What we've been up to

Painting Ali's room (see previous posts), going to Ryan's baseball games, waiting for Jack to walk(any day now), getting ready for summer, and a new car. Life in the Sheridan house is never dull. We are always doing something and most days I am worn to the core. This week was no different. Monday Doug made a very humbling decision to trade in his impulse buy Cadillac that we've had for 2 years and been paying almost what some people pay for their mortgage...well, maybe not THAT much but it's alot. So we got a Ford Edge. It's very cool and I told him that if I wasn't driving around 4 kids and the kids friends, I would totally drive it. My car seats 8. So on Monday we took the car for a test drive right after dropping Ali off at open gym. Wednesday Ryan had a baseball game against the Diamondbacks. Awesome game....we won something like 10-3 I think. Ali also went to youth group which she hasn't been able to do in a long time because she typically has cheer Wednesday nights. Although AJ's season is over, of course Doug has him in a clinic twice a week plus he has games on the weekend. Hockey season NEVER ends in our house. The kids have 4 more weeks of school and I have to say that I am excited. We have some small trips planned and between Ali in cheer, AJ and Ryan starting hockey tryouts in late June, their will not be a dull moment. Micah, Kylie and Cade are hopefully going to make a trip early July, and then we've got a girl's trip to Vegas in August. Mark comes home in exactly 18 days after being on an aircraft carrier for 4 months so that is another must-do trip to visit with him and Stacie and the munchkins. By the way, Happy Birthday Marky! :-)
So, that's what we've been up to. I keep asking Doug what he thinks we will do when the kids are all gone and married off.....maybe join a bowling team????

It's Done!

After 10 days of prepping, primering, moving, procrastinating, painting, painting, and more painting.....Ali's room is officially done....with the exception of some pics needing to be printed to go in frames and such. I am actually surprised that it turned out as well as it did...who knew limeaid would look so good?

Accessories courtesy of Target.....isn't this wall clock cool?

Almost Done

Happy Belated Mother's Day to all my dear friends and family! I hope you all enjoyed your day. Me? Well, it was more of a Mother's Day weekend...packed with baseball games, painting, a 2 hour facial followed by an awesome dinner out with my hubby to Ruth Chris's, Disneyland with my mom....no kids, and then brunch at my house courtesy of my bro, Adam. Can't leave out the mimosas...thanks Jenn! Overall it was a great weekend but I am exhausted and very happy to have 3 out of my 4 kids back to school and a quiet house. My mom was here Thursday- Sunday so that was great....always sad to see her go but she never stays away too long. Ali's room is coming along good. We sorta hit a speed bump with everyone's activities and Doug being out of town since Tuesday so we are still working on it but almost finished....just some minor touches needed. Today it is raining.....very weird but I'll take it, so it will probably be a good day to put some chili in the crockpot and finish Ali's room. Here's a pic I took this morning. Notice the blue tape still in some places that I need to put one more coat of paint on....this paint took 3 coats! A bit bright but I think it turned out pretty cute.

Right now, it's all about.....

Having a teenage daughter can be the best thing in the world. She is helpful, smart, adventurous....but most of those adventures need driving to or cost money or are so time consuming they ar nearly unbearable. Ali's latest and greatest is that she wants to paint her room. Up until 2 days ago, her room was a dark pink/red. Doug has said for years, everytime she is in one of her moods...."You know, red is an angry color....maybe we should paint her room something else". So, here we are. For those of you that live in California, you will understand me when I say that painting this room was a huge deal. You see, most people don't paint themselves because that's what Charlie Cho is for....plus he does a way better job. But currently we are not as well off as we would like so taking on the task is our's. Since the room was red we had to paint 2 coats of primer and then it was time to decide on the color. It's called Limeaid which says it all. Her theme is 70's funky with black and white bedding and all so we will see how this goes. We couldn't paint last night because I had a 2 hour cheer meeting which ended in writing a big fat check so tonight's the night!

**Jack update: Jack's foot is healing great! He wears a compression sock all day but takes it off half the time. Currently he's cutting all four molars which has been a joy but he's such a happy baby so not too bad. He's almost walking....anyday now.....we'll keep you posted.

Oh! Look who got a hold of my camera.....

OH MY GOSH!

You all missed the best game in little league history tonight! Ryan's team played the Giants and they played awesome! I swear it was like the movie Angels in the Outfield! Ryan's coach doesn't pick a player of the game but if he had to tonight, it would have been impossible because EVERY player rocked! Ok, now about MY kid.....he struck out his first up but then made up for it with an awesome double and hit a flyball out to 3rd , getting out by his buddy, Joe. He also had so many plays out in the field that were amazing but the one where he was playing short stop and picked up a fast ground ball and threw it to first getting the out was by far the BEST play of the game....I'm not biased I swear! Anyway, I could go on and on because like I said, it was the most amazing game I have ever seen Ryan and his team play. The Giants are a great team so it may it an even better game knowing that it wouldn't be easy. End result? 10-3!!!!
**On a sidenote, Ryan has been using my brother, Adam's mit that is over 20 years old. He has his own mit that Mark bought him last year but insists that Adam's mit is his "lucky mit". Yes it is!

Any day now.....

Jack is going to start walking! He is sooo close! Unfortunately those chunky thighs just make it a little harder. Here he is making an attempt to walk while playing the piano...so talented. I also wanted to post this great picture that I took the other day of Ryan and his coach. He is doing sooooo much better now that coach has let him hit lefty....we told you so :-).

Last but not least, I started a new job yesterday. It's not much but it's something. I represent a CPA in Minneapolis making calls for them....yes, technically I am a telemarketer. So far, so good. I was really nervous about getting hung up on yesterday but was amazed at the response I got.....yes, I did get some hang ups but 33% of the people I talked to said "YES"!

~Magic is for Magicians~

Ok, quick update....Ryan lost his game on Saturday but had a great play at first, Aidan's been here all weekend and the boys have been getting along great, it's so freaking hot outside that I think I could scramble eggs on the sidewalk.....oh, and Ali made her high school cheer team!!!!!!! What a day it was yesterday! Quick rewind.....there was a cheer clinic Monday through Thursday leading up to Saturday tryouts and Ali was sick on Monday so didn't make the clinic, Tuesday she managed to get out of bed despite feeling lousy and went to school for half the day and then did the clinic and then went to the gym to practice her tumbling, Wednesday Doug took her to the doctor and we found out she has bronchitis BUT she went to school half day and then did the clinic. Thursday she was so sick, she couldn't get out of bed and she was running a temp so no school, no clinic. Friday it was a medical miracle and she seemed way better but I kept her home from school anyway just to get her strength back. So Friday night she spent a good couple hours at another cheerleader's house learning the dance they needed to know and practicing the cheer as well. I personally was terrified that this wasn't going to be a good outcome because she had been so sick all week. So, Saturday rolls around and she is fired up! She practices the dance throughout the morning in front of Jack and Aidan and looked amazingly good. I dropped her off at her school at 1:30 and didn't go back until 6pm. They finally posted the results at 7pm and to our excitement, she made the JV team! It was so awesome to see the excitement and relief in her face because I think she even was a little more nervous knowing that most of the other girls had not been sick like her all week. A couple of Ali's other friends made varsity like Brittan in the picture with her. We are so excited that she is finally going to be a part of her high school like this and that we can come and watch her cheer on the cougars all next year ...not to mention the little perk of finally being able to say goodbye to her previous team, Magic Allstars!