SURPRISE !!!

Today I had a great surprise. Alex and Aiden came by to visit. Aiden is so cute. He did a couple of things that Alex didn't like, but hey he's 2, it happens. Aiden and Tristen played for a few minutes, then I had to leave to pick up Garin from school. I was so bummed. A couple of weeks after my surgery, me and Tristen are going to go on Mondays to see Aiden and Alex. I can't wait.

Tyler is "officially" on his own as of today. His captain signed him off on all his training. We are very proud of him, he is proud of himself too and he should be. Aunt Bicky and Uncle Greg are going to see him this weekend, he is so looking forward to some company. I bet right now he is going over their house to make sure it passes inspection.

Aiden and Tyler

Well, yesterday was Aiden's 2nd birthday. Wow, where has the time gone. He is so damn cute and so full of personality. We were lucky enough to get to have dinner with him, Alex and Jamie, Erik (Jamie was at a school thing) and his buddy Seppi and his parents at Dave and Buster's. I have never seen a 2 year old so good at games, even though he did cheat on skeetball. Of course it is hard to call it that when he goes up the ramp and still puts the ball in the 10 point slot. I was loving every minute of last night. Aiden was so funny when he was playing against Jamie in the horse race. He was very good at it!!!. Happy Birthday big boy.

Now, the news on Tyler. He started on patrol on his own today. When Rick called and asked me if I had talked to Tyler, my heart sank because I thought it was going to be bad news. Then he told me that Tyler was on his own starting today. WATCH OUT !!!! He is still in Big Bear, but is hoping to get back "down the hill" soon. Also, is this heat ever going to stop????

Pre-Op

Today was a day of "hurry up and wait". I had my appointment with Dr. Hale, that was supposed to be at 8:30am, but I didn't see him until 9:30. Then he gave me forms and told me to go across the street to Pomona Valley Hospital for my pre-op registration, etc. GEEZZZZZ, what a zoo that place is. When I got to pre-admit, I was number 11 and they were still with number 3. Then I got to go to the lab where the nurse told me that my blood presure was a little high. HMMMMM, lets see, I spent all weekend eating food and drinking beer, I haven't had anything to eat or drink yet today, and I DO NOT WANT TO BE HERE!!!! enough said. THEN they tell me to go to X-Ray because the hospital wants their own set of x-rays. I finally got to leave at 12:45. My surgery is next Tuesday at 8 or 9 in the morning. I will be hating life that day I am sure, but plan on coming home the next afternoon. I can be miserable here just as easy as in the hospital, I HATE hospitals. I am trying to get to Joanns so that I can get some flannel so that I can have some hand work to do while I am on my butt for a week. I need to get the sewing machine stuff done, then I can just put the blanket stitching around the edge. There are a couple of girls I know that are having babies. Well, I better go and try to get some cleaning done while I can. I have a new Dyson, so it at least looks like I vacuumed!.

Aiden's Party

We had a fun weekend, it started out with another Plaza Friday, there is still a couple more and then Aiden's 2nd birthday party on Saturday. There were lots of people there, and I myself, had fun visiting with some friends of mine that I hardly get to see. Sara was such a nice surprise!!! This was the first time in a long time that I had all 3 of my boys in the same room. Jamie is sooooooooooo creative. The decorations were over the top!! The "craft and cake" room was a huge hit with all the kids. Aiden was of course absolutely adorable. We gave him a car that he can drive, I hope he gets used to using a peddle. Everybody had a great time and it was so nice to watch the kids all playing together and having fun. It was a good bonding time for Aiden with a couple of his cousins that he never sees. Somehow, the "big kids" Jerry and Robin got ahold of some floam and started a floam fight. It looked like something out of animal house. The little kids were of no help, they were gathering ammo for each of them. My brother, Robin and Jamies dad, Jim, were the vacuum crew after everybody left, I am sure that helped. Everybody pitched in to get the place put back together because Alex and Jamie already had a very long day. It was the best time on Saturday I wish I could relive it. Today I am kicking myslef for not getting certain pictures. On Sunday, we went to Rick's sister's house, Kris for an 18th birthday party for her son Jacob. Marco's parents were there with some authentic mexican appetizers that were so good. We again had a great visit with relatives and again ate way too much. Aiden's actual birthday is Tuesday, I can't wait to see him again.

My Weekend

I had an OK weekend. Before I tell about it, I want to ask, that after reading this, you say a prayer for Tristen Bizzaro, age 6. He was hit by a car and is in stable condition at Children's hospital. His uncle Billy is a friend of Alex's. Now, Friday was at Colleen's and she made some GREAT appetizers. I was the only one who showed up, Larry had a medical issue, the Quinns were at a Route 66 thing, and the Frears were visiting out of town company. Too bad for them, more for us. Saturday, we went to Hank's 90th birthday in Victorville. The house we were at is on a finger of a lake and it was great sitting outside. There were world changing discussions, like which one of the Edgar girls is everyone's favorite, how much we still don't like someone, (Lizzie you know who) and how I still get mentioned anytime someone thinks they can drink a lot. I am so proud. We could see the heavy smoke from the Big Bear fire. Tyler got called back to work early and was told that it is unkonwn as to when he will get a day off, he's pissed that he might miss Aiden's birthday party. We got to see Aiden, Alex and Jamie Saturday for breakfast. I gave Aiden a rolling Cars backpack full of stuff from the 99 cent store. After all, it is his birthday month!!!!!

