We Survived Prom!

Well, it is now Sunday afternoon and we are all home and safe. No body got killed, pregnant or arrested. Taylor is a bit worse for wear - perhaps because he had a baseball game today. I'm not sure he got any sleep last night and showed up at the field straight from the hotel. Here are a couple of pictures.

Before the prom...

Sharp lookin' dude!

After the prom...

It was a good weekend - lots of sunshine, lots of baseball. I wouldn't mind a little less baseball (3 games in one weekend is a bit much even for me!)

We head into the week with Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday games. Luckily they are all on our home field so we don't have any travel. And the weather is supposed to be decent.

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Ratatouille? No just Rats!

Did I mention the rats? Did I mention how I really don't like the fact that they leave poop all over my kitchen counter? I know I live in the city. I know I live in a house that is over 100 years old. I also know that coexisting with creatures is a fact of life in my neighborhood. I also know that coming into my bathroom and finding a dead rat in my toilet is beyond the bounds of sharing!

Luckily, it was Taylor who found the floater and it was not in the middle of the night - the imagination boggles! Not lucky for Taylor, but lucky for me because I use that bathroom. In the middle of the night. Without turning lights on. And I flush. Again the possibilities boggle the imagination.

I'd post pictures, but Taylor drew the line. He did step up and help me retrieve and dispose of the intruder but we were both gagging most of the way.

Brian is still in San Diego. We are all still trying to decide the breakeven point between the gross factor and the "it makes a great story" factor.

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What's the sign for bunt?

Alexander at bat - he put down a lovely bunt up the first base line. He was called out but he advanced the runner who came home to score on the next play. The evening was so warm I only had to wear a sweater! I'm beginning to think we might actually be getting done with winter!

The rats are back again - blech! I came downstairs this morning to find lots of little presents deposited on my kitchen counter. Luckily I've been storing my fruit in the microwave over night so the critters didn't steal anything. Looks like it's war!

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Happy Mother's Day!

I'm having a lazy day at home with my boys. Brian headed out of town to spend a couple of days with his mom before attending a work conference. Before he left, he spent Friday working from home and preparing my Mother's Day gift. I came home Friday afternoon to find my "weed bed" transformed back into it's orginal intent - a lovely herb bed. He planted new season herbs, tarragon, basil, dill, fennel, lemon thyme and cilantro. He also planted two rows of candy cane beets and Easter egg radishes. The crowning touch was my very own Brown Turkey fig tree! You can see the fig tree and some of the herbs in this picture - please disregard the dandelions!

This afternoon T&A came into the kitchen and annouced they were giving me my present now. It turned out to be a car wash and detail. I actually had to drive them down to the car wash, but they did all the interior vacuuming, cleaning out all the disgusting food, trash and sunflower seeds from several seasons of Little League games and wiping down of all the surfaces. Then we all got to ride through the car wash for the finishing touch. We love that! We all had a laugh when, as soon as the car was clean, the rain started. Oh well, it is nice and clean and organized inside again for the time being.

Tonight, after Taylor's baseball practice, we are going to walk out to our favorite sushi place for dinner. All in all, a nice relaxing day.

I hope all the moms I know are able to enjoy their day.

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