Homecoming "08

Well, my Anthony is officially on his first formal date. This was a crazy day. I never appreciated all that my mom did to prepare me for formals. Just making the plans was quite an ordeal, not to mention the clothes, flowers, and limo. I picked up the flowers this morning, we went to the game, left the game early to come home and get ready for the dance. It was a little crazy but we got it all done and they got to the limo on time. Traditionally our kids eat after the dance but they decided to go before the dance. They are spending 3 hours in a limo, riding around like rock stars;) I have done my best in trying to prepare him for all the little details...I'm sure he'll be fine. We did raise a little gentleman. I hope he's having a great time.
Here are some pics.

Maybe next time he'll learn

Dominic was being a great helper to Todd the other day. He helped clean up broken tree branches and stack wood. His father warned him that one of the trees has poison on it and to stay away. Do you think he listened? Of course not! He told his dad he didn't care and kept working on the tree. Here is the result of not listening:
Hopefully next time he'll listen.

I still got it

Last weekend Todd and I took Anthony and a friend to Cruefest. For those of you who don't know what that is...it's a concert with the bands Motley Crue, Buck Cherry, Sixx AM, PaPa Roach, & Trapt. It's hard rock music. Since I grew up in the
80's...I love Motley Crue. Anthony wanted to go to this concert so I got the tickets.
Well folks, let me tell you concerts haven't changed much since the 80's. People are still stupid drunks, some still smoke pot, and they still charge outrageous prices for a t-shirt. Of course Anthony needed a t-shirt and so did Todd. So, $75 later, both were happy. We had fun making fun of the stupid drunk people and used it as a lesson "why not to drink".
The bands sounded great and a good time was had by all. Anthony could barely talk by the end of the concert. I figured it was better for him to be introduced to rock concerts by his parents than by friends with less sound judgement:)