Busy Weekend....

Ay yi yi! Yesterday we had Noah's party. It was his very first *real* party. We had it at an indoor play place and it was a success. I have tons of pics, just need to upload them and resize! Today I have got to clean my messy house in preparation for my mom's arrival tomorrow and the big family cookout/party. Tomorrow is Noah's actual bday and he will be FOUR! Next weekend, it will be M and M's turn. So, after I survive these next two weekends, I will feel alot better! (BIG BREATH ANDREA!!!!!)

Time is marching on.....

Oh yes it is, and it is going at full speed ahead! When I was a child, I distinctly remember thinking to myself that I had TONS of time until I got old. By old, I meant the age of my parents, who were probably in their 30's! Here I sit today, and I have just finished celebrating the 5th anniversary of my 30th birthday! Somehow, I have to face the fact that I am a full fledged adult and my children are growing up just as fast as I am. October is an exciting month for our family, and I am about to be the mother of a FOUR year old little boy and two TEN year old young ladies! WOW, where did the time go? Why did I wish so many days that they were older? Why didn't I count those days as precious, and cherish every moment? Ah, time goes so fast......I wish I had known that when I was younger!

What has happened to my blog?

Oh my goodness, I have neglected my poor little blog! I think I have lost most of my buddies too! I don't know what happened. I was really enjoying it and I still love reading all kinds of other blogs. In fact, I find a new one to read just about everyday. I guess I have just gotten overwhelmed with life and "stuff". I am so tired right now and I feel like I could sleep for days. I am going to try to start posting more regularly because I always feel better when I do. This is great therapy! I hope everyone is doing well. I will be back soon! :)

Under the Lights.....

We have games on Saturdays and on Monday nights. I usually enjoy the Monday ones. There is something fun about sitting under those lights. I really enjoy it, plus our team seems to play better in the night games. It is evident by the fact they have won all of their night games and lost the day ones.....go figure! Anyway, last night we got the late time slot. I had to drag my son to the game and believe me when I say that he was not to pleased! I was tired from a long day and simply wanted to sit. Who was I kidding and what was I smoking? First, I set up our chairs. In my haste, I had grabbed Noah a beach chair. The field was wet from rain and so he had to have something to sit on. Unfortunately, the beach chair kept collapsing on Noah and then he decided it was a tunnel and proceeded to crawl through it! Then, he took my dinner ( a snack bag of wheat thins). Normally it would have been fine, but I was starving. I didn't have the energy to fight him so I just sat there praying that I wouldn't pass out! Once the game started, I was *hoping* he would just sit there.....HA!!!! First he decided to go play in the ditch, then he decided to play in the net behind where we were sitting. Then he got tangled up in it. Then he fell in the ditch and scratched up his knee. THEN...he kept falling on the sidelines, WHILE the game was playing. I am sure that all of the parents around me were horrified at the way I kept snatching his arm and pulling him back. It was AWFUL!!!!! He whined and cried and I realized that it was my own fault for not leaving instructions for my sitter to put him down for a nap earlier!!!!

On the flip side....my girls played so well. Meredith was on fire....she played with an aggression that I don't always see. Her coach was on the sideline yelling loudly...." MEREDITH WAY TO GO" "MEREDITH THAT IS THE WAY TO PLAY". I was a beaming mother. She also played goalie for her first time and I am happy to say that the other team did NOT score on her. We won the game and this was against our coach from last year. Madeline played really well too. She totally got her groove on by the last two quarters! So, I guess that it was worth it to keep up with you know who!!!! All too soon, it will be him on the field playing soccer!

Soccer Season (again) !!!!!

Well Christy's post made me realize that all I have posted lately is pictures of my dining room. By the way, for anyone wanting to know, the drapes are Pottery Barn. They have many colors to choose from!!!! Anyway, back to soccer and the start of yet another season. Every single year, I pray for the girls to get a good coach. They have yet to get one that is well rounded. They usually either get a super sweet wonderful guy, but doesn't teach them a thing about the game...or they get a "yeller" but one who still doesn't really "teach". My girls are in U10 level and the teams are all GOOD! These girls are out for blood and not one game goes by where there isn't a collision, an injury (take a knee everyone), and the sound of the ball hitting off of something other then a foot!!! The twins are on a pretty good team, but it is a young team. They are the older ones and some of these girls have just come up from U8. It is a whole new game in U10 with the addition of a goalie and you play on one field and 4 quarters. All I am asking, is for someone to work with my children on passing and defending. Is that too much? I am such a competitive person by nature, that it is terribly difficult for me to sit still and watch these games. A passerby would think that I had a "tick". I practically move with the girls (from my seat) just trying to will them to play like I think they should. Of course, I never played soccer at any point in my life, so I am not what one would call an expert on the sport!!! Then there is the whole other problem of listening to the opposite teams parents. Our Saturday game, I literally wanted to clamp my hand over a certain woman's mouth. She yelled so loud when their team scored that it became obnoxious. Of course you cheer when your team scores, but you show good sportsmanship and MANNERS by not SCREAMING in the opponents ears!!! I can't tell you how much I had to control my mouth. The end result was a very close game and we lost by one lousy point. So to my friend Christy, even though you feel like the days of your child wandering off to the concession stand, Layton dashing across the field, and fights with your husband are mortifying.....just think about me and know that it COULD be much worse! ;)

My House: The Formal Dining Room

This weekend, my MIL came over and helped me hang my drapes in the dining room. Actually she helped Greg, and I supervised! I had to leave the room a few times because my husband was making me so nervous with the electric drill!!!!!

Update on Susan .....

Susan's surgery was a success in that they were able to remove all of one of the tumors. It did come back from the pathologist as a melanoma, so the next step is radiation and chemo. Susan has a long road ahead of her, but her incredible faith is going to carry her through. I know she has to be scared, as any of us "mommies" would be. PLEASE keep lifting her up in prayer, as well as her husband and 3 young children. THANKS!