April 28, 2010

Just got done trying to finalize the Summer camp schedule for Mr. Evan. Looking like all sports camps all the time. Actually signed him up for the Nate James/Chris Carrawell camp tonight and it was painful. Maybe he can dunk on one of them.

Evan had a great soccer game on Sunday - 4 goals and some great passing. Hope it carries forward to the soccer tourney this weekend. We're looking forward to the tournament in Myrtle Beach. He plays at 8 and 11:45 on Saturday so we'll have all afternoon to play on the beach and at the waterpark. Granddaddy and Grand Julie are going to meet us down there too. Don't know why they bowed out of Saturday dinner with nine 8-9 year old boys.

Played golf in a fundraiser for East Chapel Hill HS on Monday. I actually played pretty well and we finished 8 under. Didn't place but I won some free yoga passes in the raffle. Looking forward to those.

Took the boys to Torrerros for some Mexican food last night. Evan went with the famous Mexican dish of Chicken Nuggets and French Fries while Graham chose Cheese Quesadillas with rice and refried beans. He liked the everything but the beans and we determined that he is a big fan of salsa. Definitely our kid.

Everybody has to cheer for Stately Victor in the Kentucky Derby this weekend. The horse was named after my friend Bud's little brother who died in a car accident when he was 23. The horse is owned by his childhood friend's family and they named the horse after Victor. Bud and Toni are having a big Kentucky Derby party at their house in Brooklyn this weekend. Should be fun and very emotional.

Go Heels.

April 21, 2010

MB and I both feeling under the weather today. Hopefully its a short-term thing. Graham has had a little bit of a cough, but we think it's going away.

Evan got his report card this week and it was very good. Reading well above his grade level and doing very well in Math. Good job!! I went today and worked with his reading group in class. MB and I take turns working with Evan and 4 other AIG kids. We're reading Fantastic Mr. Fox now and the kids seem to be enjoying it. They did a good job answering all of the questions.

Good lacrosse practice tonight. Worked on a lot of stick work.

I have to work at our Warehouse Sale tomorrow night and Friday night. Not looking forward to a couple of late nights.

Jimmy

April 19, 2010

It's tough to keep up with this blogging thing sometimes. Been a very busy week and a half. Had a good visit with the Twiddy's, who were nice enough to come up and hang out with Evan for a couple of days. Then had a fun visit with Dad and Julie. Went to Evan's lacrosse game, where he scored a goal and then made it to the UNC Spring Game with Dad and Julie and the McDaniels. Evan got some cool autographs and Graham had fun on the bounce houses. We watched the game with 30k other fans and I'm sure we all think Bryn Renner should be the starting quarterback. Finished the day with a great dinner at our house celebrating Aunt Molly's bday. Super-fun day.

Back to work and life last week. It was so busy I don't even remember what happened. We did have another fun weekend though. Evan and I went to the Railhawks soccer game with Giacomo and his dad on Friday night. They didn't get the win, but the boys still had a good time. Saturday we went to Evan's lacrosse game and he played well again - another goal and a couple chances that just missed. Graham went to a birthday party at Bull City Gymnastics in the afternoon. It was a great place for a party. The kids got to jump and slide into the foam block pit and jump on the trampolines. Thanks to Vidya for the fun party. Went to dinner to celebrate our Anniversary on Saturday night. Good night at Cypress on the Hill. Best calamari I've ever had. I had a nice Halibut for dinner and MB had a flash-fried Snapper - the whole thing (head, tail and all). It freaked her out a little that the fish was looking at her while she ate it, but it was very tasty. Had a nightcap next door at the Crunkleton and saw a friend that I used to work with.

Evan had a soccer game on Sunday against another U10 team and the boys really played well - came close to getting the win. They all looked very comfortable with the ball and were more aggressive than I've ever seen them. Evan had a good game and just missed a goal on a one-on-one with the keeper. Took the boys to Jason's Deli while MB went to bible study. They love the free ice cream after dinner - I'm a fan too.

Back to work today - busy, but got a lot done. Connor and Grammy came over after school and hung out with Evan until I got home and took Evan to soccer training. Then they hung out with Graham while MB went to a meeting at church. I got a nice 4-mile run in during Evan's practice. I caught up with an old friend from Myrtle Beach after reconnecting on Facebook. John Brunty lived in our neighborhood in Forestbrook and we went to school together in 7th-10th grade. I haven't talked to him in at least 20 years. He's living in New York after spending most of his post-college years in Charleston. Doing real estate and design work. Great catching up.

Going to be a busy week as I have to work our warehouse sale Thursday and Friday night until 9-10pm or so.

Jimmy

April 8, 2010 - Anniversary

Fifteen years. Isn't Mary Beth the luckiest woman in the world?

It's been an incredibly busy couple of days. We spent all day Tuesday cleaning out the old house and getting it ready for the closing today. Evan was a champ and hung out at the old house and read while we worked. It helped us so much. Graham had another fun day at school, enjoying the weather and playing outside. He and his buddies like to race their plastic grocery carts around the playground.

