Christopher, Christopher, Christopher..........

Christopher had an accident at school during volleyball practice this morning. He rolled his ankle and then someone landed on it.

We went to the Dr. and then for an x-ray, and it looks like he's broken the 5th metatarsal bone in his foot just anterior to the ankle bone.

What this means is:

1) He has to wear the robo boot for about 4-6 weeks
2) X-Ray in 2 weeks
3) Physio after that for a number of weeks
4) No soccer try outs, no soccer tournament this weekend, and no hockey for 6 weeks.

He's resting now and playing Mario Kart on the Wii.

Back to school tomorrow with crutches for a week, and then he can put some weight on it.

He's obviously upset that he'll miss all his sports.....but if he doesn't listen to the Dr's orders he'll be out for much longer.

Pray that time passes quickly for him.

Thanks,

Maria

We just about have a schedule..........

You know, I'm starting to dislike the first 6 weeks of autumn because of all the hockey/soccer overlap!

Not only have Christopher and Michael been on the ice since the first day of school, but we're still waiting to find out which days two of the boys practices are on.

Being anal about schedules, this of course is driving me nutty!

So far this is what we know:

1. Michael is the only one of the boys to have made a Rep. Hockey Team
2. Michael made the select soccer team for the Spring
3. I had to move Nicholas' music lesson to another day due to a conflict with blessed hockey Uugh!
4. Christopher is a sports fiend and is playing school volleyball, hockey, and is wrapping up his select soccer season...next week on to try outs for select soccer in the Spring
5. Jacob likes piano, but not practicing!
6. Nicholas rated very high at his hockey evaluations, but apparently not high enough to have made the Development Team he tried out for!
7. Nicholas is a fantastic drummer and is enjoying his lessons
8. Christopher and Michael can play smoke on the water on their electric guitars!
9. We're still waiting for a phone call about when Jacob will have hockey practice and the suspense is nearly killing me!
10. My husband is wonderful and is being very helpful with driving/picking up the boys from their activities after he's finished work
11. The landscapers finally came back today...they're tackling the front yard
12. Michael's hockey team won their first game this past weekend.
13. I have amazing friends who took me out to lunch today to celebrate my belated Birthday.

Maria

Is it me, or are young girls today more aggressive than when I was a preteen?

Ok, so there's this new girl in Gr. 7 and all the boys liked her....until recently when her true colors started to show and now they avoid her like the plague! I've seen her in action at school and she's a classic bully. She makes kids look like fools to make herself look good, and using a loud voice so all can hear.

She has our home phone number and calls here all the time wanting to speak to Christopher.....sometimes he answers the call, and other times I screen the calls.....like last night........

The phone rings around 8:50 p.m. and Nicholas answers the phone...he immediately gets this weird look on his face, so I take the phone from him and the conversation goes like this.......

Maria: "Hello"

Girl: "Is Chris there?"

Maria: "Sorry, he's not home right now, can I take a message?"(he was home, but there was NO way I was going to get him on the phone at that time!)

Girl: " Where is he?"(in a very rude manner I might add!)

Maria: (at a loss for words because no 12 yr. old EVER has to speak to an adult in those tones!) " He's out with his Dad, do you want to leave a message?"

Girl: "No, bye."

Then tonight we just got home from Christopher's hockey evaluation and there are 3 messages from this girl!!!!

"Hi Chris, we just called to say we love you, and we'll see you on Monday"

"Hi Chris(insert giggling here), and then she hung up.

"Hi Chris, we hope you're having a good Birthday, and I'll be giving you your present on Monday" (his Birthday isn't until DECEMBER!)

Maybe I'm making too big a deal about this, but it's making Christopher feel uncomfortable, and he wants me to block her phone number!

What's your opinion?

Other than the rudeness(which still ticks me off), it's just school girl stuff, but it's getting to the point of annoying and harassing.

Help!

Maria

Recap of the last few weeks.............

It's been quiet around here lately......sorry I've been MIA, I had the stomach flu last week, and it knocked me flat for a few days, and the lingering vertigo I had finally is starting to go away.

The boys are settled nicely into school, with three of them already having colds, and a letter came home on Friday that someone in Jacob's class has head lice! Uuugggghhhh!

