Flu Bug

Zach doenst get sick very often but when he does he is down for the count!
He laid around most of Saturday morning and afternoon saying he just didnt feel right.
By evening he was camped out on the couch with his comforter and pillow watching
"Polar Express" with Todd and I. He didnt even make it through half the movie when he asked for a cold rag for his head and he was out like a light. He slept on the couch until the movie was over and then headed to bed. He woke up this morning still not himself, laid in his room most of the day watching movies and napping on and off.

I hope he is feeling better by mid week when our lives get turned upside down with parties.

This year we are spending all day Christmas Day at home with just the four of us . We will spend Christmas Eve with my family at Frank and Cher's and the Emmerich Christmas will be on Saturday the 27th at Roger and Sue's.

We are very blessed to be spending time with both of our families over the holidays. I look forward to the time with all the kids.

God bless you all and may your holidays be filled with laughter and love.

Hunting season

Shawn's 4 point buck

Shawn shot a 4 pointer this hunting season, it was a huge deer compared to some of the others that were shot. Zach on the other hand was skunked his first year out but that's ok. Todd was very patient with him in the woods and is hoping next year goes better. No Todd didnt get a deer either, too worried about his twelve year old with a gun.

I wish I had some cute pictures to post for you but with two boys and a husband that race cars, hunt, fish, and camp it is going to be hard. Maybe I will get some nice pictures over the holiday season of my guys in nice clothes with no camouflage print or blaze orange in the outfit!! Wish me luck.

Happy Holidays to all of you and a wonderful New Year!

Jack Sparrow

Meet MY Jack Sparrow......

We dressed up for Halloween and went to a private party. There were several pirates there but I must say My Jack Sparrow was the best one!
I was his Pirate Wench and loved every minute of it!!

Until next year
Jack Sparrow & the Wench

It's all over

Football 2008 is over! The guys were real troopers again this year but just couldn't come up with a winning season. They play their hearts out but they just aren't big enough to take on some of the other bigger schools with BIGGER kids! Some of those kids are bigger than Todd, ok I know that doesn't take much but they are in 5th or 6th grade.

Here they are getting the pep talk from the couches on how well they played and to keep their chins up because they really do play a good game of football.

Let the hunting begin

Now that football is over Zach will have his head into hunting! As you can see here he has gotten his first hunting license. He is pretty proud of this back tag and it will probably end up in his scrapbook along with a picture of his deer.

Speed Racer

Here is a picture of Shawn driving his Dodge SRT in a closed course this past Sunday. We were not able to make this race and I regret not going. He called and said he took 3rd place and won a trophy! If you click on the picture it will enlarge and you can see his eyes through the helmet, I love this picture.... A professional photographer took it while he was racing and sent it to him. How cool!

My Mom

I just had to post this picture after I ran across it, I chuckled out loud when I saw it because of the story behind it.

I was the maid of honor for my girlfriend Michelle's wedding back in June and I had to do something special for her because she wasn't able to have the traditional bachelorette party, you know decked out in.... well you know what I am talking about if you have ever been on one yourself wink wink.... anyway I came up with the idea to take her to see REO Speedwagon at a casino that is 2 hours from here. Long drive if you want to have a few drinks right? RIGHT! I was having a hard time coming up with someone to be our DD and I asked Todd who he thought we could ask that didnt want to see the band because we couldnt get any more tickets, he looked at me with a dumb look on his face and said "Are you serious"? I said I know it is hard right? He said "NO, ask your mom she loves to gamble and she doesnt drink or like REO" OMG why didn't I think of MOM? She has been a DD for more than one of my friends in the past and even drove for mine but she lived here in Medford at the time. Now she is over 3 hours away! I called her and asked if she was busy on that particular weekend and she said no, and agreed to be our DD for the night! She really is the best because not only did she drive up here from Columbus but she drove us up to the casino and then she even agreed to stop at every hick bar on the way home. She came into every bar with us and never complained the music was too loud or that she was tired and wanted to get home.

How many of you can say your Mom (who is 70+ years old) would do that for you?

I love ya mom!! You are the best!
PS she looks damn good for 70 + huh?

Here is Michelle and I on her Big Day!!

Miller Park

We had a wonderful Adult weekend! Friday night we went to Miller Park it is so cool and the game was very exciting. They played against the Pirates and WON 10-4! We had pretty good seats but it was HOT and humid, No air movement at all!

We stayed in a very rustic log cabin for two nights and bombed around Madison on Saturday, there was a farmers market around the capital that sold everything you can imagine. We went inside the capital for a quick cool down and bathroom break and ended up in there for over an hour. That place is really something to see if you are ever in the area.

We drove to New Glarus WI to stop in and see the New Glarus Primerose Winery, it was a very small place but the wine was awesome. From there we went to the New Glarus brewery to do a tour of that (I know what your thinking, we really aren't alcoholics) but they stop the tours at 4:00pm just so you know if you ever find yourself in New Glarus WI.

We headed back to our VERY rustic log cabin to chill and drink our wine, 7 bottles to be exact.... OK so maybe we do like our wine a little too much but we only drink like that when the 6 of us get together..... and on holidays!! We stopped in Madison for a little bit of shopping on Sunday and headed home. Another Adult weekend trip down in the history books.

Laundry Day

Team Work

I had six towels that needed to be hung on the line and to my surprise my boys decided they could handle it! With a little help from big brother (see left picture) Zach was ready to tackle one.

I could not resist this picture and I will be scarp booking this in EACH of their books. It's moments like this that we should never forget, OK maybe there are others that are more important but I enjoyed watching them together hanging towels. The simple things in life are special to me.

Soon Shawn will be back to college in Eau Claire and Zach off to sixth grade. So truly it is times like these that I treasure.

PS I see Shawn needs a belt before going back to college:-)

Zach's Trail ride!

Just one girl lord, thats all I asked for just one.... Little princess dresses, dance recitals, barbie dolls, ice skating performances. I guess thats why he gave me nieces that I ADORE because I did get to do all of those things with them, but now they are into ATV riding, bow hunting, fishing and camping....

Heres Zach on his first ATV trail ride driving his OWN wheeler.... He passed his ATV test and now he is able to drive alone on the trails. MY GOSH where have the years gone? I feel so old just thinking of him learning to ride a bike and now he is driving a ATV on the trails doing over 30 mph and hitting mud puddles like a pro! Between these two boys of mine I will be totally gray by 50 for sure.

I love the shot of the deer on the trail, she looks so peaceful and not even afraid of the wheels or the guys. Todd said she just stood there as if she wanted her picture taken. And to think in a few short months they will be hunting her..... Just one girl is all I asked for, was that too much? I don't think so..........

We are going to a Brewers game in August so I will post pictures of that adventure.