My Weekend

It was a busy weekend here. Sometimes I really feel like the weekend needs an extra day or two just so we can recover from the weekend. Is it just me?

Saturday was State Football Playoffs. HHS lost. It was very sad. I mean, everyone is SO excited that the made it all the way and that means they are #2 for large schools, but the team had a really off day. They didn't even score!! It was also very cold at the game. Only about 40 degrees (F), and our side of the stadium was in the shade the entire day. The band did okay. We didn't perform the halftime show (we quit marching a long time ago!), but we did have our feeder school with us: TMS. We were supposed to march in a Hometowne Christmas Parade, but since our team made it to State, we changed our plans. Since the middle school kids had been practicing the parade music, at half time we had the kids (middle and high schoolers) march on to the track, then arc it up to play for the stands. I got to teach a bunch of the middle school kids how to spin a flag and they learned a little routine. They were so nervous! They actually did quite well, for never having done it before, and learning everything in the space of an hour.

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At church yesterday, Aiden was in nursery and someone from Primary went in to take a picture of him. I happened to be walking the halls with a very tired Dallin when she came out of the nursery, just laughing. She saw me and said, "He is so funny!"

"What did he do now?" I groaned.

"I was taking his picture, so he kept posing, saying 'I'm a Power Ranger!'"

"He's never even seen Power Rangers! Where in the world does he learn this stuff??"

"Oh, honey," replied the experienced mom, "they learn this stuff in Heaven before they get here. There is nothing you can do."

I think she is totally right.

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It was announced yesterday that Nevada is going to Hawaii for their bowl game. That means the band is going to Hawaii. That means Ches is going to Hawaii. Oh, and the game is on Christmas Eve. Yup. My birthday. I'm quite depressed. I want to go! And I don't want my husband gone to some exotic island on MY birthday! I know I'm whining big time, but I just don't think it's fair. All I can say is, he'd better get me something really cool.

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Fourth Fret, the alligator does not have a name. Aiden hasn't started actually naming his stuffed animals yet. I asked him once what his favorite dog was called, and he thought for a minute and replied, "Ummm, Dog!" He thought it was pretty brilliant. So the alligator is just Alligator. Although sometimes he is Crocodile. Actually he is Crocodile more often than Alligator. And when Aiden is really excited about something, it is Crocodiyiyiyiyiyiyal. So anyway, please don't take your ball and leave! You have the coolest ball, and the coolest game ideas ever! We'd be heartbroken without you.