Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Fall Fun

Pumpkin Light Night at school. So...in the holiday spirit I make this posting. Last night we went to Nate's school to see all the pumpkins the kids had decorated. Let's be honest. A lot were parent decorated but whatever. It was fun though I've been feeling under the weather (aka head cold) and mostly just wanted to go home and go to bed but that's another story. I don't know if you can tell but Nathan's is the white one w/green pipe cleaners sticking out all over the place. He helped drill holes in the pumpkin, use the hot glue gun, and everything else.
Of course you have the token "hey look we're doing something" festive pictures. Chris is the honorary pumpkin carver. Nate and I would probably cut something besides the pumpkins.

Nate and I love to clean all the "guts" out of the pumpkins. That's the best part. Nate's still a bit squimish still about getting his hands dirty but that's my fault for being so OCD about those kinds of things.


Ahhh, Fall in Louisiana. It's been so nice lately. I have to say this year October has rocked. Finally some real fall-like weather. We even had frost on our cars 2 days ago. Not to mention gas is only $2.25/gallon I feel like I'm living high on the hog. (or wild boar depending on where you live :)




Sunday, October 12, 2008

Corn Maize Excitement

I don't know if you can tell but we're both standing on our tip toes to get just a bit more height. I started it in hopes of not feeling like Nathan was getting so big but he called my bluff.
I'm pretty sure this picture is self explanatory. Those are my boys.
The Otis Family. We survived the maize. It wasn't too hard. Just look for the flag and you're guaranteed to get out.
Okay, so Nathan's the sheep, I'm the donkey, and of course Chris is the pig.
We found these trykes and thought why not. Let me assure you that I am too big to really pedal. I could hardly get my knees under the handle bars.
This may have to be our Christmas family photo. It's pretty classic of us messin' around.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Inspite of the the fact that the country seems thoroughly messed up there's still something majestic about seeing the flag waving in the breeze to remind me how truly blessed we are.


Monday, October 6, 2008

Soccer Fun!!!

So yea, I'm an insensitive mother. Nathan LOVES to roll around on the ground when he's been "injured" in a game. I think he likes the attention. Anyway, I was giving him grief telling him to suck it up. This is his arm after his game on Saturday. The picture doesn't do it justice. To say that I feel a little bit crappy now would be an understatement. Don't worry, he's milking this injury for everything he's worth.
There are two Nathan's on his team. He is #2 out on the field. We call them Thing 1 and
Thing 2. Believe me, it's an accurate assessment on the situation. You can see Nathan falling down. He got kicked or stomped on the arm after this play.
You're thinking dirt on a soccer field. Actually we play on a baseball field out in the outfield. By some unwritten agreement all the boys try to keep the soccer ball out of the dirt.
The field is twice as big as the field we played on last year which means a LOT more running. It's still quite warm down here and the boys get tired quickly. Nathan was complaining how tired he was after the game. I informed him he could rest when he was dead until then he needed to get his "giddy up" on.
Again, that's my sensitive side coming out. Plus it's what I tell myself everytime I go out for a long run.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Be Careful What You Wish For.

So I've been kind of bored with Nathan in school and only working in the morning so I was trying to find ways to keep myself busy. Be careful what you wish for.
I have now started working on base teaching classes as well as the other fitness center which meant I needed to change which days of the week I ran on so I wouldn't die from exhaustion. Plus Nathan has joined Running club (my kind of man), Honor Choir, plus he's already doing scouts and soccer. That now means I have to pick Nathan up from school 2-3 days a week instead of having the bus drop him off and now instead of only working until 10:30am I'm going 100mph until 12:30-1:00pm. I'm tired. Be careful what you wish for. I am certainly NOT bored anymore. I look forward to Friday like a drowning man looks forward to water. I only work until 10am and I can do fun things like grocery shopping. Yippy. Now for those of you who work full time I know...I'm such a baby. Don't worry. I understand that I am.
I have a 15K race this Saturday. (that's 9.3miles for those mathematically challenged. Such an odd distance. Why don't make it an even 10 miles) At least there's a reason why I'm pounding the pavement. The running racing season has officially begun so I'm pumped about that. The summers can get REALLY long here and we are all thankful for the cooler mornings/evenings.