Another wreck, another rain out...

Ogilvie Raceway had a special on Wednesday, so we headed there, where Shane ended up wrecking his midwest mod.  He didn't fare so well in the A-mod either.. finished 6th in his heat and 6th in his b-feature, so didn't make the big show.  Props to Buzzy Adams for leading the whole race, but WOW! was Clayton Wagamon on a mission! His B-feature was my favorite race of the night, with him making a last corner pass for the win! I'm not usually one to get worked up about a race, but that kid had me on my feet in anticipation!

My last post had pics of the same car damaged... but here's some more. :/ It needed a few repairs, so we had to dig the old car out of the shed for Willmar the next night. 

The purple Affordable should be done by this week, and this car (the orange one) is for sale.  Anyone wanna buy a racecar???

Thursday he won with the superstock and the midwest mod, and finished 3rd with the A-mod!  Friday was (once again) rained out.  We headed to Rumor's (the local bar/restaurant) for some grub and drinks and were home by 8:45pm.  Shane and DJ were snoring by 9pm!  The busy week had caught up with them! 

Saturday we raced North Central in Brainerd, where Shane got wrecked in the mwm (geez, these past 2 weeks sound a little rough).  It really isn't as bad as it sounds...He was battling for 2nd, and I guess both guys wanted the high side, so he ended up hitting the wall and DNF'ing.  He finished 3rd in the A-mod and 6th in the super.  Another guy who needs a congrats....Dave Read winning the Superstocks!  Not often that I cheer outloud, but I was rootin for ya!  It was long overdue, and I'm sure he'll be seeing victory lane a few more times this summer!  Dan Ebert now has a bounty on him in the mwm's, for winning 2 or 3? times in a row.  An extra bonus for anyone who can beat him... Which I'll tell ya...it ain't gonna be easy! :) That kid has been untouchable! (Not sure why I call everyone a kid...they are in their 20's for cryin out loud ;) 

We stayed the night in Brainerd, and drove to Alexandria on Sunday, finishing the weekend with a 2nd place in the mwm, 4th in the super, and 5th in the A-mod.  Monday we took a trip to the Como Zoo with the kids for the day, and spent the evening at a BBQ with the Princeton Peeps!  T'was a great weekend!! :)  And what's the best thing about a long weekend??... A short week! 2 days and we're back at it again!

Oh, and our funny little girl learned how to do the army crawl!! She got herself into here... :)

Race & kids Update

I guess it won't be much of an update because I can never seem to remember to actually 'update' this site.  Nor do I remember where he finished last week (and I forgot to post then, as well)...May 14th-ish. Sorry!  I do remember that this past Thursday we had KRA Speedway's opener in Willmar, MN.  Shane won with the A-mod and the B-mod (or midwest mod).  He finished 5th in the superstocks, with Shawn Nolan winning the feature!  Friday we had the night off, due to rain!  Saturday we loaded up and make the trek to Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, MN.  They don't race Wissota mods, so we only had the mwm.  Shane ended up wrecking in the heat race.  The leader broke (a driveshaft, i think) and shane hit him wide open.  Thankfully it was mostly cosmetic damage.  They were able to get it race ready for feature time.  He finished 6th in the feature.  We stayed the night, hoping to race again on Sunday, but the weather changed our plans and we headed back home.

Break time in the hauler...

Mason was 'reading' to Braelyn, and she fell asleep. I was in the kitchen listening, and he didn't know it :) Kids are funny how they memorize books!

 The kids have been doing well, for the most part.  Braelyn came down with a runny nose and raspy voice.  It came on after Thursday night's race, so I'm thinking the dust may have upset her (even when she's covered with a blanket most of the race, it still seems to be everywhere) or she could be having teething issues or a cold (a few daycare kids have runny noses, and one had pnuemonia). She has been waking up often at night, which we need to fix NOW! :) The night in the hauler she slept all night (of course I was in the same bed as her) and last night she only woke once.  But her bad nights make bad days!

