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Monday, June 22, 2009, by Sherra
Does the word retired mean that we will be more tired than we are now even though we have not retired yet?
I thought of this as PhilBillPaul and I drove back from North Carolina late Sunday after playing 36 holes of golf and thinking of ways we can move there before we retire.
Especially since we probably can’t retire until we are around 95 and by then we’ll probably be too old and {re}tired to even play golf…
36 holes of bad golf is still better than no golf.
Even though I can barely move my right arm because playing golf a few times a year moves muscles I didn’t know I had.
Um yeah, it’s official. We are old.
And tired.
I’m hoping PhilBillPaul will stop wincing with sound effects whenever he moves because he hurt himself playing on Sunday–he plays less than I do. And he’s older than me.
In spite of that…
Great food, friends and fun made for a perfect weekend.
Thanks Toni & Randy 
What did you do over the weekend?
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Monday, May 18, 2009, by Sherra
So I found out that at least one of the darling twins who shall remain nameless was telling everyone that there would be a bar at their graduation party.
This is extra funny since I don’t drink.
And do not condone minor drinking.
In spite of that…
We did have two bars at their party last Friday.
Bar #1 ~ A Taco Bar
The crockpots full of meat were shredded chicken, pork and beef. I did not want to use the oven for anything on the day of the party so this worked out well.
If you are interested in the recipes which received rave reviews, just click below:
I also made mexican rice and black beans neither of which I eat but friends said were good. Fresh tortilla chips, salsa, crispy taco shells and shredded cheese from our favorite local Mexican restaurant rounded out the taco bar.
Side note: Thank goodness for great neighbors who loaned us crockpots and great serving dishes to keep costs down.
Bar #2 ~ A Candy Bar
It seemed to be a big hit with all ages.
This kid cracks me up every time I see him.
I was pretty sure we couldn’t go wrong with a candy bar!
Even if the cute little graduation caps melted on the sticks and slid down to the bottom because it was 85 degrees that day. Let’s not talk about our air conditioning problems right now, kay? 
The high school colors are maroon, navy blue and gold.
Did you know it is very hard to find navy or royal blue sugar?
I had found this cool place on the internet near us and we went last Monday - the exact same day that blogging rockstar and cake pop queen Bakerella featured the store. I think we should be friends and I really think I should have emailed her and asked begged her to come and make cake pops or cupcake bites for the party.
Because this is what my feeble attempt looked like.
Which may not look all that bad to you if you’ve never seen Bakerella’s adorable creations. I’m not encouraging you to but if you must you can click over to her site and confirm yet another calling I really didn’t miss.
We had red velvet with cream cheese frosting and lemon with lemon frosting. Everyone was fascinated that you could eat the whole thing - I should have made a tent card that said “Entirely edible” because people tried to peel the bottom like it was cupcake paper but it was actually melted white chocolate.
Or I could have just ordered a cake from Costco. Yeah, I considered that after making three test batches of cake pop blobs.
We called these Triple Chocolate Army Helmets.
Even though we made them in a truffle mold. Yeah, helmets - way more appropriate then truffles on sticks.
We added PhilBillPaul and Scary Baby’s patriotic pretzels and the candy bar served its purpose.
The party was lovely. Really it was.
Now if we can get through the graduation on Thursday…
P.S. Though there was no official *bar*, PhilBillPaul did serve a few Mexican beers to the grownups.
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Monday, April 13, 2009, by Sherra
Beach
A gorgeous day at Clearwater beach. Just a wee bit more crowded than it was 20+ years ago.
Golf
Wizzy and I had a great afternoon with perfect weather while Roger Leroy and C-Mac went bike riding.
And a little philanthropic visit…
Visiting Luci’s assisted living facility is always fun. Oscar’s dancing was an absolute delight!
Back to reality…
Did you do anything fun for spring break?
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Monday, April 6, 2009, by Sherra
Hot, sunny and having loads of fun.
Don’t worry, this was for photo shoot purposes only.
C-Mac did wear a life jacket.
The girls gave the day a perfect 10.
All thanks to “Aunt” Luci and “Aunt” Judy!
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Friday, April 3, 2009, by Sherra
Leaving home again…
This time with the darling twin daughters…
For their last spring break as minor children in my care…
Because this summer in June, my babies will turn 18 away from our home…
And I’m really trying to savor all these last times with them…
Even when we are all very hormonal and grumpy…
Wondering how PhilBillPaul has endured…
Living with 4 females…
For all these years…
Because truly…
It occurred to me tonight that I would have run away a long time ago.
Speaking of running away…
We’re heading to Tampa.
A city I ran away to many years ago…
Fleeing from those freezing cold Midwest winters…
Trying to grow up and learn how to live on my own…
Loving the sunshine, golf and nearby beaches…
Only to discover an Indiana boy
Who taught me that home is wherever
We choose to make it
With people who love us
No matter what.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009, by Sherra
I am home safe and sound from my beach trip.
Emphasis on safe.
