Happy Birthday....

.......to ALL the people who celebrate a birthday on this September 29........LOL LOL ALL the people...I know my BIL is 36 today and a year after he was born this gal from Philly was also born...........She is the BIG 35 today....A Beary Happy Birthday to her! I say Beary because she too is a "Bear" we are all bears at BABW....She is not just any bear she is the BIG A** IN CHARGE BEAR>>>>>The TOP BEAR<>AND A GREAT HEAD BEAR AT THAT>>>>A very happy weekend of fun and laughs to you Dana, the beary best boss bear ever.........

MISSING.............2 Hubcaps........

I am so angry and feel naked when I drive the car now. I discoved my two passenger side hubcaps missing when I got out of the car to go to work on Labor Day. Yes, Labor Day. I know it took me a while to "vent" about it. We were at a BBQ at MIL & FIL's and I have a feeling they were taken then. I looked on line and it would be @$90.00 to replace them......OK come one, I am sure they are PLASTIC stock reg small caps........UGH...I refuse to pay that kind of money to feel fully dressed. (lol) This post comes becasuse at school drop off today a very observant student came to the window to say hello. He was a funny, get in trouble but mean no harm kind of kid when I worked at the younger school. He was always respectful and made it a point to go out of his way to say hello at all costs. He said "Mrs. R did you hit a pot hole?" I was like no why Luke are my tires flat. He continued to tell me I had two missing hubcaps...Ph yes I know they were taken a month ago. He pipes in ........I think when you loose two it is because you hit a pot hole. NO KID LISTEN !......lol they were TAKEN.....He was very cute about it. Back in the day he was also a know it all kind of boy too. His grandmother owned the bus company for our town and he knew EVERYTHING there was to know about EVERYTHING., even at age 6. So I have this 11 year old making it a point to tell me to rethink and retrace where I may have hit a pothole to find out how they "feel" off. I still think they were taken. STOLEN TO BE EXACT! Someone told me I should find a car like mine in the mall lot and take back my hubs....Well he was joking a little and I know that karma is a *itch and I would NEVER TAKE what is not mine. AN eye for an eye would have this world in a tizzy if we took notion to do bad to others b/c they did bad to us. So I leave you with....I am OCD and it KILLS me to drive w/o 2 hub caps....the whole being of the car is off, uneven, I have no choice b/c I have more needed things to spend my money on. OH maybe this can render an entirely new car.....AHHHHH HAAAAA NOT! wishful thinking......Drivin' around half complete................What can I say it gets me to where I need to be.............sigh....................

Opps watch out for the tree....

As I was driving to pick up at school from work the radio station broke in with news that the Hood Blimp crashed in Manchster by the Sea (the place where old lady made us put the rock back on the beach). Just imagine what the residence may think of a big ugly over sized HOOD thing will do to their upscale ritz facad. I hear the driver was fine, just waiting a while to be saved by a helecopter or what not. It was a traffic nightmare reported from a friend who sat in it for almost an hour. At one point Mix 98.5 was poking jokes about it but in the end it could of been a real bad situation if he hit a building or other structure....I am just glad it did not POP because lots of milk would of been everywhere....Milk is what powers the entire inflated balloon...really it is.......ONLY JOKING>>>>>So hey Hood Man stay clear of the tree.....

Lots to see..

Yesterday we headed over to an office park(HOW FUN lol) to view a local airports runway. The small Beverly airport was too crowded to get an up close look so we got word from friends that a lot to the east was full of on lookers like ourselves. It was a great view and the boys and Michael were very impressed. Oh, did I mention they were using the new binoculars to see WWI and II fighter planes. They were doing an airshow for the day despite the strong winds. The HOOD blimp had to be grounded because of the wind. It was a sight to see. A nice older couple told us a story of his time in WWII and they were so sweet. She suggested a "ride" on a newer plane. I could tell she was joking because the cost per person was $250. OH MY .....you had to see the lines at the airport to take the short in a circle ride.People must have money to burn. First off don't have that kind of money, second I don't care if it were free.....the less I have to be airborn the better. I am not the happy fly for no reason type. Heck I am not the fly for a reason type. If it were up to me car trips would be my mode of travel to Florida all the time. Our trip ended with a yummy treat from a farm near the lot. We live one mile from a wonderful homemade farm icecream stand but enjoy this one better. I guess when you can get the cream near by it is worth the trip for a differnt type of cream. Have a nice day and get your head out of the clouds...

