While You Were Out! "18"

It's official. Maddi can now vote(already registered), sign herself in and out of school, and go on single dates. The good news is that she only wants to do the first thing.Cute friends showed up with breakfast @ 6:00 am. So yesterday being her big 1-8, Parker and I did a little "While you Were Out" in honor of the day. We had bribed with new bedding, room makeover etc. You see she has been beyond focused on School throughout the entire summer. It was to the point that she didn't really get a summer, or to be a kid much. Just ask her friends. So Thursday the 11th was the last day of Independent Study Classes, Yesterday being the 12th and her "Legal" Birthday, and since she was going to be gone till evening, we had her room to our selves. Behold the change. Ta DaH!Nothing that a little paint, a saw, and some serious sweat couldn't manage. I tell ya, Parker and Monty puttin' their heads together and here's what we got. Thanks to Mac and Cammy for the bed a la Bedknobs and Broomsticks! She was very pleased. Thanks to Meg for the shout out from DC and for the calls and cards and e-cards. Maddi is loved and her Birthday was a huge success! Happy Birthday you adult you.

We go way back!

Oh yeah.... this is us in 1984.

And yes we are wearing matching "Olympic Shirts". We believed ourselves to be the "official" family of the 1984 Olympics. We made the shirts (note the fabric has all the colors of the Olympic rings)and had purchased tickets well before the games, like in January of that year in a lottery system. We were awarded 8 tickets to the Track and Field events and the first baseball (exhibition) game, venue=Dodger Stadium! Parker and Dad Moffat were in Sport Spectator Heaven, being lifelong fans of Track and Field and the event being held @USC / Coliseum which is where Dad attended College and played baseball I might add. The daily events would be thus: Watch the morning recap while eating breakfast. Then, head out to the events and enjoy the day, then race(well, not actually race, because of the traffic etc.) home to Marti's or Merry Ann's to watch the recap on television for several hours. This Olympic obsession has become our pattern to date. Life pretty much slows down to a crawl till the closing ceremonies. We might just be the official Olympic family after all. So what.. you ask? Well..... as we watch in the comfort our home, you know, High Def T.V. , swigs, T.V. tray dinners, we see all of the controversial calls, the faulty judgments, and the thrill of the spectacle that is Olympic Sport, complete with sympathetic, compassionate tears and patriotic pride. Basically for 24 years we have loved it! We would not want to miss a single day. We reminisce back to the 84 Olympics with joy and just so you know this happened like, right in front of us. (we sat in row 16 just @ the curve of the track). Mary Decker (on the ground)was heavily favored to win a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In the 3000 meters final, Zola Budd(inside lane and barefoot), half a stride ahead of Decker, moved to the inside lane, inadvertently crowding Decker, who collided with Budd and fell spectacularly to the curb. Decker's hip was injured and she was unable to resume the race. She was carried from the track by her future husband. At a press conference she said that Budd was to blame for the collision. (In track races it is generally the trailing athlete's responsibility to avoid contact with the runner ahead; on the other hand, it is an accepted convention among most distance runners that the leader should be a full stride ahead before cutting in.) Track officials initially disqualified Budd for obstruction, but she was reinstated just one hour later once officials had viewed films of the race. Other Names and fun facts from the '84 Olympics: Mary Lou Retton, Carl Lewis, Joan Benoit, Synchronized Swimming and Rhythmic Gymnastics debuted. All in all a great year.

Beach/California By the Numbers

How many Moffats Beached/stayed/played and Disneyland-ed together officially = 14 Number of times Parker reminded to apply sunscreen 30 min. before exposure = 27 {this number is approximate} Number of Comments about the Green Shirts = 7{but that was just to me} Total number of books read = 5 Number of times Cameron Mae entered the ocean on her own = 0 Number of Birthdays Celebrated in our Family while in Cali. = 1 {guess who for extra credit} Times Parker or Peg cried for joy @ having the whole clan together = 5 or 6 {depending on who is asking} Number of Cases of Soda consumed = 5 Number of cups of sand McKenna ate = 10 Number of siblings playing like old times on the beach = 6 Number of Princesses that we saw in person = 5 {But you have to count Cinderella twice and Alice in Wonderland} Number of Back handsprings Jacie did?= Too many to count Total number of family members who would go again in a heart beat = 13{Duh, McKenna can't tell us yet, but I bet she would do it again too}

Blast From The Past

Who are thse people? Do You know? If you do, you will have to be in your fiftes and remember back some 37 years ago and maybe even remember Westwood High School cir. 1970 ish. Thanks to Gail (Beck) Earl who lives in Moses Lake WA. who brought me this photo. Love it! And really, who is the cute guy on the right? We think his name might be Steve something. Carol Malone in the background! Kind of fun and cute huh? That was a long time ago. Eh? Are those styles back in? Jsut think if we had saved all those "outfits!" Thanks for being friends all these years Gail!

You don't have to go so far back to remember these two friends. Do you know them? Like I said...a blast from the past!

"Son Of The Beach"

We were @ Sams' Club today and saw beach umbrellas. Parker turns to me all excited and says, "We need a counter on your blog." As you know I love to support Parker, but what did he mean by a counter on our blog? He informed me that we need a countdown calendar to remind us and ours of the beach trip we will have in July. The beach umbrellas brought it all to mind. Parker has made a beach pilgrimage every year as long as I can remember and before that with his family. It's a chance to get away to cooler weather for some of this,

And some of this,

I mentioned that I needed to get some sunscreen, and he gave me the first of many summertime hints that are sure to be just what all of you need for your beach day enjoyment.
Tip of the Day: Make sure to apply sunscreen a half hour before exposure for best protection.


Parker knows stuff.
You should do it his way.
Now the only question is how to I put a countdown counter on this thing? I'll ask Parker.

"Life is a Beach"
I guess, as the bumper sticker says.

Wow! Dynamite!

Maddi goes to the Prom!  

Here's what happens when you get asked to Prom by a Great Young Man (Carl King)

 (Very Attractive couple don't you think? Plus,  he actually dances!)

and you have a Killer Dress and a Great Hair Do.... Uh..... 

Yea, what happens is you have a wonderful time! 

Does anyone care that Carl played Charlie Brown and Maddi played Lucy last fall 

@MHS in "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown?" 

            

Just thought that was a funfact worthy of sharing.  

23 Years Old - Look Out World!

Happy Birthday to You!

Megan Marie Moffat Born: May 6, 1985

The tradition is to tell the Birthday child the entire story of their birth, Oh no, not the “You were smaller than a dot” story, but the story of the day you came to be in our family. This year I am not standing on that tradition,(you’re welcome Meg)but a simple sharing of a few of the reasons why we are glad that Megan was born.

M - Makes us laugh mostly - Love her BlogMeg & Maddi doing the awkward sexy pose@ the beach

E - Energetic - Educated -Loves to be in shape, Loves to know stuff. Lots of it!
G - Green-loving Gorgeous Gal See above Photo, uh Yea!
A - Amazing performer, AuntN - Nummy maker of Naughty food!

Hope this is the Best Day Ever!