Redneck Jeff

I ran out of room for this picture in the last post, but it is too good not to include.

Parents Night Out & Pigs

Wow! What a weekend. I really feel spoiled going out 2 weekends in a row after not getting to go out but one time without kids while in Canada. First, I had to include a picture of Spencer. He got his preschool shirt on Thursday and had to put it on "right now." He made a monster at school and carried it around for 2 days. If only the hundreds on dollars in Christmas presents lasted that long. Saturday our "fun" friends rented a limo bus for a night out on the town hitting all the halloween parties and costume contests. It was great, safe fun. I was little red riding hood and Jeff was a redneck. We've got 2 big boxes of dress up clothes for the kids so we just all wear halloween costumes out of the big box. Sunday, we went to a football award party on one of parents' pig farm. There was bon fire for weiny roasting and hayride. Sethie and Doc were amazed to see where the bacon they love so much comes from.

A beautiful season

Since we missed 2 entire fall seasons while we were in Canada, this season is striking me as especially beautiful. So with camera ready, if I spot a colorful tree, I point and shoot. These colors will only last a short time until all the leaves fall.

Oh Tooth Fairy!

Doccy lost his second tooth on Thursday after a couple weeks of wiggling. He finally had enough and twisted it out. He was so excited to share with his class and get his name on the lost tooth chart. Oh, and the cold hard cash the fairy brings. Not to be outdone by her little brother, Sierra pulled her molar the next day. Now that's good healthy sibling competition. Sierra can't whistle anymore and all Doccy wants for Christmas is his two front teeth.

A Table for 3

Land that I Love Yesterday's Pep Rally K-8

JoJo's my blog partner - I bore him to sleep.

Last night we got to make reservations for a table of 3. We had grandma come over so we could go out for Jeff's birthday with friends of ours. Now that football is over and hockey and basketball are in full swing yet, we had to seize our free Friday. Our friend got called to an emergency job so three of us had dinner. What a dinner it was. Jeff and I are still talking about how good it was. It is a restaurant that is not very kid tolerant so we took advantage of the opportunity to try it. The filet medallians were outstanding and the escargot - perfect. Jen even worked up the courage to try one! The downtown area has really grown since we were in Canada. It is nice that you can park your car and walk to different clubs downtown. And the crowd was professional and our age. It was a nice evening and company. Our friends are the only people we know that make us laugh (hard belly laughs) every time we're together. Thanks John and Jen!

Lion Pride!

I think once a cheerleader, always a cheerleader. I am busting at the seams with pride for our school. Today was the homecoming parade and pep rally at our Lutheran school. I am so amazed that a high school that was just started 4 or 5 years ago, now has about 40-50 per class, a soccer team, an undefeated volleyball team, an award winning scholastic bowl, awesome basketball teams for boys and girls and CHEERLEADERS. They are pretty good too. But not as good as they'll be when I coach (when Sierra is a freshman.) I just love the underdog and I feel like our school is the underdog that is up and coming. LSA Rocks!

GO LIONS!

Sierr making Sierra Spook Cakes for the concession stand.
We did it! We had our first Staff vs. Lions flag football game yesterday. I can't believe we pulled it off. We even raised enough money to buy a goal post - around $800. Not bad for two weeks work executed in 2 hours. We seeded our lawn on Sunday, and it hasn't rained all summer - so I was confident it wouldn't rain. Well at kick off, if started to sprinkle and then it just gave a good steady rain. Not a downpour, thank God. But you know what, the parents, kids and grandparents came out and supported our school anyway, rain and all. It was just like our season; we didn't have enough players so we had to borrow from the 6th grade team to play. Most of our players were 7th graders and hadn't hit their big growth spurt yet. All the teams we played had at least 2 strings of players and were BIG. Our boys played the entire game - Every game. They showed true courage and might. We suffered broken bones and 2 concussions, but we never did forfeit. I am so proud of all the boys and parents for sticking with it. For our first season, we have everything to be proud of! Unfortunately, I was so busy with the admistration of the game I didn't get any pictures.
My Lymphatic system exam was Monday also, and I feel pretty good about how I did. I have a wonderful professor and she makes me look foward to going to the class. So I really don't worry much about the tests because she lectures in a way that I remember it.