Kings Island

Our Cedar Point pass lets us in free to Kings Island again this season, and we were determined to take advantage of this perk! CP didn't open until later in May, so we headed to KI and got our pass pictures taken. We decided to take my nieces and they had a lot of fun. The weather was perfect, 70ish and a little sunshine. It was fun to try out some new rides for a change. Hubby and I grew up on CP and the kids have been going there since birth. We definitely think we will be hitting it a few more times this summer. Our favorite rides were the Stunt Coaster and we also loved the Scooby Doo Haunted Castle ride!

First Communion

JM made his first communion in April, and looked so darn grown up in his suit. He was less than comfortable in it and couldn't wait to get out of it! We had beautiful weather, not the snow that arrived when JC made his first communion. Overall it was a beautiful day. He did fake drink the wine though! He was dreading it all along, so I told him he didn't have to drink it if he wasn't comfortable. He took the cup and tipped it up, just short of his lips! I do not have too many great pics of him, he wanted to make funny faces for all of them. But there are a few keepers!

Blizzard of 08

We asked for it....yes we did. We spent most of the winter being jealous of our family in Boston..."Hey why to they get all of the snow and we get rain?" Yes...we asked for it.

It was fun though (of course, I didn't have to shovel.....I (for SOME strange reason don't own a pair of snow pants...go figure). Luckily our neighbor own a tractor and came over to plow us out of our driveway. I'm told it is hard to shovel over stones! The boys had a blast. They built a hill with their cousins over the back steps of the deck and had a blast sledding. They even used their skateboard ramp and the end for some added airtime. It melted pretty quickly and they only got 2 days off of school out of it, but it was fun. I think the final snow total was around 18". By far the most we have seen in Central Ohio in a very long time. Pics are giving me issues...will have to try later!

Uggh!

Okay, worst Valentine's Day ever!

Our home was broken into this week. I was at work, they kicked in the front door in broad daylight and took about $7,000 is stuff. The worst part is how panicked I am every time I leave the house. I am sick to my stomach the whole time I am out thinking I am coming home to the same nightmare. I literally cry as I come down the street. Soon this will get better, now if only the insurance company will start to act like the care if this ever gets resolved. I need a new computer (two to be exact) and want my camera back!!

And might I add....shopping for home security systems is confusing.

Cousin's Party '07

We had the annual cousin's party at our house this year and had so much fun. We had a football party and we painted a football field in our side yard, complete with goal posts. The kids are all getting older and we can do lot more organized activities with them now. We had a football game, with Grandpa as our referee, and then had an obstacle course....boy, are these kids getting competitive in their old age!

That Monday we all hit Cedar Point and had such a blast! The kids all love the coasters and they have fun taking turns riding with each other! The weather was perfect for the entire weekend and we really enjoyed hanging out. Tracking 18 people at Cedar Point is quite a task, but we really managed to have a fun and uneventful day!

It's a bad day....by 8:00!

I knew the hardest part of taking over as Director of the Preschool was going to be dealing with parents. I have had my fair share of trouble parents this year, and another joined that list this morning, before 8 am.

First off, I don't mind parents calling me at home, but not at 7:45 in the morning.

So, background first. Our preschool schedule normally follows the school calendar of the district our school is in. Not all of our kids are from that district, but that is just how they have done it. Well, my boys are in a different district and when I was hired, one of the deal breakers was that we now follow my boys' schedule so that when they were off, so was the preschool. So, with Spring Break coming up, my boys are off next week and the other district is off the following week. This dates was in the handbook and has been in our newsletters the last two months.

So, this mom calls me this morning, asking when our Spring Break was? Hello, do you read the newsletter and handbook? She was iirate that her preschooler was not off the same week as her school-aged kids. Like this was a lightning bolt of information that I just let loose on her. I explained why it was done this way, and she yells at me that preschool decisions should not be made based on my children. Well honey, I am in charge, I don't make squat, so that was the one thing the board could give me in compensation. I will never apologize for choosing to spend time with my kids over work.

I am really thinking I can't do this job long term, just too much stress for not enough money!

Spring is slowly creeping in!

Ah, 70 degrees and a little sun! We are so ready for spring around here. It has been a crazy weeks....who am I kidding....a crazy few months. The boys have both been sick the last two weeks, but I think are turning the corner. The nice weather is wonderful, but have probably let them both out more than they should be since they are still recovering. Strep is making its presence known at both schools, so I am glad they are both on antibiotics. It hasn't hit preschool yet, but we do have a lot of snotty, runny noses (nice visual, I know!)

DH took the boys to the park tonight and they loved it. They even helped clean the front room and JM dusted just to help their cause. SIL and BIL then showed up with my niece, extending their outdoor playtime a little more than I had planned. JC got the game Othello for his b-day last week and they played a game of that before bed. It is a good one for them to do alone. JM actually beat his big bro!

I am chaperoning a field trip with JC's class tomorrow. Twenty minutes on a bus with a bunch of 4th graders....better take my Excedrin Migraine before I leave! We are seeing some science show? I am then scheduled to volunteer in his room in the afternoon but am hoping they can do without me since I have some freelance to work on. My Buckeyes play at 10pm tomorrow night too....might actually need a nap tomorrow afternoon so I can last through the game and still function at work Friday morning!