Because in addition to four days of rain, rain and more rain…we might have slept through a tornado warning.
Don’t ask.
So, I’m retracting last week’s post that said I’d share pictures of the gorgeous beach. It wasn’t so gorgeous with rough water and crashing waves.
Just know that not rain, nor wind, nor tornado kept us from eating.
And on our final rainy, wet night after dinner, we treated ourselves to dessert.
In a place where key lime pie seems to be on every single menu, we knew we wanted something different.
My ultimate favorite dessert is…
Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee
And this one with fresh strawberries and orange shortbread made me very happy, happy, happy!
Kim’s choice was Chocolate Java Lava Cup
A warm mocha cake, toffee crunch and triple vanilla bean ice cream was delicious.
But Ann’s selection of “Sharkfin Pie” was…
The
BIGGEST
dessert I have ever seen in my life.
Seriously - taller than her head!
Pie made with all these sinful ingredients:
Butter fudge ice cream, honey roasted peanuts, fudge, peanut butter, Oreo cookie crust.
Truly, how ridiculous is that?
All four of us couldn’t have finished Ann’s dessert even if we hadn’t ordered the other two desserts.
It did make us laugh.
And now we’re all back in our respective homes where no one will be eating a 5 pound slice of ice cream pie for at least another year or so…
P.S. Toni wouldn’t order the seven layer carrot cake with caramel sauce to make it an even four desserts. There’s one in every group. We love her anyway.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009, by Sherra
I am not gloating.
But I am driving to the beach.
Right now.
As you read this.
The joys of modern technology continue to astound me.
And you know what they say…
“A rainy day at the beach is better than…”
Um, what do they say?
For me, it’s pretty much better than being anywhere else.
Because I love, love, love The Beach.
And I love, love, love being with my sweet lifetime friends…
Ann and Kim and Toni.
Ann and I will be looking for our college boys from last year so we can introduce them to Kim and Toni.
Hope you’re having a great week and I’ll be back soon to post some gorgeous pictures of my favorite beach!
Where is your favorite beach?
P.S. Click over to iLashGirls right now because you still have time to enter to win the current giveaway which is for a super hip and cool Tile Pendant Trio Necklace. Thank goodness my friend Leigh Anne knows hip and cool and picked this out!
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Monday, March 16, 2009, by Sherra
Since the beginning of this year, we have had one, two and sometimes even three extra girls at our house every single weekend.
PhilBillPaul and I were informed that we needed to get used to it. The one-sided conversation went something like this:
You need to get used to it. This is our senior year. We’re doing this every weekend that we can. Until graduation.
Thank you, Roger Leroy.
As you can see, we are in total control here at the Humpfreeze house.
Or not.
It’s one of those pick your battle moments. And PhilBillPaul and I decided that a few extra mouths to feed are far better than not knowing where our sassy-mouthed teenagers are.
“This is a gift,” I gently remind PhilBillPaul. We really do try not to miss the gift.
The gift of knowing that they are just down the hall. In our house. Safe.
Or in my bed.
Wizzy, C-Mac & Roger Leroy plopped right down, interrupting my Tivo time to show me fascinating videos they taped and thought were hilarious. The girls are full of gifts.
This weekend was the first weekend in quite a while that this hasn’t happened. No extra teens. Just our family.
It was a rainy, quiet weekend with our three teens working all weekend.
Next weekend will be even quieter when the girls go off for their first National Guard Drill weekend.
I spent a little time counting during this quiet weekend.
Math has never been my strong suit but I still use that counting skill I learned in elementary school.
We’ve had ten consecutive weekends of extra teenagers.
See how that counting skill has come in handy?
Algebra, not so much. But counting, I find myself doing it a lot lately…
As in–coincidentally there are only ten weekends left before our teenage daughters my tiny twin babies graduate from high school.
My job is to be sure I count down these last times…these last weeks before my girls begin a new season of their lives…these weeks are flying by.
If you have a senior, I know you’re counting too.
How was your weekend?
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Monday, March 9, 2009, by Sherra
How many of you are on Facebook?
I just read this weekend that baby boomers are the fastest growing segment on Facebook.
Side note: I’d tell you where I read that and provide a link to it but I’m old and tired and can’t remember.
I’m so out of touch. And uncool.
Beyond the list of communication tools I already possess…
- This blog
- Email
- Cell phone
- Telephone
- Pen and paper
I adore my friends and love keeping in touch. Really I do.
I need some convincing though.
Do I really need to be on Facebook? Tell me what I’m missing and if I should just skip it and jump right into tweeting on Twitter?!
Go ahead, throw some peer pressure my way. I’ll let you know if I cave…
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Friday, March 6, 2009, by Sherra
The shortest post ever.
Just to say thank you…
To all who left a comment here
Or sent me a private email
Or picked up the phone and called
Sending us kind words and congratulations
on the twin daughters decision.
It really means more than I’m able to put into words
right now.
P.S. I promise to catch up with everyone as soon as I can!
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