Tailgate 2008

Saturday it was a balmy 27 degrees outside - and believe it or not - no snowstorm.

This calls for a cookout!

Yep, I fired up the 'ole Weber and grilled some good old all-American tailgate food.

Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and Wisconsin Bratwurst.

I think that I fed about 9 kids - and just to embarass my children - I put a couple of lawn chairs out by the grill for ambiance.

Payback for the Kohl's trip...

Tagged

Okay June........I've Been Tagged !

I guess this means that I have to tell at least 6 wierd things - or things unknown about me.

1. I do laundry at all hours of the night. I'll wash a load at ten and then wake up at 3 to dry it. The really ironic thing about this is that my mother does the same thing. Wierd!

2. I have been extremely claustraphobic (spelling) ever since I was accidentally locked in the back of a refrigerated truck on a catering event. How did I escape? I ran side to side in the truck throwing myself into the walls and someone outside noticed the truck rocking back and forth. This still gives me nightmares.

3. I never eat the peanut butter from the bottom or sides of the jar. I throw it away. I also never drink the last bit of milk from the carton. I have no idea why I have this wierd quirk.

4. I have no depth perception and only one of my eyes works at a time. This is a result of my being born cross-eyed. I also have a lazy eye - especially when I'm tired.

5. My junior high gym teacher and coach, Mrs. Beaster, taught me how to hit a baseball. I will be forever gratefull to this woman for the time, effort, and care that went into this. I was 13 years old and had never had a hit....never even CLOSE to a hit! She actually had to stand behind me and hold the bat with me until I learned. This saved me from humiliation for years after. I actually played intramural baseball in college. Had some hits too!

6. I hold my pencil really wierd.......many teachers tried to change this....unsuccessfully.

I'll do eight because June did 8....

7. I love being able to open the windows up in spring .....after being cooped up all winter with stale dry air. Taking the first spring ride in a car with the windows down and the sun shinning is right up there on my list of favorites also.

8. The stupidest thing I did in college was to drive my beloved 1974 Ford Maverick named "Gertrude" around the block on a back road in town with my 2 friends on the hood. We were just having fun and being idiots with no thought to how dangerous this was.

I now tag Jake and Amanda, my mother and father, and Hannah, who will all have to be "Tagged" on my site.

End of Season

Amanda's basketball season ended with a victory on Wednesday in her last game against

Kettle Moraine.

Amanda, Jocelyn, Amy and Hannah after the game. Great to have fans in the stands !

Hannah is sporting 7 new stitches on her right big toe......something about wearing flip flops outside in the snow and kicking icicles. ????
Amanda goes for the hoop....
One more for the road........Amanda bringing the ball down the court.
GREAT SEASON PRINCESS !!!

Late Night Cards

Just a late night game of cards.....

Jake and Amanda and friends.

Enough Said

The road going home today...........

YMCA

Today Jake, Hannah, Trevor, Amy and Amanda decided to go to the YMCA and work out.

Problem: Jake has no "gym" clothes. He hasn't even owned a pair of tennis shoes since about 8th grade (he wears shoes by "Vans") and he only wears Khaki style shorts.

Field Trip: to Kohl's in the snow. Yes, it's SNOWING ...... Surprise ! Surprise !!

Next stop: YMCA
A new pair of Nike shoes - the ones on display behind him are the chosen style.
Trevor buys a pair of Nike's also......

Going into Kohl's with 5 teenagers is fun.......first they stop to sit in a shopping cart right across from a long line of customers waiting to check out. All the customers look at ME! I look right back and say "I'm not with THEM" ! (the customers laugh...)

Then the kids start singing some song from High School Musical while we are walking through the store. More "looks" directed at ME.

And they say that parents are embarrasing!

Oh well, a successful trip and Jake is ready for the Y.

I really wish that I could have been THERE with my camera.

This would have been a real Kodak moment........

*Note- Jacob is my computer geek. He likes nothing that requires physical activity. So, this was sooooo funny to everyone, that he was going to the Y.

We'll see if they get him to go again.....

Hannah's 18th

Last Sunday was Hannah's birthday......

Happy 18th Birthday Hannah !!!