Where does the time go???

I was just thinking I needed to post and looked and I haven't posted in over a week now! Sorry about that. Have I mentioned how CRAZY-BUSY we have been lately?

The sports have tapered off now and this Friday is Gabe's last XC (cross country) meet! He ran in Winfield last weekend and took 13th, and ran the mile in 6:38! I am SO proud of him! He really gets sick to his stomach and has horrible nausea before a meet. I told him it was probably frogs instead of butterflies! He still runs and does a spectacular job. Basketball tryouts are in a week or 2, not sure of the date, but then the practices will really begin. XC has been a great "conditioning sport" for him to get ready for Basketball, which is his "first love"!

Soccer will be done the end of the month. We have a tournament this Saturday and a couple more games and then we are done. I know this is probably politically incorrect and I know I have mentioned this before but what MILLIONS of people see in soccer....I don't know?! You would think that growing up in Guatemala where soccer is played more than ANY other sport, I would have grown to love it, but not true! Maybe it's just Junior High soccer, but I really find it rather boring. I love to take pictures but find it very difficult to get good shots when the field is too large! (I'll quit venting! LOL) Jacob said that he would probably NOT go out for soccer in 6th grade! WHEW!!

Abi's basketball will kick up the end of this month. She still told me the other day..."Mom, I just HATE basketball!" ARGH! She is only playing because all of her 3rd grade girl friends will be on the same team. She would rather play volleyball, but I think it's too late to switch now. Oh well, it will be a learning experience for all of us.

I think I mentioned before, Todd and I are working w/the young singles at church (18-24 years) Anyway, the 2nd and 4th Wednesday nights we have a group come to our house for games and food. Last night, since the weather has cooled off, we had them over. The first week we had 4, last night we had 12!!! We set up the badminton net outside and they blasted away 3 birdies (like blew the little heads off of them!) We fixed them w/duct tape. Duct tape fixes anything! We also bought a chiminea and had a little fire and roasted marshmallows. I fixed chili and we had a really good time. We played Tabu and it was a close game 49-50! Of course, My team won! Fun night, great singles group!