But poison ivy, Lord'll make you itch!!

I took a picture, but it made me itch even more, so I'll spare you. I look like a leper, have tried everything anyone has suggested, but still it spreads. If this part on my eyelid gets into my eye, I'm getting a cortisone shot. Never had it before, don't want it again :(

Happy non-itchy weekend!

On a happier note, some recent love notes for Dean and me

Jack and Harry snuck special notes into Dean's bags for his recent trip

Their cards for my Mother's Day were so them ;-)

Harry's still working on the jokes - while his timing and inflection are great, he's not a writer at the moment.....but his heart's in it, don't ya think?!

Jack loves Star Wars, and me :-)

The Coaster's Poison Ivy

'Cause we'll never be the way we were

The boys have been wrapping all sorts of activities up, the school year is winding down, and the memories are sweet these days....

apparently, Harry has inherited the green thumb - their cub scout group started these potatoes growing about 2 months ago....I kept holding out hopes that Jack's would start to flower, but so far no luck.

Homework is a lot more fun with two!

Jack's soccer team - this is his best year so far (despite the 1970's basketball-style shorts)

Amy Winehouse's Brother

Lean your ear this way

Harry had his second piano lesson tonite, and performed to a SRO crowd ;-)

He is determined to play Brahms' Lullaby for Ms. H next week, so stay tuned....

They had a chance to talk with Dean via video chat tonite, and I am forever indebted to whoever figured that deal out! His face and giggles were priceless as he got a guided tour of Daddy's hotel room, including a trip to the bathroom with sound effects, and the cool tropical ("It's like Hawaii!") landscaping, including huge koi and at least one duck. Thanx, babe, it was priceless on this end!

Jolly Old St. Nicholas

I See You

Dean's travel schedule has geared back up, so the boys have gotten to have a few video calls with him....can you see the love? While Jack's still a little enthralled with watching himself make silly faces, we're hoping the technology helps us miss each other a little less.

Leona Lewis - it's a beautiful song, especially if you can ignore all the blue weirdos in the video ;-)

I'll be there to raise you or to roost you

As an only child, I constantly marvel at the relationship ups and downs of these two. I pray that they will be there to raise or roost - these smiles give me hope!

The Muppets' A Friend Is A Friend

You better not let 'EM in.....aaahoooo!

The boys officially became wolves last week. They had a fun year as Tigers, but looked so proud to get their new yellow neckerchiefs!

They got to make smores afterward. Their friend Zach (background) will be a Tiger this fall - welcome to the wild-er-ness!

Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London

Mommy, daddy, you and I

Mother's Day was gorgeous and full of love from my three favorite men - I'm such a lucky mommy!

The boys are so silly and love to make goofy pix, posing here in front of the 'treasure' - they led me on a treasure hunt with sweet clues. Definitely worth the effort!

We went to see Soul Surfer and completely enjoyed it - they had read about Bethany Hamilton's run-in in one of their Shark books. Jack was into the attack, while Harry wanted to know all about how she learned to do everything again. The movie was a great family picture!

After the movie, they took me to one of our favorite restaurants to wrap up a fantastic day - thank you to all my men - love ya lotsa!

Talking Heads

Come on, take down your fishin' pole, and meet me at The Fishin' Hole

The boys' scout den got together for a little fishing on our neighborhood lake this afternoon - couldn't have asked for better weather or make biting....just missed Daddy something fierce!

Jack, Joe, Harry, and Grayson checking out their chances

Jack has mastered the chill of fishing
Joe and Jack

Jack reeling one in while his number one fan cheers him on

Harry and Jack investigating one of Jack's catches

Harry baiting the hook with Jack chilling in the background

Harry mastered the worm

Joe watching Harry reeling in his catch

Harry got a little help from a friend's mom

He caught a little beauty

Fishing and a cookout - pretty great afternoon in the country :-)

The Fishin' Hole (Andy Griffith Show theme)

....never stop 'cause it's too much fun

We took advantage of the gorgeous spring weather and their good behavior to take a little jaunt to the park after school. They slid, they ran, they scootered, they posed....

Lucinda Williams' Buttercup

Let me sleep on it

Sometimes I struggle with whether I've taken 'the sleep nazi's' book *

too seriously, then we go to a late lunch and .....

so what do we do??

we are not the most mature of parents ;-)

Harry wanted to get in on the silly, and Dean is always happy to oblige

*there is no chapter on tormenting your child in the book, that's all our doing

Meatloaf's Paradise By The Dashboard Light

Hollywood Hillbilly(S)

Silly goofy boys have dug into AJ's tricks and pranks kit....

Jack getting his GQ on
and Harry can't resist an opportunity to show those gaps....dad has convinced him that he'll have to move to the mountains if he loses another

Dale Watson