Has it really been almost 2 weeks since I lasted posted anything? hmm been a little busy.
Had a wonderful Mother's day. The weekend was kicked off by a Mother's Appreciation Sock Hop at Sophia's school. Saturday was spent doing stuff around the house and then we went out for dinner. Afterward we stopped by Michelle's to get the crafts the kids made and while we were in the driveway we saw a high speed chase. It had started in Chicago and made it's way down the freeway and the guy got off the exit by Michelle's house. The cops chased him back towards our house and the town one over from where we live got him. Thankfully no innocent bystanders were hurt.
Sunday was a great day. I got served breakfast in bed. Then I went and picked out my new eyeglasses and went to the grocery store. I know that doesn't sound very exciting but it felt good to get out alone for a few hours. When I got home, I found out Sophia had eaten my lunch so what did I have? Guacamole, chips and a strawberry daiquiri! can we say yum?
For dinner that night we had steak tacos on the grill, rice, refried beans and watermelon. Michelle came over and had dinner. Had margaritas with dinner. it was a nice relaxing night.
This whole week I have been busy helping out at school for the book fair. It has been fun. Today I helped out in Sophia's class after I got done working at the book fair. Yesterday Wayne and Connor helped out at the fair too.
Tonight we had Family Night at Cheerleading. The girls performed their routine in front of all the parents and family members who can't go to tournament. Sophia's group did great! She was so excited. Her coaches gave all the girls a certificate and Sophia even got a special mention. Pretty much given a verbal "Most Improved" award from the coaches. I'm so proud of her!
Connor started Tball last Saturday! Wayne took him and he said he did great! Connor came home and told me all about it. He has to miss this weekend since we'll be at Sophia's cheer competition, but he will get to go to all the rest! I'm glad he's finally old enough to participate in something.
Time to throw some clothes in the wash and then go to bed. Last day of working the book fair tomorrow!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Weekends go too fast
At least this weekend seemed to go pretty quickly.
Yesterday we got up and made a yummy breakfast of eggs and sausage links. Then we went and bought our veggies and an outdoor rug for the deck. I had wanted to plant the veggies yesterday but then it looked like it was going to rain so I didn't get that done. The kids and I went and had dinner with Wayne at work yesterday. That was, um, fun. After that went to Michelle's house because she had a craft she wanted to do with the kids. After they finished their craft, we stayed and sat by the fire for a little bit.
Today was a little more fun. I woke up before everyone else. Sorta. The kids were awake but in their bedroom. I started the coffee and then made biscuits and gravy. Wayne had asked me to make it yesterday but the kids wanted eggs. Connor loved them! He had 2 helpings. After breakfast, I enjoyed my coffee while I read the paper. Wayne decided he wanted to go to the World War II re-enactment today. So after a 2nd trip to Menards, we met Michelle, Rod, and Sabrina at Main Square and watched the "battle". Connor Loved it!
After Wayne went to work, Sophia and I waited for Connor to get up from his nap and then we went to Target. Tomorrow is Pajama Day at school for Sophia so I had to buy her some jammies since she didn't have any appropriate for school. No shorts or tank tops. We also bought some stuff for her teacher since this is Teacher Appreciation Week. She was so excited to pick things out.
I made pork chops on the grill and made honey glazed carrots and mashed potatoes to go with it. It was so yummy. Sophia had 2 helpings of pork chops. Connor actually ate all his dinner too.
Now the kids are in bed and I am watching True Blood. They are replaying last season's episodes. I can't wait for the new season to start. Just a month and a half longer!!
Yesterday we got up and made a yummy breakfast of eggs and sausage links. Then we went and bought our veggies and an outdoor rug for the deck. I had wanted to plant the veggies yesterday but then it looked like it was going to rain so I didn't get that done. The kids and I went and had dinner with Wayne at work yesterday. That was, um, fun. After that went to Michelle's house because she had a craft she wanted to do with the kids. After they finished their craft, we stayed and sat by the fire for a little bit.
Today was a little more fun. I woke up before everyone else. Sorta. The kids were awake but in their bedroom. I started the coffee and then made biscuits and gravy. Wayne had asked me to make it yesterday but the kids wanted eggs. Connor loved them! He had 2 helpings. After breakfast, I enjoyed my coffee while I read the paper. Wayne decided he wanted to go to the World War II re-enactment today. So after a 2nd trip to Menards, we met Michelle, Rod, and Sabrina at Main Square and watched the "battle". Connor Loved it!