We went back to work on Wednesday and Evan spent the day with Grammy (Evan is on Spring Break all week). They went to see Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Evan said it was hillarious. I took him to lacrosse practice after work and he won every ground ball against a bigger kid in the ground ball drill. He's really doing well this year.

Today we closed on the house. I feel so inadequate now that we don't own our vacation house around the corner any more. Evan got to hang out with Grandmommy and Granddaddy today. They went to the mall for lunch and then went to see the Dragon movie in 3D. Evan said parts of it were kind of scary but he liked it alot. Took Evan to soccer practice tonight and then we got CharGrill burgers for everybody. Didn't help my diet but they were good. Graham came home with lots of boo boos on his legs from playing so hard.

The Twiddy's are staying with us tonight and then hanging out with Evan again tomorrow. Big thanks to them for all their help with Evan and helping us put stuff away from the old house. Thanks to Grammy too for helping with Evan and Graham this week. The boys sure do love their grandparents. They're really looking forward to seeing Granddaddy Jim and Grand Julie tomorrow night and this weekend.

Hear its looking more likely that Ed Davis is coming back next year. Hope that's how it works out.

April 5, 2010

Evan and Graham were both out of school today, so Grammy came to stay with the boys. I understand that it was a fun day of Wii and playing outside. Zach came over and played with Evan in the afternoon.

Graham took off his shirt by himself for the first time tonight. He was so proud of himself - "I did it, just like Evan".

Evan had YDP skills training tonight in Chapel Hill. He is doing this on Monday nights with a different soccer club - Triangle Futbol Club. His buddy and teammate Giacomo does Goalie training at the same time. Evan did three dfferent stations - passing, dribbling and agility. He's one of the smaller kids out there, but he holds his own. They scrimmaged the last 15 minutes and Evan made some really good moves and passes. All in all he had a good time and got nice and sweaty.

Stopped by Sal's and picked up a pizza and brought it home for dinner. Evan had three pieces - worked up quite the appetite.

Graham goes back to school tomorrrow and MB and I will be home with Evan. We'll be spending some time at the old house getting the last few things out.

Jimmy

Easter - April 4, 2010

Great Easter weekend spent with family and friends.

We spent Friday cleaning out the garage and making room for the playset from the old house. We're storing it in the garage until we can clear out the backyard to make room for it. Evan had a good time at YDA Skills training Friday night. He and three other boys worked on shooting the ball and I saw immediate improvement in his shot right away.

Saturday we got up and drove to Fayetteville to spend an early Easter with Grandmommy and Granddaddy. Thanks to the Twiddys' for a great lunch and dinner and lots of fun in between. Evan and Graham got Easter baskets - including cool Senor Frogs T-shirts from the Twiddys' trip to Mexico. The boys also got to dye Easter eggs and go on an Easter Egg hunt. After the boys found the eggs, they hid them for me and MB and we had a hard time finding them all. Also had a good time throwing the lacrosse ball, throwing the baseball and kicking the soccer ball. Full day and a couple of very tired kids for the ride back to Durham.

Sunday brought Easter and an early start as I had to be at church by 8 to help get breakfast ready for everyone. The boys opened their Easter baskets and Easter gifts from us before I left. Beyond the usual candy, they got some new bibles, books and clothes. The Easter Bunny must have had some good investments as he has become more generous than when I was a kid.

The kids hit Egg Hunt number two at church and then we all helped out in the 2-year old room as the normal staff couldn't work today. It was a good thing we helped as there were a few kids who missed their parents and needed some personal attention.

Went straight to Grammy's for lunch with the McDaniels. I got a quick run in around the lake and then we had a great lunch of ham, roasted potatoes, cucumbers and tomatos, green beans, corn, asparagus, fruit, rolls, and probably more food that I am forgetting. The 5 boys played hard inside and outside and did Egg Hunt #3. Maybe we should have had these guys looking for the WMDs in Iraq, because they found every egg hidden over the weekend. We also celebrated Aunt Molly's birthday wiith cake and gifts. Mom made a very good lemon cake with lots of girly flowers.

Finishing off the weekend watching "The Return of the King" on the big screen at home. Good finish to a great weekend.

Should be another fun week for the boys as Grammy, the Twiddys and Dad and Julie will all be here at one time or another this week.

Go Butler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jimmy

April 1, 2010

Good day for the McIntyre clan today. Beautiful day - about 85 degrees and sunny all day.

Evan had French class before school today and a good day of soccer practice after school. Took Graham to Evan's practice and then we had a nice dinner at Brixx. I thought Evan was going to eat until he threw up - he was hongry!! Graham enjoyed the Pizza Margherita which included a white sauce and basil.

Let Evan stay up a little late tonight and play Wii since he doesn't have school tomorrow.

Watched the Heels come up short in the NIT Championship game - dissapointed but at least MB will be able to stay home with the boys and I tomorrow.