Well another Saturday has come and

gone and so has another three games of soccer.

Regan actually had two games this week. One was on Tuesday evening against Jamies team (they were good). We lost the game by 2 goals. The girls played hard and this game was a great learning experience for them. Two of the opposing girls actually play Club and our girls stood up to them well. Today, the 30th, they played the Dominators and tied. Regan was goalie fourth quarter and I nearly had a heart attaack when, at the end of the quarter, the biggest girl on the opposing team came at her with all she had. Regan did a great job and attacked the girl. She actually grabbed the ball mid roll and sent it back out to play. with in a few seconds, it was back (so was the girl) and Regan once again saved the day by attacking and grabbing the ball. NO GOALS were scored against Regan. YEAHHHHHHHHHH - WOOOOOHOOOOO REGAN Again they tied, and coach was happy with Regan for not letting them score.


Ahnikas team played the Blue Storm . They also did well today, however they didn't win the game. That is not a problem, we will be back strong on Wednesday (our 1st weeknight game). Tim was silly at the game, he painted the girls hair purple and then put on a purple wig to help motivate the girls. He was actually quiter today than last week. Maybe that is why the didn't win. LOL The girls are so good and really give Tim a lot during practices and games. Mylah did a great job today and Reily played really well on defense.


Kiana's team did well today against the Dolphins. We won (5-4) even though technically we don't keep score (U6 is a non-competitive division). Kiana was so excited, SHE SCORED HER FIRST GOAL!. (unfortunately it was for the other team - she didn't know we were going the other way). I had to put some money in the goal can for her goal. She was so proud of herself. These guys were also very cute today. They loved having their hair painted purple by coach and they still sit at half time and tell each other (and coach) knock, knock jokes. They are so silly and the jokes are the same from one week to the next. Tim wore his purple wig here and the girls loved it. Ryann had a great game as well and made three goals. Deborah also scored her first goal today, and it was in the right net. GO DEBORAH.

On a totally different note, all three girls are now girl scouts. Kiana is officially a Daisy, Ahnika a Brownie, & Regan is a Junior. In order to have Ahni and Kiwi on the same troop, I have also signed up as an Assit. Leader. Our troop is small (Thankfully) - only 5 girls. I figure that this way there are only two meetings every two weeks instead of three. Well have a great week all.

I've been tagged.....

..... To post 5 weird things about myself.

Lets see (Can't think of even 1 - hum??????)

1. I l0ve surprises, to the extent that if Tim gives me a gift before my birthday, he still gets me something else on my birthday (weird huh - you'd think he would learn).

2. I write a letter to each of my girls (& Tim) telling them how much I love them and how proud I am of them, before I go on a trip. I mail it to them the day that I leave (usually as I am going to the airport). That way, if something happens to me (the plane crashes or something) they know exactly how I feel. (Tim says that I am fatalistic when it comes to flying without my family). I just don't want there to be any doubt about my feelings.

3. I am terrified of having something happen to me. Not that Tim would not raise the girls well, but that they would grow up with out a mom. I can't stand the thought of another woman raising my children. I am terribly selfish with my kids. I just don't think that anyone else could possibly love them and cherish them the way I do.

4. Although I love time alone, I hate to go anywhere with the girls. I haven't been away from the girls for more than 2 days at a time. Even when I go to conferences, I try to take Tim and the kids with me. I also miss them when I am not with them.

5. I have very few friends. I am so busy with Tim and the girls (and love to spend time with them), that I rarely go out with girlfriends. Not that I don't want to go, it is just that I feel bad not being with them.

Lets see, who can I tag. ...............Give me a couple days to think about it. I will think of someone....................

So much has been happening around here that I ...

...seem to have over looked my scrapping a bit, but believe me IT IS STILL GOING STRONG I have 6 scrapping classes set up in the next 2 months. An Island LO, a Halloween card class, a Halloween LO, a Boo Bucket class, a thanksgiving LO, x-mas gift cans, a x-mas album, and x-mas cards class. I am definantly staying busy here.

I am alspo working on 7 coaches albums (one for each coach) and 32-2page spreads (1 spread for each girl on the team). This all need to be done by the beginning of Nov. - so I guess I need to get my butt moving.

