Not really an April Fools!!

Over the past few years I have had some "april fools" jokes pulled on me, mainly by the teenage soccer team! One April Fools I arrived at a soccer game to find the girls already warming up for the game. As I looked around the field, I saw a number of posters attached to the fence surrounding the field. I thought to myself, 'wow, that's pretty impressive.....they decided to find a way to get excited about a game'. Much to my dismay, the posters included a number of sayings toward me getting a date! They included "The Lauren Eudy love run....lots of lovin' til the last mile" - "Single white female in search of athletic single male" - "For a good time call - (and then the number)". Those little high schools girls are quite creative!
So this year, I was wondering what might take place! At 7:30 am I received a call from my pregnant sister who told me she was going into labor! Well, this wasn't an April Fool's joke.....she was actually going to have the 2nd little love of my heart! The family all gathered at the hospital and at 2:30 - Little Emma Reese was born. Mary Beth named her after my mom "Emma Theresa". So from now on we will have a special birthday to celebrate every year on April Fool's Day!!

sorry so long

It's been a while since I have written anything. During this time a few things have come about including a possible new house, selling the house we have and soccer season. We decided at the beginning of January to look into buying another home and selling ours. Greg wanted to live closer to town, his family and work. We found a cute little bungalow style home in Forest Acres (downtown Columbia). It's convinent to both of our jobs, church and the tennis courts Greg and William play on~! That was a much added bonus for Greg! We should be closing on the house in 90 days (from some date in january) if all goes well!
FINALLY, all the wallpaper in our home is gone! It was dreadfull! We've finished painting and are just waiting for our home to sell! Elizabeth's (my sister - in - law) dad is the agent we are using for both homes!

Soocer season started the 4th of January as well. The past three years I knew what kind of team I would have but this year was wide open. We started off losing the first 5 scrimmages but last weekend we won 2 games and then won our season opener on Tuesday! It was good for the girls to get those wins ~ and for me to keep my sanity! I've got a great group of girls this year (23 in all) which is something else. Each year katie and I have them all over for a slumber party/team bonding. (katie coaches with me she's 25) We sent them on a scavenger hunt, ate dinner at Monterrey's then had a craft time. After craft time, it turned into a dance off! Yep, 23 - 14,15,16 year old girls in one house. I can truly say that I have learned so much about life through coaching - it is definitely something the Lord wants me to be involved with. I forgot how hard high school is and never realized how decisions in high school affect the rest of your life!

So, right now I'm coaching, working and trying to sell my house! Hind sight says to not try to all these at one time! Note to self for the future! That's about all right now....i'll try to write more often! Until next time......

Se Habla Espanol ?

I guess I should have paid more attention to my Spanish professor in college and during class. I can say a few things like "un poco" and "pregunta" but that's close to my limit. I sure can't follow when someone is conversing in Spanish. So, as you can assume I recently had a "spanish" episode. So here's the story......We began conditioning a few weeks ago and as usual girls come out that I haven't seen before. I had heard that there may be a few Hispanic girls coming out for conditioning but didn't think too much of it. Well, nothing about the Hispanic girls crossed my mind until they showed up and only one spoke some English! Now, here is where those four semsesters of Spanish would have come in perfect but as I have mention before I can't remember a lick of it! The scene was quite hilarious.....I was trying to comminucate with the one girl who spoke English then she would translate! The thing with translators is you don't know what they are saying!! Who knows....she may have told them I was a running Nazi or coach likes it when you run slow! It all worked out pretty good considering the circumstances. I thought I had everything figured out - I would tell the one girl and she would translate. I would then ask "uno pregunta" hoping there were no questions. All is well, right. NOPE.....then came the parents! Now this was yet another great sight to see! I was so thankful the "translator" was still there! It just amazed me at how much a language barrier can complicate things! So that English to Spanish dictionary for Christmas will come in handy this year! It shall be another sight to see when they are on the field and I am trying to communicate to them from the sideline~! (the season starts in feb. I'll keep you posted)
The moral of the story - Remember what you are taught! There go the dollar signs right down the drain :) (sorry dad)

I'm the turtle not the hare!

Just the other weekend, I was running (if you can call my slow jog...Almost speed walking pace running) in a race in Cola-town. The course itself was difficult and then add in my lack-of training, well it just wasn't pretty. However, I was running along a stretch where the weren't many people cheering nor was there anything to look at....Just the trees! As I started to round the corner, there was a young girl probably about 12 or 13 who was directing the runners which way they should go. Now this girl had been cheering for people in front of me, I heard her telling people to "keep going", "your almost done", "good job" etc.... Very positive things. Well, as I get closer I must have looked like I was crawling because of out this little sweet looking girl comes "slow and steady wins it"! Yep, directly to me! I looked around...NO ONE! Just me with the "slow and steady pace"! I must of have really been running...oops...jogging very slow! So, that was my motto through the last 4 miles.....slow and steady! Thanks to the young girl who gave me such inspiration towards the end of the race........well, I 'm sure there were many other things she could have yelled out and I am grateful she didn't! Maybe one day I'll be the hare......good thing there is always hope!

Paint on my eye lashes

I was "inspired" by a friend who has a blog to start one! Granted most of everyone I know lives within a 30 mile radius, I thought it would be neat to share with those in the 30 mile radius I never see and those outside a bit of my life. I read her blog often and find myself laughing in front of the computer~!! Good thing it's usually just me and maybe the husband and dog! So, you ask," how did you manage to get paint on your eye lashes?" Well, I have been doing updates to the home ever since I moved in 1 1/2 years ago! It was definitely a "boys" home! I guess I just got a little excited while rolling the walls. I went over to a friends and that's when they noticed I had paint on my eye lashes. Paint was pretty much all over - in my hair, eye lashes, finger nails ....you get the point! I am sure there will be more of "how did that happen" throughout the years to come because that seems to be the path I am on!
Just take my job for instance, I NEVER wanted to work with Eldery or do home visits. I wanted to work with psychiatric patients or children. And what do I do.......home visits with the elderly on a daily basis! But as I have found out it's not my will that is going to be done, it's HIS! I fine it quite amusing how I try to fight it at times! Well, I guess that's how I came up with the name! Thanks "friend" for the "inspiration"! Until next time..........la