A Jock-Like Weekend...

Omg, we did nothing but go to games all weekend long! Pat was in the CFU Basketball Tourny, the Mid-Penn Tourny, and, we had two baseball games! We won both the basketball games, which was nice (I wasn't used to such nice passing, and play-making. At one point, I turned to Joe and said, "this is such great passing, and nice motion, what a game!" He said, "this is how basketball games are supposed to be played; this is very normal." Excuse me, I'm not used to such normal games... Ha!) Our baseball games didn't go as well, as we lost both - Friday night by only one run, and the Sat. (35 degrees), by a few more. Pat pitched a nice game, but then got hit by a line drive in the thumb while on the mound. It swelled up right away but he's fine now. It's always something though.... We had quite a nice weekend, which was filled up. Here's some pics; enjoy!

Have a wonderful week!

ps. I GOT A NEW JOB! I'm more than thrilled and will post about it after I start which is April 21!!!

Make a slideshow - it's easy!

Listen to this song; this guy is amazing... I love his voice. Jeff Black. A goofy video but I couldn't find one with Jeff performing the song live... Enjoy~!

I've been so remiss....

I just really haven't been keeping up with my blogging, my picture taking, my card making, etc. You know what I need??? I need about a four month vacation! I would spend the first month on a remote island (well, maybe not too remote because I would like to occasion a tiki bar every now and then...) Seriously, I really need to get so many things done in my home office; I have about a mountain of ironing - it just sits there and I look at it every single day; I have a stack of items for Pat's scrap booking; another pile of clothing that need buttons and/or some small mending jobs done; my poor iPod needs updated.... All those little little things that just take time. I got my iPod out today of my work bag. I just haven't listened to it in so long. I had to drowned out the office sounds - yes, it's that time again... Anyway, I just loved listening to my music, although, I know I have more music in my iTunes, and I need to transfer. Like I said, lots of little little things to do...

I took Monday off and I hope to be so darn productive that you'll be so damn jealous of me! I need to go to a seamstress. I have a project that's interesting... Ok, maybe some of my friends/family think it's a little crazy... I'm taking a dress that I wore to all of Pat's special things through the years, you know, that special dress, and I'm gonna get it made into a skirt because the thing is somewhat dated.... OK, IT'S 10 YEARS OLD! THERE!!!! I SAID IT AND I'M OK WITH THAT!!!!!!! Ha! I just got it back from the dry cleaners, so now I'm going to have it fitted, and made into a stylish little skirt to wear for Pat's Graduation. (Now you should be saying to yourself: "Terry doesn't look like she could have a kid who's old enough to be graduating??? I'm confused?" ) Very good, thank you....

We're soon finishing up the college choices and have it narrowed down to E-town and Albright, two really nice schools that Pat would do well at. We're now getting all the financial packages back, and is that ever fun!! Put it this way, I've been drinking heavily every night... ha! Joe and I are trying to justify this huge expense, and we're repeating, over and over again... "he's our only child, this is a gift we're giving him...." So, if you hear me saying that to you, please forgive me. We say it every two minutes in our house, I've embraced it, and it's kinda part of me now. It's the only way to rationalize it.... ha!

I have lots going on in my work life right now, and when there's big news, I'll be sure to share. I just know that I need a change, or else I'll pull out every strand of hair on my head, and that would be very very unattractive, don't you think?

Happy Spring to all, and a Blessed Easter Season!

I hope to have a photo shoot this weekend, and I'll surely post!

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

I just finished this book (it took me forever; it was nearly 900 pages). Anyway, I read Wally Lamb's first book, She's Come Undone, and really enjoyed that one, and figured I'd enjoy this one as well. She's Come Undone was rather odd, but this one, was poignant. Yes, a strange word to describe a book, but very poignant. By the way, it happened to be an Oprah recom., which nearly assured me I would enjoy it. I won't ruin the story just in case you find an old copy to read (it's been out for quite some time; someone gave me a copy) but I can tell you that it's disturbing, compelling, but mostly, satisfying.

A long, long time ago, when Dr. Laura was the craze and I was a faithful listener, she preached over and over again about the power of turning a damaging circumstance in your life, or a painful experience, into a positive. In other words, we all have baggage that occurred in our lives, and nothing, and I mean nothing, seems to heal it. In order to begin the healing process, turn it around.... Make sure it never happens to anyone else. Take that energy, and turn it into a positive. Fill yourself up with spreading good things, not bad. Begin healing by reaching out, and helping someone. By doing so, you'll be helping yourself to fill that void, and heal that wound that has been hurting for such a long time.

The character in this book portrays the essence of that lesson so beautifully. You'll cry for him and his family and you'll be so sad when you turn that last page, and realize it's the end. I kept the book at work, and read it during breaks and lunches, and when I finished, I sat at my desk, with a sandwich in one hand and a tissue in the other, and cried and cried - A good cry, knowing that the human spirit can go from the very lowest of lows, to the highest high, and can heal, no matter what.

I have a copy in case anyone wants to borrow it.

Have a GREAT week!