Catching up yet again

I promise I am pretty organized and do not run thru life sporadically but with the amount I am in catch up mode here on the blog you could think otherwise.  So where did we leave off... Holy Cow a month ago.... WOW.

We had a wonderful time in Dallas at OU and visiting, the boys teams in the valley missed them terribly and both lost and Reid's team only had 16 yards the entire game....eeks.  Fast forward a week and a main running back was out of town and Dale stepped in and did great, played both ways most of the game and special teams it was kinda funny that the entire team would leave the field to change possession and Dale was the lone man on the field.  But super proud of him pushing himself and the Toros hit hard.  He had a couple of hits to him and he went flying....one time helicopter style about 4 ft in the air.  He was a target for sure since he was carrying the ball but it did not help matters that the kids in his league can weigh up to 110  lbs and be 11 or 12 depending on bday and Dale is short, 9, and 64 lbs with a wet towel on, that is a significant weight difference even more so when it is running at you full speed.  SO he was beat but pushing thru and late in the 4th quarter he pulled his hamstring.  We were up, and He tried to play on it but was very limp and was pulled but his team still pulled out the win....so good game but bad leg.  His leg injury was super slow to heal and he did not play any the next 2 games and did a few plays the last game but still favored it and the game was a wash so we pulled him out to save the leg.  Good to say he is doing fine now, and ran the mile at school this past week under 5 mins with is the best time of the entire 4th grade.
Reid finished the season as the main QB did great and every game managed 1 or 2 or 3 td's.  He impressed me in his ability to recall all the plays and what to do and when.  I was a little concerned with him doing that position bc there is alot of pressure but he did really great.  Next year he has to move up teams so he may drop back to full time running back which he loves and let an older kid toss the ball but only time will tell.
So I made posters for the final game and did one for each team, and one big one with the logo and they looked great, and footballs for my boys, and goodie bags, and shakers and photo pins for my parents .....yea I went a bit nuts but it was fun.  Only sad part was the giant logo banner got shredded by the wind when we put it up so notes for the future... DO IT ON VINYL OR CLOTH THAT WILL NOT TEAR.....  there were 2 other big posters I did not photo but the 2 smaller ones were done by Macy and Reid.... solo... I LOVE that Macys says "viper poster"  so cute and Reid has a shout out to Dale on it... super cute and the only other posters except for mine.  Way to go kids!

We briefly joined boy scouts and the boys have decided they did not like it ....well Dale had 3 boys and Reid had abunch but they wanted to shoot guns, and camp.  Found out the camp outs were all booked out and only available for older kids and they get to shoot like 3 shots and share maybe ride 4 wheelers.  Well that is all fine and well but we own bb guns and 22's and air  pistols and can shoot when ever, we can camp, and have all the stuff, and each have their own ATVS to ride.... so they opted to pass and we are now doing some batting cage work, catch, and speed and agility training a couple times a week.

I also took the opportunity of my new found time to actually think.... wow now that football is over I have all this TIME.... well apparently Murphy heard and tossed in something for me to do.  I got a call from the head cheer coach saying the director and owner had a blow out she quit took her daughter and 2 other girls left as well and they needed help in re-vamping the entire routine , could I please help.... so I said yes and now have practice until thanksgiving 4 times a week.... yikes so there went all the extra time.  Compounded by the notion that I am taking the kids out of school the 2 days of thanksgiving week to drag them to Nebraska to see great grandma and kin and then pulling them another week in December to go to Disney.... so I am going to get the work before hand and have them caught up before we go.  SO now I need lots of caffeine and probably a patience pill or 10 to get it all accomplished.

Halloween was great we started the weekend heading to Austin to the UT / Baylor game ....that stunk bc we lost to BAYLOR... but go to visit Sam and Sophie and Tanya for a little bit and that was well worth the trip.  And the cherry on top was we went to Northrock to Church on Sunday before we headed home... man I LOVE that church.  We still have not found a church here in the valley but are looking and yesterday I had teary eyes bc they sang a song I loved, but I loved it how Jonathan and Alicia sang it, and they did it different and a lady behind me was truly tone deaf and should not have been singing but I suppose God does not mind so I shouldn't either.  So back on point had a great service in SA saw some wonderful friends hit Pericos on the way out of town for my po-ho de mexico fix.... and it was AWESOME.  And made it home in time to trick or treat.  Dale was a gangster, Reid a ninja, and Macy a bunny.  Macy won the candy getter award.... she hit every house at a run, Dale in veteran fashion hit all the houses at a pace and Reid.... well he began as a ninja, complete with swords, mask, shields... by the 3 house mask was off, at the end of our street he gave me the swords, took off the belt, made it another half a block and took off the vest.... so he ended up being the black thing on heelies and I was a ninja... and he skipped numerous houses bc he wanted to go home and hand out candy.... so we headed back and had 3 count them 3 trick or treaters... there are about 18 homes on our street but at the main street lots of vacant lots so all the homes are together at the back which may have affected the traffic and one of those customers was a repeat .... a little neighbor just turned 2 ... needless to say he got alot of candy from us, I guess I was feeling generous when I got the candy bc I got ALOT and the good stuff too.   Then to the kids horror I sent three huge bags to work with duke to get it out of the house and my potential mouth.... and we did not need that much candy.

We also found time to run to SPI for Sand Castle Days which were cool but playing on the beach won out and the best time.  We took the dogs and made a huge hole and moat ... and we would have taken 1st place if that was a catagory.  Bevo loved the water, and digging in the sand.  We would bury a kid and he would start digging them out.... as if to say You guys are crazy you can't do that.... I gotta get them out!

So that should make us current in the happenings here in the valley and the weather has cooled off enough that the pool it too cold to swim in... and I have worn jeans .... so the face of the sun does cool off .... good to know.