Recap

Well, its been a busy couple of days here....pics are out of order so the story will be too....

Tonight was the first flag football game of the season, Bryce can't wait until next year so he can play pads/helmets :) Their team only had the ball on offense a total of 4 times because the other team was so slow at setting up their plays - it literally took them over 10 minutes to run 4 plays, soooo frustrating. Anyway, Bryce played awesome on defense! He scored one of his teams 3 touchdowns. They seriously only got to run about 7 plays on offense - they would score as soon as they got the ball. They are the maroon team - he's #5, like Tyrod!



2nd soccer game - 8:15 am on Saturday - urghhhhhh. They tied 3-3, Bryce scored 2 of his team's goals!



Big B suckered his way in to coming home with us on Saturday because he wanted me to cut his hair - he ended up staying with us most of the weekend. Bryce loves for him to come, they have so much fun. Bryce was completely exhausted and grumpy by the time Big B left so he decided on his own that he needed to go spend some time alone in his room. He was REALLY quiet for a while so Chad went to check on him and look what he found!! Bryce had handcuffed himself and fallen asleep the wrong way in his bed - LOL!!! Can't wait to pull these pics out when he gets married ;)





So, that's a quick recap of life here. We have soccer practice this week and then a soccer and a football game on Saturday. The football team is supposed to walk in VT's homecoming parade but Bry has a soccer game during it so we'll be doing soccer.

Catch up with you guys later this week!

Is it really Wednesday already!??!?!

This week has flown by!!! We moved our offices today to another floor in the building. I like my new office, I still have a big window with a view, nicer furniture and 2 big book cases to put Bryce's pictures in!!

Getting up Saturday morning about killed me :) Bryce scored 4 of his team's 5 goals. They won 5-4. Here is what our very foggy morning looked like (Bryce is #9 on the "teal" team)

Soooo.....

This week has been insane. Chad was in the ER this week, had to take off yesterday to take him for more tests. We'll know results next week and I'll share with you guys then.

Bryce has had soccer or football practice every day. He has his first soccer game at 8:15 tomorrow morning - who in the heck sets these games at the crack of dawn?!?! I'm usually not even thinking about being awake at 8:15 on a Saturday much less being up, showered and dressed then!!! Sheesh, I'm sure I'll be a bottle of sunshine - LOL. Every week after this, Bryce will have a soccer and a football game on Saturday mornings so hopefully the times won't conflict. His football team looks pretty good so far so I'm anxious to see them play!!

On the work front, it got VERY ugly but is okay now. I will just say that I can't stand it when people lie so I was pretty fired up....We are moving our offices to another floor on Tuesday and have a tradeshow on Thursday so it will be a busy week. Overall I feel better about things and hope the next several months will go smoothly.


If you live in the Birmingham, Alabama area see below from my friend Virginia's blog:

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Hope everyone has a great weekend!! VT plays GT tomorrow, this could be scary - stay tuned

Out!

At least the week is halfway over :)

That sounds like a jolly title doesn't it? I absolutely can't wait for this week to be over. Work has been torture. I've been in tears multiple times. I'll be glad when the merger drama is over and things are somewhat normal which will probably be at least November for me. Please pray for me, I'm truly having a really difficult time dealing with it all.

On to slightly happier news, even though VT got their butts beat on Saturday, it opened Beamer's eyes to see that Glennon is just not a good QB and Tyrod's redshirt has been removed - yippeeeee!!!! Chad is taking Bryce to the game Saturday and I'm going to stay home and scrapbook or cook. They will enjoy a boys day and I'll enjoy a day at home to myself :)

Now, you noticed I said cook above. Can someone please come take my temperature?!?! I don't think I have ever in my life been in the mood to cook but I am for some strange reason. I found several new recipes that I want to try so I hope they turn out well so I'll actually have a positive cooking experiece, that really doesn't happen very often!!

Bryce is not wanting to do AWANAS again this year at church. I'm really not sure how I feel about this. Last year, he didn't want to do it and I didn't make him. I figured starting a full 5 day kindergarten was enough for his poor 5 year old body. And its not that he doesn't/can't learn the verses. He's very capable of doing it but he doesn't like the fun part of AWANAS either - playing games, etc. So, last year, he sat in church with me on Wednesday nights and it usually went pretty well. I really think he is like me and Chad in that he does not like to be put on the spot. I can quote Bible verses all day in my head but if someone asks me to quote one in a classroom environment, I totally freeze and so does Chad so I honestly think that is part of Bryce's problem too. Even though he's not nearly as shy as he once was, he's just not that kind of kid. Soooo, I really don't know what to do this year - any advice? I will tell you that I am really having issues with being motivated to drive 25 minutes to church on Wednesday nights after working all day, coming home to cram in dinner and Bryce's homework before we leave -- and Chad usually works on Wednesday nights so its me doing it all by myself. I was raised going to church twice on Sundays and every Wednesday night, no questions asked so I am struggling with this in a major way. I know I should go to church every service but its sooo hard. I am truly contemplating getting an age appropriate boys devotional book with questions and memory verses in it and Bryce and I just doing it at home on Wednesdays and then practicing the verse all week. Please give me some feedback on how you feel about this and deal with these situations. I am responsible for his little soul at this point and don't want to screw up!!!

