Cross country finals

The middle school cross country finals were held last week.

And there off...

Here comes Joey....

Pass him .....

Yes.

And the finish.

What a great season. 

Fall around the homestead

We have had some beautiful fall days here.

Happy Fall!

How to make Brownies

Joey needed to teach something to his drama class. 

He chose to make and teach brownies.

Preheat oven.

You'll need one mix,

water

oil,

two eggs.

Mix

Pour in pan.

Bake at 350

for 25 minutes.

Enjoy!

The return of the haunted houses

The tradition continues...
I guess we do have a change if you notice we only have two houses and one tombstone.

Here is the spider that is in front of Joey's house.

As you can see the doors are open, a monster escaped knocking over a pumpkin.  You can see the footsteps and if you look carefully you can see a little bit of the monster behind the house.

Oh dear, there is a ghost looking out the window and one flying away.

Can you see the eyes in the house next door?

Bradley's first birthday

Dad and I got to go to Florida to celebrate Bradley's first birthday with him. 

He loves Mickey Mouse club and his cake. 

He was not shy, he dug right into the cake.

"Hey Bradley your shoes go on your feet, not in your mouth." 
We had such a great time.
Happy Birthday Bradley!!

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs passed away and our family wanted to honor this innovator by posting some of his quotes.

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.   They somehow already know what you truly want to become. ---Steve Jobs

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life ---Steve Jobs

Don't let the noise of others' opinion drown out your own  inner voice---Steve Jobs

You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.  So you have to trust in something--your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.  This approach has never let me known, and it has made all the difference in my life.  ---Steve Jobs

My model for business is the Beatles.   They were four guys who kept each other in check.  They balanced each other and the total was greater that the sum of the parts.  That's how I see business: great things in business are never done by one person, they're done by a team of people. ---Steve Jobs

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.  Because almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these t hings just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.  Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.  You are already naked.  There is no reason not to follow you heart.....
Stay hungry.     Stay foolish.    -----Steve Jobs

Salmon Days

Waiting for the parade.  It's a little early for Emma.

We celebrated the return of the salmon by watching a parade, eating elephant ears and kettle korn, and looking at all the artist wares. 

Run, Joseph, Run

Here comes Joseph...

Go...

gaining on IMS....

up hill to the finish line.  Great Job Maywood, Great Job Joseph.
This was Joseph's first race. He loves cross country.

First day of school treat

These are black boards, chalk and an apple for the teacher.

Back to school

Joey is a sixth grader in middle school this year and Thomas is a Junior.

Joseph is very excited for this year.  He is ready to see his friends and be involved again.

How did Thomas feel about starting school?  ....well, I think his expression says it all.

There they go....The school year has begun.