Another Game

We had another softball game last night. Played Interlachen and won 4-1. Finally got the season schedule and looks like we'll be busy traveling to games this year. Not a lot of home games this time. Took a lot of nerve for me to go to last nights game as Jim is out of town. Everyone knows that when he is gone and the sun goes down, the house becomes a lighted fortress. I hate coming home in the dark when he's away.

Jenny had to work last night and missed the game, but was all smiles when she came home at 10:30 last night waving her first PAYCHECK!!!!! Now we have to go open her a bank account and set her up like she is a real grown-up. Little does she know that she's just a baby in my eyes.

Going to Walmart today to get a few things to finish putting Emily's room back together and then we will be through except for the new air vent and door which are contingent on each other, then we move to another area of the house.

Weekend

Saturday started with Rachel's first softball game. They won 5-0 against Micanopy. Stopped at Sonny's on way home for bbq, then spent the rest of the day washing clothes and getting Jim ready to go out of town. Sunday was spent packing Jim's clothes and cooking lunch so I didn't send him off on an empty stomach. He's headed to Pensacola and Gulfport this week, which means I won't get much sleep this week. Can't get to sleep without him here, or at least until the sun starts coming up and I can't keep my eyes open any longer. Kids will love it because I won't be getting them up early this week. Of course they are also complaining because I don't cook big meals while Jim is away. Lot's to do this week, so it will keep me busy.

Papa will love this!!!!

I was working in Emily's room, when I decided that the back corners of the newly built "box" in her room looked bare and didn't blend like I wanted them to. I went to Lowes and bought some molding, painted it, cut it to size, then didn't know how I was going to attach it to the wall since the ceiling is sloped and you can't get a hammer and nail to the top. I didn't want to wait for Jim to get home (he gets all macho when I ask for help, like I'm the little woman and he's the big "he-man), so I remembered that he bought himself a new nailer. Forgive me if I get the name wrong, but I believe it is called a "passlode". Anyway, no air compressor or massive muscles required to use this thing. I told Rachel to bring it to me. She stared at me like I had started sprouting horns...."You're going to use Daddy's new nailer?". I said yes, go get it. She started walking downstairs with her cell phone in her hand, no doubt to rat me out to Jim, so I told her that if she contacted her Dad in any way concerning this.....she was grounded. I read the instruction sheet on how to work this monstrosity and used it with EASE!!!! I LOVED IT!!!! So now let's guess who has custody of Jim's new baby???? ME!! I don't know if he will get over this heartbreak or not...he keeps telling me that I can "borrow" it if I want to, but he retains ownership....We'll see...hahahaha.

Kidnapped my husband

Yesterday was busy painting trim in Emily's room. Of course I had to wrap the room in blue tape. For those who don't know, I'm notorious for blue painter's tape in my house, and just to aggravate my kids, I sometimes let it stay for a while before I take it down after painting. Sometimes I will leave just a small piece on the wall on around a door just to drive them crazy. Anyway, I was finishing up with the paint yesterday and thought that I don't want to spend another night at home watching Jim play computer games and listening to the kids fight with each other over the dumbest things, so I decided to get cleaned up and dressed up and go kidnap my husband for a night out. The kids were going crazy because I told them they were on their own for dinner and don't call me unless it's an emergency. They were uncertain as to where I was going (didn't tell them any details) and left them with their mouths hanging wide open. Went to Jim's office (this was 3:30 in the afternoon) and told him to pack his stuff, we were going out. We went to the movies (Underworld 3---excellent movie) and out to dinner afterwards. Can't remember the last time Jim and I went to a movie alone. It was after 9 when we got home and Jennifer met us at the door with the words "You're grounded". She said dinner and a movie shouldn't take that long (we went to early 4pm movie) and we had no excuse. I think they were just mad because they couldn't go out themselves. We had a blast and wondered why we don't do it more often.

Update

Weekend was good. Of course we did the Twilight release party at Borders bookstore Friday night. Jim didn't think we girls needed to be out and on the road that late at night without him, so he and Jake also went with us. I think it was pure torture for Jake. Unbelievably, Jim was calm and cool through the whole thing. Of course there were plenty of videos and cds for him to browse through, not to mention the coffee shop. The girls had a blast and got their special edition video. Glad we went, because they ran out of videos while we were there. The place was packed!!!! On the way home, Jim decides to swing by Krispy Kreme and get donuts, so the night was a big hit for the girls and he was their "hero" that night.

We spent the rest of the weekend doing NOTHING!!! I read two books (paranormal romance, naturally) and we watched a couple of movies. Jim played games on his computer and the kids just became couch potatoes. That all ends now. I'm going to Lowes today to pick up some last minute things for Emily's room, and when they are together, we can start putting things back in place and she can move back into her room. Softball season begins full swing this week with their first game. Jenny is working today and Jake and Emily are trying to finish the school year, so they can have a little break before we start again. This school year was totally messed up with too many "emergencies" and chaos. Hopefully we can get the new school year started and under better control. To Jake's horror, he found out that they have to have vaccines before starting 7th grade and needless to say, he's not a happy camper. Like father, like son.

That's what's happening with the Holcomb's. I want to hear from everyone else, so either send me an email on what's happening or start your own blog and send me the link!!!!

Trip Cancelled

Our trip to Ozark was cancelled. House we were going to look at already has contract, so we decided not to go. Spent yesterday playing with JR, so now I have to do everything I put off yesterday. Jenny starts her new job today, so she was happy we are decided to stay home. I'm trying to decide if I can stay up late enough tomorrow night to take the girls to a midnight "Twilight" release party at the bookstore. Rachel is so into that movie, it's borderline obsessive. She took Emily yesterday to buy her Twilight t-shirt so she would have one to wear to the party. The girls are still restricted on driving after 10pm, so mom has to drive. Let's hope I get a nap tomorrow afternoon.

Update

Jenny took her SAT's Saturday. She feels she did well on them. Should get the results in a few weeks. We finally finished installing the floor in Emily's room. Now it's on to painting trim and putting up shelves. Kids did their MAP's (measures of Academic Progress) yesterday. It's computerized, so that was an all day affair. I had JR yesterday also, so we just sat around and had fun!!! I have him again on Wednesday, then it's off to Panama City (Jim's Office) and Ozark for a few days. We will be one kid short this trip due to the fact that Jennifer GOT A JOB!!!!!! She starts training Thursday at Winn Dixie. She is so excited. We are going out today to buy the required work clothes. With unemployment the way it is, we were all surprised when they called for her!!! She's grown up too fast. Things are really getting busy around with the job, softball, school and working on the house. Just hoping I can hold on to my sanity. Not that there's a lot to hold on to in the first place, but I would like to stay this side of a padded room.