My babies are growing up - Shannon will be TWENTY next week... in college and doing great... independent and smart. Lindsay is engaged (to Matt - who is off in Washington for another month working) and 26. We are looking at wedding sites, wedding dresses, wedding everything... who would have thunk? Perhaps I can wake up 1/2 my size tomorrow, so I can look like a "hot" mama on wedding day? Oh well... I'll be a plump mama instead... I totally dread the whole dress thing. I'm thinking Jeans and Crocs may be deemed unacceptable by my picky darling daughter! :0) What do you think?
Lindsay is managing a co-ed softball team on Wednesday nights. She does a great job with a great bunch of people! Dennis has been sub-ing while Matt is out of town, and he is LOVING it. Two nights of softball in a row each week is a little crazy, but he absolutely loves playing on both teams. The Tuesday night team is a men's team, with many of my co-workers from Gelson's on it. They are doing too well (5-1) - and just got moved up a division, which means future games may be a bit more challenging! The unfortunate part about moving up, is they again changed our park - it was the newly remodeled and fabulous park in Simi on Royal and Erringer - now we are back to schlepping CLEAR across Simi to Rancho Susana Park by the railroad station. By the way, I should also mention that the co-ed team in Newbury Park also doing FANTASTIC and is undefeated! Yay Lindsayloo (and Dennis)!
In other news, Dennis is riding in a flat track motorcycle race tonight in Ventura - on his brother Pat's bike. Yikes - if you pass a church, say a prayer. They just left for a day of "fun". I'll go around 5-ish and begin the evening of freezing. I'm taking my camera and new lens, so HOPEFULLY, I'll get a decent shot or two. My photos SUCKED from Pat's last race in September (not enough light), but now that Daylight Savings has begun (ended?), it should be better. Here's a photo from Pat's race last year in the spring or summer. I think he came in 5th or 6th (bad sister-in-law for not remembering - do I get points for going both times though?).
Pat's the one in the Red (66). Dennis is racing in just one class (no clue what that class is, sorry), but it will involve several "heats", I believe. I think he was pretty excited - I know PAT was! I'm smiling just thinking of them getting all of their stuff (toys?) together today for their outing. ANOTHER trip to the Motorcycle shop was in the cards as well!
Not much other news... I'm making some jewelry for a gift for next week - Steve, Kathy, Dennis, Linds and I are driving up to S. Barbara to celebrate Shanni's birthday - we're going on Tuesday (her b-day is Wednesday). Kathy's birthday was yesterday, and she wants a red bracelet. Of course I have almost NO red beads - so I'm off to the bead store to do some damage. Made something last night that turned out fugly, so back to the drawing board. Looks like something a dancer in a brothel would wear... so, I'll cut and chop and redo it, and start a totally different one for Kathy. I've been lazy with jewelry lately, but was inspired this week to make a pair of earrings for my friend Rene' for her birthday - she needed some to match a necklace that I've previously made for her. Stupid me - I don't think I took photos of either one!
That's it for now... I've got a ton of things to do today now that I FINALLY have the house to myself (which of course makes me WANT to do nothing, other than enjoy the silence [no TV!]).
Have a great weekend - it is supposed to be in the 80's here today!
I happen to think your blog is very interesting and gave me a big chuckle just now. I was just thinking earlier today about your neighbors. I drive by some semi's and townhouses on my way to work and dream about how someday I hope to own one and inevitably it leads me to think about your own home and I was wondering about your neighbors and if you have yummy get togethers in the summer like the old days. Thanks for the update above. I enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kathy! My neighbors that you remember split up. Willye is still doing hair in T.O. and lives in Simi...Patrick moved back to Rhode Island (first to Montana, then to RI). I miss those old days like you can't believe. I do have some great neighbors though - just none quite like the "family" we used to have. The get-togethers are mostly at the holidays now - I miss having those too. Sometimes your brother Pat comes by for some tasty food - his friends were saying that I fed him TOO GOOD (growing boy and all). With softball and work, time is tight, so no get togethers recently. Thank you again for your nice comment. By the way, Dennis got 2nd in the race - he's racing again on June 20th. Pat seemed to enjoy helping him more than racing himself, so I think Dennis gets the bike again! Lindsay set a date - May 16th, 2010 (it is a Sunday evening).
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