Hotter than Heck Soccer

So Chatty had her first soccer game on Saturday. October and it was at least 100 degrees. It was insane. I was melting and the ants were biting my feet! Chatty almost scored a goal - she got the ball ... dribbled it down the field super fast .... and then decided to stop when the goalie came out so she wouldn't kick him! I told her she has to keep kicking until it is in the goal - who cares who gets in the way! Yes I am one of those moms that screams loudly! The next period she played she wanted to play goalie. She did OK but she is much better on offense because she is pretty tall and fast (or supa fast as she calls it). We had a discussion after the game about using out talents and playing the positions we are better suited for ... i.e. offense. You would think since Mr. ESPN is an assistant coach he could make sure she doesn't play goalie but obviously he doesn't always listen to me!

So both girls are back at school today. I think they were fine yesterday but I wanted to make sure they were both fever free for 24 hours. I don't know how all you stay at home moms do it - they drove me absolutely NUTS yesterday! It didn't help that my computer was having issues yet again ... piece of junk ... I even told the help desk I was ready to throw it into the wall - so I couldn't get any work done. So instead I re-organized my linen closet.

I'll be goalie!

And this is what Bia did while Chatty was playing soccer:

Chillin on Poppa's lap


OK - if you insist, I will smile!


I'm the goalie Mom!

Waiting for the ball

I will post tomorrow about the Soccer Mom ruckus ....

Wordy Wednesday

So I was going to write a post about how I am going to go postal on Dell, similar to the lovely Coco's post earlier this week and tell you how the Dell technician employed by the very large company I work for failed to show up yesterday to fix my laptop so I am working on a ghetto fabulous laptop, but I will refrain .... why you ask? Because it actually rained in the desert this morning (can I get a hallelujah?) and Chatty and I saw a rainbow on the way to school (always puts a smile on our faces) and her teacher put a sweet note on her homework last night thanking her for her hard work and being such a great leader (here's proof that the bossiness can be good at times!) and I heard Open Arms by Journey on the radio this morning (love this song - I know every single word and always think of Jr and Sr high school dances and boyfriends when I hear it).

BUT if the lovey Dell tech is not in my building today and does not fix my laptop with the "refurbished" (can't even deliver a "new" part) motherboard that was delivered to his desk yesterday, then I may go postal on him. He better watch out, three generations of my family have worked for the post office! Have a lovely day everyone!

PS - Any suggestions on Halloween costumes for Bia and Chatty? I am at a loss for ideas right now.

EDIT - Question from Casey regarding the costumes - would be cute if they coordinated but not necessary.

Monday, Monday, Monday!

It has been an interesting day ... got up and everything was going like normal Mondays do well except for the fact that I actually liked the way my hair turned out and thought my outfit looked pretty cute (both of those things don't usually happen on the same day and especially not on a Monday) ... I was just about to put my stuff in the car to take Chatty to school and she proceeds to throw up on her back pack (Bia stayed home from school on Friday because she threw up twice but then was perfectly fine by the afternoon and played all weekend without any issues). Nice! It wasn't a lot and I kind of questioned whether she was really sick or not (as she was begging to run around and play) ... but I didn't want to be THAT MOM again and send her to school. So I changed clothes, told Chatty to lay in her bed and read books and then e-mailed my boss to let him know I would be working from home. Then a few hours later as I am working on my laptop, I get the dreaded blue screen. Called my IT desk and lo and behold the motherboard crashed! Perfect timing, since it is quarter end close at work and the parts won't be here until tomorrow! What a lovely Monday! I guess it is payback for beautiful weather this weekend with lots of time playing outside with the neighbors! BTW - I guess Chatty really didn't feel good, she fell asleep in her room ... hopefully she will be back to her normal self tomorrow!

A couple pics from weekend ...

Soccer anyone?

She can be so mischievous!

Similar to her goggles, Chatty likes to keep her helmet on when playing outside. They would go from scooters to bikes to wagon and back again several times. Safety First!

Ready for batting practice

Mr. ESPN snapped these photos during her nap on Saturday!

Proof that my children sleep with tons of lovies.

In this pic - Puppy, Monkey, Pluto, Big Blankie and Little Blankie oh and Bia too!

Anniversary & Weekend Recap

Ok -so we only took two pictures (three if you count the one I took of myself before dinner that was fuzzy) and I look huge in all of them. I swear it didn't look that bad when I was standing in front of the mirror before we left! The waiter and hostess didn't know how to use the zoom on the camera (edit - I edited one of the photos of the two of us and have re-published this post). Other than the lack of pictures (and bad ones) we had a great evening. The girls had a blast with Nana and Poppa for their sleepover - thanks guys! The rest of the weekend we spent swimming and hanging with the neighbors, painting Bia's room (I will try and take a few pics of the room, but we still have a few touch up things to do) and figuring out the new computer. It is amazing how they are all so different.