.Lisa is a poop-head. She thinks that it is too time-consuming to update this page. I will try and do it for her. Today I took Dauber to get a bath and we are getting ready to go and turn in the Carivan. It will be nice not having the extra car in the drive and I will get a refund for the insurance that I have pre-paid. We will also go and get new tires for my car (the present tires are original and have about 80,000 miles on them). Other than that, we will probably do the typical clean the house and do laundry thing this weekend. Only 9 more days until opening day in Cleveland which could only lead to a giant hang-over ( I can't wait for my annual day of excess--I could do without the hang-over though. By the way, everything that you have heard or remember about two-year olds is false.....it's much much worse. One more item of note...Shawn said his first swear word the other day (shit). He learns all those bad habits from his Mother, she has such a potty mouth!!! Have a good weekend!

This will be my last blog entry. I have decided to put an end to this web page.

Shawn's food consumption from 5pm-8:30pm tonight:

1 cup cheddar brocolli rice
24oz milk
1 lg can of mandarin oranges
1 taco bell soft taco
6oz of diet coke

This may not seem like a lot to you, but for this little man who would only eat fruit & drink milk last week, this is a victory

We tried to take Shawn to Penneys for his 2year picture & he wanted nothing to do with it. He was all dressed up cute & in a great mood, but when he saw the room, the moving backdrops & the table, he freaked out. He kept saying no & running out. They had me laying on the table & him sitting on me & he still wouldn't go for it. I think he thought he was at the doctors. I was really bummed. I'll try again in 6 months & see if he understands the process a littler better by then.

We are going to a surprise birthday party tonight for someone that I work with. We would rather just camp out at home, but we committed to going so we have to leave at 5:20 tonight.

I joined the OSU alumni association this past year. I just received my order form for 2 tickets to a home game. They assign you to a game by a last name rotation. I have the opportunity to go to a game on Sept 13th against North Carolina State. It is $99 for 2 tickets plus $7.50 for a parking pass. I would like to go & see the new stadium & take Tim to see a game, as he never has there. We'll see what he decides.

I head to Dearborn, MI on Thursday for payroll training. I will spend the night & head back on Friday. I then go back the following Thursday for 1 more class. I will take the 14th off to prepare for Shawn's party on the 15th. Hard to believe that he will be 2.

We leased a new car yesterday. We leased a Toyota Sienna - http://www.toyota.com/html/shop/vehicles/sienna/ . It had 3000 miles on it, even though it was a 2003, so we got it for a really good deal. It drives great. The color is white, with a grey bumper guard all the way around it. We don't have to turn my caravan in for a few more weeks, so Tim is going to get insurance on that & drive that car until we turn it in.

We got around 5 inches of snow last night. We shoveled the snow this morning & then went & picked up Mom, Dad & Shawn & went to breakfast at Frishes for their breakfast bar. We then went to Farmer Jack's to get the makings for dinner - a roast, ceasar salad, sugar snap peas, and a lemon pudding dessert. Shawn is sleeping, Mom & Dad are watching travel channel & Tim & I are cleaning the house & doing laundry.

We got back today from our Hocking Hills/Columbus trip. We had a good time, but missed Shawn so much. We got to Hocking Hills around 5pm on Wednesday night. We checked in & then drove down the huge, steep hill to our cabin. We then parked the car at the top of the hill & loaded up a wagon with our stuff & went down the hill to our cabin. I was sure that I was going to slip & fall into the valley!!

The cabin was really nice. We dropped off our stuff & then went back up the hill to head into town & get food. They have built a Super WalMart since we were last in town, so we went there & picked up food. We had shrimp, guacumole & chips and cheese Wednesday night. Watched American Idol results - yea Ruben!! I love him!! Went into the hot tub & that first night it was horrible. It was around 9:30pm, so it was really cold outside & 105 degrees inside the hot tub. You stepped into the hot tub & it was too hot, but if you didn't get in, you were freezing!! We only stayed in about 15 minutes that night.

We got up the next morning, made coffee & an egg casserole, put a fire in and watched Analyze This w/Billy Crystal & Robert DeNiro. Really cute. Went in the hot tub after that. It was much better this time. The sun was out & it wasn't as cold. We then cleaned up & went to Old Man's Cave which is one of the trails in Hocking Hills. Took a ton of pictures of the frozen waterfalls. It was so pretty. Came back & had pizza for dinner & watch Shallow Hal - cute movie!

Friday morning, we got up & packed up & headed into Columbus. We went to Easton Center first. Walked around & ate lunch at Chilpoltes. We then headed to another mall - Polaris & walked around there. We then went to our hotel & checked in. Tim was looking for a shirt for dinner so we left & went to another mall (Tuttle Crossings) - big mistake b/c we were both tired of malls by now. We were in & out of there very quickly w/no purchases made. We went back to the hotel, had our drinks at the managers reception & then went to dinner. We decided to eat a BD's Mongolian Barbecue on Sawmill. The concept is you make your own stir fry. You go to a salad bar type of table & pick out your meat, veggies, sauces. etc & then take them to this large, round grill where you stand while they cook the food. It was really good. After dinner, we headed back to the hotel & watched tv.

Got up this morning & went down to breakfast. After breakfast, we checked out & went to clean the snow off our car. Columbus was hit with about 3 inches of snow over night. We drove down Franz road to this field that had cement corn cobs standing on end. There were probably 50 of them - imagine a cemetary or flags all spaced out & that is what the corn cobs looked like. I took a picture of them - we'll see how it comes out.

Went to WalMart on the way out to pick up some of their flavored water that Tim likes. On our way home from Columbus to Toledo, you always pass signs & then the building for Coons Candy (www.coonscandy.com). It is right before Upper Sandusky & we have passed it for 10 - 15 years now. Anyways, we finally stopped & we are glad that we did. It was a really cute store with a lot of great things. We bought Mom & Dad a loaf of Raisin bread & a homemade Cherry Pie. They were really happy to see us. We'll definitely stop again!

Shawn was happy to see us. It seemed like he aged so much while we were gone. He is a little more clingy now (which I'm eating up!!), but that should pass. He had a great week with Nana & Papa & got spoiled a ton! Now for the unpacking, laundry, cleaning house & getting back to life!!

Took Shawn to the doctor yesterday - he has pink eye. He is in a great mood, his eyes are just a mess. He is home with Mom & Dad all week.

Tim & I leave for Hocking Hills tonight. We are looking forward to it. The only thing we are worried about is the terriorism threats going on & the changes of them happening while we are away from Shawn this weekend. I rented 9 movies to take with us because the tv reception in the cabin is not good at all. We have firewood for the fireplace, movies, games, books & magazines & the hot tub. Hopefully we are set!!