Good Dog???

Well that is a question not always easily answered. We had a really busy weekend and it started off with me going to work Friday morning. I left the house about 9:15am and asked our neighbor Julie to let Spencer out about lunch time. Imagine poor Julie's surprise when she entered my kitchen and found the dog belly deep in stuffing and cedar chips from his new dog bed. He spent the afternoon with the neighbors and I had to clean up the mess before I went off to work my hockey game. He must have been mad at us all weekend because that wasn't the only thing he chewed on. We installed the new dishwasher and he thought he'd inspect the insulation about the old one. Everyone needs to find insulation scattered about their yard. And then as if he hadn't been busy enough he tried to inspect the guts of his bed again today. He knows he's guilty cause as soon as you catch him he's tucked his tail and is off to hide. I love my puppy but if he doesn't improve his ways soon he my find himself sleeping on the cold hard plastic in the bottom of his crate. Lets hope his manners improve soon, like today!

Signs that Summer is over....

Sunday was a sad day in the Phillips household. Dairy Queen closed for the season. We had to go one last time. We made it just under the deadline, got there about 8:15pm. I couldn't get a pumpkin pie blizzard as they were out of pie crust crumbs so I made due with the old stand by "Banana Split". Oh so sad. We have one thats open year round but it's not the same. We will now have to wait till March when they open for the summer of 09'. It's difficult but a treat thats worth waiting for. Bring on the snow!

New Layouts! Woo Hoo!

Well it's been quiet a while since I actually scrapbooked. But on saturday it happened. I had a 12 hr crop to raise money for the Kids going to "Sea Camp" this winter and we only had 20 croppers so I had time to sit. It felt wonderful! All the girls laughed. I never sit and crop for myself, I usually run around helping everyone else and am busy with the food. But the Sea Camp kids were wonderfully helpful. The day could not have gone smoother. We raised about $600 for them and I did 2 layouts.

I also got to run out to Ann Arbor that evening to see Klye skate. He lived with us last winter when he played for the Michigan Ice Dogs. Now he's playing for the Marquette Rangers Jr. A program. He hasn't seen alot of playing time but he dressed and played. He played well. Coach should play him more. They lost is a shoot out 3-2. Good Game.

Heck #29, he's my favorite Ranger. Keep up the hard work kid!

Sunday Night at the Rink

We had a great weekend around the Phillips house. My Parents were down from Up North to do the Grand-Parent thing and we got to watch my Sister Debbie play in her first hockey game. She was so excited and the family was right there to support her. Everyone went her husband and 2 kids, our parents, me and my husband, her friend Wendy and her 2 girls and her buddy from work. She looked no worse the half the ladies out there, of course the comparrison is womens mini-mite hockey. Ha ha ha. I think it's tougher then she thought.

She had a little trouble stopping once and ran into the boards right below us. And she knew it before she even hit them and was already laughing and smiling at herself. I'm sure with practice she'll get better. Some of those other girls I'm not sure practice will help but it's a good laugh for the rest of us. She told us before the game she had one goal.......a trip to the box. She is a Szczepanic and has a reputation to uphold. We'll she didn't make it to the box but she made it look easy getting to the bench at the end of her shift. Way to go Debbie we're really proud of you. You are not as "Horrible" as your son said you were.

Such style and grace I can hardly contain myself.

Haunting creepy Friday nite....

Well what happens when the cross country girls have a team sleep over?? They TeePee Coaches house! This is what we woke up to Saturday morning. Rob tried to catch them, cause he heard what they wanted to do. We thought they were coming about 2 am so he called his buddies at the cop shop to do a 2 am driveby and harrass them. But they came early and when his alarm went off at 1:50 am the girls had already nailed us. Rumor has it they wanted to do more then just toilet paper but the Moms put a stop to that. Thank God. It was enough of a mess. I hope they had fun. I know I always did when I teepee'd my swim coaches house. Just the thrill of trying not to get caught. I love fall with all the crazyness Halloween can bring. I was just glad I had a crop on Saturday so I didn't have to clean up the mess. It filled the trashcan and we still have a little up in the tree that we couldn't reach. It'll come down sooner or later.

Flag Football!

One medium sized boy with flag in hand, makes boy very Happy. With a little encouragment from Mom, Brendan tried out for flag football this year. The night before the first game he wasn't sure he wanted to stay on the team. After the first game, "Mom I love this game!" His team is currently 4-1 with 3 games left in the regular season. He's already talking about next year. I'm so glad he's had a good time.

Now if only his hockey season was going as well. It's a young team and they have things they need to work on. They won their league opener against Dexter 5-2. I need to make a game. Which means I need to work less. This weekend will be busy, I have a 12hr crop on saturday, my parents are coming for the weekend, Brendan has a football game, Kyle will be in town with the Rangers for 2 games and Kaiti has a singing concert on sunday. Whew....tired already and I just listed everything. I'm off to finish cleaning for Patsy's (my Mom) arrival.

One Crazy Weekend.

Well I survived. My weekend was so wacked out I'm not sure where to begin. My son had friday off school and I had to work. Sooo I hired my niece to babysit. Sam, she's the best. I had to be at the store at 9:45, made it on time. Worked till 2, it was unusually quiet for a "freaky friday". Then I jumped in the blazer for a trip to Burton (near Flint) for a Michigan Ice Dogs (MID) jr. hockey game. Should have stayed home. I think my kids did. We played so bad I'm embarrased to say "I'm with the team". I had lots of injuries on both sides and worked like crazy. Lost 9-2. OUCH! Then as if that wasn't bad enough, I needed gas before I drove an hour home. So I stopped at the Shell station. Got out my credit card and cash, so I could run in to Wendys and grab a bite to eat. Locked my keys in the car. Complete Dork! Well it cost me $55 and about 30 minutes. But I did get to eat.

Saturday we played much better and won. And Sunday, early game 10 am, oooohh real early. We played well as a team but goaltending was weak and we lost in a shoot out.

As I sit here tonight I'm dead tired and ready for bed. Just waiting for the kid to get home. I'm hoping for a semi productive day tomorrow but I'm doubting it. No MID hockey for 2 weeks, thank god.