November

Can't believe it is November already. Where has time gone? I will sneeze and the tree will be up, yawn and presents opened. Kinda like LV when you drove to the market, a new shopping center had popped up from the week before.

We recycled last years costumes for Halloween. It wasn't because we are poor (but we are) but because they didn't wear them trick or treating last year due to heavy rain and they might as well wear them this year. Grif was the evil jester but within 3 houses the mask was off and he was the Joker. Jack was a bumblebee. We did 3 full blocks and got a gallon worth of candy per child and the rain started and Jack got tired and we went home. An hour is long enough I suppose. Of course 3 days later and all the chocolate is gone. The rest of the stuff lasts forever here. Jack could of been a dragon but he HATED the dragon head.

Ri has his last game on Thursday. I am sad yet relieved. It is COLD out there these days. They have won 3x as many games as they have lost. I consider that a sucess. Next year will be much more challenging. He hasn't decided on wrestling or basketball for next sport.

game #2

Greenwave lost this week. All 3 teams did. Sad day. BUT Riley did very well in tackles, catches and sacks. (It was 19-13) I know he will have NO problem making JV or possibly Varsity next year. We will have to start saving $ so he can go to the football camp in Oregon this summer. He signed up for basketball tryouts. He may be going for the JV team. He was origioanlly content with Freshman but think he is getting some begging. We will see if he plays basketball as well as he does football. I was mildly surprised as I thought he wasn't going to but track is so far away and he hates to be idle.

Pictures don't want to load for me. I will have to figure some other way to share.

g/c ideas

Okay, for those who have asked...

Gift card ideas for Cameron... grocery stores in walking distance-Target, Winn Dixie, Publix.
Fast food near by that has vegetarian options.... Taco Bell, Burger King, Subway.
Nice Restaurants... PF Changs and Chipolte.

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For Riley...

Jack in Box, McDonalds, Arby's, Dairy Queen, Taco Bell, Burger King, KFC/LJS, Pizza Hut, Subway, Sonic. Goodness anywhere. lol Those are the local options. There are more in Reno as well.

Cameron

Okay, Cam originally gave me the wrong address to his dorm room. The street address is 1055 NOT 1500. Sure glad I found out in time. I mailed a 30 pound box of food to him yesterday. Yes, it would of been more economical to send him a g/c or cash but he would of spend the money on stuff he didn't need but wanted. This way I KNOW he has food. Yes, he is still a vegetarian. What did I send? Cashews, granola bars (no almonds), cereal bars, Cinnamon Life, Frosted Flakes, Microwave popcorn, oreos, veg ramen, veg cup of noodles, japanese noodle bowls, fried rice, mac & cheese, poptarts, Ritz, cheese-its, a few bags of chips ( to fill the top of the box up so nothing moved around), spagetti-o's, peanut butter, jelly, mini donut, cheese raviollis, a few other veg "lunches" and a 6 pack of reese's pb cups. No meat, not heavy and requires no refrig is a tricky combination. He is on the cafeteria plan BUT he doesn't have class every day and he has to take a bus to the cafe and that gets old if you don't feel like leaving the dorm. This should last him the month and then he has to shop on his own. lol Okay, I may send him another around Thanksgiving.

up, up, away

Balloons were out in full force this weekend in Reno! Didn't get there early enough to glow, but still they were AWESOME! Anyone want to take me on a balloon ride?

Okay, pictures to be added later, Blogger is having issues.

Captain

Ri made football captain. Mama is proud. Here is a snap shot of their game yesterday. sun was way too bright to take pictures. I had to correct the exposure on this. Ri is 42, you can't see his number but if you look at the arms, you can see thin Nike sweatbands above his elbows. :) He plays all but a few plays. He is beat up today, but he loves it!

last for now