Super Heroes

I love watching the Olympics. I love the stories of getting to the top. I love the tears and emotions. I love living vicariously though someone amazing for a moment.

Micheal Phelps... WOW. What else can you say? I loved watching his mother. It must have been so wonderful to watch her son reap the rewards of his efforts. He put up with a lot of teasing and bullying as a child. He was labeled not smart. He was labeled. Now the labels are words like phenom, the Michael Jordan of swimming, even his ADHD label is a positive one.

I love his devotion and gratitude for his mom. After a race, he was mouthing, "I can't find my mom..."

Proud moments. It is what parents live for.

There are others that I really enjoyed watching. Guo Jingjing get gold for diving. Her intensity and concentration wowed me.

Usain Bolt wins 100m gold at the Beijing Olympics ... he is just to calm, cool and collective!

Then there is Dara Torres, 41 year old mom of a 2 year old... who gets silver! WOW! I put the usual pictures of the other athletics I was taken by, by how could I not put this picture of her?!!! Again, WOW.

All I can say is this is all proof that if you put your mind to it, your God given talent, nothing really can stop you.

I better stop making all the excuses I do for my self!

Packing It In!

Our house looks very discombobulated! It's great! I got a LOT done today! It feels good. I feel like I will reach my goal... which is to have most of the house packed by Labor Day weekend so that we can enjoy the first day of school together!

I am getting excited about the move. We get to see the new house next Wed!!! Can't wait. The boys haven't been inside yet. So they are looking forward to that.

We are planning a Garage Sale the long weekend. YUK! But we have stuff we need to rid ourselves of ... that worked for this house but not the new one. I have a beautiful Pier1 Imports sunroom furniture that is only a year old. Not sure if it is for sale... but if the price is right...

This lala land is hard for everyone. Josh is concerned WHERE all the stuff is going. Poor guy. But what a pain to pack with. I pack, he unpacks!

Anyways ... I am full swing ahead! Most of the boys rooms are done, family room, closets, bathrooms, book shelves... (we had a lot in this house)!

I feel good. Can't wait to get going again tomorrow!

Hockey Mom

As mentioned, three of our boys are in Hockey Camp this week. It is quite a reputable camp with NHL players there donating their time to work with the kids. People come from literally all over such as Belgium even to be there.

My attire of late has been sweat shorts, tee shirt and my Crocs. Moving and packing attire, not to mention it is quite comfy.

Yesterday I went to hockey camp and was feeling extremely conscious. Was it my imagination that every mom was decked out with cool clothing, heels, and all seemed to be a size 2?

Suddenly the ashiness on my legs was troubling... I felt like I had walked in my P.J.s

Do I really care? Well maybe a little.

Hum... maybe this calls for a visit to the mall... I love Hockey!

Sukumaranisms

My brother Kumar has a blog.... wonderingaboutgod.blogspot.com. He was my inspiration to begin blogging. I was on his site reading his profile when I noticed that he had another blog... Dixitisms (our last name... Dixit). You had to be invited to view this blog. My initial response was to be hurt that I was not invited. Then I was annoyed.

Well I have still not been invited as apparently it is his site to blog "cute" stuff his children do or say.

Well my Sukumaranisms are here... for you to read. If figure if you are not interested you'll skip it.

So here is my Sukism for the day... Zachary was a huge cowboy fan. He had the boots and whole bit. Well Josh has followed his fascination and insists on wearing these cowboy boats that are too small. Except he wears them all day... day after day. The other day, I could barely pull them off, as his feet were shoved in there so tight.

Yesterday, I took him to buy a pair of cowboy boots. The boots he had at home were a size 8... he wears a 12!!! OW!

Anyways, he is so cute and proud. He got a hat too and just struts around town with shorts, boots and hat. Hum... if he was my first child, I would have been mortified! Now... whatever!

