I am officially a soccer mom. It's a little disconcerting. Tysen had his first soccer practice on Wednesday. Toby had a football game and so I had to take Audrey with me too. So here I am with my 5 year old hauling his soccer ball and water bottle down to the field and me pushing the baby in the stroller to watch practice. How uncomfortably normal is that?
I have always thought of myself as being a little unconventional. I am just slightly outside the proverbial box, so to speak. So being a soccer mom with 2 kids is just a little mainstream for me. Thank goodness there wasn't a minivan involved - I have close friends (April & Mason) who may have disowned me! I loved seeing Tysen out there having a good time with the other kids. He had a blast! So it will be fine and he will enjoy it, I'm sure. I just have to get past my own perceptions of myself, try to fit in, and possibly become a little more "normal" - perish the thought. Wish me luck!
Friday, August 29, 2008
I'm a . . . soccer mom?
I thought there would be more of me
This is me married.
and this is my maiden name.
I actually thought there's be more of me.
Not so many of Toby.
This is Tysen's. How can there possibly be "one or fewer". I mean, clearly there's at least the ONE I entered! There's not a percentage of a human with that name, people.
Last but not least - here's Audrey's
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Visitors Welcome
Over the past few months that I've been blogging I've been able to reconnect with some old friends which is fun. Some people have found my blog and I've been able to come across some of yours. I love it! If you visit my blog and your name is not on my list, please leave me a comment. And if your profile isn't set up so I can get to your blog by clicking on your name when you comment, please, please leave the link to your blog in the comment as well. I love it when people visit my site and I click on all my links to check out everyone else's blogs at least 3-4 times a week! I know, I have too much time on my hands, but that's another issue. So keep visiting my blog and let me know how to find yours!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Tysen makes me laugh
Tysen continues to make me laugh. We told him he could invite a friend to go to Chuckie Cheese this weekend. I asked him after I picked him up today who he had invited. Here's the conversation:
Me: Did you invite a friend to Chuckie Cheese?
Tysen: Yeah, I asked Travis, but he said his family is going to be gone this weekend.
Me: Oh, they're going out of town?
Tysen: (he was obviously disgusted that I was repeating back to him what he had just told me) Yeah.
Me: You can invite someone else.
Tysen: I did - I asked Max if he could come and he said he didn't know. So I told him to ask his mom if he could go on Saturday. And then I told him if his mom said no to ask her if he could go another day. So he's gonna tell me tomorrow a day that he can go, I mean, which day his mom said he can go. You know, he'll tell me what day he's able to go. Does that make sense?
Me: (chuckling) Yes, that makes perfect sense.
I mean what 5 year old talks like that? "Able to go" are you kidding me? And what kid clarifies that you understand what they're talking about? So I told him he talked like a grown up and he said "that's because I'm half a grown up". And I said, "oh, you're half a grown up huh?" and he said "yeah, because once you lose your baby teeth you're half a grown up." He's lost 2 teeth so far and one more is loose. So then he says "I'm 2 and a half teeth closer to being a grown up." The logic kills me!
Friday, August 22, 2008
Any Ideas?
Hello everyone!
As newer members in our ward, we have to speak in Sacrament Meeting on Sunday so I thought I'd throw the topic out to the population and see if you can help me. My topic is temple blessings.
I know it's short notice being Friday and I have to write my talk in the next 24 hours, but if anyone has any ideas or a story for me comment it or e-mail me. Thanks!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Verification words
So I was posting on my sister's blog a minute ago and the verification word was SOIFU. Anyone else think that's amusing? Just me?
Monday, August 18, 2008
Miscommunication
Last night I picked up my phone to set my alarm for this morning and I saw that I had missed a call from my sister. So I said, "Oh, I had a missed call." And Toby says, "What? Steven Seagal? Why are you talking about Steven Seagal?" And I said, "Why are YOU talking about Steven Seagal?" And Toby says, "You just said Steven Seagal out of nowhere." Now I'm chuckling and I said, "No, I said I had a missed call."
Not all that interesting of a story, I know. But it got me wondering about what other minor and humorous miscommunications people may have. Any comments are welcome.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
More Olympic crap
So, I'm sure everyone has been waiting with baited breath for my comments on the women's team competition. And sorry to disappoint but I'm going to go ahead and plead the 5th on that one. You know - if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all, right?
So moving on to the women's all around competition. For me, the event started off rocky. I had TiVo'd the event so that I didn't have to stay up all night watching it. I had every intention of watching it on Friday while I was home from work. On Thursday night as I was reading in bed, Toby was watching ESPN and it SHOWED THE WINNERS!!!! I was SOOOO PISSED!!!! There literally aren't words for how upset I was. Anywho, I finally got over it and watched the competition last night. And it was impressive, of course. I was going for Shawn Johnson because of the aforementioned resemblance to Kim Zmeskal, but alas, she did not win. Nastia Liukin did great even though she wasn't my favorite to win. 
But I have to say this: what's with the pink leotard?!? Seriously? You can't find a red, white, or blue ensemble anywhere in your gymnastic wardrobe? I'm sure Adidas would have been happy to whip up something just for her in our country's colors, but no - we got to see PINK?!?!? A combination of 2 of the country's colors doesn't count as being patriotic. I'm a little disheartened by this and perhaps its a petty nuisance, but it really bothered me. Anyone else? Just me?
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
My kid the comedian
I HAVE to post what Tysen said the other night on our way to the store. We were driving past a gas station where it's not uncommon for us to stop and fill up our tanks and/or get a fountain soda (who doesn't love fountain soda). And the price of a gallon was obviously lower than it has been in the recent past. Toby and I made no reference to this fact, but Tysen piped up in the back seat and said, "Hey! The gas price is lower! Did Obama drill or somethin'?"
Seriously how funny is that?!?! He apparently listens to Toby and the news more that I was aware of. Gotta love that munchkin!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
The Olympics Continue
Sorry folks. You're just going to have to bear with me for the next 3 weeks or so going on and on about the games. Just think - they only come along every 4 years, so once it's over you don't have to deal with my pontificating on about them for a long time. Some of you will inevitably feel compelled to remind me that the winter games are only 2 years away, but I'll just let you know in advance that I don't get so excited about winter sports so you may be spared my deluges during the winter Olympics in 2010.
For those of you who don't know, I was OBSESSED with competitive gymnastics when I was younger. I competed until I was going into high school and figured out I was too old (yes, at the ripe old age of 14) to continue with any real hope of reaching the elite level and I redirected my efforts into cheerleading and competing there. But, in my formative years, I was into gymnastics big time. So I hold a special place in my heart for those young girls.
My favorite gymnast was Kim Zmeskal. She was amazing! I fell in love with her during the 1991 World Championships where she was the all-around champion. I loved her work ethic and she had the most beautiful body type for gymnastics. She was my hero. My heart absolutely broke in the '92 Barcelona games when she fell off the beam during her Compulsary routine. I'm pretty sure I shed a tear or two over it. (check out the video by clicking HERE) While she was big on the world scene, so was Shannon Miller. The two of them remind me so much of Shawn Johnson and Nastia Lukin on the current USA team.
Kim Zmeskal - 1992 team
Shawn Johnson - 2008 team
Shannon Miller - 1992/1996 teams
Nastia Lukin - 2008 team
If you take away the vast difference in hair styles (hey, it was the early 90's - big bangs were in), you can see a resemblance, no?
If you live under a rock, you may not know that the women's team finals are on NBC tonight. I'm sure you'll have my commentary on the results in the hear future. Go USA!!!