Sorry that got so long today! When I sat down to blog, I didn't think I was going to have much to say ;)

Thursday!!!

Well, this week has gone by pretty quickly so I'm very thankful for that! Its been cool and rainy here for the past couple of days so that always affects how I feel, I'm ready for the rain to go away!!! Went for my weekly follow up with the dr today and he said I have regressed some so that's not good. He said stress plays a large part in that so that explains it. There is work drama galore here right now with the merger. We are getting totally new software and are moving our department by the middle of September and training hasn't even begun. Multiple cat fights over offices and cubicles, etc. I'll be glad when that is over and done with!

Bryce has had a great week at school so far. They learned about manure this week (I know, nice, huh!?!) so everything he talks about has to have the word manure somewhere in the topic. His teacher is awesome. She has him so excited about learning, he's not even complaining about his homework! She jokes and talks sports with him so she is just the perfect fit for him. She is a West Va fan so she told Bryce the other day that Va Tech was manure and he told her West Va was manure :) He wore a blue and yellow Jordan outfit the other day and she told him thank you for wearing West Va colors - and he quickly came back that blue and gold are our high school colors too and that's why he was wearing it!

Tomorrow is jeans day at work - woohoo!! I love me some jeans!

Anybody have any big weekend plans? We don't really have any big plans. Chad is off for the long weekend (he's a RN so I was afraid he would have to work) so it will be nice to have the fam together. Va Tech plays on Saturday so that will take up most of our day! Can't wait - GO HOKIES!! Although, I am afraid this year isn't lookin' so hot, I guess we'll see. I can't believe they are red shirting Tyrod, that's just a crime, we all know how I like Tyrod! He's actually a very nice guy too unlike Sean Glennon. We went to a Hokie Kids Club autograph day and I was not impressed with Sean at all, I thought he was very cocky and rude, this is a KIDS event for goodness sakes! Tyrod on the other hand was super cordial and chatted with Bryce and posed for photos. I'll have to post one if I think about it when I get home. I plan on doing a whole Hokie album from the autograph day. Bryce is positive that he is going to play for the Hokies one day - I hope his dream will come true for him. If he keeps the athletic pace that he does now, I definitely think it could be a possibility for him. The child's main Christmas wish was a REAL football helmet, not a play one. So most of his Christmas gifts were football related - shoulder pads, helmet, pants, pads and Under Armor galore - he couldn't have been more thrilled and puts on the uniform at least 3 days a week so he can "practice" - how funny! I'm expecting great things from this kid!!

Have a great long weekend!!!

Tagged by Patti!

Here are the rules:

*If you are tagged, you must firstly post the rules:*
Write 7 strange characteristics about yourself.
They interest us all!*
Tag 5 other people at the end of your Post.*
Visit everyone that you have tagged and leave a comment on their blog to let them know that they have been tagged.

So here are mine.

1. I totally freak in the car when passing a tractor trailer (so much so that Chad threatens to kick me out of the car!)

2. I carry the little tin of blue blistex lip stuff with me EVERYWHERE, like I can't even leave one room of my house without carrying it with me!

3. I brush my teeth in the shower every morning, not at the sink

4. I hate amusement parks (but Chad loves them so I'm forced to go)

5. I still can not jump in the pool without plugging my nose

6. I rarely buy clothes without Chad's opinion because he's a fashion junkie!

7. I never leave my house without makeup


I tag:

Kelli
Virginia
Monique
Ashley
Gretchen

Got this from my friend Mary's blog - you can only use one word to answer the following:

1. Where is your cell phone? PURSE
2. Where is your significant other? CAR
3. Your hair? BLONDE
4. Your mother? WORK
5. Your father? HEAVEN
6. Your favorite thing? FAMILY
7. Your dream last night? NONE
8. Your dream/goal? HEALTHY
9. The room you're in? OFFICE
10. Your hobby? SCRAPBOOKING
11. Your fear? DEATH
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? COMFORTABLE
13. Where were you last night? HOME
14. What you're not? THIN
16. One of your wish list items? WEALTHY
17. Where you grew up? CHRISTIANSBURG
18. The last thing you did? WORK
19. What are you wearing? KHAKIS
20. Your TV? OFF
21. Your pet? NONE
22. Your computer? DELL
24. Your mood? HAPPY
25. Missing someone? YES
26. Your car? DURANGO
27. Something you're not wearing? POLISH
28. Favorite store? TJ MAXX
29. Your summer? SICK
30. Love someone? ALWAYS
31. Your favorite color? BLUE
32. When is the last time you laughed? TODAY
33. Last time you cried? WEDNESDAY

In other news, who in the world knew that first graders have homework and didn't tell me?!?! This is going to be a tough year I'm afraid. Bryce does not like homework at all and procrastinates until the last minute. As you know, he got this from his father and not me. Drives me insane. We're going to have to come up with an incentive/punishment plan. Any ideas? One of his assignments has been that he has to read to me for 15 minutes each night, he is actually doing better reading than I thought he would. It makes me sad to think my baby can actually read - I guess he's not really a baby anymore, huh?

Hope you have a fab weekend!