Appetizer Night

Well, I called Tony to check on helium and he asked if we were all coming in tonight. I said, Hey you are supposed to be gone and opening your new place tomorrow. NOPE, it has been pushed back another week. That's good for me because I was feeling guilty about not making the grand opening because we have to go to a 90th birthday party. We are still going to do appetizer night at Gary and Colleens, sorry Tony. Yesterday was just TOO much fun. The power went out at 2:40 am and we didn't get it back until 6:00 PM last night. The Edison company was giving info that it wasn't going to be back on until today or tomorrow. Well, my neighbors, Eddie and Scott went and bought new generators. Eddie was already using his and as soon as Scott put gas in his and plugged in the frig, the power went back on, A DAY EARLY. To say the least he was pissed!!! I was happy the power went back on because with no TV it was hard to get the kids to settle down to rest in the afternoon. Me and Cyndi, Scott's wife, were elated because we could have ice cream for lunch. Can't let it go to waste!!! By the way, the air conditioning is on full blast right now, FEELS GOOD

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

YEA !!!!!!!!!!! It is only 2 more hours until the first game of the double header. I have no preferences, but I am just looking forward to watching football for hours. Today is also Payton's first birthday. Payton is "Tyler's" dog. Don't tell anyone, but yesterday Rick played fetch with her for a short time. SSSHHHHH he hates the dog. We had a fairly busy weekend, not busy enough for me, I am in this house all week and love to get out. I am working on a bucket of blankets for Drea's shower. She is the last of the Bengard mohicans to have a baby, so I am making quite a few for her. This Friday is the first Friday for no Plaza, we are all going to Colleen's house for an appetizer party. Tony won't be open for a Friday until the following week. I think that it is a great idea because it is like having snacks for dinner. Sometimes it pays to be an adult. Like, have dessert first so that you have room!! That I learned from Kim.

Weekend Update

Well, it is finally Sunday football. I am waiting for the Terry, Howie and company pre-game show. I love those guys. We went to Travis's football game at APU last night, the team won and Travis played GREAT. After the game we went ot Travis's house to watch Ryan's best friend Quinton Jackson AKA Rampage in an ultimate fighting championship from London. This type of fighting is like Greco Roman wrestling with a few cheap shots. Not as bad as I thought it was going to be. A party started at the house and boy did I feel out of place. The kids were all so great, very polite. It is nice to know that there are parents out there who are actually doing their jobs in raising their kids. Kim ordered pizza and when 1 boy there found out that I liked Coors Light, he kept bringing me one after another. I felt bad because I didn't want to drink someone elses's beer, but I managed to choke it down. We are going to a "wake" for Bob Smith this afternoon. At Rick's company picnic yesterday, there were other employees there with their grandkids and all I kept thinking was, my grandson is cuter than yours!! I sure miss Aiden.

NFL OPENING NIGHT

I am sooooo ready for tonight. I love football!!! Plus, the weather has taken a slight break so it is easier to breathe when you go outside. Garin has started Kindergarten, yes there is a GOD. Tomorrow night is the absolute last night for Plaza, sad to see it all end. BUT, Tony is opening on September 15th, so only a week without green sauce, so I think I will live. We have Rick's company picnic on Saturday, then a "wake" of sorts on Sunday. A kid that Alex played soccer with, Justin Smith or J as we all called him, his father died on the operating table over the weekend. We will see a lot of old soccer friends there I am sure. Well, GOOD LUCK to my boys tonight!!

Too Hot!

OK 98* at 9:00 at night is WAY TOO HOT!! We went to the birthday party, only 96* in Irvine. I got my wish we had dinner with Alex, Jamie,Aiden Erik and Jamie. We first went to BJ's but the air conditioning wasn't working, then off to Red Robins, same story. We ate there and had a great time anyway. Aiden LOVES chocolate shakes. Well, that's all for now.

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Look what Jamie did for me!! Just don't look at me, but Aiden sure is cute. I love all the pics on there, THANK YOU Jamie. We went to Travis's game last night, miserable weather!!. But, we were the lucky ones because we wern't in pads and uniforms. Caleb and his parents were also there. He was rocking out to the band down on the sidelines. We all went to Alcapulco after, a tradition, and closed the place. Again, Tom and Kim were very generous and picked up the tab. Thanks guys!!
We are going to a birthday party today for Daniel Wilson's 1 year old baby girl, Abbey. I don't want to go, it is too hot, but I want to see everybody and hopefully end the day with Alex, Jamie and Aiden. Rick is putting in new sprinklers in the back yard, even Payton is helping, she loves to dig. I feel like I should start out these posts with Dear Diary. Well, here's to cooler weather!!!

REPREIVE

We went to Plaza last night thinking that this was the end and found out that for reasons unknown to us, Plaza will stay open one more week. Tony said we can have the back room again next Friday. His new restaurant will open the next day. I know he is real excited and we all wish him the best, after all we need a Friday haunt. Dianne and Lizzy Edgar showed up last night, what a nice surprise!! I hope this heat goes away soon. If I wanted to live in this kind of heat, I would move to Arizona. We are going to go to Travis's football game tonight. I hope it is cooler than it was last night, 99* at 7:30, too much.