After Wayne went to work, Sophia and I waited for Connor to get up from his nap and then we went to Target. Tomorrow is Pajama Day at school for Sophia so I had to buy her some jammies since she didn't have any appropriate for school. No shorts or tank tops. We also bought some stuff for her teacher since this is Teacher Appreciation Week. She was so excited to pick things out.
I made pork chops on the grill and made honey glazed carrots and mashed potatoes to go with it. It was so yummy. Sophia had 2 helpings of pork chops. Connor actually ate all his dinner too.
Now the kids are in bed and I am watching True Blood. They are replaying last season's episodes. I can't wait for the new season to start. Just a month and a half longer!!
What Grows in Your Garden
Yesterday we went to Menards and bought our veggie plants for the garden. We also bought more sand for the kids' sandbox. They were happy. Today we bought the parts to the rain barrel.
So what did we buy to plant in our garden?? I'm so glad you asked!
We have three tomato plants. 2 Early Girl plants and 1 Big Boy plant. Wayne and I thought that was funny because it fit perfectly with the kids LOL Sophia was our early girl and Connor is our big boy. LOL I guess we're dorks like that.
Okay so we also got 2 bell pepper plants, 2 broccoli plants, 2 jalapeno plants and some basil plants. Connor and I had already started the seeds for the carrots and radishes so we just have to wait for them to grow. Of course we also have strawberries from last year that already have strawberries growing. Have to wait for them to get bigger and ripen. WOOHOO!!
This is going to be a great garden this year. We have also planted something new every year we have done a garden. The first year it was the whole garden. Last year we did cucumbers and corn. They both failed pretty miserably. This year the new things are the carrots, broccoli and radishes. Should be fun since I have never grown root veggies before. :)
Hopefully tomorrow Wayne will have the rain barrel ready to go! I can't wait to see it in action. I'll be sure to post pictures as soon as everything is going.
So what did we buy to plant in our garden?? I'm so glad you asked!
We have three tomato plants. 2 Early Girl plants and 1 Big Boy plant. Wayne and I thought that was funny because it fit perfectly with the kids LOL Sophia was our early girl and Connor is our big boy. LOL I guess we're dorks like that.
Okay so we also got 2 bell pepper plants, 2 broccoli plants, 2 jalapeno plants and some basil plants. Connor and I had already started the seeds for the carrots and radishes so we just have to wait for them to grow. Of course we also have strawberries from last year that already have strawberries growing. Have to wait for them to get bigger and ripen. WOOHOO!!
This is going to be a great garden this year. We have also planted something new every year we have done a garden. The first year it was the whole garden. Last year we did cucumbers and corn. They both failed pretty miserably. This year the new things are the carrots, broccoli and radishes. Should be fun since I have never grown root veggies before. :)
Hopefully tomorrow Wayne will have the rain barrel ready to go! I can't wait to see it in action. I'll be sure to post pictures as soon as everything is going.
Friday, April 30, 2010
A day out with my little boy!
Connor and I went on a little lunch date today. Hey why not? Sophia and Wayne were at the class field trip.
First we went to the Girl Scout office/store to get some stuff for the troop. Wow was that an expensive trip, but now I have all the patches, pins and petals the girls have earned. They will be so happy! Now I just need to get the money from those parents ordering uniforms and I will get those next.
Then we went to Old Time Pottery. Got a few things there for the house and yard. That was fun.
Then the cute boy and I went to lunch. Applebees!! Connor had chicken fingers and fries. I had 3 cheese chicken penne with a ceasar salad. For dessert (yes we had dessert), Connor had a chocolate mousse shooter, I had a strawberry cheesecake shooter. Both were delicious!
When we came home, Wayne was home and my sister, Kim, was here. Now we are getting ready to go pick Sophia up in a few minutes from school. I can't wait to hear all about her field trip!
First we went to the Girl Scout office/store to get some stuff for the troop. Wow was that an expensive trip, but now I have all the patches, pins and petals the girls have earned. They will be so happy! Now I just need to get the money from those parents ordering uniforms and I will get those next.
Then we went to Old Time Pottery. Got a few things there for the house and yard. That was fun.
Then the cute boy and I went to lunch. Applebees!! Connor had chicken fingers and fries. I had 3 cheese chicken penne with a ceasar salad. For dessert (yes we had dessert), Connor had a chocolate mousse shooter, I had a strawberry cheesecake shooter. Both were delicious!
