Sad Truth

I have to admit, we are junkies. TV junkies that is! We have shows recorded and scheduled and we can't keep up. The Tudors started 4 weeks ago now, and it was excellent. We have only seen the first episode and have the following 3 to watch. I love the Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel so we are dedicated to that show and are actually caught up on that one. The Sopranos started a few weeks ago and we are one episode down on that one. We should be able to watch that one tonight. It was hard to not ask questions about it. Everyone, and I mean everyone watches The Soprano's. I had to shush people today so they wouldn't ruin it for me.

Let's see what else............oh, Grey's Anatomy. I love - love - love that show, but I can never keep up. They show to many reruns mixed in with the current season, so I never know when it's a new one or not. The Black Donnelly's was good to, but again we lost track.

You see it all started with the MLB Extra Innings. Cox and the stupid Directv. I'm not fond of the unfamiliar and because of stupid Cox and they couldn't make up their stupid mind about the stupid MLB crap we are now stuck with Directv. Don't get me wrong 500 and some odd channels are great but if you can't record a show and watch something else then what is the freaking point. Tivo is great I love the idea of it but it really sucks in combination with satellite TV. So a warning to anyone interested in Tivo, only use it with regular cable tv. It has something with the signal being unscrambled with the receiver and it can only do one at a time. So therefore you can only watch and record one program at a time unless you are watching a previously recorded program. blah....blah...blah....

Success

This past week was pretty busy. We had 3 birthday "party's" and two baseball games. Ethan scored 3 runs and got on base every time he was up to bat. His game has improved tremendously!! Except for now I think he knows it. He gets so excited that he swings at every pitch and lucky for him he's gotten hits off them. I'm sad for him because the season ends next month and doesn't start again until next February. Jared gets out of school the second week of May so they will have the boys baseball time again. It sucks because it's going to get really hot really fast, and that will limit their playing time.


We went to a new Italian restaurant called Nora's Cuisine off Flamingo and Jones. I loved it!! The pasta was excellent and the prices weren't too bad. Our all time favorite is Montisano's, they have the best of just about everything. It's authentic Italian food, and the garlic knots are to die for...mmmmmm....now I'm getting hungry!!! Anyway the whole point of going to Nora's was for Ian's birthday party dinner. I think for the first time I got a picture of him with a smile on his face.

Do you think he had a good time?!?!?!?!

And my darling Jared.....we went to a new Chinese / Japanese restaurant called Pumi in Henderson, and we struck it again. Excellent food and a really great time. Sad for me.....no pictures of the dinner. The flash gives him migraines so I have to sneak my pictures. :)

The Best Birthday Ever

Green faces and all!!! He loved his party, he loved his gifts, and everyone had a wonderful time.

Happy Birthday to my boys

Ethan is turning 7 on Tuesday. Holly cow 7.......seven......I can't believe that he is seven. He is so big and smart and handsome and he's growing up. We are having his birthday party today at the park and of course the weather is crappy. I am hoping that it stays clear for at least an hour or so in the afternoon so he can have a decent party. People finally RSVP'd and this was suppose to be his first real birthday party.

Jared turns 27 on Monday. We are getting old!! Another year down and who knows how many more to go. Let's see I don't know who is more spoiled Jared or Ethan. I got Jared a TIVO and MLB Extra Innings. He's had the Extra Innings for the past 3 years and loved it but the cable companies couldn't make up their mind so we went with satellite instead and got the TIVO. Drama for baseball. But he works hard so he's worth it!

And let's see, how many more birthday's could we have in April? We start out with Alan on the 9th (Happy Late Birthday), my Mom is on the 14th, Jared, Ethan, Ian on the 18th, and Rollie on the 28th (in case I forget Happy Birthday as well).

We wish you all many, many happy birthday's to come.

1st Run Scored

On Monday's game my baby scored his first run. Not only was this his time making it past 1st base but he scored!!!

His second at bat and first pitch he popped it up in short center field and made it to first; next batter..........he runs to second............next batter..........he makes it to third............and another batter..........he slides into home plate just before the catcher can tag him out!!!

Phew.........I was excited. Can you tell??

Rules of Baseball

Ok, the first rule of baseball is Keep you eye on the ball. Because if you don't then typically bad things will happen. For Example.......getting the laces imprinted across your nose. Can it get any worse, without breaking it I mean?

Finally new pictures.

Ethan as a Yankee....

Goodness I'm behind

Lani won a cruise to Mexico today and a bunch of stuff last week with the news station here. She's got to be the luckiest people I know. I can't win anything. I don't like to gamble because I know that I'm going to lose, so I typically don't play.

People think that when you live in Vegas that you gamble all the time and the hookers walk the streets (all streets) and that you spend you free time in the casinos. Well anyone who lives here or knows someone here knows how untrue all of those stereotypes are. Locals hate the strip and never go there unless it's for a specific reason, show, club, etc. Jared and I went to the strip for our 7 year anniversary. We went to dinner and a comedy show. We had a blast and lost about $50 in the slots. Again, my bad luck rubs off onto him. I should make him rub on his mom so we can get a good win. Just one, that's all we need!!!

I was reading an article in the news yesterday stating that the cost of everything has increased and the pay rates haven't (gee we needed them to tell us that). But it actually said that people in, I think 2003 were actually doing better than us due to inflation now. So basically we all need to ask for raises (that we won't receive) to even up the odds a little. I'm anxiously waiting for the day that I don't have to worry about the petty things. I know that I am truly blessed in what I do have and I need to quit complaining about what I don't, but what fun would that be?!?!? Soon I know that everything will fall into place and we will have all we have ever desired, it's just a simple matter of time and hard work. Something we are more than capable of.