What a day!

I want to start out by saying the next time I post I will catch up on what has happened the last few days, but this post st all about today - or this morning really. There are quite a few more pictures from other days on the boat and fish for dinner...

Anyway, today we woke up early because I had to play the guitar for VBS at First Baptist and lead the kids in song - so we were there by 8:30 and done by 9:45...then we took mom to Healthworks for PT and where on our way to the library for some books for Genni (and me:)). Once Eric got his card I found about 9 books for Genni and then went to look for some for me leaving Eric and Genni at the computer in the kids section playing Green Eggs and Ham on the screen. When I returned we were waiting for Genni to finish the book on the computer so we could check out and go when I realized that there was something going on on the other side of the stacks from us. I had noticed a women in the children's section with 3 kids, well more like young adults, with special needs before, but now the boy (taller than Eric and bigger too) seemed to be hitting the girl (a worker from wherever he was for the day). I said to Eric "honey I think he's hitting her" so Eric walks over to get a better look and to step in if he needed to and the boy grabs the worker's hair and starts pulling and won't let go. By this time you can see that the worker is scared and there is noone there to help her - I heard her call for backup on her phone but it was quite a while before anyone else came. In the meantime Eric has the boy restrained, but the boy is not happy about it at all. He seemed Ok for the moment so I walk over to see if the worker is Ok since she looked so shaken up and Genni is still occupied with the computer. Well I see that the boy bit her on the hand and she is in tears so I give her a hug and we all think it's over and he is calming down...not so. He grabs hold of her hair again and mine - I am not quite so patient about asking him to let go since I know he didn't the first time and muscled my hair out of his grip and then Eric and I helped the worker free her hair - I'm not sure what all happened next but we ended up on the floor holding him so he wouldn't bite himself or us and on the way down quite a few books went flying. Oh I forgot at one point he took off his glasses and literally crushed them. There was quite a bit of yelling - but I had his legs and one worker that came over to help had one arm and Eric the other arm (the first worker left with the other two people in her care). Eventually another worker came and took over for me (Meanwhile the receptionist at the children's desk was with Genni at the computer cause she could see we were busy). Well after about 15 minutes he finally chilled out enough to leave the library so we checked out our books and left. All feeling we had had quite enough excitement for the day and just a tad shaken up from the experience. Our adventures for the day did not seem to be over though. Eric walks to the driver's side door to unlock it and all of a sudden the three dogs in the car next to us go absolutely and viciously bonkers - the windows where half down so it got it's head out and the window looked like it was about to break! We didn't dare approach the car from that side and that was the only way to unlock the car...so then we had to call the police. When he came he unlocked the car for us, pepper spray at the ready and tempting fate as the dogs threatened the windows yet again and rocked the car alarmingly. It doesn't sound bad when I write it but it was seriously scary.

Well that was all before lunch, after lunch was much less eventful and boring, including a nap for both of us - but we did not need any more excitement today! Who knew going to the library was going to be so eventful!

Sunday on the Lake

Went fishing with Grandma and Grandpa on the boat this Sunday - Genni loved it! Then she fell asleep on the way back...

Summer Lovin'

I love summer - warm weather (although the weather was warmer in April!), time with my family, a cleaner house, catching up with friends, sleeping in...

Well most of that at least. Also worrying how to pay the bills through the summer, but I promised myself I would stop focusing on that so I could relax since it is summer...

Anyway, youth camp is over - and was successful I think. We were in Mansfield a little longer than we expected on Saturday because our friends Becky and Ryan lost their keys and after a two hour search....they were in Ryan's cymbal bag - hahaha - so we had a very late lunch at Papa V's and when Sunday came I just slept in and did nothing. We all need those days!

So back to swim lessons every day - signed Genni up for tumbling and very excited she gets to go on Wednesday - and planning on going to work half an hour early tomorrow so I can work out a bit. Speaking of work - I bought a bathing suit today, $30, speedo - why so cheap? Cause it's a kids suit. Kids must be getting fatter because it fit me and was half the price of a women's speedo suit so I bought it! Women love getting a good buy so I had to share:)

Oh! I forgot to post pictures of the playset we got for free that Eric restained and painted - it looks awesome!

Youth Camp

So after a whole week of sleeping in and not getting out of bed till 8:30 - we have been back to getting up at 6:30 every morning so we can get to Mansfield on time. Sunday-Wednesday Genni came with us to Mansfield and played with Anna (Becky and Ryan Pritchard's little girl) and sat through lessons, masterclass, band and computer classes before falling asleep on the way home at about 4 and consequently not feeling tired at bedtime. I started working at the YMCA this week too. 3 lessons a day, about 40 minutes each with 5 minutes in between. Mostly it's great, they are much better the first day or two than they are now. Now that they are used to us and their parents may stray a bit farther the kids are a bit more pushy and try to get away with more - but it's basically a good time. It's nice to get a little swimming in too - though I will be missing dinner for most of the month.

