Sunday, November 20, 2005

Soccer and Junior Bridesmaids

Well, the last games of the season were yesterday. Brenna's team won, 4-0, Sarah's team lost 9-7 (a good game, high scoring, but we lost focus at the end), and Meagan's lost 2-0. Unfortunately Meagan's team didn't win a game all season. Brenna and Sarah's teams got there trophies for the year yesterday, but Meagan's coach was at a tournament, so they will be getting theirs Monday night at Roma's.

Meagan and Brenna had to go get fitted for their Junior Bridesmaids dresses for Chuck and Claire's wedding. They're getting married June 3 2006. Niki has set the date for her wedding, the weekend before Labor day 2006, can't remember if it's Saturday or Sunday. This is the house that they're renting for the relatives to stay in for the week. They're doing a beach wedding, should be neat.
Joe's father passed away on Thursday, he and Debra and Lissa left today to go up to MA. They were going up on Tuesday, so Joe is upset that he didn't get to see him again. Deanna says it's going to be strange without Debra and Lissa around.
Riley is doing really well with potty training, she has been sleeping in "big girl" panties for a while, and has only had a couple of accidents. We're still trying to deal with Eryn's pooping problem, we're giving her 2 doses a day of senokot to soften things up so she can get some control over things. She will pee if you prompt her, but she's been in pull-ups for a while so doesn't worry about it if you don't ask her. Hopefully things will get resolved in the next 2 months.

Saturday, November 12, 2005

Soccer Saturday

Both Brenna and Sarah's teams won today. Sarah did a pretty good job, she still has some issues with following the person with the ball instead of kicking it away from them, but she did pretty well anyway. Brenna looked like she was playing some offense today, as was Meagan. Meagan's team was playing one that was undefeated, so the 4-0 loss wasn't too bad for them.
Brenna's coach had a pizza lunch for them, we were late because Brenna changed her mind on whether she wanted to go or not 3 times. I went with the kids and my parents, Deanna and Debra went to Potomic Mills with Lissa to get some Christmas shopping done. We had a good lunch, kids behaved well. Next week is the last soccer game of the season, so I hope Meagan's team wins so they can at least get one win.

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Weekend

We had a busy weekend, soccer on saturday, camping in the yard saturday night, and Kings Dominion on sunday.

Breanna's team won, Meagan's and Sarah's both lost, Meagan was 3-1 I think, and Sarah's was 3-2. I saw some of the game before Sarah's, in the same league, the two best teams were playing, it was quite something to watch. They were really good for their age range. Meagan's team didn't play as well as they did last week, but they did ok. I didn't get to watch much of Brenna's game, it started in the middle of Meagan's, and Sarah's started right after it ended, so I had to go help them get ready. Games were late last week, 10:00, 10:30 and 11:30.

Because of the late games, I decided not to try camping at another location, as it was dark before Deanna got back from doing the grocery shopping this was a good plan. We had hamburgers and smores, the kids put the tent up pretty much by themselves, but the air pump broke right before they were done inflating the last air mattress. This was the one Sarah and I were sleeping on. I tried blowing it up, and got it inflated, but they have both a screw-on top and a valve for something, and I think I forgot to plug the valve, either that or it has a hole in it, and it deflated. I don't do well sleeping on the ground, I was waking up every hour or so.

Sunday we went to Kings Dominion, it was the last day of the season, and season passholders only. It was quite a bit less crowded than normal. The twins and lissa got to ride 3 or 4 rides, then we got lunch. After lunch Meagan, Debra, David and I rode the Volcano, then Deanna rode the scrambler with Brenna and Sarah. Meagan and David then went to ride the Rebel Yell and Hypersonic, Deanna and Sarah rode the Triple Spin, and the rest of us rode on the Carosel. The last thing we did was see the Spongebob 3D movie and get ice cream and funnel cake. Everyone had a good time, we had a pretty good weekend.

My mom was finishing up her certifications so she could teach water aerobics, that's why the kids were home, and she finished successfully. Congratulations Mom!

I got a call from my cousin Niki yesterday, she got engaged (I presume over the weekend), and is going to be getting married this summer. I jokingly asked her when the kids were coming (joking since she's always said she's not having any), and she said the were going to probably start trying next winter! Cool! I know Kenny is happy, as his son is also getting married this summer, both kids getting married in the same year. Congratulations Niki!

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Happy Birthday Dad!

My Dad had his 58th birthday yesterday on Samhain, happy birthday dad!


Sarah's team played the only undefeated team in her league, they did pretty well considering. They have improved a lot since they started. Sarah has a lot of fun with it, she just needs to work on kicking the ball instead of chasing it. Unfortunately, they won't be having any more practices, as it will be getting dark about the time practice is supposed to start. Brenna's team won 4-3, and she got to play a lot during the game. She still needs work on going after the ball, and on running. Meagan's team played the Stars yet again, I think they have played them 3 out of the last 4 games we've been to. They lost again, but Meagan is continuing to improve every game. She was playing offense this week, and did pretty well, but didn't score. I think Meagan and Brenna would both benefit from running track, maybe Meagan will be able to do that for the middle school next year.

Well, everything is done for the mortgage except for the actual closing itself, for which I need to pick a title agency and give their name to the bank. Once that is done the building will get rolling. I'm about to make the call for that now.