I see the end of summer comming

Yes this week is all in high 70's low 80's which is better than the 90's that we have seen more this summer than most other summers here in western Pa. School starts in one week and I see the calendar starting to feel p very fast. Kevin just finished band camp..felt bad..many band directors from all the local schools said they never remember band camps being that hot and hardly no rain...on Friday they marched at Kennywood and we took all the kids(thanks to my sister for giving me her extra tickets) but man was it packed. I am actually in the process of ordering season tickets for next summer. Kennywood just started that this year and coming up with over $600 at one time was not easy so we didn't do that this year. But while I was there the other day I asked if they were doing it again and they said yeah and if you buy it today you can apply your admission from today to the price and get to use it the rest of the season...hhhmmm.

So on the phone I went...called my mom and explained to her(that would cost me $68 instead of $89) how great of a deal...I mean my sister did give the tix for free so that was a bonus and with Kennywood being 10 minutes from my house I could take them on weekends in Sept for a few hours then I have all next year. So my mom is going to charge them(I have no charge cards...sometimes its a good thing sometimes its a bad thing) and I will pay her a little every month. So blessed to have her do that for me! Kids don't know yet...I was going to give it to them for Christmas but if I could use it this season then might as well...its usually not busy in Sept..just the locals since vacations are over.

So look out Kennywood next summer...the Grahams will be there alot! ANd if anybody ever visits this area and goes to Kennywood next summer let us know...we will surely stop by! :)

its how you live!

I came across a blog today of a mother of 4 who almost lost her life in a plane crash and was in a coma for a few months and now because of her faith is doing exactly what she wanted to do..be a mother, wife and a daughter of Christ even though she does not look the same as she did before the accident..I watched her video for the Mormon church she did and it was very touching.

And because I am labeled a "creeper" by my kids I was creeping in her old archives and looked at her posts before the accident...even like a few days before and in my mind I just thought.. wow only if her and her husband knew that in a few days this tragic accident would happen and change their life's forever.

This shows that you never know what is going to happen..live for today likes its your last..leave a legacy..live the life that our God wants you to live. Also Faith and a good relationship with our heavenly Father can get us through even the most tragic events in our lives and sometimes can even make you become stronger.

Svac Family Reunion 2010

This was the first family reunion in about 15 years. Our family has grown so big that we don't see each other too often..even years. It was so nice to see some of the family I have not seen in over 20 years and one cousin I met for the first time. there were 4 generations there me being in the second.

Try to make a long story short....

My Grandparents came over from Slovakia and they had 6 kids..my mom being the youngest and the age span was like 15-20 years between her and her oldest sister. Now I am the youngest of my moms 3 with 18 years between me and oldest brother. What does this mean? Well out of the 20 grandchildren I am the youngest with the next being like 8 years oldest and my oldest cousin is maybe like 60 so there is a big age gap. I have cousins that have kids the are older than me.

So it was nice to see everyone who came out and there was still alot that could not make it but we did mention everybody I am sure and had a great time!

this is my Mom and uncle Mike 2 0f the 6 siblings. Two of the other passed away and I have one aunt down in FL and One in NC ina nursing home.



Here are 10 of the 20 grandchildren(2nd generation)



Here is some from the next generation(3rd)


And now the 4th generation



We also did some groups of each sibling and the people who were there from the family.

This is mine..My brother was the only one missing, he has been the hospital for over a week and was released at 3pm and made it tot he reunion but missed the picture.



I have more pics on my FB if anybody want to see them

Guilty for being excited for Back to School!

I am secretly excited about my kids going back to school. See I dislike my kids being in school all day, I would rather them home with me. Also I am not a big fan of the school system but I am not at a point in my life where I can homeschool(which I would love to do)

This year will be my first in 15 years I will have all the kids at school for all day..yes all day! As you know I work at night so I do alot of my mommy/wife/housekeeper stuff during the day. I manage it as good as I can and my husband does an excellent job picking up where I left off..we work good together. But now I can clean with no interupption and it mighrt even stay cleaned for more than an hour! WOOHOO!

I will be able to run to do errands without dragging the kids along I will be able to make phone calls without kids screaming in the background and I Might even be able to read a book or catch up on some TV!

Now of course with my kids being in school all day I am not going to like not seeing them all day so instead of working all nights I am going to be able to start to throw some daylight shifts in and we can have family time in the evenings which we rearely had before, so all and all it is working in all directions for me!

Foto Friday!

New dressers forthe girls= lots of moving and sorting

My BIL's Girlfriend got new bedroom furniture and gave my girls her old stuff and it goes perfect in their bedroom and we needed them casue we were running out of places to put clothes. Now the fun begins. There were 2 dressers in their room, one is going to Kevin and the other to Brandon. Now Kevins old one I am giving to Ryan casue his is bareley still standing so now I get to to the joys of taking all these clothes and moving them all around...fun times!

Last night we started in the girls room...and lets just say wow...not to self..check under the girls beds when you ask them to clean their room(they are just as bad as the 5 and 6 year old boys)

Hopefully I can get this all down by the end of the week...its hard when I start work at 3 everyday and other things need done too..got to sat off that darn FaceBook!

Have a Blessed Day!

Summer Water fun!

My whole family was invited over to a girl from Alyssa's class and my girl scout troop for a day in the pool and her water slides. Her Aunt is also my co-leader and very brave to invite the whole family!



The pool was a perfect size for my kids



Ryan going on the littles of three slides but this one has a tunnel!



Alyssa and her friend





It was so awesome to have Alyssa and her friends teacher stop by and join in the fun! How cool is that!



Thank You Ms (aunt) Terri for having us over!