Suddenly, I have so much free time!

Baseball is over for another season.  Today, I did not have to rush to pick anyone up, rush to get them dressed for a game or practice, rush to take them to said game or practice, and I got my work done at school.  Yippeee!  I didn't know quite what to do, so I cooked a decent meal.  Scallops with red, yellow and green peppers and pine nuts, and meatballs for the kiddies.  Oh yeah, and I also joined twitter.  I had been thinking about it, and Candie from The Savvy Crafter, had a posting on her blog about it, so I am following (or stalking?) her, and joined myself up in the process.  You should come and follow me.  I think you just need to search for juliebeane.

The Royals Beat the A's for the 2008 Championship!

Here's the final score. It was 5-1 until the last inning. The Royals made the first out easily. The A's rallied and got their bases loaded. Someone came up and hit a double, bringing in 2 more runs. The score was then, 3-5.  The parents were nervous. We knew this was it. The Royals needed to hold them, or they would lose. The Royals got another out, and then it was down to the last out.  More nervous parents.  One of the best hitters from the A's is up.  He hits a ball, high, toward center field.  It was caught!  The crowd goes wild!  The Royals win the game!  It was awesome.

One happy Royal.

Riley getting his medal.

The 2008 Champs!

The End of Another Baseball Season

Here's all of the loot the boys got from their team parties.

Riley's side: trophy, game ball, pin, waterbottle with candy, pictures, certificate, oh and is that a medal?  Why, yes it is!!  Riley's team won the championship!  

Quinn's side: trophy, goodie bag, ball-with date he first hit the ball, without the tee, and his name plate from the dugout.

Here's the front of the medal.

Here's the back.  Sorry for the blurry picture-the shine of the medal was in the way of my photography.

Flip Flop Weather?

I have been wearing flip flops.  It's really not that warm yet, but I am being a rebel.  These are my newest addition.   I made them myself, well not the actual flip flop.  I bought those ( $2.49 at Target-where else would I go?).  I embellished them with ribbon and some flowers and buttons.  I like the way they turned out, and those cheap flip flops are rather comfy!  They are kinda light though, and twice today I almost killed myself tripping on them-they bend back, under my toes if I haven't lifted my foot enough.

There's some crafting going on!

I finished this little name banner, for me, over the weekend.  I know, it's not much, but it's the most crafting I've done for awhile.  What you really should see is the progress I've made with my side of our office.  I've gone through boxes, and sorted, and got rid of stuff, and moved things around...It's looking better, but it's still not finished. Maybe this weekend. I'll take some pictures in case you are curious.

Check out my new look!

My friend Valerie created this banner for my blog. Cute huh?  Thanks Valerie!  I Love it!!

Riley's California Mission Project

This is Riley's mission project.  He built his mission, Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, out of air-drying clay.  He did it himself, with only a little help from me.  

Here's a picture of both pieces of Riley's project.  He had to make a mission, but he also had to complete a written project.  We are waiting on the score, but we thought it was pretty good.  

It was pretty interesting, but we were all very, VERY happy when it was finally due, and our weekends and evenings weren't about getting the "project" done.