I heard some very sad news - Harry Potter will not be in the IMAX theatre next weekend because someone with the Transformers movie has bought them all out till the end of the month - no HP in IMAX till July 29th! I can't wait that long to see it, so now I'll just have to see it twice. Still excited about seeing it next week though!!

Well Youth Camp is done with the concert on Saturday, and then we have two weeks of sleeping in and home time (just to the Y from 4-6:30) and getting caught up on laundry, cleaning and carpets! Cheers!

Woo Hoo!

This was the old living room furnture - bought by Eric's parents when his mom went back to work after she had the boys - we have carted it from their house to MD to storage in Corning to out current house in Campbell - after about 4 hours in the front of the bushes it now belongs to someone else - when I came downstairs from putting Genni to sleep it was gone yay!

Here are the new craigslist acquisitions - $250! Can't beat it!

Almost all of our furniture is now something we have purchased or chosen to keep - I guess that means we're getting old!

Stuff I missed and stuff that is coming!

So since the Genni Loves the Lake! post a few things have happened....

My husbands band got the stamp of approval about planning the trip to London! The West High Band has been invited to perform in Her Majejesties 25th anniversary New Year's Day Parade www.whslondon2011.org in 2011 woohoo! Super exciting!

Genni and I went to Towanda on Friday to go to Darius's 3rd Birthday party, Happy Birthday!

Monday I took the Freshman on a little class trip to Watkin's Glen (with my co-advisor) and hiked literally every single trail there - I was so whipped at the end of the day, and my knees where wicked swollen, but I survived. Not really sure if I should post the group pictures of the students since they aren't my kids, so here are a few of the Glen.



And we got a new couch and loveseat that we really like off craigslist, I'll post pictures once we figure out how to get the super duper heavy old couch out of the living room and find it a new home (preferably not up any stairs!)

And I am going to be a swim instructor at the YMCA this summer!

And we went out for our Anniversary last night, to Simon's for dinner (Eric had never been to a hibachi before and really enjoyed it, I adore the food) and then we went to see Transformers - which hasn't gotten the best reviews, and I can see why, but it was still good and I am glad we saw it. However if you are looking for a truly awesome movie to watch go see Star Trek, even if you have never seen a Srar Trek episode (which means you've probably been hiding under a rock, hehe) you'll still like the movie.

Lot's of great things happening, two more days of school - now I need to practice playing pomp and circumstance on the piano....

My Daughter and I

My daughter and I cuddle every morning in bed - even if I've already taken a shower and she had just awoken - her first comments on the day are either what she was thinking of when she went to bed the night before, or whatever exciting is going to happen today. When she wakes up first she climbs on top of me with a smile and a "mommy are you awake?"

My daughter and I get ready for the day, sometimes upset and grumpy, sometimes not,(neither of us are real morning people) but usually with a bit of a rush if there is anything at all to get ready for. She stands at the sink and brushes her teeth when I do, and watches me put my make-up on with comments of "when I get bigger and bigger and bigger then I can wear make-up" to which I reply - "yes, but not till you're in high school."

My daughter and I travel downstairs for her morning drink or breakfast - my stubborn opinionated daughter always knows exactly what she wants and it often takes all my creativeness to spin her desire around to what she should really have, especially when she starts out the day wanting chocolate chips and candy. When she doesn't get her way pouts and drama queen activities take center stage till she gets tired of time out and comes to apologize.

My daughter and I play outside - where she helps my weed the landscaping, shows me how she can finally pedal her tricycle (although she still thinks it's faster to just use her feet on the ground), makes her car crash into her bikes with a satisfying crunching sound, runs from the dogs and alternately runs after the dogs based on how she feels at the moment, cries out for bubbles and more bubbles, draws on the driveway with sidewalk chalk, and swings "all by herself" on the swingset. When mommy sits in the chairs under the canopy she crawls right up to cuddle while munching on veggie sticks or pretzels and her drink. Mommy yells at the puppy who she has noticed stole her sandal out from under her and is now trying to put teeth marks in the replacement sandals since he's already chewed up the good pair!

My daughter and I go to the grocery store - where her patience is sorely tested when we have to wait at the deli and at the butcher stations and she can't understand why she shouldn't be able to give hugs and kisses (her excuse to stand up and try to get out of the cart). She really knows how to spin things so she looks innocent, luckily I teach high school kids and I'm already wise to her antics!

My daughter and I go to sleep - we read stories, sing songs, say prayers, do PJ's, talk about the day and then sit in frustrated wiggledom while my constantly in motion, stubborn opinionated daughter tries every trick in the book to put off the act of actually closing her eyes and falling asleep. And when I get really upset she puts on the pouty face and claims she just "wants me" to cuddle with her so she can go to sleep - telling stories and only 2 1/2 - I'm really in for it!