Mason had his first (and second) trip to the dentist this past week.  He had a cleaning and x-rays done last week and he LOVED the dentist. He was so excited to go back, so I didn't dare scare him by telling him how horrible it actually it is.  Typically they don't like the parents to come back becuase kids behave better without their parents around.  Which I can so vouch to! (There's a daycare parent who says I need to hold her child down to give him meds and he will scream bloody murder).  Wouldn't you know it, he gave himself the medicine and didn't make a peep!  Back to the dentist.... I did sit in on the cleaning/x-rays, but stayed in the lobby for his follow up appointment (fillings and a cap), and when they came out, she said "he did great"! We chatted about the work that was done, and out the door we went.  His lip started to quiver, and then, an all out ball session.  "Mom, I don't like all the tools they put in my mouth, and my tooth and cheek hurt real bad!" He cried for 10 mins until I got him some tylenol, then we were good to go.  He now has a reason to sing his "pants on the ground song (gold in yer mouth), only his is silver :)  He never wants to see Dr. David again, so maybe he'll learn to brush his teeth at bedtime.  He's pretty good about morning, but night is more important.  And please, quit giving my child candy!! :)

Weekend Review

Finally....Some nice weather (I know it seems to be raining an awful lot, but the temp sure feels good)! Friday we raced at Princeton, where Shane finished 3rd with the mwm, with the win going to Bud Martini.  He finished 2nd in the A-mod, behind Keith Tourville. And 5th (I think) in the superstock, with Dave Mass picking up the win.  I never minded Shane running 3 classes a night, until Friday when I realized I am in the stands the majority of night... Shane was up first, then Mason would ask to go back, and I was like...Oh, wait, let's watch papa Tom & Kyle, then it was oh wait, lets watch Christina & Dexton, then oh, dads up again, and again! I do enjoy watching races, but the kids don't have much patience and we need breaks to go to the hauler to eat, nap, and burn off energy! I never really cared for intermission much, but it sure has come in handy!

Saturday we played outside all day because it was just too nice to do anything else!! Me & the kids stayed home to prepare for B's baptism the next morning, and get to bed at a decent time.  Shane finished 2nd in the mwm, behind Dan Ebert; 3rd in the A-mod, with the win going to Jeff Hart; and won with the superstock!  6 top 5's over the weekend = so far, so good!

Sunday was Braelyn's baptism (along with Mother's Day, and my mom's birthday)!  She slept for most of the service...until they poured the water on her head :)

No racing photos yet...And likely won't have time to take many this year...I will work on finding someone to steal/borrow them from :) Have a great week!

Easter & 6 months!

EASTER 2011

I'm a week late...but last weekend we celebrated Easter with both our families (lunch at my sister's, and supper at Shane's parents). We had a few hours to spare in-between, so being that it was gorgeous weather out that day (it's hard to remember that it was actually nice out this year...but it was!), we decided to go for a 4-wheeler ride. Now, most probably think we are crazy/dangerous parents (because who straps their 6 month old on the back of a 4-wheeler anyway?!) ;), but none of us have had an ER visit, or broken bone, or major accident (yet)... Minor yes!  This was one of those days!   

Mason rode his own wheeler for over 2 hours that day, and within the last half mile of being to our destination, he got a tad too close to our big 4-wheelers front tire, so he jerked to the left (to avoid hitting us), rode up on 2 wheels, tried to correct it by jerking right, and his body flew off the other side.  He managed to run his leg over, while never letting go of the handlebars!  I jumped off our 4-wheeler before Shane was even stopped, to check on him, but he seemed ok.  I offered to drive his the remainder of the way, but he insisted he was fine. :)  I suffered a minor heart-attack, and he had a large bruise on his leg...Otherwise, no injuries. He said it was a good thing he had his helmet on!

 Braelyn slept the entire time! Don't worry, she'd tied down tight, and I sat next to her and held on to the carseat...just in case!

Today, was Brae's 6 month appointment.  She weighed in at 16 lbs. 12 oz. and 26.5 inches tall.  A little above average on both, but healthy and right on schedule for development! Next up: teeth & crawling!

