Busy With Boys: And in Conclusion...

I thought I would finish the tale I started the other day. So Thurs. was way more crazy than usual. I had wanted to get to Target to find a long sleeved athletic shirt for Bubba to wear under his jersey for b-ball. But Peanut had been sleeping all day and still wasn't awake after school. B came home early, though, around 5, so I dashed to the store and got a shirt (it was the fastest trip ever to Target. I got in and out of there in under 5 minutes!) I got home to find Peanut awake and grumpy and made the kids corndogs really quick while they were getting ready. B was getting his scout gear on and said he could take JP and I'd take Bubba and come back over to JP's practice since it was shorter, while B went to Pinewood Derby and then I'd go back and watch the rest of Bubba's game. Well, I got Bubba dropped off right when B called me and said, "Where are you?" "I just dropped him off, why?" "Peanut just threw up all over our bed." So I had to go back to the house to get JP, who was very late now, while B cleaned up Peanut. He decided he would bring a blanket and pillow for Peanut to lie on the stage at the derby. Well, the neighbor boy came walking up as I'm leaving with JP because his parents had left him and he needed a ride to the derby. So, I'm off and running with JP, who ended up being 20 minutes late, while B is off to the derby with one sick kid and one that doesn't belong to us. Pretty funny now looking back, but so NOT that evening. Oh, but it doesn't end there. I had taken Excederin in the evening right before the craziness began, and apparently I can't have any caffeine that late, so I was up until almost 2 am. Then at 2:30am as I'm finally drifting off, Jo Jo wakes up screaming. He was in our bed for an hour tossing, when I'd finally had enough and put him back in his bed. So it's like 3:30 now. Awhile later as I'm about to FINALLY fall asleep, I hear a random noise. I figured it was Jo Jo again, but now I hear whining and it sounds like Peanut. I go in his room and he's crying, "Mom, I frew up." Luckily, it was only like a handful on his pillow, one hand, and a little on his top blanket. So I washed his hand and got him a new pillow. Needless to say, I got 4 hours of sleep that night. When it rains, it pours. The good news was that Bubba continued to throw strikes that night and I got to see both innings he pitched in. He also won his first derby race and nearly won the second. His award was for "Most Aerodynamic Car." And dad recorded all of his races, so we watched them when we got home that night.

Friday night was fun. Butch's dad and step-mom drove up because he wanted to see the Broncos Spring scrimmage game they play. His step-mom volunteered to stay with sick boy and baby boy, so that I could go too. It was fun. The tickets were only
$7. We were a little late so we almost missed the entire first half because they were only playing 8 minute quarters. We got to see the last 2 minutes and then there was a 5 minute break, so B, JP, and I went to the snack stand since we hadn't had the time to eat yet. Well, I got frustrated because JP wanted a pretzel and nachos, but only wanted the chips in the nachos. We told him he could only get one thing, but he insisted, and B said he could use his own money, but I didn't want him to waste his money. So anyway, I left to go back to the seats, which was a good thing, since the 3rd quarter was almost over. He still had a way to go in line and was going to miss the whole game, so I ran back and got them and said we could eat after. So we finished watching the game and then they allowed anyone who wanted to come down on the field to meet players, take pictures, and get autographs. The boys were SO stoked. So all these pictures come from that. The players were so nice to all the kids who came up to them. JP was insisting he didn't want any pictures, but we finally convinced him to get an autograph, so he has one on his Bronco shirt, I got one on mine, and Bubba got two on his Bronco sweatshirt. So much fun!