The Adventures of The Merschmans

Here It Is....

...from my new camera!!!!

 

This our 2nd grade class at Lourdes...they all look so darling.

 

 

I am waiting see what the "photo snob" has to say about these shots!!!

 

This is MaryElizabeth's teacher, she is so nice, we love her.  Mimi has had her for 2 years and we are so sad to have this year end.

 

This is a wonderful Father Tim!

What A Week!

I have had a crazy week.  What?  It is only Monday!  Really?  Because I could have sworn it was Friday already. 

We have our Celebrate the Arts week at our school this week.  It includes art work of all kinds and a Variety Show.  That is 2 shows one in the afternoon for the younger children and one in the evening.  It is tomorrow and it will be wonderful!

We have all been working very hard on this for months and it is finally here!  More to come.  By the end of the week it may feel like a month has gone by!

Busy Weekend

We have had a busy weekend.  It was our darling daughter's 1st Communion on Saturday night.  What an important day in the life of a child.  They receive the body and blood of Christ for the first time.  It was a beautiful day...I felt like the mother of the bride at one point in the day.  It was a little crazy, all the pageantry that seems to go along with 1st Communion.

MaryElizabeth looked beautiful.  I didn't really take any pictures because I had my personal photog with me.  She warned me, she is VERY far behind on her pictures.  I couldn't believe the photo snob actually was going to load the pictures directly from her camera to my computer, but I did not want THAT responsibility!

We had a lovely dinner of sushi and taco bar...YES, you did read that right!  Everything turned out beautiful, it better have, I had everything planned to finest detail!  The lemon drop martinis were flowing like crazy and a good time was had by all. 

I will post pictures as soon as I receive them. 

I did receive my new camera yesterday...I am going to spend some time today looking at it.  MaryElizabeth is going to the doctor this afternoon, she has been sick since Thursday and not getting any better. 

Changes Are Coming Soon

I finally did it...I purchased my Christmas gift..a new camera.  With the upcoming baseball season, I felt it was time.  I feel so guilty buy it...EVERYONE that has a camera like this said they are priceless.  Look for better picture quality, coming to this blog very soon!  I hope I don't turn into a "picture snob" like a certain family member!  I just want to be able to shoot moving shots better.  I am so excited, I know a certain husband will think it is ridiculous...until he sees the difference...NO really, he won't even notice the difference! 

Our Boy Of Summer.....

...is still bummed!  Even after hearing WHY he did not get on the team he wanted.  It appears, he was a first round draft pick.  Nick was gone by the time it was our favorite coach's turn.  We keep trying to tell Nick that it is a good thing.  He doesn't care, he keeps saying, "I'm going to be a free agent".  Well, my poor son, it does not work that way!  This is yet another "life lesson".  It is what it is, but it is breaking my heart to see those tears welling up in his beautiful blue eyes. 

I am a little upset with Eddis.  Nick's first practice is tomorrow night and Eddis is attending some "home builder" dinner.  I keep thinking, poor Nick is so upset, the least his father could do, is go to his first practice.  I realize it is work related...BUT this is his son! 

Poor Nicky....

He always has disappointments.  The poor thing was drafted to a team, he knows no one.  Thankfully, he makes friends very easily and will do just fine.  To add more salt in the wound, his two friends are on the same team as last year with the same coach.  Nick was so upset, he wants to quit baseball, his favorite sport.  Ed and I refuse to be "those parents" to try to "pull strings".  It is just not worth it.  Next year it will be different.  A lot of Nick's friends are playing Davenport East Pony League, so that is what we are going to do as well.  There are a lot of different kids coming together, so it will be the perfect time to switch leagues.  Maybe, even Eddis, can sponsor a team!

Easter Sunday

We started our Easter weekend with a trip to the lake house.  I was fun.  Amy and I did a lot of shopping...gloomy wet weather equals lots of shopping.  At one point it was raining so hard we couldn't leave Marshall's.  The guys worked on the deck and changing out lights.  It is really looking great. 

We made our long trek home Saturday night, getting home about midnight.  We are sure it will not take that long next time, we were pulling a very heavy trailer and took a new way...Little Miss Garmin Girl had us going through neighborhoods and back roads!

After we got home I had Easter basket's to put together.  I finally collapsed into bed about 1:30.  Thankfully, my mother gave us a wake up call at 9:45 or we would have slept right through church!  We went to Mass at the Kahl Home, boy, was that an experience.  At one point, I leaned over to my sister in law, Lourie and said, "I expect Whoopie to come out of the side of the alter and really get this Mass going"!  The darling nuns were singing and playing instruments.  It was painfully, lovely.  All the residents had bells, some were snoring and nurses and aids kept taking residents in and out of Mass for various reasons. 

We went to my brother's house for Easter dinner and some Master's watching.  Sadly, my guy, Kenny Perry, didn't win...in a sudden death match. 

During dinner, the conversation at the "kids" table was hilarious.  The kids kept telling "mama" jokes.  My favorite was, "your Mama is so fat, when she steps on the scale she sees her phone number."

Today, is the kind of day for staying home and relaxing.  I am not going to make it to Pilates today...too many things to do.  I will make it the rest of the week.  I hate when I miss. 

It Has Been A Long Time....

I can't believe I haven't blogged in so long.  It has been so crazy busy around here.  The kids activities are in full swing (YES, that means baseball season)!   We LOVE baseball at our house.  Nick has been doing a strength and agility training at Assumption (his future high school). 

This past week was a busy one...my birthday which was a great celebration with friends last weekend.  Amy came up this week to see NKOTB (for all of us "old" people..that is New Kids On The Block).  It was a really good concert and I really like their new stuff, I did remember some of their old stuff too, so maybe, I am not all that old!  We had a great time, as we always do when we are together.  She was VERY disappointed to find that Rudy's closes so early.  Not like the "good ole" days!  We came back to our house for some late night sushi!

Eddis was gone golfing from Wednesday until last night.  It was so nice to see him again...absence does make the heart grow fonder, at least for a few hours!   He had a great time.  We had our little 6th grade get together last night at Kelly's and we had a great turn out.  A lot of fun. 

Friday night, I took the girls (MaryElizabeth, Josie and Kendall) to the Assumption musical, West Side Story.  It was fabulous!  Our neighbor play Maria and it was so much fun to watch, she has an amazing talent.  Kendall told her mom it was the best thing she has ever seen...we had great seats...front row...it was perfect for the girls, no one to have to look over.

Today brings us to, Eddis assuming his position on the sofa for the day...

Oh, he did know we created a Facebook for him and he isn't as mad as I thought he would be.....I guess, he hasn't seen the lovely picture.