soccer man

spring soccer begins. soccer will consume our saturdays and sundays. Austin is the lone survior, the other kids have moved to other interests but austin still remains our soccer man. he is so fast playing with older kids. he has gained some height ths year so we will see...these are the new uniforms. austin was really stoked about the yellow away shirt too!1

mystery man

okay so it is my tyler, no mystery there. But he is my quiet one, the tall dark and silent one.while the rest of us stablers suffer from mouth babble and will tell you our lives the first minute, tyler keeps thing tucked in, at least amongst his family. This I know..he is creative and funny when he lets you in. while each of my children take turns making me worry, right now, at this moment, my thoughts are on Tyler. I still see the softness of his toddler hood in those eyes, and I know deep down he loves his mama, even if he does not say it much now. I think i can wait till the teenage junk is over. i think...

my justin is in nj monthly "best of "april issue for best up and coming guitar player. This was one of the photos taken by the very famous chris crimson. This is not the photo used, but one of my favs because besides being my cute son, he is on a train which holds a special memory of my dad who passed away 11 years ago ths month. He would have been so proud of his first grandson.

remember young love?This my son guy and his girlfriend of three months. they are incredibly sweet together, and while it brings with it a whole set of worries for us parents, it is sweet to watch the tenderness with how they care for eachother. we love her and her family.while odds are not in their favor i would not mind if this one lasted a long time.

it was fabulous

so Had a great time at the scrappers dream vacation in absecon. we were only a group of 7 this time, but i got to sit next to my original scrap buddy elizabeth who can make me laugh with her unique life observations. just loved my two classes and loved watching all the fellow scrap fanatics set up there spaces, and all the new gadgets. I am in love with glimmer sprays, and thickers. got nine two page layouts done plus my buddy pages and two class projects.
before the SDV i got to see my high school buddies who i have not seen in a few years. they still make me laugh like they did in high school. I have been so blessed in my life with warm, funny women.we went to wendy's sisters bed and breakfast .who who would have thought plainfield NJ. it was awesome especailly the delicious food nancys husband made for us. She is thinking of starting some bed and breakfast crops and i told her i would happily get a "test " group for her. so we shall see...

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I am off with a but....

I am supposed to leave for my very favorite scrappin getaway for my 6th year in absecon, the bestist sdv thurday at 3pm,but there is a small fly in the ointment. I am fighting a horrendous head cold right now and had to call in sick so i could go to the doctor. i am so afraid this will get worse while i am away..hoping the doctor can give me some good stuff to fight it but alas, i think it is viral. the good news is after the doctor i can get a little earlier jump on my ride out of town instead of leaving and driving in the dark alone, i can leave a little earlier and noel will be with me, then i can get to the hotel and rest before the festivites on friday.say a prayer that this gets no worse and please God no flu...

I also had a wonderful reunion with my high school friends..more on that when i get back. got pictures too and yes i am the fattest one. but i think i am learning to accept that..sortof...