Finally Friday and VACATION!!!!

We have had a busy and eventful week at the Shaner house. First things first we got rid of the Chevy Tahoe which I really did love, except for the gas and got.......a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid.....YEAH>>>>>the suv is loaded with all the bells and whistles and gets sooooooooo much better gas mileage, just in time for our drive to the BEACH!!!!! So as of today, the Tahoe is sold and the Highlander is mine and partially packed to leave tomorrow am :)
Wednesday I had a root canal.....yuck. It is not too bad but still really sore :( and it was really expensive, they at least had 12 month financing.
It has been very stormy this week, crazy thunder storms in the afternoon and evening. The grass grew like crazy, Z mowed it this am and washed the dog so he could go to teen night at the sports center tonight. Great to have the help!!!!
The kids and I are so ready to get to the beach and relax.....Daddy is really busy and may join us for a bit at the end of the week but we shall see. We will miss him but that is the way things just are.
The dogs are good, glad to be in the house when the weather hits but Meadow especially likes the mud.
Z and I have bonded over the Braves some more and are a bit stressed they lost 2 to the Marlins with questionable umpires, but hey the rocked last night and hopefully can pull some out at home before heading west.
So, I guess I need to get off the blogging and get some more things done for the trip tomorrow.
Hopefully the next post can include pics of the boys at the beach:)

Suddenly Sunday

I can't believe how fast the summer is going and for that matter that Z said he is ready to go back to school.......he misses the social part, not the work........we had a pretty relaxing weekend, saw the movie G-Force (in my opinion time I will never get back, but T liked it), and the boys hung out with Dawson next door and played games and outside. The dogs enjoyed having their pool (yes, they have their own baby pool) filled up since it was hot this weekend. I got the grass mowed, and cleaned and bought some more stuff for back to school. I hope to find a new car this week to save on gas and avoid having to buy new tires and sink some money in the car I have.

I also have Stellan heavy on my mind and also Kate and her cancer battle. It is hard to think of those families going through these situations and it makes me stop and appreciate my family more.

Rainy Days and Thursdays.....

We have spent the afternoon trying to keep the dogs out of the downpours.....somehow Meadow gets muddy everytime she goes out!!!!! The rain has been welcome. Thunderstorms are part of a southern summer.......now for the fun of mowing the grass this weekend:)
We finally have our internet and cable and phone all changed and the printer working so now I feel connected again. I got totally frustrated talking to the help???? desk and when I finally talked to someone I could understand I was in melt down mode....but that got me an appointment at no charge that same day!!!!!!
The boys have had fun going to a baseball hitting and exercise camp this week, my 12 yr old has now been trained on the cardio equipment at the gym and is trying it out.....we learn about the weights on Sat.
We head to the beach in a week and will be gone for a week and then it will be back to work....good and bad.....ready to start getting a regular pay check again but not ready for homework and schedules.....
I realize how much I love my kids...we all have "penguin" names.....Mort, Rico and I am Marlene.....the Braves have been winning so I actually am able to talk to my 12 yr old about something relevant...too bad they lost today but there is always tomorrow night...my 10 yr old has a crazy imagination and when he is just with me is still my little boy...
it is raining AGAIN!!!!!! guess it is time to wind down and get ready to sleep...

Hot, Humid and Where is the rain???

Happy Friday!!!! Well the guy came to change the cable and Internet and I am behind the 8 ball figuring how to do everything all over again. I at least have the Internet on my laptop but can't figure out how to get the kids computer working.....I guess Z can survive the weekend with no net. The next dilemma is figuring out if we get the Braves game tonight (or any night they play on Peachtree TV) Z is very disappointed but maybe we will have luck when I check at game time......too many stations and not the one I want....
At least we have AC...it feels so yucky outside..we had just enough rain to make things worse than they were this am (if that was possible)
Hope the other two are having fun camping:)

Off Camping

T and Daddy left today to go camp until Sunday.....when Z and Daddy went on this same trip they had crazy thunderstorms...guess what is in the forecast again :) they should have fun anyway......
the rest of the day has been pretty relaxing....getting some shopping and errands done...and car shopping(that part was not relaxing)...grrrr....trying to get a vehicle that gets better mileage and is a bit smaller, they are trying to not give me good money on my trade in so double grrrrrrr......so the saga will continue.....I'll give a couple other places a shot on a better trade in.
I was in line with Z today and he is so close to being as tall as I am. I figure by at least his birthday on Oct. he will pass me, especially as much as he has been eating, must be a growth spurt. I look at him and think of the ER Dr who said I would miscarry him at around 8 weeks I would love to find him now.

Linky

Here is the attempt at Mcklinky...................

My attempt at pics...............

Hey, it worked....here are some pics of the boys Monday night while watching the Home Run Derby....... The dogs were happy to be inside and playing...this is Meadow, Fenway is somewhere, probably trying to find the cat! Meadow loves this football shaped ball.....it squeaks so she is not allowed to have it at night....that and with her chewing she would probably eat it!