Better late then never

*I started writing this post on Monday and never sat down to finish it. Sorry its boring!

Alot has went on over this Memorial Day weekend, but nothing that I felt was important enough to share right then. Friday Landon went to spend the week with his dad. It is so hard sending that little guy over there, but I don't feel like I have much choice & really don't wanna stir the pot. After he left on Friday we set up the baby pool for the little ones. Miranda came out and played with them while mommy got her tan on! Joel headed out to Starbucks for some teas and cake pops and got pulled over by the cops. Our registration was dead on the van and he didn't have his seat belt on. Great. That may be the must expensive trip to Starbucks if the magistrate doesn't throw it out!

Richard with the greasy fair food!

On Saturday we headed up to Fairmont for the 3 Rivers Festival to eat the greasy fair food and watch fireworks. As soon as we got home and pulled in our parking space the van died. The fuel pump went out on it. Thank God we were home and not on the road. Fairmont is about 20 minutes from were we live. It would have been a long night if it would have died on the interstate.

My sister surprised me with a Chevy Metro when I was a sophomore in high school. It was perfect for me back in the day but now 10 years later with a husband and 3 kids, it's just not working anymore. It's became my husbands work car. I have put it in a few ditches, Joel has hit a few deer, and the back doors are stuck! I am almost embarrassed to be seen in the poor car, but it still runs pretty good and gets great gas mileage. Since the van broke down we have been driving that silly ol' thing around.

Richard had a doctors appointment yesterday in Morgantown and we had to take the car. I am quite surprised that it made it there in back! Its not that long of a drive about 40 minutes each way, but it was pretty rough with no ac and the fact that the kids had to be put in through the windows. When we got home we were able to get the van towed to a shop that was booked for about two weeks straight. I was so upset when I found out I might not have my van for two weeks, Joel is leaving next week for some training & if the van didn't get fixed asap I would be with out a car from Sunday till he got home on Thursday evening. Since we had to get the sticker & registration for the van and talk to the magistrate Joel swung by the shop to get the old registration and proof of insurance out of the glove box and to his surprise they had it in the bay working on it. Some how they got it in and fixed in less then 24 hours! I couldn't have been more happy when Joel called to tell me that it was fixed!

Landon with Coach Dave!

Landon had is last soccer game of the season tonight. I am so proud of him, he is such a great little guy. I am glad that our schedule will open up more now, but then again it was so much fun watching him and his time play and be silly together. His team and the families met for ice cream a local little place called Toni's after the game. Of course since he is still at his dads this week his grandma brought him...but it was nice spending some time with him and letting him play with his brother & sister.

The kids ate their ice cream, played around, made a mess, received their trophies, and played some more! It was a great season with some amazing kids, and a wonderful coach "Go Fireballs!"