Be-lated Happy Mother's Day

I wanted to share with all of the mom's in my life the answers Maegan gave about me on a Mother's day survey. It's always interesting & sometimes humbling to see yourself through your child's eyes:

What is your mother's name: Carolyn
How old is she? 10
How tall is she? 6 feet
How much does she weigh? A lot
What color is her hair? brown
What does she do around the house? Play with us (I liked this answer :)
What is her favorite drink? Milk (Dodged a bullet on this one...)
What is her favorite thing to eat? lasagna
What is her favorite TV show? Grown up stuff
What does she cook? macaroni and cheese
Where does she like to go? Stop & Shop
What is her favorite hobby? go on dates

In the spirit of our day here are the top ten things I never thought I'd do before I was a mom...

10. Wear a shirt with spit up on it in public
9. Willingly put my hands in a public toilette
8. Wipe another person's nose with my clothing
7. Hide candy from children so that I could have it
6. Drive a mini van & LOVE it
5. Shower with four people at the same time
4. Bang my head against a wall; literally...
3. Catch throw up in my hands
2. Eat scraps off someone else's plate
1. Say the words, "Don't lick your sister's bum!"

I hope you all had a wonderful mother's day!

Hannah's Chorus Concert

CORRECTION!! Hannah will be performing in the spring chorus concert at the Gibbons Gym on THURSDAY June 4, 2009 at 6pm. She would love to have a large fan club in the audience. We hope to see you there!

Maegan's Dance Recital

Maegan's dance recital is fast approaching. It will be held at the Stadium Theatre in Woonsocket, RI on Monday June 8th at 6:45pm. Tickets can be purchased as follows:

Phone orders: 401 762-4545

online: http://www.stadiumtheatre.com/ (note there is a processing fee of $3.00 per ticket)

At the box office: 28 Monument Square in Woonsocket, RI

Tickets are mailed directly to you or, if purchased within five days of the performance; they will be held at the box office for you. Maegan would love it if you can make it. This may be her final dance performance as she has told me "she quits." I'm trying to get her to sign up for Irish Step dance next year though because I think it's so cute :)

Tommy's Birthday List

Tommy's Birthday wish List:

Sizing; Pants size 8, shirts size 9/10, shoes size 3 1/2

Hint: Tommy loves sports, math and science...

P99 Air soft gun & pellets (they have them at Bass Pro Shop)
remote control air plane
Under armor

Mirium Webster's Elementary School Dictionary

Wii Goosebumps

Wii World Series Baseball 2009

short sankle socks (no kidding, Tommy loves new socks!)

Gift certificate to Pinz

Nerf Dart Tag Hyperfire Deluxe 2 player set

Gift certificate to Extra Innings

Movie passes Gift certificate to Chilis

Telescope (at least 525x & 102mm aperture)

High powered microscope (at least 1200x)

Or instead of a gift, you can donate to the longest baseball game and help Tommy be in the top 32 so he can sit with Curt Schilling. Link below.
http://longestbaseballgame.org/profiles/?player=PaulThomas

Tommy's 2009 Baseball Schedule

LOCATION DATE TIME
RICE COMPLEX-BASEBALL FIELD 04/25/09 SATURDAY 4:00PM
RICE COMPLEX-BASEBALL FIELD 04/28/09 TUESDAY 5:30PM
RICE COMPLEX-BASEBALL FIELD 05/02/09 SATURDAY 8:00AM
RICE COMPLEX-BASEBALL FIELD 05/05/09 TUESDAY 5:30PM
RICE COMPLEX-BASEBALL FIELD 05/09/09 SATURDAY 12:00PM
RICE COMPLEX-BASEBALL FIELD 05/12/09 TUESDAY 5:30PM
RICE COMPLEX-BASEBALL FIELD 05/16/09 SATURDAY 12:00PM
RICE FIELD 05/2709 WEDNESDAY 5:30PM
RICE COMPLEX-BASEBALL FIELD 05/30/09 SATURDAY 4:00PM
RICE COMPLEX-BASEBALL FIELD 06/02/09 TUESDAY 5:30PM
RICE FIELD 06/05/09 FRIDAY 5:30PM
RICE FIELD 06/06/09 SATURDAY 4:00PM

