Random Musings

I have been awake most of the night due to a gross sinus infection.  Pollen and I have a love/hate relationship.  I know it's great and important but it really makes me miserable.  When it reaches extreme levels, my Zyrtec just can't keep up.  I finally gave up on sleep and wandered downstairs to make coffee.

 My lack of sleep may be attributed to baseball too! Last night was horrible.  After the game  David tried to talk to our "juvenile" coach about moving Cooper to the infield and the coach acted like a 5 yr old.   I must be really crazy (well I am usually but this is different :) ).   Why is it that when you coach a TEAM it's about putting your child first?  There are 12 players on our TEAM!  Cooper was one of a few players to get 2 hits last night and the ONLY outfielder to make a play.   Our 3rd baseman let 4 balls go right past him and gave up 4 runs and the coach left him there b/c he's a coach's son.  Why not give someone else a shot @ stopping the ball?   If not my kid, one of the other older kids that you have stuck in the outfield so that your 1st year kids can play the infield.  My husband travels for work and can't coach or he would (the coach yelled the remark @  David as he walked away "There's a sign-up sheet for coaching, feel free to sign up next year").   We've had this same coach in t-ball and had the same issues.    This will not happen to my boys again.   I just think @ this level (machine pitch) that coaches should be working on the skills of the whole team, not just 2 or 3 kids that are coach's sons.   I don't think the other coaches are this way, I've observed the other teams that we play....

Whew! I feel better. Now maybe I can sleep.

Parker isn't going to be attending The Lowell Whiteman School in Colorado.  The scholarship money wasn't enough to cover more than 6 weeks of school.  Apparently, 3.75 GPA doesn't mean a lot unless you are a snowboarder @ LWS.  That's okay.  I was having a hard time letting go anyway... He's good w/ the decision. He's looking forward to summer football workouts and working w/ Blackberry Little Theater and lighting/sound manager this summer.  FPHS is getting i-pads for all the students next year, textbooks will ALL be digital. Park has an i-pad but it will be different b/c it will only have school programs.   So there are a lot of positive things about staying here for school. 

Ok, I'm finished for now.  It's time to get the boys up for school and get some more coffee :)  I'll post pics and a link about my rainbarrel I made @ The Earth Day festival later.  It is awesome. Again, it's the little things.....

Busy, Busy...

   I really thought that I would be better at blogging than I have been lately.  Since Cooper's birthday things have been crazy.  Baseball has started. We have 4 games on 4 different nights this week. Wednesday is our only night off and we promised to take the boys fishing @ a friend's farm. 

  We went to the beach last week for Spring Break!!  We went to Seagrove Beach, relaxed and had a great time. 

   The upstairs bathroom is finished!! Finally finished.  The boys are actually using it too.  I love it, it's very bright and relaxing.

  My free time is about to get even shorter-our garden is tilled and ready for planting.  The boys are out of school Friday so we hope to get everything in the ground then.

  I have moved booths @ Myrtle Jane's. (www.myrtlejanes.com) Karmen and I both have so much we want to sell so we both needed larger spaces.  I moved to the middle room and I'm really happy with my space.  I have added some handpainted signs and some more map furniture.  I repurposed a vintage radio that had been in our house for several years.  It used to be our homeschool books storage cabinet but since we do not homeschool anymore it was empty.  I love the new color and fabric insert. 

Thanks for stopping by. I've included some pics of the radio & booth.
Stacey
 

RePurposed Radio

Map School desk

new booth (still staging)

Behind Cooper is the radio cabinet when it was in our home

handpainted sign w/ silver

  
 



ReClaimed Chair turned into a stool