Trey at baseball camp

Lots going on

Well, Summer is here and time is moving by fast.  We received our court date for the final adoption, August 6th!  No more social workers or DSS visits.  I think all of us are happy to have that come to an end.  We are trying to plan a party of the day of the court hearing.  It sucks that the day is on a Wednesday, some of our friends might not be able to make it.  I am happy that it will be final before school starts so his name will be changed before he starts back.  Trey went to baseball camp the first week school was out.  I think he was under the impression they would just play the entire time, which was not true.  It was so hot out the week he was at that camp.  I know he struggled at the camp.  Unfortunately he has never had the opportunity to play any organized sport and was way behind for a kid his age.  Since then he has been going to a day camp with the recreation department.  I've gotten mixed reviews on whether he likes it there or not.  Chad and I thought it would be good for him since there are other kids there and he does not have a lot of friends yet.  Big news... He will be the bat boy at the Riverdogs baseball game on July 11th.  We haven't told him yet because we are afraid he will drive us crazy before the game gets here.  Tuesday night Chad and Trey went to the game and he was allowed to go down on the field for the T-shirt toss that they do.  It was a double header so he did it twice!  He pretty much thinks he runs Joe Riley Stadium at this point.  We are still working on his reading so he can try to get caught up some before school starts.  His grades did go up about 10 points in reading and math from the time he moved here until school ended.  He was just never pushed, or told that school was important, and like most kids he learned that being lazy is easier than doing the work.  

We are going on our first family vacation in July.  I can not wait for vacation.  First of all I feel like it has been forever since we have been on vacation and secondly I am totally burned out on work.  We will be going to Florida.  I think the plan is staying at Chad's parents house the first night, then going to Orlando to check into our hotel.  We will be going to Seaworld and the water park Seaworld has.  We will also be going down to see my parents in Sarasota as well.  I think my sister and nephew are going to come stay a few nights with us as well.  It should be a good time, and I am looking forward to watching Trey for his first time at an amusement park.  His whole world has changed, my only hope is that he doesn't take it for granted, and he will make the most of each opportunity that he is given in life.

Gotta go.... I finally have a day off to myself.  What should I do..shop? quilt? lay around and watch soaps?  who knows but I better get started on my day!!!  

I married a Geek!

Someone might of known this before and with held the information from me.  I really didn't know that Chad has ever had any geek like qualities.  The man has hid them from me for more than six years.  I am shocked by this revelation.  I was very upfront and honest with him on my flaws; I've been known to be spoiled, can not drive and a bit scatter brained.  The kicker to give him his "GEEK" title...... he admitted that he liked techno music and has even been to a club that played techno music.  Then....... now get this, he admitted to having a "mullet"!!!  He said it business in the front and party in the back, who says these things?  It is probably best that Chad and I met later in life.  I can accept him for who he is today, we will have to push those other thoughts of him far back in the memory part of my brain.  All in all, I love him very much, and I learn something new about him still today.  I wonder if his mom has a picture of him with the mullet?  NO, I don't know if I could handle seeing that!