McComb Family

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!! We were thinking we would have everyone over to our house this year for Thanksgiving, but it turns out all of our family is out of town!! :) So, it was just the four of us. It was nice to be home and be able to have a day to do nothing (or 5 loads of laundry and chores around the house because they never seem to get done any other time!!). The kids and I planned out our menu, went shopping, and then set up a schedule for today so we could be eating around 3:00. Here are Brie and I getting the pumpkin pie into the oven this morning. I'm not sure why we made one - tradition I guess. I'm the only one who eats it (although Bret did polish off his piece, Adam ate only the whip cream off the top, and Brie gagged her tiny bite down that I made her try!!).

They decided to start clearing a path that they could hike around. Here are the trail blazers!!

Finally, dinner was done and we sat down to eat. There was plenty of food -- in fact we could have fed another couple of families! : ) It was sure good though!!!
We let our stomachs settle for a bit with a game of Sorry Sliders. Briana cried her eyes out when Adam won, and Adam thought he'd quit when she knocked one of his pieces out of the game -- good times!!!

We have lots to be thankful for this year. When you start thinking things are tough and aren't going the way you want them to, you realize there are so many people who are in much worse situations. We are all healthy and have more than we would ever need -- who could ask for more?

Posted in: on Thursday, November 27, 2008 at at 5:22 PM 2 comments  

For years Bret has been squinting at the TV, street signs, and just about everything, but has not wanted to get contacts or glasses. He felt it was better to live in a blurry world that deal with the hassle of them. Today, he took care of both of those problems by getting Lasik eye surgery. Here he is undergoing the procedure. He was in a room with a glass wall that we could watch the whole thing. They even have TV monitors pointed towards you, so you can see what the surgeon sees through his eyepiece.
Here is his cornea flopped back so they could use the laser. This is the point that Briana lost it and started crying, "Why did they take his eye out?" I had to explain that his eyeball was indeed still intact in his head, and maybe she shouldn't watch this kind of stuff. Of course, the whole time all Adam said was "Cool!" and "That's awesome!"
Tomorrow he has to go back to get checked again, but he's very excited about the whole thing! Sorry about the quality of the pictures, but they are off my phone that I had to forward to Bret's phone, and then e-mail to myself. It's all a little confusing!


And, as I was posting this I started thinking.... Now I have blogged about Bret's eye surgery, Adam's hernia surgery, and my thyroid surgery. The only one who hasn't shown up yet is Briana, and I'd certainly like to keep it that way!!!

Posted in: on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at at 5:27 PM 0 comments  

I've been meaning to do a new post, but have you ever had one of those weeks when you think that things just can't get any worse, and then they do? Well, that's the kind of week that I've been having, so posting on my blog hasn't happened - obviously!!!

So, for those of you who have not deleted the link to my blog because of inactivity.....here we go. Here's the promised picture of Briana's winning Halloween coloring contest picture. She's quite proud of herself, as she should be -- she did a great job!! She's always fancied herself quite the artist, but has been somewhat lacking in that department. Boy, has she come a long way!!! The ribbons were all her idea as well (like I'm that creative!!!).

Soccer has wrapped up for the season (finally!) and after the last game all participants received trophies. Here are Briana and Adam's. Adam wasn't feeling quite so cooperative about having his picture taken with his, so what you see is what you get. At least he and the trophy are in the same shot.

Bret started the season as Assistant to the Assistant Coach, but by the end of the season was a full-fledged Co-Coach. He moved up the ranks quickly and got this plaque as recognition! : )

Briana got to be a part of the All Star team this year, which she was pretty excited about. However, with the number of kids that each team can send and the size of our league, most people were offered a chance to go. They had a special practice and then game day consisted of 3 back-to-back games. They were all pretty wiped out by the end of it. It was a good experience for her though, and let her see not only how other teams play but also got the chance to play with girls from teams she played against this season.

Posted in: on Friday, November 21, 2008 at at 7:39 PM 0 comments  

Getting to the pumpkin patch didn't happen this year, so off to the grocery store we went. On Tuesday they were down to the last 4 pumpkins which, to put it nicely, had seen better days. The guy who worked there gave us the heads up that they were getting a new shipment the next day, so we headed back then for a better selection. Carving didn't happen though until Friday, so here we are frantically trying to get them done before it was time to trick-or-treat!

Briana went as Hannah Montana (like I'm sure half the girls out there!). Here wig was pretty wild, but she didn't care. This picture doesn't show her actual pants, but you get the gist!

And here's Jerry.

We headed down to a neighborhood in El Dorado Hills, and the kids had a blast!!! Adam was running from house to house when we started. They were all gung ho, and when we got to a house that gave out full-sized candy bars - oh my gosh - it was Adam's "best Halloween ever". We did a quick trip up one side of the street and back down the other filling their buckets along the way. Then we ordered pizza and headed back to a friend's house for a fun-filled evening. I think it was the kids' #1 Halloween so far (in their very long and distinguished lives)!!!

Oh, and in other exciting news....Briana was one of the top 4 winners in the Halloween coloring contest at the grocery store. She won a $5 gift card and was so excited. I don't think there's a person in Cool she didn't tell about it!! We'll post a picture when she gets it back -- right now it's hanging in all it's glory on the store wall.

Posted in: on Saturday, November 01, 2008 at at 9:42 PM 3 comments