Day 61: Basketball Game Day #6

It was another fun day of basketball games.  Illusive Middle Child dominates more and more of the court...

and Girl Friday becomes less interested.  Oldest Child served mass.  We also had MR and her son over for Pizza & Movie night (temporarily moved to Saturdays to accommodate meat toppings and the Lenten ban on non-seafood meat on Fridays).

We miss you!

Love,

Me

Translation: Company!

Well, basketball continues in its Saturday time suck vortex of our lives.  That is OK, at least it is close, so that only the player and parent need to attend.  Oldest Child and the non-playing basketball-er can stay home while the other one has court time.  Although, both Illusive Middle Child and Girl Friday profess to still love the sport, so I have the feeling that there are many, many more basketball games in our future.

This week we also had our first house guests since Fabulous Spouse left!  MR and her son (remind me, I need to ask her for a code name, LOL!)  Tonight was Costco pepperoni pizza and Puss & Boots for the movie.  It was nice to have some company over, and a glass of wine with someone!  The movie was a hit with the kids, but I am glad that we waited for the DVD, as I would have been disappointed with the gargantuan cost to take the four of us (and I think it would have been 5 when it was released).

Day 53: Pizza & Movie Night

Dear Fabulous Spouse,

Tonight was boys’ night for Pizza and a Movie, as Girl Friday was invited to spend the night at the Neighbor Kid’s house.  We watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 2.

We miss you.

Love,

Me

Translation: Boys Rule (and Moms don’t count as girls)

It was boys’ night tonight, and they had a blast.  We had one bottle of sparkling cider left over from Valentine’s Day, so it was Costco Pizza and Apple-Cranberry fizz.  Oldest child asked if he could drink out of the bottle…whatever. LOL!

Also, we have decided that the PS3 is adult proof, as the only one who could figure out how to make it play the movie was Illusive Middle Child.  Go figure!  It was neat to have a boys night (as I do not count as a girl…I am a Mom, and that is different!).

Day 47: Basketball Game Day #4 & a Movie

Dear Fabulous Spouse,

Today was another basketball game day.  It was also the weekend release of Star Wars Episode I: the Phantom Menace in 3D, so we went.

We miss you.

Love,

Me

Translation: How long does it take to get Teriyaki Chicken and rice in a Sushi restaurant?

Today was actually our turn to provide snacks for both boys and girls basketball.  No big deal.  This was a chance for us to get rid of the Fritos that were accumulating in the pantry, as the kids never seem to want to eat them in their lunches.

Illusive Middle Child is really getting better.  He is now the tip off center, the ball thrower inner, the primary rebound guy, and is getting enough confidence to start throwing baskets!

This week, Girl Friday was not as into basketball as she has been in the past.  I am not sure if it is because we had a substitute coach, or that she is finally realizing that as the youngest, she may have the passion for the game, but she has not developed all of the skills.  It did not help, that the one time that she did get the ball at the end of the first half, she got called for travelling two seconds later!   In any event, Girl Friday did her time in the first half, but only played the last 3 minutes of the second half.

After basketball, we headed to the theater to see our limited time, 3D Star Wars movie.  Given the choice between 4PM movie and then dinner or dinner and then a 5:20PM movie, they chose the latter.  So, we got our tickets and headed over to Conveyer Belt Sushi!

The first thing that we did was order the little guys’ hot Teriyaki chicken and rice, as they are more a sushi is cool in theory than in practice.  Thirty minutes later, Oldest child and I had eaten our fill, our water glasses were empty and still no teriyaki.  40 minutes… 50 minutes…  it finally came just after 5PM.  So, the starving young ones inhaled their dinner, Oldest Child and I waited…still out of water, and then we hurried to catch our movie!

Save your pennies, you did not miss anything.  After Hugo, this was a big 3D disappointment.  Oh well.  The kids enjoyed it, and I guess that is what counts the most! (This is not the movie that you are looking for...)

Day 46: Pizza & Movie night

Dear Fabulous Spouse,

Gotta love Pizza and a Movie Night.  Tonight was Girl Friday’s pick for movie and Oldest Child’s for pizza.  We miss you.

Love,

Me

Translation: TGIF! …with Pizza

You have got to love Fridays.  It is the only day of the week where we can truly kick back, forget our clones… or lack thereof… and relax.  Goodness, I enjoy these nights!

Girl Friday picked Night at the Museum #2, and all three kids stayed for the whole feature.  That is a win in my book!  As for pizza, it was our usual mod Cowboy…but on thin crust, as Oldest Child is theoretically trying to cut wait for wrestling.  As he is the only one in his weight class right now, I am not sure how motivated he truly is to lose those last 5 pounds…especially as the Varsity kid in that weight class has been pinning kids and winning since last year, and we still count a win as anything more than 10 seconds for the pin.

Day 39: TGIF

Dear Fabulous Spouse,

Thank goodness it’s Friday!  Finally, we can relax, eat some pizza and watch a movie! …Wait… the Neighbor Kid’s parents are stuck in traffic.  No pizza until 7:15.  At least Girl Friday scored a sleepover!

We miss you!

Love,

Me

Translation: Late night movies

Parent pick up for our Neighbor Boy was way later than usual.  So, Pizza was not served until almost 8.  However, since Girl Friday had a sleepover with her Girl Scout friend, the boys and I finally watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.  Illusive Middle Child now keeps going around quoting Dobby the House Elf, “Dobby did not mean to kill, he only meant to maim or seriously injure.” 

There you go.  A very good quote of the day.