Sean has entered his Senior year and of course it would not be complete without a concussion sustained in wrestling. There is a new protocol for concussions which require a health plan before returning to school. The headaches have been so intense after doing homework that has missed quite a few days of school Above is our family picture, but like all pictures it is a year old. The one thing I have learned is that when you have the opportunity to take a family picture you do it. Its snowing once again, as the storm missess the New Jersey Superbowl by one day. The kids are once again spending the day catching up on their sleep, and assignments.

Broken Leg

The highlight of the last two weeks, if you could call it a highlight. Sean got tackled in a football game and broke his leg, he had to have 3 screws put in his leg. So we spent two weeks going to Dr's and no school. He is finally back in school, but still no seminary. Its amazing how quickly life can change in an instant we get moving on and then something happens, Wow course change.

Derek is doing well, but his body is falling apart.

Fall

The kids are back in school, and sports, gymnastics etc have started. I always dread the starting of school, but once we get into the routine its nice to be able to get other things done.

Heather came and we spent a day in NYC, I have never been to so many stores in NYC, it was a total girls day. We were wiped by the time we finally made it home.

We went to see the Nate Berkus show, we had to be to the CBS studios at 8am, it was fun, but we saw a side of Nate that was a little diva. Live and learn. I don't live in his life so it is hard to say more.

We are going to see Wicked

I am really excited Heather and I are going to see Wicked on Broadway, hopefully I will be able to upload a few pictures in Times Square.

We have a soccer game on Saturday, for practice we worked on dribbling the ball up, and kicking it as hard as we can. We also worked on staying in position. Its a lot of pressure to coach.

I have been steadily working at Macy's, I like that I can say when I can work. This way I don't have to work on Sundays.

Beautiful Saturday

The weather was perfect on Saturday. We went to Seans first freshman football game. Kelsey had her first soccer game, the kids did really well. We scored 4 goals, with two assists. Yeah. I had the kids high five the team member that helped them score. Heather is coming in two weeks, totally pshyched we should have a lot of fun.

HOT,

For being September it was almost 90 degress. To bad the pool is closed. We all know how much I enjoy swimming. Today is the first day of class for me, it is back to the grind. I enjoy going to school, it just adds pressure to be young and carefree again. It is definetly harder with all of the other responsibilities that I have.

The kids have tommorow off for Roshoshana, they have a 3 day week again. We just get the routine down and they have a day off. Tommorow is soccer practice, we are still looking for a name for our team, the kids cannot agree.

Labor Day

It is hard to believe that summer is over, ugh. No more swimming and reading by the pool. Its time to get back into the swing of school, housework, laundry and work. Its a beautiful sabbath day, getting ready to write a nice letter to my Derek.

Yesterday we finally took the kids to the new minature golf place that looks like a castle. It was so much fun. Guess who won. ME, ME Me I beat Sean a Mike I know it sounds like I am gloating, but they always rub it into my face.

Lymes Disease

Just found out I have Lymes disease, I thought I was just tired. Now I know why I am so tired, it is not like me to fall asleep getting a mani pedi. I had such a hard time last semester concentrating, this is a sign of Lymes disease also. I am on a month long dose of anitbiotics hopefully I will feel better soon. I could sleep all day, the worst part is not be able to remeber things. It was really hard last semester to focus, luckily I still pulled a B plus but it was tough.

Yellow Leaves

With the really warm weather, the leaves are starting to turn yellow and orange, it is only the second week of August. I am definetly not ready for fall, summer has come and gone to quick. I am ready for it to be June again.

Hot, Hot, Hot

It was 96 degress with the heat index even hotter. We spent the afernoon at the pool swimming, I even got in to swim a few laps, until I start swimming laps I forget how much I really enjoy swimming. There is nothing like swishing through the water and feeling your muscles move it is exhilerating and relaxing at the same time. I can also read and enjoy a good easy read, while the kids swim.

Yeah for me, I ran and 8 minute mile with a minute and half cardio spurt.

August 10,2010

High School football has started that means that the summer is over for Sean. His time will be spent at football. Kelsey is excited for Rachel and Zach to come, she has a countdown of the days.

I feel as if the summer is almost over and it makes me sad, I feel like it went way to fast.

School will be starting in about 3 weeks. Yuck

NYC

Matt and Cindy were here visiting with the kids. We spent 48 hours visiting New York City and Statue of Liberty. We left here at 9:00 am and got home at 12:33 am. We stopped at the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton at 10:30 pm for dinner.

Atlantic City, New Jersey

On are way home from Atlantic City, NJ. We are sitting in track on Route 24, luckily the only traffic on our way home. We so much needed this break to spend time as a family. We are all tan, and rested, well rested from the everyday grind. I have eaten to many onion rings, and desserts. It justs means that I go to the gym for no reason. We sat on the way down for about an hour and fifteen minutes and went 20 miles if even.

Home awaits us.

Vacation 2010

Its the final week of school, I am sitting on the beach with my feet in the sand working on the final touches to my blog. Kelsey is burying a football in the sand. Mike and Sean are in the Atlantic Ocean riding the waves. This is paradise, Yvette style.

Kelsey stepped on a shell the first day so yesterday we had to see the hotel docter. he prescribed an antibiotic because her foot became infected. She still doesn't put pressure on her foot. Something always happens when we go away for vacation, it has gotten to be a family joke.

She had such a hard time walking up the boardwalk that Mike and her rode in the push carts to the Rain Forest Cafe, we had a two hour wait for dinner. We sat down to eat at 9:00 pm. Today we slept until 8:45, I did 4 /12 miles and some weights, and in a little while I will play in the water.

kelsey is doing remarkable better today.

Off to finish up the last of my assingments for school.

Finals Week

I sound like a grade school kid waiting for summer. I can hardly wait. I need a break, we are leaving fro 6 days of relaxing bliss on the beach. Sand, sun, pool here I come.

I just have a few things to finish up for my class, well not a few, a test, a discussion portfolio, a paper, and a video clip. Yikes. I have started working on all of them. Wish me luck

The next few pictures will be from Baseball, Track and the Bridging Ceremony from Daisy's and Girl Scouts

Theme Day

Briggs School had Theme day. I was there for most of the day, we moved from 6 different class that represented 6 different countries, we learned how to do a dance from Africa, Mexico and India. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun dancing. This picture is of the kids watching the African Dancers and learning about Africa

New Nephew

Stuart and Crystal had a baby boy on July 8, 2010. He weighed 9lbs 2 oz. I think. Wow big boy. We are so excited to have another Terry floating around.

Two weeks of school left YEAHHHHH. I need a break.

Organizational Behavior Class

So I am going to try and download something from the internet. I was thinking of using this clip for my OB class.\

Okay I tried and it didn't work.

Sandy is out of the hospital, and Mike and Sean are at Scout Camp. Mike was so happy that he passed the swim test. He said in all his years of going he has not been able to pass the test before.

Sean broke his fishing pole, luckily someone was going up and I sent up a new pole from the shed.


Mike says there are spiders everywhere. He bought 4 cans of RAID bug spray, hopefully this will keep the bugs at bay.

Tommorow I am taking Red to ENT docter in Parsippany for a hearing test. He doesn't want me to go, but Sandy is addimate. I am caught in the middle.