Football Season is over... now what?

Sadly, Eli's football season ended this past Friday night during the second round of playoffs. He ended up with 57 points from field goals/extra points. We are so proud of him!

So now, it is back to normal. We have "lived" football since July 15th. Here we are, four months later, trying to figure out how we will spend each evening.

We have had a great three day weekend. Today, David has taken the kids to the woods to move the tree stand. I have been to school, working in my classroom, and then I hurried and brought my books home. The house is empty.

We have seven days of school left until Thanksgiving Break.

Emma is doing great in Second Grade. She is reading and has alot of AR points. Last week, to my suprise, Tripp took off on his reading. Last night, he read two books to me. He gets angry if he does not know a word and has to start the whole sentence over again. Last night I taught him how to break the word apart if he did not know it. He is just precious.

My new niece Adaline is due ANY DAY. Her mom looks pretty uncomfortable. I remember those feelings so well. I can't wait to see her little face and hold her.

Updates.

Quiet. It is nice and quiet. All the kids were asleep by 7:45 tonight. I guess that means we ran them hard this weekend - Football, School, Pumpkin Patch, working at the store. Cleaning.

We did not have a good football game Friday night. In fact, it sucked. It was one of those games where nobody threw the ball, they handed it off and tried to run right through the middle of the players. I threatened to text the coaches and tell them to change the plays up, and that they might score. When something doesn't work, why keep doing the same thing over and over?

I guess I am getting confident after reading Football for Dummies. Nope. I am not even kidding.

Other than that, I am just counting down till snow days. I think that this year, my first year of teaching, has been harder than I thought. I feel so, so sorry for my mentor teacher. I text her and call her. I know she is sick of me. I am trying to take the problems of all of my students. I think about them. I know that I need to set emotional limits. But it is difficult - especially when you are a "fixer".

So, I love teaching. I love my students. I love my co-workers. My house is a disaster, I can't get ahead. But I am so happy with my job. I just need to get a grip and know when I leave the school (at 4, 5, 6 or 8 p.m.) that I should leave the kids and their issues there too. I will get it. I will.

Report cards come out this week. I have New Evaluation #3. Gymnastics. Referral for SPED. That is a whole book itself. Off to work I go. :)

Here I Am.

Wow. What about a blogging break? I knew that I needed some down time, blogging became a chore to me, but I am thinking that I should have written something. I don't have a whole lot to show for 2011.


Speaking of 2011 - Time has flown! We are already in the middle of October. Lots of things have happened... Emma and Eli and Tripp are in school. I am chugging along, teaching 3rd grade. We have completed Dave's football season with a Championship Trophy (!) for the second season in a row. Eli has three games left in his season. I think, at this point, he has scored close to 40 points this season. I love, love, love to watch him kick.

Picture out of the local paper - Eli #85 kicking.

So, we are busy with school, and football and the store. Tripp started gymnastics last month after spending the last six months standing on his head. Emma went to watch one night, and she loved it too, so now she is tumbling around. She also takes piano, but I can only handle one activity, so one must go.

My new neice is coming next month. My sister in law, Terri, is scheduled to have Adaline Fowler in November. Boy, isn't Mallie going to be in culture shock. I can't wait to hold her and change those itty bitty diapers again. I surely thought I would never say that. I also want to do a little baby sniffing. I love baby lotion!

Here is a quick video of Eli. :) I am a proud momma. For those of you who understand football, Eli tackles the guy at the end, too. I just about died.

It's Football Time in TN!

Ugh.
School starts in two weeks.
I can't wait for some serious structure and routine for the kiddos.

Football season is here.


Not only is Dave coaching middle school, Eli is playing high school football. And we also have a kid in fall soccer. That is going to be alot of juggling. Dave's practices are from 3-5 p.m. and games are on Tuesday and/or Thursday. Eli practices - well, I don't really know when. But I am sure it will be every day. And as we all know, high school football games are on Friday nights.

Wait, while I am on the subject, let me tell ya how scary football is for me.

For some reason, it scares me to see Eli out on the field. I guess partly because he kicks, and when he plays, it is all on him. Also, he is so thin, and he is my baby boy, so the thought of those big, fat kids tackling him sends me into hyperventilating and sweating.

OMG.

It doesn't scare me when he plays soccer. Just football.

Oh, he also made the high school soccer team last week. That is pretty cool.

So, I am going to comfort myself with the fact that he is a freshman, and freshman don't get to start in football.

Eli - The Football Player.

Eli decided a few months ago that he wanted to play football for the middle school team.

This seems like a good idea to him, because 1. Girls like football players, and 2. he is a good "kicker" at soccer, and kickers don't get tackled, so football really won't hurt.

Imagine my sweet husband's joy when he was asked to coach middle school football, and HIS SON finally decides to play football!

Well, the season started last week. Or, practice started. It is every morning from 7 am - 9 am.

The first couple of days, I watched and waited for Eli to gripe, complain, or ask to quit. Nope, didn't happen. We are at the end of week two, and it is still a go!

Today is Eli's first game - it is a scrimmage game. He seems excited to play. I am feeling a little nauseated at him playing.

Eli told me a few weeks ago that he thought he would go to college at Harvard. He thought he would be either a doctor or a lawyer.

Kick Hard, Eli :)