As you can see from the slide show we spent Easter with the Ferencys. We spend a lot of time with them now that we live so close to them, so much so this is like their family blog too. LOL.Any way, Easter was fun. We went to their house in the late morning to hunt for eggs filled with candy. Calvin wasn't too pleased about having to give the little guys a 3 minute head start. In the end though they all collected about the same amount. Zach really got a kick out of it. After nap time we went back over to their house for a dinner of prime rib, potatoes, salad, broccoli, and cake. The food was great and so was the company.
My Mama came up to see us. It was rather unexpected but I'm so glad she came. We had lots of laughs and wine as usual. She did very well climbing all the stairs in our house. I was so proud of her, though I'm sure she was sore for days after she got home. Hopefully my Pa will come to see us soon and take Calvin back with him for a few days. Then Zach and I will cruise on down to AZ to stay a few days and pick Calvin up. So let that be a shout out to all my gals down there........I'm coming to town so let's get together for some fun!
Calvin rides his bike all over the place now. We also got the tiny bike fixed for Zach, and got him a helmet, or should I say......."Awesome helmet" as he would. He's still a bit scared of the bike but he tools around on his tricycle all over the place. We finally got the gator pickup running for him to drive around too. He doesn't quite get the steering stuff yet but he's trying. I'm glad it's up and running and Zach can use it, because poor Calvin hardly got to at all, once we moved to Vegas there was no where for him to ride it.
Our house has become the neighborhood hang out these days. Calvin and Zach have found quite a few friends. We love being at the end of a dead end street but I"m not too sure how I feel about being the local hangout for the kids. They tend to help themselves to the boys' toys and bikes and such. Yesterday we woke up to the door bell ringing 3 or 4 times and it was the boy from around the corner. We were ALL still asleep! I don't like dealing with my own kids that early in the morning let alone ones that I don't know! Hell, I don't really like kids in general except my own and my friends'..........and even that's not all the time! (I sound so "nurturing" don't I! wink wink!) Just kidding! I hope for my kid's sake I don't earn "the Meanest Mom on the Block" title. Although, according to Calvin I already have!
Besides all the kids playing in my driveway our street has grown rather quiet. We're the only ones left on our side of the street. The folks next to us moved back to Utah because the husband retired, and the house on the corner went in to foreclosure. It's all rather sad. I just hope we get some great people with some kids moving in so I can shoo all the kids to the other houses. Let the other moms scold kids for sitting on top of the 10 foot block wall! Let the other mom's ears bleed from listening to Calvin's constant whistling! I'll be happy to pass on my Meanest Mom crown, or at least share it!
Hopefully we'll join the YMCA this summer so we can spend some time there. It's too damn hot now to do much outside besides swim and we don't have a pool =(. Besides, this jiggling jelly belly I've been complaining about for months isn't going away on it's own damn it! I've never had a weight problem before now and I'm not handling it very well. I get bored and I eat, so I need to get out of the house and do something physical pronto! I'd go for walks but I'm afraid I'll melt! Every summer I become less tolerant of the heat!
I do have some exciting news to report though! It looks like I will for certain be going to school to become a Dental Assistant provided we qualify for financial aid! I'm very excited about it! We should find out for sure very soon! The program is 8 months and costs almost 10 grand. I will learn how to polish teeth, take xrays, make impressions, deal with insurance and all sorts of other stuff. It also includes a 6 week externship. The pay is in the low 30s but that's more than what I was making punching numbers and scanning groceries. Once I get some experience I can move on to a specialized field and the pay will be higher. I can't believe I'm going back to school at 38 years old! I'm looking forward to it and hoping the newness and excitement will help me lose some of this excess weight. If not I'll have to get my Meanest Mom on the Block crown resized and that probably won't go over too well!
Love you all! Miss you too!!!
PS....Observe Calvin's baseball picture over on the right!