A Gray Day...........

We have needed a little rain to get the water levels up so it is not all that bad that it is so gray and glum today. I wish I had it in me to stay under the covers and be a veggie master this morn, but I just don't feel it is productive. I did stay in bed a little later thatn usual but get a guilty feeling when I do that. The more I type the faster and harder the rain comes down and the Chestnut Beauty on the hill next door is running in a circle and seems a bit confused. His overcoat and hair I am sure keeps him dry but I don't know maybe he should be in his stable? I can not make that call because I don't know the first thing about horse care so maybe I am out of line. So as I look out the slider and enjoy the sight of falling rain and a horse running amuck around in the mud.Enjoy your wet day and take the rain in stride.

What do you like?

I got this cute thing from an E-Mail buddy......See what you are........
If you were to choose ONE of these deserts what would it be...JUST ONE>>>>

Angel Food Cake/Brownies/Lemon Meringue/Vanilla Cake w/Chocolate Icing/Strawberry Shortcake/Chocolate Cake w/Chocolate Icing/Carrot Cake/Ice Cream
I for some reason picked Carrot Cake.......Most who know me would think I was a CHOCOLATE CAKE w/ CHOCOLATE ICING type........That is b/c I am addicted to chocolate.....BUT I DISLIKE cake that is chocolate....does that make any scence? Well I LOVE carrot cake with cream cheese frosting...YUM YUM>...SO see what you like do not read below before you pick....Pick first....and let me know....I wonder if this helps us get to know eachother better..... ; ) Bear Huggin' and Lovin' xoxoxoxo Stephie


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ANGEL FOOD CAKE.... Sweet, loving, cuddly. You love all warm and> fuzzy items. A little nutty at times. Sometimes you need an ice> cream cone at the end of the day.. Others perceive you as being> childlike and immature at times.>> BROWNIES... You are adventurous, love new ideas, and are a champion> of underdogs and a slayer of dragons. When tempers flare up, you> whip out your saber. You are always the oddball with a unique sense> of humor and direction. You tend to be v ery loyal.>> LEMON MERINGUE... Smooth, sexy, and articulate with your hands, you> are an excellent after-dinner speaker and a good teacher. But don't> try to walk and chew gum at the same time. A bit of a diva at> times, but you! have many good friends.>> VANILLA CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE ICING... Fun loving, sassy, humorous.> Not very grounded in life; very indecisive and! lack motivation.> Everyone enjoys being around you. You are a practical joker. Others> should be cautious in making you mad. However, you are a friend for> life.>> STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE... Romantic, warm, loving. You care about> other people and can be counted on in a pinch! You have many> friends who love to be around you. You also tend to melt. You can> be overly emotional at times. Your sense of loyalty and devotion> are paramount.>> CHOCOLATE ICING ON CHOCOLATE CAKE... Sexy; always ready to give and> receive. Very adventurous, ambitious and passionate. You can appear> to have a cold exterior but are warm on the inside. Not afraid to> take chances. Will not settle for anything average in life. Love to> laugh.>> ICE CREAM... You like sports, whether it is baseball, football,> basketball, or soccer. If you could, you would like to participate,> but you enjoy watching sports. You don't like to give up the remote> control. You tend to be self-centered and high maintenance.>> CARROT CAKE... You are a very fun loving person, who likes to> laugh. You are fun to be with. People like to hang ou t with you. You>are a very> warm hearted person and a little quirky at times. You have many loyal>friends.

It's ONLY Wednesday!

I am all for the saying "stop to smell the tulips". (thats my version)I like when time is an option and rushing is not needed, but come on. This week is as slow as can be. It is only hump day! I feel like it should be at least Friday or even Saturday. I think maybe because we have had very few people at the workshop. Cleaning takes up time but not that much. I feel the linger at home also. Homework has been taking forever on Ryans end. Boy do 5th graders get tons of homework or what. Stephens seems just as long as it always been and he is more independant than his brother. With youth group last night, Lego Robotics and four hokeys to go till Sunday I think this week may never come to an end. Please don't take this as a compliant, I am just stating the facts. It has been summer like the past 4 days and that may contribute to the time feeling like we are on slow motion. When it is nice and warm the days are longer and you get more done before the sun goes down. In the winter when the sun leaves before 5 pm that makes for a short day. I really really am not looking forward to that. I am sure alot of you are not too. SO I guess I will take this slow week in stride and be thankful that the time is not flying because the days will get shorter and so will my smile once we see a dark dinner sky.........Enjoy your day and hope "you stop to smell the tulips"........................