Brae is getting so big!

Braelyn can now sit by herself without us helping her!  She definitely isn't as much of a "Go-Getter" as her brother was at this age, but that's fine by me! We try to prop her up on all four, but she just rocks back and forth til she does a face-plant! :)

Mason went to say goodnight and came out telling me he covered her up!  I don't know if he thought she was cold, but he piled 5 blankets on top of her! :)  --She has always loved sleeping on her tummy (most kids do), but I don't recommend it (you should put Baby to sleep on their back).  We have a SIDS monitor that alarms if no movement is detected, and that eases my mind some.

One of the few days that it was actually nice out this Spring...

--Hoping we can ditch the snowsuit one of these days! :)

 We've started solid foods (not sure why they call them solids, when they're as runny/messy as ever! She loves to grab all of our food and put it in her mouth, but will lock her lips shut when baby food comes near her! I trick her with a piece of puffcorn to get food in :)  I've been dehydrating venison jerky the past couple days, so she's been gnawing on that as well.

Poor girl has a blue nukie in her crib, a blue carseat/stroller and blue highchair... No wonder people make comments, like "he's so cute!" or "how old is he?"   Whoops!! :)

Car Pics

I think I have pics of the A-mod somewhere on here, but here's a look at the others....

Midwest Mod

 Superstock

A-mod

Today is the first race of the year (at Elko Speedway).  Shane, DJ & Jared are on their way now and it's currently like 38* and raining there.  Perfect for opener racing...NOT! I think with the rising fuel cost, we need to reevaluate this traveling deal when the radar looks iffy :/

Coupon addiction?

This is a wierd/random post - I know! But I thought it would help hold me accountable for what I intend to do.... Not buy another grocery item (except produce and dairy) until both freezers and the pantry are emptied (or at least have some room in them)!

 I starting using coupons at the beginning of the year, because a friend had a new years resolution to only buy items that were on sale or had a coupon.  She recently started a blog (that I have yet to read, but will later today).   You can check it out by clicking HERE for money saving tips!  Last night I saved $84 with grocery coupons!!!! It has made me so much more aware of the value of $1.50.....for instance, once I got home and realized I had a $1.50 coupon that I forgot to give the cashier, and I actually debated going back with my receipt and coupon (another day I was in town-not to waste gas).  Shane said "you're worked up over $1.50? I'll give you a damn $1.50 if that helps!" LOL :)  But saving money just has a good feel to it!!

 Back to my post though.... I have managed to take it a little out of hand by buying too much! It is all things we will eat (eventually), but I now have food stored in my laundry room because my pantry isn't big enough.  The other 'downfall' is most coupons are for not-so-healthy foods. This isn't a big problem being that I need to purchase food for daycare kids, but I don't always have the will power to choose my 3 egg whites for breakfast over an Eggo waffle with lots of syrup or bowl of sugary cereal :/   I thought about going healthy and organic in our entire house, to win the battle of unhealthy urges, but my checkbook can't afford to do that for 12 people. 

The other thing with coupons, is sometimes knowing I'm getting a good deal makes me buy things I normally wouldn't buy--like pop.  I haven't bought pop or juice in months but it was super cheap with coupons, so I stocked up.  So saving money actually cost me money because I wouldn't have normally purchased it.  However, the other day DJ said "what happened to the good ole days when I could open the fridge and grab a pop :)?!" Lately his choices are water or milk, so with racing season around the corner, maybe it's not a bad idea to stock up for the trailer cooler!!  (and me and Mason used to have a nightly tradition of Root beer freezes....now we can make it a weekly treat)!

Other news:

•  Braelyn turned 5 months old last week.  Nothing real new with her. 
• Mason is no longer 'addicted' to Mario Bros on the wii, and he actually rode 4-wheeler for hours on Sunday. 
• The race cars are coming along...although it's fine that they have been pushed back a week to allow more time.
• I put in an order for racing T-shirts this year, will let you know when they come in (early May is my guess).

~Have a wonderful rest of the week!