When we came home, Wayne was home and my sister, Kim, was here. Now we are getting ready to go pick Sophia up in a few minutes from school. I can't wait to hear all about her field trip!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Going green
What happens when you take a 6.5 yr old girl and her parents to the Smart House at the Science museum?
A renewed effort to be better at helping the environment. Stop laughing. We are really going to try this.
What are we going to do you might ask. Well let me tell you.
First of all, Wayne has made a compost bin of sorts. He had already started it but now he's actually going to do it the right way. So now we have a definite bin and we learned what we can and can't put in it.
Next, he is going to make a rain barrel. He will set it up under one of the downspouts from the gutters. We will then use that water for the garden, grass, whatever. Just not for drinking or cooking. That would be gross.
We started this part a couple years ago, but we have been planting a garden. We have already started seeds for carrots and radishes. We will also be planting tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, and not sure what else. Oh we also have strawberry plants that we planted last year. They are already growing and have about 2-3 dozen flowers on them. I can't wait!
As we do more, I will be sure to post about it. I will also post on the progress of the garden this year.
Since we are talking about food. I figure I could add what we had for dinner tonight. We are also trying to eat better as best we can. LOL It's not going too well but tonight we did well. I made turkey burgers on the grill and we had corn on the cob. For "dessert" we had grapes. The kids loved it!
Off to do laundry and then hopefully head to bed.
A renewed effort to be better at helping the environment. Stop laughing. We are really going to try this.
What are we going to do you might ask. Well let me tell you.
First of all, Wayne has made a compost bin of sorts. He had already started it but now he's actually going to do it the right way. So now we have a definite bin and we learned what we can and can't put in it.
Next, he is going to make a rain barrel. He will set it up under one of the downspouts from the gutters. We will then use that water for the garden, grass, whatever. Just not for drinking or cooking. That would be gross.
We started this part a couple years ago, but we have been planting a garden. We have already started seeds for carrots and radishes. We will also be planting tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, and not sure what else. Oh we also have strawberry plants that we planted last year. They are already growing and have about 2-3 dozen flowers on them. I can't wait!
As we do more, I will be sure to post about it. I will also post on the progress of the garden this year.
Since we are talking about food. I figure I could add what we had for dinner tonight. We are also trying to eat better as best we can. LOL It's not going too well but tonight we did well. I made turkey burgers on the grill and we had corn on the cob. For "dessert" we had grapes. The kids loved it!
Off to do laundry and then hopefully head to bed.
New and Improved? Well maybe.....
Ah Spring. What better time to start over than Spring, right? Of course.
A lot has happened in the Kinker household since I last posted. After all it has been almost a year.
Where shall I start.... ah yes, the kids.
Connor is doing wonderful. He brings laughter and love every day. He is quite possibly the funniest kid I have ever met. Sure I might be a LITTLE biased, but I hear it from others too. Especially from his Uncle Don who always insists I get Connor into acting/modeling. Of course we recently found out that Connor has some allergies. Explains the constant "colds" he's been having. He's allergic to dogs, cats and dust mites which unfortunately meant we had to find a new home for the cat. more to come on the cat(s) later. Overall he's doing great. Takes his meds like a champ(nose spray) and rarely complains.
Connor starts Tball next month and we are really looking forward to it! he's going to have so much fun.
Sophia is almost done with Kindergarten. This year has been both a struggle and full of excitement! Sophia has proven to be quite the smarty pants. She is the top reader in her class, reading at a 2nd grade level. In February she was chosen to do a ribbon cutting ceremony at school because she was the top reader out of all the Kindergarten classes!! She's also excelling in other areas in school as well. We have been struggling with behavior issues but we think we have gotten them under control for the most part.
Sophia has been doing cheerleading for the past 3 months. She has a big cheer competition coming in up 2 weeks! She's enjoying but for those that know Sophia personally, she can be a bit stubborn about things. She wants to take the summer off and then possibly start up again in the fall.
Wayne has been working hard, both at his job and getting the yard ready for planting the garden and whatnot. We are trying to be more "green" and coming up with ideas on how we can do that. So look for posts from Wayne about all of that.
I'm done with work for the year. This tax season went so quickly. Now that I'm not working, I've gotten more involved at Sophia's school. PTA, Girl Scouts, helping out in her class. I am really enjoying it. I even went to the state PTA convention this year and had a lot of fun! It's all keeping me busy.
So now about the cats. Unfortunately, they are both gone now. Houdini ran away twice before Christmas. He came back once but then disappeared again. Unfortunately, Wayne found him dead in the garage while we were doing some spring cleaning. :( I am so sad about it, but at least now I know where he is. He is buried next to my peonies in the backyard. RIP Houdini.