I also have 2 -2 page LOs to do for Ursula's baby album. Can't say which ones I am doing - Does Urs KNow? - not sure, which is why I am not going to post that info (although I don't think that it much matters - she does know that we are doing the album). LOL At least I wont post for now (Maybe later).

Second week of Soccer and ....

We did great.

Kiana and the Purple Pumas won their game against the Blue team (can't recall their name right now - sorry). The girls scored 4 goals and the other team was only able to score 1. What a day and what a great way to start the season.









Ahnikas team, the Purple Fairies, also won their game against teh Shooting Stars. I was amazing to watch them today. They were on FIRE. The stars were not even able to score a goal against them. YAHOOOOOOOOO FAIRIES. Tim was his usual loud self and the girls are sure getting loud as well. Even the parent got involved in the chanting today.











Regan's team, the Purple Panthers, didn't win, but they played great and were up against a great team. They play the Turtles (coached by Don Jacks) and Regan had a great game. Today Regan was goalie and no goals were let through while she was there. That is always a very nice thing. YEAH REGAN!!!!

Well, I made it...

...Through the 1st full week of students...

Needless to say it was a tiring week, but a productive one as well. I really think that this is going to be a great year. I have some really good kids and they are adjusting well to my expectations (at least for the time being). After having the summer off (debatable - I did have all three girls and their activities all summer to keep me more than busy) it was sure hard to adjust back to the early schedule of the school year. The girls have had a hard time of it as well. During the summer I let them sleep in and now they are all getting up early (6am) and we are out of the house before 7am. They are also getting back on their regular schedule in regard to homework. Regan, at her new school, is getting homework everyday of ht eweek and is doing well. We are very proud of her. Ahnika just got her very first homework packet (she gets hers ont he weekends and does it all by Monday - makes for an easier week).

As if the work week wasn't enough, Thursday night was Back 2 School night for Regan. I had already met the 2 teachers that Regan will be working with, but I don't think they realized how into Regan's education we really are. They thought that she should move down to a different math level because they said they were concerned that she couldn't keep up (This after 2 days) - They don't know Regan very well (or us!!!). Needless to say - Regan has already covered almost all of the material in the math book and is in the highest level math class for the 4th grade (Regan could finish the entire book). There were 38 students in that math class and only 34 in the lower one, both of the students that were going to be moved down were new transfers, turns out that the math teacher expressed how well Regan was doing in the math class to me at B2S night (and two other kids have been moved down to the lower class (It totally pisses me off that it is a #s thing). I know that Regan will do well, and we are keeping an eye on what will be happening with the GATE program at the school.

Additionally, I scheduled a scrappin' class for Friday night (I secretly wanted to cancel it). I was so tired, but the "Fun BBQ Style" LO class was a hit. Four techniques were used (painting, tearing paper, hidden journaling, and Walnut inking). I was done by 7pm and on my way home. Because I was so late, we decided to get food out, take it home, and eat in front of the T.V. (this rarely happens, so the girls were in heaven).

...And through the first day of the soccer season.
we were at the fields at 8:30am for a 9am game (Kiana's) against the USC girls - guess what color they were. The Purple Pumas did a great job and it was great to watch them. After that game, we made sure the fields were clean and then went to drop Tim off at Los Coyotes so that he could ref a game. Meanwhile, we went to get some food and drinks and made sure that noone was starving. Then we went back to Behringer to eat and warm up for Ahnika's 12:15pm game against the "Soccer Princesses" - which is Luis Pineda's team (We coached with Luis our first year in in the league). The Purple Fairies did an awesome job. Ahnika loves being the goalie and did a heck of a job. Midway through that game, I had to walk Regan over to the next field to start warming up for her 1pm game against the "Shamrocks". Like the other two teams, the Purple Panthers did a hell of a job (they all had purple hair too). Regan was both a center and a defender and had some awesome kicks. I think that this was the best game she has ever had.

And if I am not busy enough, after a long day on the soccer fields, Regan & I had a date with the Girl Scouts at 5:45pm. Because she sold over 500boxes of cookies last year, she was invited to a pirate party (I got some awesome pix). On the agenda at the party was making a Booty bag, walking the plank, pirate bingo, making a treasure chest, sinking a ship, and taking pix with a pirate (with a great pirate ship backdrop). We had a great time and after a dinner of fried chicken, octopus tentacles (hotdog slices), bread, and the sea (jello with gummi fish), we were able to listen to the Pirate Band sing some old familiar pirate songs for us. All in all it was a fun time.

