Winners

This is what a team full of girls who played their hearts out looks like! They came in second place in their first tournament ever. And they lost the last game 3 to 2....so it was close! I was so proud of all of them. I was especially proud of Grace when she made a save in the third game while in the goal. The save kept the score at zero - zero. No one could believe she made the save. But she did it because it was a hockey save and she used her leg! Truly impressive!

What a weekend!

Sitting back at my desk on Monday morning, I can not believe what a whirlwind the weekend was.

It all started early Friday afternoon when Jim called and reported he truck had broken down. Jim had afternoon duty with the kids. With the most critical item being the need to get Drew a haircut or he was going to be thrown out of school! So I leaped from my desk and went running out to take over while Jim tried to get his truck towed to Palo Alto by 5:30.

The towing part should have been easy....but it wasn't. The first guy got his truck halfway up on his flatbed and then declared that it was too heavy. He back in off and left Jim there to call another tow truck. By the time the second tow truck got there, it was 5:30 and the shop was closed. So it got towed to our house. Then, on Sunday morning it got towed to the shop where his "worth his weight in gold" friend, Pablo met him and helped replace his fuel filter and do a 100 thousand mile service.

While Jim was doing the truck stuff, I managed to get the kids to their haircut appt.

Saturday morning started at the crack of dawn to get the dogs out and exercised before the Halloween Classic Soccer Tournament started. We left for soccer at 7:45 loaded up with chairs, coolers and team gear! We didn't get home til 4:30 pm. Sunday was the same way!

I guess I will put it in a nutshell. This weekend we managed to:

* Get the kids haircuts
* Fix the broken down truck
* Watch/play 7 soccer games
* Win second place in the tournament for the girls - YEA!
* Make ghost shaped cookies with the girls jersey numbers on them
* Take the dogs for 2 walks
* Get groceries
* Order a new washer and a new dryer

Oh, and we managed the death of Abraham, Gracie's gold fish! Friday nite, she let out a cry for help when she saw poor Abraham swimming sideways. We called our local animal coroner to help....that would be Jim! There was about 1 hour of sobbing before she calmed down.

And you wonder why I love to work! My office is calm and quiet and my desk hold a nice warm cup of tea. I need a day of work after that crazy weekend!

Crab Factory

Jim is getting ready for crab season. He has been spending endless hours on the side of the house in his crab pot factory. He has manufactured 30 crab pots and is now painting the buoys. The buoys are color coded depending on where they go in the line of the pots. Remember, this is the same guy who can't remember to get everything on the list at the grocery store!

Road Work?

Gracie and I came home from ed therapy this morning and our street was closed. As the day went on, it became apparent why we couldn't drive down it and park in our driveway! The dogs had a great time barking at the whole event....for a little while....but then it was nap time!

Lima Beans!

Remember Gracie's science experiment involving lima bean sprouting? Well the lima beans sprouted in 4 days (not the 36 she thought it would take!) and are now growing in the back yard.

Time for some competition

Last nite while driving home from work, I decided it was time for a wii bowling tournament! After dinner the competition began. First Jim and I played and the winner played against who won between Drew and Grace. I beat Jim by one point! Then Drew beat Gracie. So Drew and I went head to head. Yea.....right! I didn't have a chance!

Drew was the big winner!

Happy Halloween

This link is a halloween video of my brother and his family. It is super cute and worth a look:

http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/WrM39MC3QbalLrOU

Soccer Pics

Here are a couple recent soccer pics of Drew. Feels good to be in first place!

Napoleon Grace

We went hiking this weekend and Gracie found a rock fort. This is her posing at the fort, looking like Napoleon. And what do you think about that outfit??? To get the full picture, I have to point out that the shorts are mine and are stained with old paint. The socks are her Sharks socks that she normally wears while playing hockey. The bandana is from our trip to Arizona and is the Arizona flag! And underneath the red fleece shirt is a Chico State t-shirt! She is nuts!

New Shampoo

Last week, I ran out of shampoo in my gym bag so went out and bought some new shampoo and conditioner and threw the new shampoo in my bag. On Weds I used it for the first time at the gym. I was surprised at how soft my hair was and wondered if they changed the formula of the shampoo.

On Friday I did the same routine, workout, shower, wash hair, etc. Imagine my surprise when I realized I had TWO bottles of conditioner in my bag and NO shampoo! So on Weds I had conditioned my hair twice - no wonder it was so soft!

Duh!

A man needs meat

Last nite, we had what Jim calls "a man's meal" for dinner. It was a giant pot roast in the crock pot. The amount of meat eaten was horrifying! I made a brown rice casserole for me...but they managed to mow thru that too!

Ready??? I got a tattoo!

It is on my hand! Can you believe it?

OK - Here is the truth....it is a henna tattoo and will only last 10 days.

Two Big Wins!

Gracie's team won today - 3 to zero. Drew's team won 4 to 1.

pig comment

Who cares about swine flu, isn't anyone worried about the pig getting principal flu?

Book Club

After I was done locating a pig last nite, it was time to go to book club (I live a very rich and full life!). Our book club is very loose...out of 7 of us, only 3 had read the book! I read half of it but disliked it so much I stopped. It was called "Love the One You're With". I don't recommend it. But if you are interested in checking it out here is the authors website: http://www.emilygiffin.com/lovetheone.html

The book is described as a powerful story about one woman at the crossroads of true love and real life. I describe it as a story about an indecisive woman who has the "grass in greener on the other side of the road" mentality.

More pig comments....

i am surprised no one offered their spouses yet :) for a day at the school.
tied to a trailer and all :) :) sounds so tempting!

was it because of the principal kiss?

More pig comments...

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Pig Response

I put my pig request on an alias at work that is know for its quirkiness and here is a response I got:


I have a problem with the pig needing to be willing to kiss the school principal.

Is that ethical? Can the pig first meet the principal and decide then weather to kiss them?

Will the principal first talk nice to the pig or just go at it

And if this does happen be sure to get pictures …

Pig anyone?

I have a friend who is looking for a pig. Here are the requirements:

* A pig of any size or type
* Must be alive (dead or stuffed animal pigs will not work)
* Needs to be at an elementary school in Mt View, CA for a few hours for one day at the end of the month
* Pig must be willing to be kissed by a school principal
* The persons needing the pig have a tow hitch and are willing to haul the pig, if necessary
* It is for a public school event, so a free or very low cost pig is best

If you have any leads on a pig, let me know and I can hook you up with my friend who needs the pig.

PS - I think the best part of this story is that this friend actually thought I might be able to find a lead on a pig. What, about me, makes him think that I can find a pig?

Time to go out....

When I left for work this morning, I wanted to take the dogs pillow and out it in the garage because it is wet outside. I wanted them to have a nice dry spot to lay down. Everytime I would go to pick it up, they would both run over and lay on it!

They must have known what I was doing and that they would be going outside. I would then shoo them off and try to pick up the pillow only to have them jump back on again. It was a total crack up.

I took a pic of them acting like they didn't know what I was trying to do.