Needing to sleep

Life has been fast-paced these last few weeks for our family. No time to blog or when I do, the desire is not there. Sorry. Football practice is three times a week so as I pull into the driveway, the guys are getting ready to leave. Quick hellos and in passing we chat: how was your day, good luck and see you when you get home. We two girls are getting to spend a lot of time with Ruddie. Not that we signed up for that. He is a good pup though. He needs his exercise so we get out and play with him after we eat dinner and clean up. Add school work on top of this, papers to sign, days and other things to talk about. I feel like we all hold our breath until the weekend arrives. Are we living for the weekends? It feels like it. Yet they are just as busy. This weekend we had shopping to do as they both needed jeans. We found some and on sale. Smile! Olivia also shopped with her birthday gift cards and she got her ears pierced. She called her father to make sure it would be okay and he approved. She did it! She has beautiful September birthstones in her lobes. She felt faint after the piercings but lunch and the car headed toward home made her feel better.

The night before, that would be Friday night, she had a dance to go to and Elliott’s team was invited to the varsity football game after their practice. It was a dreary rainy night. Not cold but damp and wet. The youth football teams were introduced during halftime! Here he is waiting for half-time:

Below, in the dark picture, they are getting ready to line up and walk to the end zone.

What a great way to show support for the up-and-coming football players and cheerleaders. Go Panthers! So after that excitement, I went to pick up our dancing girl. I was escorted by a football player.

Besides running the roads, and settling into a some-what routine, we have been a sickly bunch. Olivia was sniffling the night of her slumber party. The two girls were picking on her saying “what do you expect when you sit by so and so and they are sick?” They had a fun time – lots of food, cake and a late night. Elliott decided to be the photographer as a way to hang out with them for a while.

Three raccoon-looking girls sat at our breakfast bar that morning. So after one day of school, one child was sick. The first week of school (the week started on a Wednesday) was very short. Due to the rain and flooding, school was cancelled Thursday and Friday. We had lots of rain, our lower pond flooded over but we did not suffer damage as surrounding towns did.

Our drainage ditch, trying to keep up with the water fall

Second sickness hit Monday night after football practice. His system cleaned itself thoroughly. I was home Tuesday, shampooing carpets, washing bedding, cleaning bathrooms…just a busy day. He bounced right back and wanted to go to school but I told him he needed the rest and he couldn’t share this with his classmates. Wednesday, I woke up with a terrible cold. I am still fighting it but we all seem to be on the road to health again.

Before we got sick, I made a loaf of bread that was soooo good. I had made it years ago but as I browsed through my collection, I noted it and made it for Sunday afternoon. Yummy – light and airy. Great warm with lots of butter. Great toasted with butter too. It disappeared real quick.

I have yet to make my J recipe. Why? It’s a good one; rather, it looks to be a good one. This weekend I will make it. We have a football game to go to as a family and then Elliott’s game is Sunday. The weather looks to be wet and rainy so I hope we don’t have to endure the game undercover. Although, if the game is played like this past Saturday's game (37-6), I won't care what the weather is like!

Winners walking off the field


Hot and happy - another win!