Hummmmm....Shaun!!!

Shaun was covering up some holes in the wall and left a bucket of wall mud unattended. Ian's internal sensor kicked in and guided him to this little boy's treasure, and was instructed by the boy genes to find out what happens if he puts his hand in the bucket. Luckily I found him before the inner working of his devious mind took him elsewhere with those muddy hands.

"Take me out to the ball game!"

I've been dying to see an MLB game since I found out there was a team here called the Atlanta Braves. After much convincing (Shaun's not a big fan of watching sports) I secured $6 dollars! tickets to see the last home games of the Atlanta Braves. Deirdre and Andrew Davis came with us to make it even more super fun. It was a blast! Exactly how I expected it to be. The crowds really got into it. They did the wave, they did the tomahawk hand cheer (you bring your hand down in a chopping motion chanting like a Native Indian), and they even had a singer come out and start the "take me out to the ball game" song. One of my favorite was when one of the Atlanta players jumped up and slammed into the outfield wall and CAUGHT the ball! They did a hilarious skit up on the huge screen t.v. because of it. It was a movie clip of Jack Nicholson in the movie "A Few Good Men" yelling at you "You are the wall! Be the wall" or something like that. What else can I say except I had a really REALLY good time.

Cant go to the ball game with out getting the hotdogs and the works. They rob you though! It cost us almost $20 bucks! for Shaun and I to get two hotdogs and a drink. Insane!

It's pretty far away but if you can see it there is a HUGE drum that would start up the crowd to do the wave or the tomahawk cheer. How awesome is that?!

By the way, our team lost. Still went home happy though.

SYDNEY Blocks

I tried to come up with something original and different for Peter and Brooke's new baby Sydney. I remembered the blocks that my Mamaw made for me when we were little. A whole variety of crocheted blocks. I thought that might be fun to do. I was going to knit them but thought that might take way to long so I sewed them instead. I asked Brooke what the colors were in the nursery so I could match, which is a variety of pink, white, and brown. It was fast and simple to make, except it took me a while to figure out how to do it.

A Good Halloween Read For The Kids

When I was a kid I came home every day from school quoting the words:

A horrible thing is coming this way,

Creeping closer day by day.

Its eyes are scary

Its tail is hairy

I tell you, Judge, we all better pray!

My dad was baffled and curious as to what I was quoting this from so he talked to my teacher and found out she was reading this book to us called The Judge. He thought it was so cute he asked to borrow it so he could make a copy. I still have my copy 25 years in my own children's collection of books. Thought I'd share it with you all.