Hockey season is in full swing already with only Michael making a Rep team this fall, so that means only one of the boys has a early practice during the week.(yay)

It's been a nutty few weeks around here with weird stuff going on. I think I told you that the dirt bikes were stolen, right? Well, the police are on the case, but nothing has been found as of yet. We had some lovely teenagers, er complete idiots light a fire behind our retaining wall in the wooded area behind our house. Nothing better to do on a Friday night! My kids were on the trampoline in the backyard when all of a sudden the two little ones came in crying.....I figured someone had gotten their head bonked when they were jumping, so asked them what was wrong....Jacob said that there was a fire in the back, so I took a look and sure enough, there was a fire burning 100 ft. from our retaining wall! I called 911 and they sent the fire dept. It took them 40 mins to put it out.........with shovels and OUR garden hose! The teens didn't disperse either...they're not scared of anyone with authority it seems. The firefighters told them to get the heck out of there after they reprimanded them and asked them if they were stupid to have lit a fire in the treed area. There were approx. 20-25 teens up there having a great ole time....and you know what some parents down the street had to say? " Well, they're just kids they need to go somewhere to have fun." WTH? So, let them light a fire in YOUR backyard! No respect I tell you. It makes me really angry that society today tolerates this crap. They're your KIDS, not your FRIENDS....parent them!

Christopher got a letter sent home from the principal the other day. Usually that's not a good thing, but in this case it was great news. Apparently a fight broke out at school at lunchtime and Christopher saw this and tried repeatedly to break it up. They weren't listening, so he went to get a supervisor. The letter was commending him on following the rules and for being brave when fists were flying. (Aww way to go Christopher, you are listening to us!)

Ok, better get going. I have three hockey bags to get organized for after school today.

A beautiful sunny day, just ripe for a burglary!

Yup, you read it right.........

Today I was outside most of the day as it was sunny and hot....I even folded my laundry outside on the pool deck today!

After school Jacob had a friend over, and they went swimming. Christopher, Michael and Joseph went for a walk in the hills out behind our house. They left at 4:20 p.m and came back at 5 pm, when all He** broke loose.

The events unfolded like this:

Michael: " Mom, is Dad home?"
Maria: "No, why?"
Michael: "The shed door is open and Dad's dirt bike is gone"


So, I went to look and sure enough both Andy and Christopher's dirt bikes were gone, as well as Andy's helmet, boots and chest protector.

I called the police and filed a report and am still waiting for the officer to call me back for the serial numbers etc.

Bums, must have come in while Jacob and his friend were swimming and I was trimming the rose bushes by the pool! Michael swears he and Joseph looked right at the shed door(garage door type) on their way out to their walk and it was shut, so this theft occurred during the 40 mins that they were gone and while I was pulling weeds along the hedge!

They busted the lock on the garage door(a bolt that slides sideways to prevent anyone on the outside from getting in).

Thankfully we have insurance, but it makes me so angry that this happened in broad daylight and while we were home.

Next on the agenda.......getting a BIG dog!

Uugh!

Maria

Mommy, go to Jacob.com

So, Jacob sits beside me tonight and the conversation goes like this

• J:"mommy, go to Jacob.com"
• M: "there's no such thing as Jacob.com"
• J: " Please mommy"
• So I type in Jacob.com and this is what I find......anyone want to bid on it????

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120301586918

Andy's Granny............

Andy's Granny isn't doing very well. She had a heart attack last week and is deteriorating every day.

Andy will go and see her tonight.

Praying for you Granny Margaret.

Labour Day Long Weekend.............

Hey y'all....hard to believe the kiddos will go back to school on Tuesday! Where did the summer go?

Recap:

1. July- Soccer Provincials
2. July- Lisa & Ron's Wedding
3. July- Golf Camp
4. July- Pool Party for all the cousins/Aunts/Uncles
5. Auntie Gianna/Uncle Derek and the girls visit
6. Auntie Mina/Uncle Carlo and the kids visit
7. August- Hockey School for Christopher, Michael and Nicholas
8. August-Uncle Jason/Auntie Jen and the boys visit
9. August- Soccer Camp
10. August- Pool Party/Birthday/Sleepover-Nicholas
11. August- Pool Party/Birthday/Sleepover-Michael
12. August- Pool Party/Birthday-Christopher
13. August- Pool Party/Birthday- Jacob
14. September- Back to School!
15. September-Fiesta(for our adult friends only! ) Ole!
16. September-hockey try outs
17. September- Soccer resumes for Christopher,Nicholas and Jacob

And there you have it....................

Maria