Guiness Book of World Records - Longest Baseball Game Ever

On the weekend of June 6 and 7 all 800 Wrentham, Massachusetts youth baseball and softball players including Paul Thomas will attempt to set the WORLD RECORD for the longest baseball game ever played, 36 hours! The event will take place in Wrentham, Massachusetts at the Sweatt Field Complex. Every player from each team will participate in the event. The Longest Baseball Game will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 6 and end 36 hours later, at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 7.The current world record for the Longest Baseball Game is 32 hours 29 minutes 25 seconds set October 13-14, 2007 in St. Louis, Mo.In order for this event to be a success we need your help. Please consider contributing towards Paul's personal fund-raising goal. We're offering great incentive prizes for Paul including an event T-shirt, a large cheese pizza from Omega pizza and the top incentive prize, lunch with Red Sox legend Curt Schilling including the opportunity for pictures and autographs. Our goal is to raise $100,000 to distribute to charities that include the local DARE program, the Wrentham Food Pantry, the WEST foundation, the Taylor Meyer Scholarship Fund, the Rice Complex, the March of Dimes and Curt's Pitch for ALS.The entire game will be broadcast on the internet at http://www.wdisam.com/The exact time of Paul's game will be posted on the home page soon so you can listen to Paul help set a WORLD RECORD!Thank you for your support!

To donate to the cause go to: http://longestbaseballgame.org/profiles/?player=PaulThomas

Maegan's YMCA Soccer Schedule

Maegan is playing in a soccer league this spring at the Foxboro YMCA. Her game dates are as follows:

Sunday 5/3 @ 10am
Sunday 5/10 @ 10am
Sunday 5/17 @10am
Sunday 5/31 @ 10am

She did a bang up job in the pre-school league. Come and check it out :)

Be Green by Hannah Flaherty

Be Green:

Come on everybody, let's be green!

Let's all work together to keep this world clean.

It's not a color but a way to be.

I'll plant a flower, he'll plant a tree;

Also, we need to find a way to stop pollution.

Hey, over here, I've got a solution!

We can ride our bike to school

and all the other places we think are cool.

We all can pick the garbage we found

in the streets, our home and all around.

To keep our land green and our skies blue,

here is what you have to do:

Make a promise and keep it true.

Do what I said everyday

and the earth we love will be here to stay! - By Hannah Flaherty

Happy St. Patrick's day! Recycle!

KP U11 (2) Coach Flaherty's Team Lacrosse Schedule

Tommy is excited to hit the lacrosse field again this spring. Paul is lucky to have Jim Limerick as his assistant coach and a great group of boys playing for him. I am lucky that I will have a great group of parents on the sidelines to cheer with :)

Sunday 4/5 3pm @ KP
Sunday 4/19 3pm @ Brookline
Sunday 4/26 3pm @ KP
Sunday 5/3 3pm @ KP
Friday 5/8 6pm @ Canton
Sunday 5/10 3pm @ Walpole
Tuesday 5/12 6pm @ Foxboro
Sunday 5/17 1:30pm @ Franklin
Tuesday 5/19 6pm @ Medway
Tuesday 5/26 6pm @ KP
Sunday 5/31 3pm @ Attleboro
Sunday 6/7 4:30pm @ West Roxbury

For field directions, cancellations and scores visit: http://kplacrosse.com/

Explosion FC Spring Schedule

Mar 29, 2009 11:30 AM TO BE RESCHEDULED
Apr 05, 2009 11:30 AM @ Lower Dodgeville in Attleboro: 684 S. Main Street, Attleboro
Apr 19, 2009 10:15 AM @ Wamsutta
Apr 26, 2009 10:15 AM @Hobomock 2
May 03, 2009 11:30 AM @ Hobomock 1
May 10, 2009 10:15 AM @ Wamsutta
May 17, 2009 11:30 AM @ Hingham

To obtain field directions click on the Explosion FC link found to the right under "Sports Links." Once at the Explosion website, choose the directions tab. Here's to a fantastic spring season!

Hannah's Canton Sportsplex Soccer Schedule

Hannah is playing soccer with Explosion FC indoor at Canton Sportsplex on the dates as follows:

Sunday, 3/1 at 9am
Sunday, 3/8 at 9am
Monday, 3/16 at 6pm
Sunday, 3/22 at 9am
Sunday, 3/29 at 8am

KID QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

Maegan: Grammy, will you tie my shoes

Grammy: sure

Maegan (after the shoe is tied): I got dirty socks, but it's ok because I turned them inside out, so I can wear them again...

Does this remind anyone of a certain adorable Grandpoo??

Kid Quote of the Week...

While listening to "Holler Back" by Gwen Stefani...

Tommy: Mom I used to think it said "There ain't no hall for fat girls"

Mom: laughing so hard there is no response

Tommy: Yeah, because I thought that's why they went around the track three times

Mom: still laughing too hard to speak...

As to family achievements, the fourth Frosty was erected this weekend by Paul and the kids. The kids have dubbed this one Frosty Jed. Unfortunately, the beautiful "warm" weather has slimmed Jed to an unrecognizable form already! There is always next year for Frosty Ed...

Finally, congratulations to Murphy! They allowed him to "walk" with his graduating class of puppies. However, he will be required to do a little "summer school" to actually receive his diploma...