The kitten, who never really had a definite name, was taken to the no kill shelter. It was a lot harder on me than I thought it was. I never really bonded with her since Houdini was my cat. I cried so hard when I had to sign the paperwork to turn her over.
So now we have fish. No definite names on them except I think one is named Ben 10. Have I mentioned yet that Connor is Obsessed with all things Ben 10?? Yep.
I have to go pick Sophia up from school and take her to get new glasses. Hopefully I will be back again later or tomorrow to report on our "Going Green" efforts.
A lot has happened in the Kinker household since I last posted. After all it has been almost a year.
Where shall I start.... ah yes, the kids.
Connor is doing wonderful. He brings laughter and love every day. He is quite possibly the funniest kid I have ever met. Sure I might be a LITTLE biased, but I hear it from others too. Especially from his Uncle Don who always insists I get Connor into acting/modeling. Of course we recently found out that Connor has some allergies. Explains the constant "colds" he's been having. He's allergic to dogs, cats and dust mites which unfortunately meant we had to find a new home for the cat. more to come on the cat(s) later. Overall he's doing great. Takes his meds like a champ(nose spray) and rarely complains.
Connor starts Tball next month and we are really looking forward to it! he's going to have so much fun.
Sophia is almost done with Kindergarten. This year has been both a struggle and full of excitement! Sophia has proven to be quite the smarty pants. She is the top reader in her class, reading at a 2nd grade level. In February she was chosen to do a ribbon cutting ceremony at school because she was the top reader out of all the Kindergarten classes!! She's also excelling in other areas in school as well. We have been struggling with behavior issues but we think we have gotten them under control for the most part.
Sophia has been doing cheerleading for the past 3 months. She has a big cheer competition coming in up 2 weeks! She's enjoying but for those that know Sophia personally, she can be a bit stubborn about things. She wants to take the summer off and then possibly start up again in the fall.
Wayne has been working hard, both at his job and getting the yard ready for planting the garden and whatnot. We are trying to be more "green" and coming up with ideas on how we can do that. So look for posts from Wayne about all of that.
I'm done with work for the year. This tax season went so quickly. Now that I'm not working, I've gotten more involved at Sophia's school. PTA, Girl Scouts, helping out in her class. I am really enjoying it. I even went to the state PTA convention this year and had a lot of fun! It's all keeping me busy.
So now about the cats. Unfortunately, they are both gone now. Houdini ran away twice before Christmas. He came back once but then disappeared again. Unfortunately, Wayne found him dead in the garage while we were doing some spring cleaning. :( I am so sad about it, but at least now I know where he is. He is buried next to my peonies in the backyard. RIP Houdini.
The kitten, who never really had a definite name, was taken to the no kill shelter. It was a lot harder on me than I thought it was. I never really bonded with her since Houdini was my cat. I cried so hard when I had to sign the paperwork to turn her over.
So now we have fish. No definite names on them except I think one is named Ben 10. Have I mentioned yet that Connor is Obsessed with all things Ben 10?? Yep.
I have to go pick Sophia up from school and take her to get new glasses. Hopefully I will be back again later or tomorrow to report on our "Going Green" efforts.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Summer
Summer break is quickly coming to an end. Sophia starts kindergarten in 24 days! We've had a good summer.
Sophia spent a week by herself with her grandparents and then Connor and I went down to join them. Had fun. The most exciting part was when sophia got up on waterskis with Uncle Paul! That girl is fearless!! Maybe next year she will do it alone.
The other thing Sophia is looking forward to is Cheer Camp! She is going to a one day(5hour) camp. Then a week later she will get to cheer at the first home football game for highland high. She is so excited.
Trying to think of some fun things I can do with Connor while Sophia is in school all day. Maybe I can sign him up for a sport or something.
Ok kids are fighting over the slide. Gotta run.
Sophia spent a week by herself with her grandparents and then Connor and I went down to join them. Had fun. The most exciting part was when sophia got up on waterskis with Uncle Paul! That girl is fearless!! Maybe next year she will do it alone.
The other thing Sophia is looking forward to is Cheer Camp! She is going to a one day(5hour) camp. Then a week later she will get to cheer at the first home football game for highland high. She is so excited.
Trying to think of some fun things I can do with Connor while Sophia is in school all day. Maybe I can sign him up for a sport or something.
Ok kids are fighting over the slide. Gotta run.
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