McComb Family

The kids and I are home today and boy is it fun being home on a work day. I almost feel guilty (key word: almost!!). Briana's been complaining of a sore throat for the past two day and last night was running a 102 temp. Her throat looks pretty nasty. Strep?? I don't know. I feel like I should take her to be seen, but then this morning her fever is back down and she seems to be feeling better (throat still looks nasty!). My fear is we drive all the way down there and they say she's fine (of course they're thinking "another idiot mother"). Too bad the doctor isn't just down the street, or even better, if I had a live-in doctor. Then there'd be no problem! Let's see.....Bret got his Chem. Eng. B.S., then his Chem. Eng. PE, then his Gen. Contractor's license, and now his Civil PE. Maybe his next set of initials should be M.D. They always say doctors are the worst patients, and he definitely fits that bill. Hmmm...I'll have to talk to him about this idea.

Anyways, while we've been sitting around (catching up on my shows I've recorded on DVR!!) I thought I'd try and get a couple pictures of Adam and his crazy faces. He has the silliest looks he gives you now. He thinks he's pretty funny when he makes them too. Of course, they're much cuter and hilarious in person, but here's a little preview of some of the faces of Adam.

P.S. Thanks to those of you who have left comments! It's been fun getting this blog going and nice to know that some people are enjoying it! I'm also keeping up on other blogs where some of you have left comments, but not on mine. I'll be keeping an eye on you guys!!! : )

Posted in: on Friday, September 29, 2006 at at 10:55 AM 1 comments  

So, it feels like we've been working on that other house for a lifetime now, but I guess it hasn't been quite that long. Still, there's no foreseeable end in sight. We've finally gotten to the point where it's ready for stucco. It is covered with the foam and chicken wire. It already looks different! From the front:

And the back:

It seems like there are miles of scaffolding - glad we didn't have to set it up! They're all ready to go, just waiting on us to install a front door. We bought it yesterday, so hopefully we'll get that in and back on track this week. I'll post more pictures when there's another change!

Posted in: on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at at 5:57 PM 1 comments  

Thought we'd share a picture of the kids' new haircuts. Briana decided to make quite a change!

Of course Adam fell asleep right before we got there, so I was trying to wake him up to sit in the chair and get his hair cut. He wasn't too pleased about the whole ordeal until the lady gave him a blue sucker which he contently drooled all over himself while she worked on his hair. Briana's hair dresser recommended to her that she get it cut short so that she wouldn't have to deal with so many tangles anymore. Of course, she thought it was a great idea. So much for all the times I suggested it to her as I was yanking out knots and she was crying and screaming!!! Funny how parents never know anything!

Anyway, she'll be all ready for picture day this Thursday and Adam's looking quite handsome and debonair!!

Posted in: on Sunday, September 24, 2006 at at 5:00 PM 3 comments  

Today we were off to another soccer game. Briana is playing this year on an Under-6 team (she missed the cut-off by a few weeks!), so every Saturday we are now in Georgetown for the big weekly game. It's actually pretty cute. They play 3 on 3 so there's not just one big blob running around the field. They play on a little field and then divide that in half so that there are two games going on at once. With 8 kids on her team, there's one sub per side. Or when everyone's sick, like today, there are no subs and kids from the other team flip their shirts inside out to help out and make it more fun!! You can tell how highly competitive it is!!!! In fact, often the other team helps out by scoring a goal for you. Okay, so they get a little confused and forgot which way to kick the ball!

One of the jobs of the team moms (I'm sharing this job with another mom) is to make the team banner. So I was the unartistic half of that endeavor. Next I'll be driving a mini-van (uh, yeah.....I don't think so!!!).

We're still working on "Soccer is fun even if you don't win", but she's still not too sure about that concept. She thinks it's much more fun when her teaming is scoring all the goals. We'll keep reminding her of that!! Luckily right now I only have one game per Saturday. Wait until Adam is old enough. Oh the fun is just beginning!!!!

Posted in: on Saturday, September 23, 2006 at at 4:04 PM 1 comments  

Well, I thought I'd finally join the 21st century and get my own blog. Since I've been unable to get my web page up and going (I know.....it's only been a few years now!!!), I thought this might be a better option for me. I know I enjoy checking the blogs of friends and family who have them, so hopefully you'll enjoy this one too!! It should at least be good for an "Adam story" now and then!!!

I'll post back later with news about the McComb family. Right now I've got two kids who think they should have dinner some time tonight. What!?

Posted in: on Friday, September 22, 2006 at at 6:50 PM 1 comments