had opened up a Dave & Busters. Unfortunately by the end of the day the kids were pretty exhausted so we didn't even get a chance to go in D&B's and see it.
By that time we were all starving, so we decided to eat at Razoo's Cajun Cafe. Yum! I love Razzoos. Their stuffed shrimp is to die for. Chase loved everything and stuffed himself silly. Their menu is quite creative with things like fried pickles and "rat toes." I think the menu kind of freaked out my mom when she first looked at it. After dinner everyone was exhausted and we headed back home.
Sunday Jonathan had to go in to work for awhile and then that afternoon my parents kept Chase while Jonathan, Skyler and I went to the water park. It was the first time we had been this year. It was pretty warm outside, the water was still pretty cold. Of course that didn't deter Skyler in the least little bit.
Then on Monday Skyler had her orientation at the new performing arts school. My parents were still kind of unsure about this whole "open school" thing. So I asked them to come over and go with me to the parent/child orientation to find out more about how they do things at the school and also give them a bit of a tour. I won't go into great detail about everything, but as they were explaining things to the parents I kept looking over at my mom and she just had this dumbfounded expression on her face. I was about to crack up! I still think she doesn't quite "get it."
Nonetheless, Skyler is so excited and she can't wait to start school. I don't think she quite understands that she won't be going there until August. She still has no concept of time whatsoever. When you say "tonight" or "tomorrow" she gets agitated and doesn't understand.
Thursday was Skyler's last day of pre-k. We have put her in a local church daycare for the summer. Evidently she really likes it because when I went to pick her up yesterday around 3:00 p.m. to go to the movies to see Cars, she pretty much threw a fit and didn't want to leave! She kept saying, "But mom, I want to stay!!!" It took me a good 15 minutes to get her out of there. By that time we were almost late for the movie. Luckily we made it just as the movie was coming on. I have to say I really enjoyed the movie. It was pretty funny. It had a lot of adult humor in it to. And I'm sure if your a Nascar fan, you would definitely recognize a lot of the voices of the cars. I watch a bit of Nascar once in a blue moon if Jonathan has it on. But I really don't know any of the drivers by name, car or number or anything. Except maybe Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Jeff Gordon. Oh God, does that make me a redneck?!?
Then last night one of Jonathan's old Army buddies he was stationed with in Korea came up to spend the night. His name is Steve and he used to live in Florida, but a few months ago they have moved to Asheville. So Asheville is not too far away so he decided to come for a visit. He and Jonathan cleaned up the boat and got it started and are on their way to Lake Norman as we speak. Meanwhile I'm stuck here at home with the kids today. Oh joy, happy, happy, joy, joy.... Nah, they aren't too bad. Chase is napping and Skyler is in her room playing with her Barbies. Hence why I have a few moments to write an entry.
I actually got up this morning and made breakfast for everyone. I made biscuits and gravy, sausage and bacon. We had some of Jonathan's grandmother's applebutter and homemade strawberry jam. Yum. I'm still not an expert on the making gravy, but I'm still practicing! After Jonathan and Steve left to go out on the boat I even put a roast into the oven. I just feel like a total domestic diva today. he he he
I also spent sometime on myspace this weekend. I've had a myspace profile for years now. But I never really used it. I think the only friend I had was "Tom." And for all of those who use myspace, you will know it is not cool to have Tom as your only friend! A couple of fellow bloggers I read had mentioned they now had spots on myspace, so I went to check them out. I got to messing around and looking up people from my old high school in Tennessee. In less than a couple of hours, I had gotten in touch with 3 long lost classmates. Now how cool was that!
Unfortunately I did receive a bit of bad news from one of them though. Her brother, whom I had actually been friends with and gone out with a couple of times, had died of a brain aneurysm in 2002. I didn't even know he had passed. She and her brothers lived in the same subidvision as I did growing up. But how cool was it catching up with a couple of old classmates. Now I'm on a quest to add more friends. Here is a link to my myspace profile:
http://www.myspace.com/monicahuck
Don't laugh or anything because I have absolutely hardly any friends and I really haven't figured out how to "pimp" my page yet. But I'm learning!!! If any of you guys have myspace profiles, please, please, please friend me so I don't feel like a dork! he he he
Well I better end for now before I put you to sleep from boredom. I'm hoping I'll have a few moments to catch up on your blogs today. Keep in touch girls! Hope everyone is having a great weekend!Here We Go Again..... Monica;
name: Monica
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About: The life and times of a working mom with two kids who needs a break!
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8 Comments:
Wow. You pack in so much, it makes me exhausted just reading it! I have myspace too--just to read a friends blog. If you go to edit you can delete Tom! I will see what I can do to add you as a friend. I will ask my friend on there to do as well. Here's is: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=67911749
She was in the AF and her husband still is and they lived here and worked at Ramstein too.
Sounds like you had a great weekend. The place you called jillians sounds like our Jeepers.
We also have D&B ...one time Frank's work had their Christmas party there and they put on a play while you had dinner. It was called Tony and Maria's wedding. You actually felt like you were watching a wedding and we were the guests. It was a mafia wedding.
Very cute and the best party they had every gave to us.
monica...i don't have a myspace account...i will have to check it out..i don't know anything about it except what i have been hearing on the news.
Fried pickles, we have those here (I live close to where a Pickle factory is, thus we have Pickle Days! LOL) but the Fried Rat Toes.....I couldn't get past it, what are they?
HI. oh ... I don't know you have been back again ! Nice to see your update posts again !
Happy Belated Father's Day to Jonathon. Hope you all had fun.
how's skyler doing at school? i see she is into barbie like all other little girls her age!! chuckles.. hatice is too..:0)
Sounds like you have been crazy busy.. I know the feeling. I would love to tell you that Skylars mouth will get better, but being that Olivia is 7 and hers is horrendous I can't really tell you that.. And now Riley has started saying Dammit to everything.. What am I going to do? LOL.. hope things are well!
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