Our annual summer trip to Quincy Market in Boston

Well it felt like summer and we did not quite make it before Labor Day but what a time today. The weather was just awesome. I wish we could have days like this until Late November early December. We ate at the most fun place ever, Dicks Last Resort. The wait staff is over the top and the atmospher is crazy. They have the best food rated Photom Greatness from the show. We were also sent to Bearded Papas ( the best creampuff in the WORLD) I will tell you we were "sharing" two between the 4 of us...Well yeah after the two were gone we then HAD to get two more to share.....We should of just got 4 one for each...OH Well sharing is caring!!!! I of course had to make my way to the NEW Build a bear with a FRIENDS 2 B Made area......I know I spend my weekdays there all the time but this store was the best. They has so much more thatn we do and I wish we could have a friends 2 b made section in our store......I would be all over that........The boys waited outside with Michael but after being in the store "way too long" I got them in the door to find me. Hey I wait a long time at the GOLF stores so they can wait at the BABW! We saw atleast 4 street perfomers and they were a hoot........Funny how I always feel abliged to give a few dollars and Michael is like ahhh no.......Hey they entertained us a bit might as well....I do not like how you can not get into the main buildings while they are performing b/c the crowd blocks the doors.......I was very wigged out by the crowds there were so many people there today, I am sure the nice weather was alot of the reason. I love to people watch while the boys go in the stores I am not fond of like the Discovery Store. Thet spend a good 40 mins looking at all the stuff in there while I PEOPLE WATCH> I must say what a diverse world we live in ...I guess I have to leave my small town to see this more often. lol I rather just be in a small town ..I am no longer a CITY CHICK...I am a country girl.......and proud to proclaim it....
So that was the day........I am so glad we made the trip, it is a yearly tradition that I do not like to break...Our next yearly outings will be Appple/pumkin picking in NH and the Oldest Fair in America TOPSFIELD FAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice small town happenings no big city freakyness,.......hehehehe Have a great night....Bear Huggin' and Lovin'

A walk down memory lane.......

It is funny when you have a friend of the boys in the car and you listen to the conversation (pretending not to really listen but kepping track word for word) the things that 13 year old BOYS talk about. I recall when I was a 13 year old GIRL our chats were about the cute boys and things like that. Well boys do not hit the "girl crazies" as soon as the girls hit the "boy crazies" so I am not hearing any chit chat of the girls in eight grade. I am hearing of whos bike has hugh wheels, or whos roller blades has really fast spinning wheels, or who gets to ride 5 or 6 miles from their house to a busy area of town. It is funny what they talk about. Todays 35 to 40 min car ride to hockey practice was directed to me to recall funny events when the boys were little. This came from my sons friend (mentioned in a post from the summer) who is with us alot and has gotten to know not just the cordial funny Stephens mom but the also she can yell when she is streesed and be supper goofy when it is time ect....the good the bad the ugly...We all know that only certain friends we have grown up with get the entire package when they are always with that certain adopted family...you get the picture.....SO I basicly told them of the POT story from yet another previous post......I pointed out and made a hugh deal of just HOW BAD that was of "Eddie the tenant" to do that stuff but the boys found it to be super funny that I had the notion that it was Spanish Food smell and not Weed smell......So Stephens friend who has parents 18 years my senior said "You weren't a HIPPIE back in the 70's like most parents were?Pot was done often back then" ////AHHHHHHH NOOOOOOO KID b/c I was JUST BORN !!!!!!!!! lol lol lol How can you be a HIPPIE in a crib babling goo goo gah gah!!!! I was like how old do you think I AM !!!!!
I did say it in the most funny of ways........ I just tought it was maddening that a 13 year old has the notion that ALL parents were HIPPIES.......SO with that topic open they mentioned the "air heads" .....I guess a name given to students at the JR/High School that are suspected of being POT smokers.......OK so as I almost drove of the edge of 495 and into a gardrail I was like HUH? SO you mean to tell me you know of 8th graders with a cloud of suspiction that they "do pot"////I am like aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh! The best part of the story is one of the students they mentioned ( I know him as a trouble maker so no doubt there) is the gym teachers son. OK! His mom and dad are both PE teachers at all the schools in out TRI_TOWN School district......Yeah thats really health concious of the gym teachers son.....SO don't forget always open the door of communication so the "POT" talk is not left a secret and your 24 year old thinks it is SMELLY SPANISH FOOD>>>>>>If you know what I mean ........

