Your kids (and husband) might be geeks if...

1. You are being spyed on by a remote control car with a camera mounted to the top.
2. Your child saves his mall gift cards to buy a giant book called Visual Basic, then reads it.
3. A son begs you for a month to buy him his own Periodic Table of Elements. Then he carries it around with him for days.
4. Male bonding time includes websites, wireless networks, five computers in the same room and a lot of language you just don't understand.
5. After reminding your husband that your anniversary is coming, he reminds you that he just got you a Mother's day present - from Best Buy.
6. When traveling, you pick your hotel based on free wireless internet.
7. When you have computer problems, you call your kids.

Does anyone have a girl child I could borrow?

Missing my babies

Geoffrey is at on a mission trip in Florida and Danny is at camp 4 hours away. Just missing my boys so I made a layout of our putt-putt golfing day.

Summer in Virginia Beach

1. Beautiful sunny days in the 80's and 90's. No jackets required.
2. Beach Street USA. The city pays for performers to line the main street every evening. There are singers, comediens, magicians, acrobats and we even saw a woman imitating a statue. Stilt walkers mingle through the crowds. The beach shops stay open until 11pm or later, just in case you need a postcard or a boogie board. You never know what you will see! To top it off, parking for VB residents is only $1!
3. Town Center. This is where the grown ups go for an evening without the kids. Last week we parked and listened to live music in the plaza as we walked to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. Couples are always dressed up and holding hands. It's peaceful, romantic and definately special.
4. The beach. Miles and miles of sand and surf. Boogie boarding, dolphin spotting, tanning, ice cream, collecting shells, watching jets burst throught the sky. And it's only 10 minutes from home.
5. The pool. Really, it makes the backyard look so pretty.
6. Camp. Geoff has over two weeks away from home and Danny has five days. A little peace and quiet for me!
7. No school, no soccer, no PTA. Life is good.

Swimming with the Dolphins

Who needs to spend tons of money to swim with the dolphins? Danny, Granny Sue and I went to the beach last week. It seems that the dolphins thought it was a great beach day too. They jumped and played just past the swimmers for over an hour.

Pool Stars

Pittsburgh - Game Day

We love baseball. The crowd, the excitement, the stadium, the food! Oh yeah, and the all American game. Heading to PA for a week was a great chance to check out the brand new PNC Park. It is very intimate. We were so close that both of the boys got a ball that was tossed up into the stands. It rained the whole week we were in PA except for those hours we were at the ball game. Then the sun came out and enjoyed a beautiful afternoon with us.

Photo Quilt

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My first quilt only took 10 years to complete. So why did I think it would be a good idea to make one in less than a month? This is our family photo quilt made for my parent's 40th anniversary party.