I just had a surprise visit from my cousin, Nissa, & her two beautiful little girls. They live in So. Cal. & were on their way up to Eugene to see my aunt for the 4th. So, anyway, that was cool to see them, even if it was short.

I went on Friday to see TG's friend, DianneStrong, sing at Chadwick's (really, the Rogue Regency part, but I know at least some of you are familiar with Chadwick's). Here's a video of hers that will give you an idea of what she sounds like:

After eating dinner & listening to Dianne, we stayed for comedy & karaoke. Yesterday, I popped in for a little bit at Darlene's to wish her a happy birthday & bring her a bottle of bourbon, which has kinda become our birthday thing. Later, we went to my friend, April's, wedding out in Jacksonville, before heading on out to Hugo.

Seth called & said he wanted Tyson to come stay with him for a couple of days - he just moved into a new place not far from mine (that could be a good or bad thing, depending on how you look at it). He tried to guilt trip me by saying that I was never home with Tyson anymore, until I pointed out that he still sees me a lot more than he ever has while I was working.

I'm trying to get my mind school-ready again, since summer term starts on the 7th. I think I'm going to read the first chapter in my public speaking text & try to stay a chapter ahead. Really, I should do this in math, too, but how do you read a math textbook...?

Well, I'm going to lay down & read for a while. It's really muggy outside & I could go lay by the pool to read, but I think I'm just gonna veg inside with the AC. Ty's back from his dad's, so we'll probably watch a movie later or something. Man, I love vacation!

My boy is back home!! I really missed him, especially the last couple of days he was gone, but I don't think I realized how much until we were driving back home & he was regaling me with hilarious tales from his advetures. He's becoming such a teenager in so many ways & he doesn't talk to me as much anymore, so it was cool that he jabbered on the whole way... He was singing "Sweet Home, Talent, Oregon" as we got closer to home & professed his love for his room & his home when we walked in. I'm sure he'll quit appreciating it by day's end, but forgive a mom for relishing the rare (and decreasing daily) moments when her child wants to be home & acutally missed her!!

I met my dad & his girlfriend, Sally, at Denney's in Crescent City a little after 6 pm. In addition to Tyson, Dad also brought me some homemade banana puddin'!! (That was devoured after he bought us dinner - thanks, Dad!) Ty & Dad were in rare form & bantering back & forth. It's really cool that my family is getting to know who my son is & that they can appreciate his personality, because it is different - but then again, I guess it makes sense that they would, since his sense of humor & attitudes are pretty similar to mine. Besides, my parents already put up with 7 smart-ass kids, so I'm sure it just kinda rolls off 'em now. I enjoyed visiting with Sally, too. The only other encounter that I've had with her was at Thanksgiving with everyone else & she had a headache. I was thrilled to see how much she giggles & is goofy & makes my dad laugh. It's obvious that she just thinks the world of him!

Well, I'm gonna roll out of bed & get ready - I'm meeting my lover for lunch today, then I'll probably see if Ty wants to go to the pool with me, but I think he's pretty preoccupied with renewing his acquaintance with Halo 3 for the time being...

Well, obviously I'm back from Eureka, just slow on getting blogging done. As most of my readers already know, I didn't end up taking the trip to San Diego. I underestimated the cost of getting to San Francisco & storing my jeep, & it just would've been too much money. I've basically been hiding out at TG's place & being the laziest I've been in a veeeeeeeeerrrrrry long time. Tyson was down in California with my brother for the week. He unfortunately didn't place in his events in order to progress to regionals, but I think overall it was a good experience for him & he had a good time, so that's really what matters!

I'm meeting Lisa & Susan for lunch today. I popped into the office last Friday to pick up tapes & was informed that it was Gary's last day & that Barb (another tech that's been there for over 7 years) had given her 2 week notice. Then, in speaking with another employee (I won't name names, cause you never know who reads this), I found out that she is looking elsewhere. I just now got a call from Lisa - looks like she's working through lunch & leaving early since she has a sinus infection, so I'll just be having lunch with Susan, unless she wants to reschedule too. Oh, well, like I said, I'm really enjoying this mini-vacation I'm on, so it doesn't really bother me one way or the other!

I'd better go so I can call Ty & try to figure out what's going on with him getting back up here...

I'm down in Eureka. I brought Allen down for Carey-Anna's graduation & put the pics on Picasa from yesterday. Here's the album link:

Carey-Anna's Graduation

I brought Ty down to stay with Knuckle Schmo (aka Uncle Joe) for the week to train for the Junior Olympics next weekend. (He's going to run the 800, the mile & try his hand at shotput.) My original plan was to drive down to San Francisco on Monday to fly over to San Diego to see Sarah & Maya until Thursday, but I didn't realize that SF is a 5 hour drive from Eureka. Between the gas, time, parking cost & everything else, I'm not sure if I'm going to go.

