A Weekend of Tranquility

This weekend George and the kids were in Altoona and I had the entire weekend all to myself. I vegged out ALL day Saturday until late afternoon and then attempted to get some walking in at the local park. It was too stinking hot out so I ventured off back home to my bed and watched a movie. Sunday was a day of house cleaning, laundry, shopping and I even managed to get 11 miles of walking in on the treadmill as I watched one of my favorite movies "Steel Magnolias" and a few reruns of 48 Hours Mystery. Today the family is due back home. While the time to myself was long overdue, I sure did miss my kids and all the the noise, the chaos, the constant fighting, bickering, "mommy" this and "mommy" that - Yes, believe it or not I was missing it all - the house is not the same without them all there.

My Little Man Turns Lucky Number 7

My baby boy is 7 years old today (July 24th). We had a birthday party for him this past weekend at Trindle Bowl (local bowling alley) with family and friends and we had a fabulous time bowling, eating pizza/cake and spending time together. It was especially nice because family drove in from Altoona for the celebration (Grandma, Uncle Marc (Jakes Godfather), Uncle Adam, Aunt Missy and his counsins Annie and James).

Buckle Up

Every morning before we head to daycare Gracie must rummage through all her babies (and there are a lot of babies - let me tell you that much) and she picks out just the right baby to take to daycare with her that day. Her latest routine is putting a seat buckle on her baby. It's cute, but not when you are running late and she is insistent on putting the seatbelt on the baby all by herself.

The Latest Addition To The Clapper Family

With Lil' Georgie turning 16 and learning to drive we decided it was time to get "me" another vehicle because we are passing down the Ford Taurus to Georgie as of November when he gets his license. So, with that said, I was off shopping for another vehicle and I found her in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It's a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer and I absolutely love it!

Roll N' Grow Flower Mats - Do They Work?

The answer is...YES they do. I decided this year I wanted to try something new on the side of my house and decided to buy some Roll N' Grow flower mats from QVC (despite the "poor" ratings that were posted). The key to success with flower mats is lots and lots of water. Look at the pics of my flowers - aren't they fabulous? I planted them in early June and it's mid-July and I have a garden full of beautiful/colorful flowers!

Is it July Already?

Well it's out with June and in with July already. This month we have Jacob's 7th birthday coming up (July 24th) which we will be celebrating on Saturday, July 19th at Trindle Bowl with family and friends. It's so hard to believe that my little man is going to be 7 years old already and going into 2nd grade. I currently have him enrolled in "Reading Camp" (at Fredrickson Library) which is held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. I wanted to keep him reading throughout the summer so he is not struggling once school starts back up. My little terror (Gracie) joins us of course and participates by drawing her fabulous art work and running to the water fountain every ten minutes for a drink. We really don't have too much else planned for July. In August we will be going home to Altoona for a family wedding. It's always a good time when we go home to see the family and the kids really look forward to the visit. I am hoping to take the kids to Lake Tobias in August and do a few more things with them before school starts back up. So far, all in all, we are having a nice summer.

It Wasn't Me!! (Sneaky Little Devil)

My daughter is always into some sort of mischief these days. I happen to catch her in one of her sneaky little moments. The past six months she has changed so much and has all of a sudden become very demanding. Not sure where she gets that from!