DENIED

I have had a lot of phone calls and emails over the past few days asking about how my MRI went last week. Well, without going into my opinion about healthcare, let's just say the request was denied. I am only 35 years old and there was nothing significantly wrong with my mammogram. I do have a 22% chance of breast cancer invading my life at some point in time, but apparently that is not enough for those who rule Blue Cross. If breast cancer is found, any treatment needed would cost a great deal more than an MRI, but that small detail has not been considered by anyone other than me. What's next? Well, I wait. The Dr. has resubmitted the request and I will know by tomorrow. I have a new appointment scheduled for Wednesday, November 25th IF it is approved. Thanks so much for all of your prayers and phone calls.

I do appreciate them..... and you!

Baseball, baseball, baseball

Seriously.... could he be any cuter?
Eric and Blake sharing Eric's ipod between games.... I couldn't resist taking a picture of them!

Austin, Eric and Blake after a close game.
Blake is currently playing on a Travel Ball team and Aiden is playing Winter Ball. We have baseball 4-5 days a week between the two of them depending on tournament schedules. They are both loving the game right now and we are having the best time watching them. They are both playing for the Yankees. Jeramie is managing Aiden's team and coaching Blake's team and I am a professional team mom, scheduler and cheerleader. GO YANKEES!

May the Force be with you

On Halloween Blake was Obi Wan Kenobi and Aiden was Luke Skywalker. They completely transformed into those characters and had several light saber battles throughout the evening. Their friend Tyler joined us this year and the boys Trick-or-Treated for less than an hour and their buckets were full. I think they had more fun passing out candy to the kids who came to our door. Aiden decided that he should give each person a handful of candy. The benefit was that there was less leftover candy to consume.

The Happiest Place on Earth

We went to Disneyland in mid-October with Jake, Amy and J.P. Our boys have been going to Disneyland together for about 3 years now. Amy and I used to take the three of them to Disneyland without our husbands before any of the boys were in school. We always have a wonderful time with them because our boys get along so well. It was extremely crowded that day, but we managed to ride a few rides and our boys rode Toy Story Mania for the first time. Thanks Wiersma's for another great time at the Happiest Place on Earth!

2nd grade project

Blake had his first 2nd grade project to complete during the month of October. The assignment was to make something out of an apple. It could be anything at all. The basic instructions were
1. This is a family project, but the 2nd grader is the boss
2. Be creative
3. Have fun
Blake decided to make...... A BASEBALL, of course. Our first attempt was to use white frosting to cover the apple and then put white and red m and m's on top of the frosting to make it look like a baseball. Well, it's a good thing we practiced a couple of days before it was due because it did not turn out as we had hoped. We moved forward to plan B.... we used white fondant to cover the apple and red licorice whips to make the baseball stitches. It turned out perfect and we had a great time working on this together. He presented his finished product in a baseball glove and had to give a short oral presentation about his project. He received an A+ and we are very proud of him!

Family Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

We went to Heritage Park Pumpkin Patch which is a little family tradition of ours and took Blake's friend Eric with us. The boys picked out pumpkins, held baby chicks, and went on a hayride. We love this little pumpkin patch and the kids look forward to going every year.

Flashback to the 50's

We went to a SOCK HOP on October 23rd. It was a mother/son event sponsored by our church and we had so much fun! We went with Jake and Ben from Blake's class and their moms. Last year's event was formal so the boys were thrilled to wear jeans, t-shirts and converse instead of a tie. Being a mom of boys, it is rare that I am able to just let "boys be boys", but at this event they slid on the dance floor and nobody thought it was odd because in a room full of 80 boys and their moms, what can you do? Thanks boys for a wonderful date!