Really, there is. With all my children home this past week for the Thanksgiving holiday I have had time to reflect on our time together and be reminded how much they mean to me. Even when I am awakened at 1am with LOUD noises coming from the kitchen…they’re eating AGAIN?!! I guess they just can’t resist that leftover turkey and pumpkin pie :)
I hope everyone had a beautiful week with friends and family…these are the BEST times :)
(Oh, above is my gang playing a little rock-and-roll for mom and dad on Thanksgiving)
Hugs,
~Paula
Posted by: Paula on November 25th, 2006 | No Comments »
Well, it’s November 18th and basketball season is on its way – YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sportsmom that I am, I am doing the HAPPY DANCE as I LOVEEEEE basketball. Phillip, my freshman in high school made the freshman team as a starter and has begun practices 6 days a week. Congrats Phildog :) My son, Joseph, his practices start Thanksgiving weekend and he is a starter on the middle school team with his father coaching again this year. Basketball is such a great game! An awesome workout and FUN to watch – and play.
Anyways, oh, yes, today is my son Nick’s 18th birthday!!! Happy Birthday Nacky! He is at his brother, Tony’s college this weekend and today they are hanging out at a UMASS home football game – GO MINUTEMAN!! He is coming home on the bus this weekend and I am SO psyched as I have not seen Nick in almost 3 months!!!!! Can you freekin’ believe that?! I do NOT like to be away from my children that long – no wonder I am cranky.
So, my oldest son, Tony, will be coming home on the bus on Wednesday (day before Turkey Day) – YAY!!! I have not seen Tony for 2 1/2 months – wow, where the hell is the time going I ask you?
My little gal, Anna banana is doing great and we are all excited about Thanksgiving…..Mmmmm, I can taste all the yummy foods already. We will have a fresh 15 pound turkey with stuffing, sweet potatoes, homemade mashed potatoes, squash, cornbread, cranberries, stuffed celery, deviled eggs, pumpkin pie, apple pie….good lord, get the wheelbarrow to cart me away from the damn table! Then it will be off to the treadmill…
Oh, I just finished Sue Miller’s Lost in the Forest, which was an interesting story….I think I liked her novel While I was Gone better. I have just started reading Lolly Winston’s new one, Happiness Sold Seperately and I think I’m going to like this one – I read Lolly’s first book and she has a bit of a humorous streak in her writing and stories where you would not expect it – so, hey, if I can laugh along at a time of sadness, then that is all good for me.
Anybody out there planning to read or have already read Running with Scissors? This one is on my Christmas Wish List :)
Guess I’d better run and wrap Nacky’s birthday gifts so he can open them tomorrow…
Happy Thanksgiving everyone – Enjoy!
~ Paula
Posted by: Paula on November 18th, 2006 | No Comments »
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Posted by: Paula on November 13th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Hello all you writers and readers out there! How the heck are you? For those of you who don
Posted by: Paula on November 6th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
It was simply a gorgeous night – we have lucked out two years in a row with the weather being 50 degrees and not a frigid, snow blowing 32 degrees!!! We were all happy campers :)
Since my three older guys are away at school they celebrated Halloween last weekend and they all had a grand time. However, for my two younger rugrats, Joseph 11 and Anna Banana 4, we celebrated last night with lighting the Jack-O-Lanterns (eeewwwwwww) and trick-or-treating through the village for two hours (until our feet couldn’t take it anymore). Here is a shot of our Curious George monkey and Cartman from South Park (did he have to?)….
Don’t they look so happy together….?
So until next year’s Halloween. Anywho – I finally finished Claire Messud’s novel The Emperor’s Children last night and now I am into Sue Miller’s Lost in the Forest (which my agent highly recommended). I’m anxious to read it as I have enjoyed Sue Miller’s work in the past.
Well, I’d better get back to work – but first, a little peek in the Halloween goodies sack. Nothing like a mid-day treat for mom :)
Posted by: Paula on November 1st, 2006 | No Comments »