Archive for August, 2008

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Tag I’m It

August 31, 2008

Thanks Sara!!  I love doing these every now and then!!  Ok so anyone else that wants to play just leave me a message and i will come read it!!

Here goes

A. Attached or Single? Single yet attached to my three boys

B. Best Friend? Of course.

C. Cake or pie? cake

D. Day of choice? Thursday, practice day

E. Essential item? glasses

F. Favorite color? sage green

G. Gummy bears or worms? worms.

H. Hometown? watch hill ri.

I. Favorite indulgence? .

J. January or July? july, my twins were born in july!

K. Kids? Three growing boys

L. Life isn’t complete without? water and air.

M. Marriage date? did that in 1997, but divorced.

N. Number of brothers and sisters? 2 brothers.

O. Oranges or Apples? fugi apples.

P. Phobias? people not taking an even number of gum from my pack.

Q. Quotes?As we sail thru life, don’t avoid rough waters, sail on because calm waters won’t make a skillful sailor“”

R. Reasons to smile? it is a wonderful day! A great day to sail!

S. Season of choice? Fall.

T. Tag someone: CuriousC, and anyone else that wants to play

U. Unknown fact about me? I have an extra bone in each foot and they have told me i could have them taken out.

V. Vegetable? I love veggies, just not onions.

W. Worst habit? supressing my feelings, saying everything is fine when really i am ready to sit nails.

X. X-ray or Ultrasound? neither, i have had both done, i just hate strangers being that close tome

Y. Your favorite food? I  really have been enjoying raw food.  I also have had Ethopian food, yumm!!

Z. Zodiac sign? on the cusp of Libra

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Tap tap tap, this thing still on?

August 28, 2008

Hey! What the hell happened?  where has time gone? The last time we chatted, i still had weeks of summer camp to complete, twins just had their 8th birthday and my brother was on his way out from CA for a week long visit!

Well lets see that did happen, my brother and his girlfriend came out to visit! It was nice to see my brother as it had been to long!  My boys really enjoyed seeing their uncle michael.  They seem to talk about him all the time, and he lived up to be the big hero of an uncle.  It was kinda cool to see!!

here is a picture of the three boys with their uncle michael from CA

Here is a picture of Uncle Michael and Uncle John!

I have to say my other brother John is the true hero! He is the “go to guy” he is always around and will so anything for my boys! yet he quietly does his duty as uncle at home yet rarely gets acknowledged for his super powers as an uncle.  I was cool to hear him say today, that yeah bring the kids to see granny, they are well behaved.  Awww thanks john, it takes a lot of work!!

so on to a few other things happening between then and now…the boys went and had their photos taken at work for future advertisements….

Raymond playing skittles!  Personally one of my most favorite games! I rock at it!!  It is all in how you spin the top!!

Jordan here practicing his knots.  what a good kid, he will know how to tie a proper knot if it kills me!

Nathaniel at the skittles game!  LOVE IT!!

So now we get to sailing! My dad, brother, jordan and duncan all went sailing and had a rocking time! I even won a big ass sailling trophy! we got best overall corrected score!  a little skill and a whole lot of luck!

here is Jordan on the perfect day sailing!!

Well camp ended and lets face it, i did not think it would ever end!  But it did, we had a little dinner on the b

each with the kids. the boys practiced with their devil sticks on the beach.  a fun time was had by all!

Okay we also had award ceremony at the Yacht club for the twins.  They took sailing lessons this summer, and LOVED it! now mind you i do not want to force them into sailing, they have grown to like it.  I feel it is my passion and they need to find their own be it sailing or something different.  I want them to explore anything they want.

They were so proud that night! and so was I!!

Lets see what else….I know!! We went a little holiday to New Hampshire. Just me and the boys!  it was a blast to get away.  You know i could have taken those days off and been home but driving four hours to play mini golf, to walk around a craft fair and all sorts of cool things was so much better.  The mini golf was the BEST!!  Jordan took golf lessons this summer and loved it! He almost beat me playing mini golf!  He has challeneged me to another game!  And i am looking forward to it!  All of the boys did a great job!

Nathaniel trying to get the ball around to the hole!

Raymond concentrating on what he is going to do next.  Usually holding the golf club like a base ball bat!

Jordan taking this very seriously!

Raymond hit his ball right into the middle of the pond! OMG! Oh well we still had a blast sharing!!

Here they are all locked up! Ha ha ha….

well that has been a quick summary of life here in Hallie’s house. I know so much more has happened….like my computer DIED, SHIT THE BED, MELTED, IT FELL AND COULD NTO GET BACK UP….so it took a few weeks to get a new lap top!  Thanks Dad!!

I have stories to share, like when the boys asked, “what happens if you die mommy, who will take care of us” or about Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Stillman or Mr. Jennings! and I have a new gym partner! YEAH!! or how i would like to get off the white stuff, ideally i think eatting vegan raw might be the end result!

Well the computer is up and running! life is still going a mile a min. and i still need much needed sleep!  so i leave you until next time…sooner than later i promise!!

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Personal Meme

August 2, 2008

Hey CuriousC, tagged me, and at first i thought, cool a meme, something to help get me back on the block, but after filling it out, it makes me sound so sad… :( i bet if i were to do this meme another day i would have a different tone…so here goes nothing…

I am: struggling because i am so tired
I think: to much
I know: nothing some days
I have: three beautiful boys
I wish: for inner peace
I hate: is a statement that is strong is should not be used without thought.
I miss: being loved unconditionally
I fear: being judged
I hear: the rain
I smell: wet grass
I crave: cannolis
I search: for my own sanity
I wonder: where i will be in five years
I regret: nothing
I love: my three boys
I ache: in my heart
I am not: that smart
I believe: tomorrow will come
I dance: in my head
I sing: in the car
I cry: a bit to much lately
I fight: with myself
I win: nothing lately
I lose: at video games
I never: say never
I always: wear toe rings
I confuse: my kids names sometimes
I listen: to everyone
I can usually be found: in my own world
I am scared: of being alone
I need: to let go
I am happy about: my boys turning 8
I imagine: living on an island
I tag: anyone who wants to

I know life has been tough but wow when you put it on the blog it sounds worse! ugh!

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Happy belated Birthday Boys

August 2, 2008

Well well well….i have come up for some air, not for long. I feel like i have so much to tell, like..

Like taking a kid to the ER at camp for poison ivy or…

having someone at a family gathering talk to me forever and then he decided to tell me i was a kid at heart and he could imagine i would be friends with Tom Sawyer, or…

how Raymond told me when asked what he wanted for his birthday, that he wanted…”um, peace and love” and was serious! or…

how campers this week i have watch grow in the past five years or so, and coming back this week for advance week, i got more hugs than i do going to a family cook out….

I started this post days ago, and never did finish, so here i am to fill in some of the blanks…

July 31st, Raymond and Nathaniel turned 8! OMG! they grow so fast. They are cool little guys! I just hope they stay that way!!!

Here is a picture of their birthday night. I had to take the dog to Manners class, so my mom waited for me to have the cake. The reason for the Boston cake was more that it would upset their older brother who LOVES the Yankees!!

Happy Birthday Boys! I will catch up with posting…life has been so crazy

Okay that is the best i could do, the three boys go in three directions! OMG!! I will do better!!