Crazy Kids

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There's nothing else to say.....Dylan is adorable....Doug looks thrilled to be a Daddy. Nana and Pappy are smiling.

Football Camp and More News

So Noland moved into camp last night. I've never seen anything else like it, except maybe after the announcer says, "COME ON DOWN!!" on the Price Is Right!!! Over 90 teenage boys running into the weight room at full speed, carrying mattresses, TVs, lawn furniture, coolers, video systems, FOOD....Holy Cannoli!! SO MUCH FOOD!!! All of them were trying to get THE BEST spot for the week. Who knows what that spot is?!!! Hilarious.

Today I cooked for the team and served them dinner. Tomorrow I make 2 cakes, deliver them and serve lunch. Aunt Jenni make cookies and I've already taken them in. So we're good for the rest of the week.

Naricyn seems to be over her fever and vomiting session, but now has a right cheek that his hot, and swollen. Neal too is down, with a sore throat, and low grade fever. He went into Jen's house announcing that he had STREP, so Uncle Adam was uncomfortable. We promptly left.

On a personal level, the football stuff and providing for the kids is the best thing right now. The moving situation is so confusing for me. I just want to crawl in a hole and die. I wish that I could just have it over with. We're moving out of the apartment and into the house in a couple of weeks.....BUT...and its a BIG BUT.......my sister's stuff will still be there because they are moving into an apartment in Indy until their house is finished. So I'm concerned about using her things (and with kids you never know when something will get broken or ruined) and getting internet connected so that I can work. I'm going to have to get Greg to bring the family computer so that I can have that set up for the wireless for me. AHHHAHHHAHHH. I hate all of this. If my stupid parents had just stayed alive, then I wouldn't have to be doing all of this. GGGGRRRRR....did I just say that?!!

Official Start of Football Season

The moon was full and a mist hung low on the ground. The mist glistened on the sculptured field and time passed. Soon the lights grew bright and the field shown in preparation for the team's arrival. They arrived, as the time until midnight approached. Each suited in black, blue and white, helmuts gleaming in the stadium lights. 10--9--8--7--6--5--4--3--2--practice time.

Seventy-two young men took the field to begin the 2007-08 season. Coaches were ready and the practice ran like water, smooth and flowing. Spirits were high and voices sounded of encouragement and team support. As the night practice concluded, the team stood in a circle, joined hands and prayed. They prayed for strength and guidance from their Father in Heaven. I cried.

Sick Baby

So Naricyn is running a fever and was up every 30 minutes or so last night. I did the alternating tylenol/motrin every 2 hours. She finally settled about 3:30am and then Niah was up at 5 screaming 'MOMMY!!!' I just about jumped out of my skin.

Therefore we're taking a lazy day. We slept until almost 11. The race is about to start, so I got to go RACIN'!!!

Crazy Night with the Andises

So Daddy came for the weekend and we visited a local Mexican restraunt. We had TONS of food and played around like a bunch of high schoolers trying to get thrown out.


Then we came home. Naricyn puked and we're all green. That's enough for one day.

Fire Engine PUSH

Here is a CNHS football Tradition....the team breaks into teams of 4 and then each team pushes a firetruck the length of the parking lot. The team with the best time gets to eat first at live-in camp. Noland looked like a beet. He said it was torture!!! Afterward the football boosters have a meal for the team and parents buy theirs to support the team

What have I created?

I've created monsters. Look at these girls!!! Bags on their shoulders and Starbucks in their hands. Crazy, but...but...I love it. I just LOVE IT!! I love the pretty clothes, and hair bows and lip gloss and shoes....Oh MY!! Yes, the shoes.

This being said...obviously, Naricyn is still in tune with her Bubby. She does and SAYS everything that Noland does. It's been a little eye opening since we've been in such close quarters. These are the times that I'll miss....at some point.

Things are moving along here. Jen is packing up things in the house and soon I'll be able to get somethings updated. I need to replace the fixtures in the upstairs bathroom, replace the mirror, replace a closet door, replace doorknobs, get new shutters. Then there are a couple rooms that need to be painted. That way Noland is not in a pink and purple room and Greg and I are not in a Spiderman room.

Happy Birthday Neal!!

My baby is 12!!! Unbelievable.....7:31am 12 years ago....Neal Yeryar was born....kicking and hollering. He hasn't stopped moving since. We're going out to dinner tonight in his honor. Of course the boy picks RED LOBSTER!! But I have to say that he eats it...ALL of it, and he gets the ultimate feast!!!

This is one of my favorite pictures of Nealy. We were in Williamsburg and he was doing a reenactment. What a sweet boy...with all those freckles. The freckles didn't show up until we were in Florida when he was 4. After being on the beach, he started growing freckles. I like to call them Angel Kisses. He HATES that now.

So he started his day with a package from Uncle Dodge, Aunt Lisa, Drew and Daly. It was followed by a call from his father. Then we went to Target with Aunt Jenni and Adler, and picked out a Harry Potter video game. For lunch he was given his choice,and it was SUBWAY for all.

As I type he is playing his new game in the tiny bedroom of the apartment that he shares with Noland. Life is good at 12.

Dinner was wonderful. Neal's new friend, Rory, went with us. Poor thing dealt with the Andis Clan for over 3 hours. He'll probably need counseling. We then visited Mussalami's for ice cream. THE BEST SOFT SERVE ANYWHERE!!!

