That's the Breaks on the Mend....

Finally got a break from the rain and venture out with my camera to get a picture of the grandson's cast. I rather surprised him (and his family) because they weren't expecting me. The boy likes blue...
...he seems to be getting around a lot better since they put the cast on. Appears to be a lot more relaxed.
While I was there my son was showing me his revamped game system and that he now had classic Atari games available to play. He started playing Centipede when the movement on the TV caught their cat's attention...
BTW, this cat's name is Psycho. She earned her name, there weren't a lot of people that she would allow to touch her and some people she flat went off on. In the last year she's actually gotten friendly and cuddly.

Update on That's the Breaks

My son finally got around to sending me pictures of the X-rays of the grandson's metal plate and screws that were put in his leg...

Last week he went in and got a dark blue cast put on his leg. His folks bought him a silver Sharpie which he took to school with him and all the kids in his class signed it. I'll get a picture of the cast in the next few days and get it posted. He's healing well and getting around a lot better.

Awards

Anita at Prairie Dreams had bestowed upon me an award way back in July and I was too busy at the time to get it posted and then she notified that she had another award for me the other day. I decided I'd better get these awards acknowledged and passed on.

The first award, Just Plain Fun to Read, I'd like to pass on to bloggers that I read everyday...

1. KSHIPPYCHIC
2. A Second Look
3. WichitaKsDailyPhoto
4. Momo Fali's
5. St Vincent's Hospital Male Nurses
6. Blackholes and astrostuff
7. Creative Clown
8. The Junk Drawer
9. My Recycled Bags
10. Good Reading at Enroute 365
    

I LUV YOUR BLOGI would like to pass this one on to Psiplex, Momo Fali's and everyone else that I had in mind for this has already received it from someone else. That's what happens when you procrastinate!

K-Monster's 1st Tackle Football Game

K-Monster's first tackle football game was Thursday, September 4th. Before I get started with the pictures I'd like you to take a look at the two teams stats. This is our team. K-Monster is #31. #5 lives next door to me. Most of the boys on our team are playing tackle for the first time this year and most are barely over 100lbs. Now look at the stats for the opposition...
...the majority of their players are in their second year playing tackle and they've got few "big boys" on the team which they didn't hesitate to put in even though they were stomping us.
Here was the beginning huddle, a beautiful day for being outside at a football game...

In the lead are #31 and #5...
#31 in the middle of the pack...
...there's #31 and #5 again (why are these guys on the left just standing there?)...
...I'm not sure which one of the boys this was, but thought it was a good shot...
#5 has the ball and to the left it appears that #70 has a shoulder pad in his grip...

...#5 down...
...our cheerleaders were right in front of where we were sitting...
...and put on quite a show...
...K-Monster got hit in the hip and was down temporarily...
...but it wasn't long before he was back in the game.

I barely caught #5 running by between the down markers and cheerleaders in front of me...
...this is the only touchdown we made this game that counted. Another boy made a touchdown but it didn't count because of a foul during the play.
Here a player has a grip on #5's jersey...
...one last shot of K-Monster, #31, in action.
It was an experience building game. They didn't win but they'll go into the next game knowing more than they did in this game.

What Have I Been Doing?

This will have been my third post for today. It's not for lack of things to post about that I have neglected my blog, but lack of time to post. Got a lot of pots on the fire at the moment and trying to keep them from boiling over. First everyday, till recently, I'm out in the garden. Here's the harvest from my garden the day after Labor Day. There was also one small cantaloupe that I didn't get in the picture. These yellow tomatoes are fantastic, my mom really likes them. They're a lot sweeter than regular tomatoes. The cucumbers are a bit bitter, not sure why that is. I froze most of these tomatoes after blanching and peeling them. The cucumbers I peeled, cut up, salted and put in a sealed bowl in the refrigerator. In a day or so I'll rinse them then decide what to do with them.
I also have apples. These came from my dad's apple trees. I took pictures of the trees when they were loaded, but I don't remember if I've posted about them or not. I don't think I have. They've had more apples than they know what to do with.
I'm also involved in getting ready for the Kansas Round UP of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia. I had fund raiser tickets to print, cut and staple together. Fortunately, the hubby gave me a hand counting out 6 to a book for me to staple together cutting my time in half.
A friend is teaching a catechism class and has asked if I could make some rosaries for the kids in the class. It's been a while since I've made any rosaries, but it's an enjoyable way to keep my hands busy while watching TV.
I've also been transferring video from the camcorder to the computer, which doesn't take a lot of effort on my part, but I can't use the computer while it's transferring or it could drop frames. The camera is on the far right and the computer monitor where it's transferring to is on the far left (the CPU is below towards the right).
Yesterday we attended KMonster's first football game which I will post about later, maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow.

Four Generations

Just months after the birth of my first grandchild a couple of photos were taken at my parents home. This was a picture of my mom, my daughter holding my grandson and myself...
and a photo of my sil, my husband and my dad holding his first great grandson.
While we were gathered on Labor Day it was suggested that a new photo needed to be taken, so here we are, 15 years later... my mom, the grandson, me and my daughter...
...my sil, my father, my grandson and my husband.

Labor Day 2008

September 1st was a beautiful day for a barbecue and family gathering. The only thing "bad" was the amount flies, they seemed to show up as soon as I put the tablecloths on the tables. Family started gathering around 2pm.

Here's my daughter trying to convince my brother's grandson that it's OK to put down the military vehicles to ride the roller coaster.
My little granddaughter demonstrates, but they were unsuccessful in convincing him. That's my brother in front.
The other kids were enjoying the hot weather in the pool. Here's my brother's other two grands jumping into the pool.
My older granddaughter was being a diligent lifeguard and scooped up brother's grandson when his water muscle came off when he jumped in.
...if not the roller coaster, there's always the playhouse, swings and stage...

...OK, finally found something that he was happy playing with...

...just look at that mischievous look on his face!

Grandpa had to help him a little but it didn't take him long to get shooting.

...nothing like floating and relaxing...

Here the lifeguard has learned to hover above the water. NOT!

More relaxing under the shade of the trees. Yak, yak, yak.
Pinch nose and JUMP!
...and again.
The muscles stayed on after this jump...

Nap time for adults with full bellies. We had the standard fare of hamburgers and hotdogs and we also had a couple chicken breasts and steaks. On the firepit we cooked potatoes and corn on the cob. Here and there you'd find a foil wrapped onion cooking in butter and sometimes seasonings. The sil started the onion thing on the 4th and before this one I had everyone asking if they needed to bring onions to cook. Sooooo GOOD!
Grandson with the broken leg sat and played with army men...
and the guys were still talking. See the watermelon on the table in the background, nobody seems to be in a hurry to eat it. Plus there's a cake next to it, Mom and Dad's anniversary was the next day (Sept. 2) so we wanted to celebrate this also.
My little artist granddaughter (also the princess) asked me to document her pretty chalk drawing. It's gone today after all the rain we've had.
It was a wonderful day and as usual there was more than enough food for all.