Archive for February, 2008

28 Feb

GOAL!!

Semi-controlled chaos. That’s what best describes 10 4-6 year olds on a soccer practice field. The field is adjusted for their size, 4 players on offense 3 on defense plus the goalie. It’s hard to remember not to touch the ball with your hands. CaseyJ really got into the drills and was actually catching on [...]

26 Feb

Cleated Feet

My boys are now proud owners of cleats. You know the kind you wear on your feet, the ones that make you speed super fast down the store isle, which happens to be made of concrete so that when you stop in your cleats that are made for the grass you slide halfway out the [...]

25 Feb

Spam-O-Ram

Do people actually click on their junk mail titled “Flush excess pounds from you colon” or “Generik Viagra” (I would think you’d want the real thing in that circumstance). I am amazed these “spammers” actually make money off this junk. Do folks really think someone’s going to give them a free Wii? We’ve installed spam [...]

24 Feb

12:30am Yip-Yap

It woke me out of a dead sleep. I bolted up right in bed, shaking Big C to wake him up. Somethings making noises under the house. It sounds like the dog but she’s in the house, but I’m certain it’s a dog whining and yapping. Then we guess it’s probably a puppy under the [...]

20 Feb

Move over clouds

Doesn’t look like I’ll have any pictures of the eclipse to post, it’s super dang cloudy out here in the middle of nowhere. I guess I’ll have to wait until next decade!! Drat. Also it’ll be a week or so before I get pictures of Zach in his karate gear, they had to order it [...]

19 Feb

Appeal to Higher Powers

Z Man is wise beyond his years. Sometimes so much so I worry he’s growing up way too fast and I want him to slow down and be a little boy. The other night on the way home he began to ask why he didn’t have two brothers. Big C and I explained that we [...]