This morning we went to the grocery store... as he got out of the car, he could barely walk. "My foot is hurting!!! I need to take my socks off!" Annoyed, because obviously he really was hurting and I was begrudging the money spent for a pair of boots worn one day... we stop. He sits right on the floor and takes off his boots.

I am expecting to see the socks bunched up or something. As I pull his boot off, out falls a little wrench that he was carrying around. He must have put it in his boot for safe keeping.

I was relieved that it wasn't the boot and then laughed because Josh is such a character.
That is my Sukism for the day for anyone who cares!

I will post a picture as soon as I charge my battery!

Don't Worry... Be Happy!

I am approaching the 40s with appreciation that I have made it through some rough times and in anticipation to the next 40 years. As I have been packing and purging, I have come across some stuff from yesteryear. Stuff that takes me back to being in my 20s. It is so weird to look and read things from that age. I felt so grown and yet not grown enough at times.

I think that ones 20s are a great age. There is so much out there waiting for you. I loved the anticipation of all the possibilities. I loved the independence and freedom. Life was very dramatic.

But if I could go back the one thing I would try to do is live in the moment. I have always wanted to be married and be mom. Maybe not very high aspirations to some, but I just wanted a happy home. I wish I had known it is going to be OK... just do the stuff I wanted to do. Don't wait to be happy.

I am in control of my happiness. I wish I REALLY understood that then! Of course family and all those factors are always there, affecting and influencing... but in my 40s that is true too. Family is a life factor. You just learn all about boundaries and learn to set them and live with what makes you comfortable and happy.

I was 25 when I married Sanj. Really that is just a babe. I can't not fathom my boys being married at 25!!! (Of course I realize that is a possibility but hopefully not a probability.) I will encourage them to live, travel and BE young. Life is too short to start being old too soon.

Don't wait to be happy. I wish someone told me that. I wish someone told me "It is going to be OK." Because despite what life hands you, You will find a way to deal with the cards you are given. It is never perfect. It can always be better. But who cares... I want to learn to be happy in the now.

Hockey Camp (Part 2)

This evening was Zachary's first day at Hockey Camp! It was a big moment!

He is such a trooper and does not let size keep him back.

Two summers ago a certain four year old INSISTED that he was old enough to do hockey camp. Hum... being the parents we are... (whatever kind that is... suckers maybe) we signed Zachary up.

He was READY!!! He was EXCITED! He was a future NHL player!!! Bring it ON!

I am not sure if you all understand that hockey equipment does not go on in minutes. YOU ALWAYS GO TO THE BATHROOM BEFORE YOU GET DRESSED!!!

Well it was time to go on the ice. Zach was on the ice. Then he was off. "I have to go poo-poo."

Sanj took him, undressed him, waited. No poo-poo. Back on the ice.

Off the ice again. My turn. "I got to go poo-poo." No poo.

Well many tears later, we were off the ice and that was the end of hockey camp.

Graciously the hockey camp allowed Sammy to do another session... then loss that money. (Our family keeps them in business!)

But the story of Zachary's hockey camp has be told and retold over the last 2 years.

Here we go again. We made sure to have a good BM this afternoon... even a little nap...

He is ready! He is excited! He is on the ice!!! HE IS GREAT!!!

What a beautiful sight. He was so happy. He loved it.

Now day two... I am sure he is going to be awesome!

Way to go Zachary! You have such an amazing spirit!

I am so proud of you!

This is a picture from this past winter... because I forgot my camera tonight.
I will capture him in all his glory tomorrow night!

It's Raining ... It's Pouring...

Someone mention the non-summer like weather we have had. Personally, thankful for my natural tan, this weather is perfect packing weather! It STORMED this afternoon.... actually it is again. While I pray that there is no flooding, I am grateful for the perfect backdrop to stay home and do laundry... and pack.

The boys have mentioned a few times their concern of not getting this house packed in time...

We'll see... Thanks to all the friends for you offers of help. I will call, if I need to. I am purging a lot of stuff while packing.
That is something only I can do. Yah me!