Bear Hugin' and Lovin"

Always be beary friendly..Sharing is the beary best thing a bear can do.......Love your teddy bear.......Give it lots of care.......Bear huggin' and lovin'............................!!!!! We all have some bear qualties in us..........Show your true bear colors............Bears Rule!

More Pics

Last years school picture and last years hockey picture

Ryan Stephen

The top picture was taken on our 10 year Aniversary in 2002.....15 years in April baby!

Here are the pics..........

This was taken in December 2001 at my brother in laws wedding...The boys were Jr. Ushers....they look so young my how 5 years matures a person ...lol ........

Always Hug the bears you love...........

I was able to have a wonderful John F scan some pics and send them to my e-mail. I would LOVE to post them but I am not computer savy like that. I have been sittin here from 505am till now @540am and trying my best to do this. I want to wake up Michael but will not just because I am impatient. At 530 am is when I start my day and I am now late in the start. SO keep an eye out for some pics b/c by 630 he has to get up lol....I will nab him before he showers (I hope) and get him to take a look...........Hope you can see them soon........

The rich get richer.....

Well the BOGGER won......6 votes to one. I do not have much to say about it. Also Americas Choice vote gave Janelle $25,000. I really wanted Chicken George to get it but Jani gets everything when it comes to America voting for her. Oh well BB allstars is done....Got to move on..........Hope next season is a good one. I look forward to getting to know HG's that have not already seen play.......................That's it .....End of story.............Oh well.....I feel like Eyeor, Pooh Bears friend............OH BOTHER!......Not Brother.....

In a few hours......

the Big Brother winner will be announced............I am waiting on the edge of my chair......I will be back later to VENT on how this played out...........I am going to have BB withdrawals when it ends. I will have the Amazing Race to look forward to but not this years Survivor...no that gets a no go for me.......So Yippie for BB FINALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Years later.......

When I went to take Ryan to school this morning there was a poster in the front foyer of the school with the time and place of the 9/11 memorial tribute that the school will be having in front of town hall across from the school. It is nice to know it is 10 mins after school starts and I will be able to attend. I would however request to go to work late if needed. I hope that as the years pass we never forget the families that lost loved ones. Time is said to heal all wounds but I am sure total healing may never really happen. With the help and strength of God I can pray and hope that these families as well as my fellow Americans can give our emotional support not just on the Aniversary of this tragic event but always. ......I have put together a few words to "NEVER FORGET"


This is titled HISTORY,
I shed a tear for History...............
His story, her story, our story......History is not just a story, it is true life. We may not have been there to see it but to hear of it makes us feel like we've lived it. I have learnt of many wars and hear people speak of Vietnam, WWII Pearl Harbor and other historical happenings that took place before my time. I have to shed a tear for history. I may have not been there or had lived it first hand but my heart acks all the same. I hold a place close to my heart for the brave Americans young and old that keep us "safe". Though to shed a tear is a true understatement when it comes to a day that will be forever etched in our hearts and in the history books forver. The differnce with this well known date is that I was able see the true horror unlike how years ago they are just stories. I know many other dates in American history are a terrible reminder of loss, this day is also a horric day of distruction and lives lost. This ever life changing day will be with us always. I have so many emotions from this day that words can not describe. This gross event has changed not only Americans but the world. I look at it as the brain is like a camcorder, once recorded it can play over and over. Time may fade the picture but it is always there. It may not be as clear as the first recording but made clearer with memory. In a way some do not want to remember and have it be a blur over time, but on the other hand it would be a total injustice to try to forget. So as the saying goes "9/11......NEVER FORGET" God Bless America! Land of the Free and Home of the Brave!

Twas the Night......

Twas the night before the first day and all through the house...lots of creatures were stiring, mom moving her "mouse". Typing away lots of numbers and keys to find out what the supplies might be. Iron the school clothes, clean off the shoes, got to get ready for the back to school blues.......All the parents excited to send off the children, for it's been a long summer and the time is a brewin'. Gotta love the first day of seeing them off and knowing their brain may never shut off. SO too all of the kids waiting for the first day, get lots of sleep there's no time for play!!!!