The police made an arrest in the case of the stolen wallet - unfortunately, they didn't recover the wallet, but at least they caught one of the two perps.

I'm thinking about taking my brother, Deland, to see The Hulk today. Tyson's supposed to be doing a bake sale with Joe & Joey to raise funds for the trip. I haven't been down to the boys' house to see if that happened or not. Dad's computer is painstakingly S...L...O...W... & I've been trying to upload the grad pics. I don't think I'll even bother checking my email this weekend! I think we're gonna try to arrange a BBQ tomorrow for Father's Day & Allen & I are trying to convince Dad that he needs to whip up some banana pudding.

I'm all done with spring term & I won't know all of my grades until the 16th, but my math grade is an A! (Of course, I'm in such a low math class that it's a Pass/No Pass, but I still know it's an A & that's what really matters!) I'll be out of school until July 7th, when summer term starts. I'll be taking public speaking & math, which are both requirements for my degree. I wanted to take a PE class, but the only one they offer is in the evenings. I'm considering signing up for yoga with my yoga teacher outside of school, but I'm not sure yet.

TG, Ty & I went to Eugene last weekend for the Ford Scholarship awards banquet. The guys went shopping while I was at the orientation for the scholarship recipients & met me at the luncheon. I couldn't believe my eyes when they walked in! Tyson was wearing black slacks, a blue button up shirt and - get this - a TIE!! Chalk up one more point for TG! We stayed with Krista & Dustin & had a great time. They love TG (as I knew they would). We all went to Putters, a mini-golf, family fun center type place, and Dustin, TG & Ty played laser tag. Afterward, Ty stayed with the lil ones while the four of us went to Quackers for some adult fun. They had a live band (which honestly wasn't that great) & we did some drinking & dancing into the wee hours of the morning. We came back on Sunday & after dropping TG off at his place on the way, Ty & I went to see You Don't Mess With the Zohan (Adam Sandler's newest flick). I was so tired that I kept nodding off, but from what I saw, it was just as we expected - incredibly cheesy, but funny. The rest of the week, Ty & I finished up school. He's now officially a 7th grader & I now officially feel ancient!

Breaking news on the case of the stolen wallet:

Luckily, the officer on the case is a nice young man who is quite motivated in nailing the perps. I went down to the station today & looked at the security tape from Wal-Mart, but couldn't identify the couple. However, it was good to know for sure that it wasn't the neighbor kid that I was half suspecting due to prior conflicts Tyson & he have had. The officer was planning to show the video to my apt. manager to see if she could ID the thieves & is also waiting to hear back from a mini-market where they tried to withdraw money from an ATM. In the meantime, I'm in the process of renewing all my ID & cards. I seriously considered using this as an "opportunity" to change my last name back to Adams, but Kathy pointed out that, with all the other ID issues, this is probably not a good time to be changing names...

Soooooooo much to post, so little time. I'm in the computer lab in between math & yoga. I haven't had a chance to post about last weekend, and an abbreviated post won't begin to do it justice, but I'll summarize it, anyway:

Seth stayed at my place with Ty Friday & Saturday & I stayed out in Hugo with TG. The birthday party for his friend ended up being a lot of fun & I wasn't the only stranger there; she invited a lot of different people who didn't know each other, so that made me feel a lot more comfortable. The next day, we went to Boatnik in downtown Grants Pass & TG did the MANLY thing & won me some prizes. Afterward, we went to his grandparents' house, where the rest of the whole fam damily was. They're a great bunch & made me feel right at home. TG's dad picked up the banjo & the guitar & we had a little sing-along on the front porch. That night, we hung out with his dad, cousin, & uncle & just had a great time visiting. We made plans to go out shooting guns(sorry, I meant to say "firing weapons") the next day. We got up Sunday morning & picked up Tyson to come shooting with us. We all headed out to the family property & set up targets & proceeded to have a blast! (Heh, heh, get it? "Blast?") We got a lot of great shots (really, no pun intended there, but I'll take it) & even took some video of us shooting. Tyson was in hog heaven. He'd never really shot before & I think he also really enjoyed being around a bunch of guys. Monday was a holiday, so I didn't have school, but I honestly can't remember right now what I did...hmmm...

Anyway, that's Memorial Day weekend. I really don't have time to post about anything more current, except to say that my wallet got stolen this last weekend & it's been a huge pain in my arse, since the perp has been using my credit card & has all of my personal & financial info. I'll try to post before too terribly long & get caught up on the more recent stuff.