Again he's now playing another new game that he bought with his birthday money. So here's to a dozen years. Amazing....at least for his Momma.

High School Visit

Noland and I went to visit the high school the other day. Here are some pics to show a little of the front of his new school.

In the picture with the corded off area, Noland is standing beside the senior circle. It's a mosaic on the floor, showing all the academic areas of study. IE science, math, art, music, etc.....This area is reserved for the senior class to hang out.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL

This past week, Neal was in DRAMA camp. The kids went to camp Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm. At 5:30 on Friday evening, they did HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL for the parents and friends. It was GREAT. I'll get a video on here as soon as I figure out how to do that.

Bulldog Phone Day

Today we got our new cell phones. Neal was thrilled to get his very first. I'm not sure what he's going to do with it until school starts, but whatever. Call our old numbers to get the new ones. Noland is pretty sure that no one really cares in Berea that he's gone. Only a couple people have called him. It's got to be so hard. I can't imagine.

Noland and I also did some picture work at North. I think he's excited in some ways.

Finally, we spent most of the day hangin' at Heritage Lane. That's what we're calling the house. My mother called her art studio Heritage Lane Studio, so we're keeping the name for the lane. And if any of you have seen the lane...it deserves a name. I should post pictures of it and the house. Noland and I also got our hair cut. Big difference in prices here from the ones in Berea. The two of us could get it done for 30 in KY and it's 40 here!!!

Then there's Adler. He had had a cookie and didn't want me to wipe his face. Can you tell?

Mr.(Smith) Dylan has a Day out

Doug sent me pics of Dylan's first trip to the doctor. He's so cute. Jen and I sent them a basket of stuff yesterday. We wish that we could be there, but don't know how that's going to happen. Isn't he a doll??

Summer Days

While Noland is off playing ball, the rest of the gang can enjoy the pool at the hotel/apartment. Don't even really know what to call it. Anyway, Jen and her crew were over.

The girls are getting more comfortable in the water each time we go. Niah just has to remember to put the waterwings on, or she goes to the bottom.

Naricyn has gone from whining at the side.....to paddling into the "deep" end. With her Strawberry Shortcake waterwings of course. Her daddy got them for her....she wants everyone to know that.

Next week Neal goes to DRAMA camp. The Parks and Rec department is working with Columbus North Theatre to do HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. The kids will go from 9-5 everyday next week, and put the show up on Friday. It's really going to be fun for him, I think.

The girls are going to CARTOON CAMP in the mornings. Blue's Clues, and Dora, and Spongebob...for 2 hours each morning. Hopefully they'll enjoy it and not be traumatized.

Football Season has BEGUN

So Noland has started Columbus North Bulldog Football. Aidan and Niah thought they'd give the helmet a try. Aren't they cute??

It's an amazing feeling dropping your child off at the door of of the building that you called high school. I'm not sure if I'm me or if I'm my mother. It's all so sureal to even be in Columbus; almost like I'm on vacation and yet I'm home without a home. Weird.

DYLAN JACOB SMITH has arrived

Happy July 7, 2007!! That's 7/7/07 the birthday of my newest nephew and my brother's first child.

Dylan was born a little before 11pm to Douglas and Jennifer Smith. He weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. and was 20 inches long.

Neal is thrilled to share his birth month with a new cousin.

I'm sure that my parents are smiling from Heaven, and would be enthralled with him. They're so proud of Douglas, I'm sure.

Andis Family Takes Holiday World

What a vacation!!! The Indianapolis Andis Family(Dodge, Lisa, Drew and Daly)and the Columbus Andis Family tackled HOLIDAY WORLD. It's an amusement park in southwestern Indiana. "When I was a kid..." as my boys like to quote me, the park was Santa Claus Land. There are still rides that remain from that time. In addition there are new rollercoasters and added attractions. The boys went with Drew and Daly most of the time, and Greg and I were with the girls.

Niah would hug Santa, but Naricyn would have nothing to do with the jolly guy. We would meet up for meals and other fun. The weather was perfect, not too hot or muggy...with a gentle breeze. It was a nice way to come home to Indiana.

Tattoo Pics

Here they are....finally. What a FAT foot!!! I thought it looked better....but anyway.

Homeward Bound

Hello All,

The girls and I found a corporate apartment in Columbus today. HURRAY!!!! Our move to Indiana will begin in earnest the first week of July. UNREAL!!

The kids and I will be in the apartment until our home in Berea sells. Then Greg can join us. Our home, my family home, will be ready for us in mid-September. We're waiting for my sister and her family to move out. They're moving north to Fishers, Indiana, and their house will not be completed until then. Whew. So it looks like it's falling together. Crazy though....our "stuff" will be everywhere. Some in our new home with my sister, some in our garage in Berea, some in a storage center.

Please be praying for the kids. The girls are just confused. We're having wetting accidents, and that has never happened. They also miss being with their Daddy. Noland starts football camp the third week of July. Neal is in a drama camp that same week, from 9am-5pm everyday. He will be doing HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL. They begin on Monday and perform on Friday!!! The new schools and all the new friends. It's going to be a life changing experience for them; I can only hope that they make the choices that they know are right. More later.

Romeo, Oh Romeo.....

Here is my newest baby. Romeo Montague Andis was born at the RoseBarn Theatre on April 13, 2007. He came home to us on May 20th. RoseMarie isn't getting along too well with him, but her life is about to be turned upside down anyway.