Off and Running...

with both school and soccer.

School officially started on Wednesday (for Regan & I) and on Thursday (Ahnika & Kiana). I have to admit that I am dog tired after only three days with kids. I think that I already need a vacation (Is it summer yet?). I have to admit though that I am very happy with my new kids. They seem to be a good bunch (I will post later in the year, maybe my thoughts will have changed by then. LOL

Regan was worried about starting 4th grade at a new school, but everything seems to be going well. Cole is in her class, and I think that helped a bit. A couple of other kids Regan already knew (from soccer) are also in her class. The most familiar is a little girl named Melissa who Regan has Heelyed with in the past. She sees to like her new teacher, Mrs. Fox. Regan is still interested in Astronomy and still says that she is going to be an Astronomer who writes children's book. We haven't gone to the observatory lately, but Regan is bugging us to do so. This is the same goal she had for herself in Kindergarten (amazing that it hasn't changed yet- isn't it).

Ahnika and Kiana are happy to be back at school. Ahnika is is now in 1st grade and is with a new teachers (Ms. Genet & Mrs. Hahn). She is having a blast and I know that these two teachers, whom I love, will challange her to do her best and then some. Kiana is in Pre-K and is still with Ms. Jayasekera, who she absolutely loves. It is hard to believe that Kiana is going to be in Kindergarten next year. WOW - where did the time go? All three girls are continuing their studies in Spanish as well. Ms. Genet is actually their Spanish teacher (and has been for the past year). They love her and she has a way with them.

Ahnika is still planning on being a Vet. She says that she is going to go to UC Davis after high school. What an awesome dream to have (from experience of course). Hard to believe that this is the same child that yelled bloody murder if she saw an ant a few years ago. LOL

Kiana is still unsure of what she wants to do, but I think that books are a part of it. Who knows she still has plenty of time to figure it out.

I was soooooo very ready for the weekend- I could sleep in, do nothing all day, stay in my pajamas. RIght?--------

WRONG!-----
As if it isn't enough to start school, Soccer is officially started as well. Opening / Picture day was today. (No rest for the wicked right). We spent the day (8am-3pm) on the fields making sure that all the teams got their pictures taken and the cookie dough orders were turned in.
Tim is Refereeing (is that a word?) again and coaching two teams (the purple pumas - Kiana's U6 team, & the Purple Fairies - Ahnika's U8 Team) and YES Tim is known as the big fairy (along with his two very masculine asst. coaches who were all three dressed in lavender shirts) today. I am team mom for Kiana's team and am also the U6 Commissioner. I am having fun this year. Regan's U10 Coach is awesome so far (he has been doing this for a while). She is a Purple Panther. what are the odds that we could ever get all three in the same color again.




Needless to say, we were all exhausted by the end of the day. By the time we got home, we all wanted nothing better than to just be bums around the house. We played at home, I scrapped a few cards, the girls vegged in the living room (watching TV), and Tim vegged on the computer. It also carried over into Sunday when no one got up before 8am (usually we are up and going by 6:30). Today I think a nice relaxing day is in order. Maybe a walk to the park and an early dinner.

Thanks for reading. I will try to update my blog every couple of days, but at least on the weekends (when things slow down a little).

The last weekend of the summer

and what are we doing?

I have spent the last week at work trying to get my room reade, what a mess. Talk about throwing stuff out (I do it in Fall, because I figure that if I didn't use it last year - I don't need to keep it for this year). We got all new books for science so I will need to spend some time with the Chem book - just familiarizing myself with it (exciting huh?). I was actually on a study last year for theBio book, so thankfully I am already familiar with that one and love it.

Hayley (my niece) is turning four and we are on our way to a party at the park. It is always nice getting together with the family (even if that does mean 40-50 people). I guess it comes with the territory when you have a large family.

We also got a call from Zach (mentioned in an earlier post). He has signed a contract to play professional Volleyball in Austria. We are very happy for him, but the girls say that they miss him (They love him and probably drove him nuts during their 8 weeks of swimming lessons). Here are a couple of pics of him and Kiana.




On Monday we will be staying home and having a little BBQ of our own. We are not big on going out of town on major holiday weekends (too crowded - no matter where you go).

Whatever you are doing, I hope that it is fun.