Have a great back to school time all you deserving parents out there!!! We all know I am sad to see them off to school once again b/c I love to spend time with all the kidos but it is a part of life and we must move on ...come on Old Man Winter BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no I did not mean that...so sorry....I was foolin old man please be nice to us!!!!!!! ; )

A funny Stephie story!

Reading another bloggers post recently about concernts brought up this funny Stephie story. In the comments it was stated by other bloggers that a certain place that the concert took place was a place where the "pot" smell did not linger. Well funny story.............In High School I was a "good girl" and still am.lol. I had the notion that when the kids went behind Donut Maker (the donut shop acroos from Pope John XXIII H.S. in Everett, MA) they were "smoking cigs". I was put off by that notion alone. Well it took about 4 years after HS to realize it was the wacky tabacky. My good friend Michelle let me know in a conversation about "Corbett" a boy I dated for about 2 months as a Freshman. I wondered why all the Fendi girls(richer types) would ask me where is Corbs. I really really was so nieve that I did really think in was cigs. Reg everyday cigs. That alone made me grossed out so without a doubt I would of never thunk "pot". We go to a Catholic School and I am on SADD (Students against Drunk Driving) and I am on Campus Minisrty. How would ANYONE ever do a thing like that? It is illegal! SO my first POT smelling incedent happen when Micahel and I had our first house in Revere with an inlaw apartment in the Basement. When Nonie(Micahels grandmother who needed a place to rent when she got evicted) God Bless us for taking her in ... left to go to the home we had a renter named Eddie a kid my age at the time (24) that was a boyfriend of a girl M worked with. We thought what a nice Spanish/American kid. (I point out his ethnic backround b/c later in the story you will see what that has to do with him) I was surprised to see that all of his young like myself friends had such expensive nice Beemers and Caddys and Lexus cars. Wow these labor workers do really well for themselves. (Yeah ok little girl) SO on the Friday nights I would waddel in from my Bank job at around 830 pm (bank closed on Friday at 700) all 6 months pregnant with our second baby. (first one tucked in his room /window above Eddies door) yes! I would smell his aweful smelly "Spanish cookin" so as I pull up to the driveway Michael is yelling from our sons window "Eddie 3 strikes your out" "You are out of here at the end of the month" ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! ok now I am like Micahel I know this food stinks so bad but we evict him for it?
Well as I get to the door Michael explains how he has been sheltering me from the TRUTH that the smell of the "bad" food,it is POT! AHHHHHHHHHH I start like a bat out of hell down to his apartment. Screaming and yelling how dear you bring that into my house I have a baby on the way and a 2.5 yr old upstairs and the smell is out side his window.......He almost got a slap in the face from me because I was so mad. Well his reponce was "my sister does it and she has kids, whats the big deal?".....OK you just do not know me well engough Eddie b/c I have NEVER IN MY LIFE DONE THAT EVER! He told me I was a lier! I fought for almost an hour about how I was not lying. Well Sorry kid I tought you cooked really bad Spanish food and come to find out you are smoking POT/DEALING in my house! He told us he was going to sue us for evicting him. I was like yeah and what judge was going to be like yes illegal pot is fine to smoke outside the door of your apartment. I am all stressed out typing this let alone when it was happening. So little Miss Stephie was so not with the whole pot thing that she had the notition it was smelly Spanish food.......I hope I got you to laugh and I wish I made this story up but it is the Gods honest truth...Thats the funniest part of the story ...HUH!

I was in a tizzy.........

I was trying to post and I LOST the link to Create a new post. AHHHHH...I get on the phone licketty split and called Normie to "find" the link. I wanted to vent about yesterday. Our friends took us to a place in Marblehead yesterday to a semi-private beach. We were in the area of GRAND homes in Old Town right on the ocean. So the boys had tons of fun and hours of entertainment. Then all of a sudden the crazy lady looking out her window came all the way down to the beach to YELL at Stephen, Ryan and their friend Joe that they moved a ROCK! So my first instinct as a "nice" person is to tell the boys put the rock back.I did not know moving rocks was illegal. I had them put it back just to appease the lady. My friend JoAnn was like "why did you let her get her way?" I am not one for confrontation so I did not want an argument with this "Abners wife" lady. Get it from Bewitched, the nosy neighbor. So I will not be making the trip to this place soon because my sons like to move rocks.....lol