Back Seat Driver

Do you have a problem with speeding? Well we have a solution for you. Joey is the best backseat driver. He notices every speed limit sign and gets upset if you are even going 1 MPH over the speed limit. He watches the speedometer like a hawk. He told me this week that his favorite speed limit signs are the ones that actually show how fast you are really going. When we are in the car he talks nonstop about getting speeding tickets and "slowing" tickets. Thank heavens neither of us have had a ticket in years. So I won't mention any names ... (Nate) ... but if you have a lot of tickets Joey could be the solution to all your problems.

HaPpY BiRtHdAy !!!

HaPpY bIrThDaY to Joe!
Joe is now 38! He is spending the night with Joey at Fathers and Sons. Joey has been looking forward to this weekend for a long time. He loves to celebrate birthdays and he loves to go to Fathers and Sons and he loves to spend time with Joe. He kept calling tonight "Daddy Night" he often calls Saturdays "Daddy Day." Joey had a shopping list a mile long for Joe's birthday. I wish I had been keeping track of everything he wanted to buy him.

I am lucky to have such a great man in my life! We are going to celebrate by going to In and Out --- our second time since it opened last week.


PS Obviously need some tutoring in the scanning picture dept. Anyone?

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZs

So Joey woke up at 5AM this morning and couldn't go back to sleep. Some mornings Joe gets up early and reads so he went out to the family room with Joey. Joey was sitting on Joe's lap when Joe fell asleep. Joe woke up to Joey shaking him and saying, "Daddy, Daddy did you know that for only $19.95 we can get you these things that will help you not snore? I saw it on TV and they will ship it right to our house."

Kids say the darnedest things! He certainly keeps us on his toes.

Just Hangin Around

One of Joey's favorite things to do on our hoop...

He waits around all day for Joe to get home from work so they can shoot hoops and Joe can lift Joey up and dunk it.

Busy As a Man Can Be ....

Joe was born with out 4 adult teeth ... one on each upper and lower side of his mouth. Weird birth defect eh? His parents had all 4 bridges replaced right before we got married. We are now just realizing what a great gift and blessing this was for us. They should only last about 10 years, but they have lasted almost 16. He started the process a few weeks ago and his jaw has been quite sore the past few weeks.

Anyway, the first permanent bridge was put in yesterday and they started the process for the 2nd one today. After story time at the library Joey and I visited Joe at work today to see how things went. He told me his jaw was sore and they had a hard time getting the bridge out and making the molds. His appointment went longer than expected -- 3 hours instead of 1 1/2 hours. Now most of us would be feeling sorry for Joe at this point, but then he proceeded to tell me how relaxing it was to be in the Dentist chair instead of at work or church which both seem to be very demanding right now. I was speechless. There aren't many people I know that look forward to their time in the dentist chair. Things that make you go HMMMMMMMMMM!

It's Always Fun When Grandma and Grandpa Come ....

We had a great weekend with Joe's parent visiting us. They also brought Joey's cousin Emily. They had a grand ole time playing together.

Joey also gave Grandpa a good workout throwing the football.

And for anyone who has ever stayed with us you can thank Sam and Carolyn for our wonderful guest room. They bought the bed for it and this trip they bought something for our bathroom.... So the Bed and Breakfast is still getting upgrades and improvements .... we fill up fast at certain times of the year so make your reservations quick!

Don't Call Us or We'll Call You

This morning Joe and I woke up before 7 AM to the sound of Joey's voice talking to someone on the phone. He had called his Grandparents to see if they had left yet. They are coming to spend the weekend with us. Joey knows both his Grandparent's long distance phone numbers and how to dial them all by himself. He loves to call them and leave messages for them. It seems like the record for him is about 10 phone calls to the same Grandparent in the same day. Thank goodness for flat rate long distance!

I also got a report from my sister Laura that her phone rang this AM at 7:20AM. Both Joe and I were up, but didn't hear Joey call her. He found her number on caller ID and dialed it long distance. Caller ID actually said "Sam" so that is who he thought he was calling -- most likely to chat about Wii Football. Laura was a good sport to humor him.

We made a rule a few months ago that he couldn't call anyone until the sun came up. Well I guess that rule is not a good one anymore since the sun comes up so early. We'll have to come up with a new one.

Anyway, if you need someone to call Joey is always available and again BEWARE if you call us Joey can read your name and number on caller ID and may give YOU a call -- hopefully you will be awake!