Happy Birthday to Me!!

Happy (belated) Birthday to me!!! My birthday was actually on Tuesday, September 15th, but I didn't get a chance to post it on our blog!! Thanks to all the friends and family that posted all those birthday wishes on FaceBook, though!! You are the best!!!

Haven't celebrated my birthday yet... with work, school, and football going on, we didn't have a lot of time on Tuesday. But Zach is supposed to get out of practice early tonight since they have a game tomorrow, so we will go out for supper to celebrate... just not sure where yet! Famous Dave's???? I also haven't gotten my birthday present yet, but I do know what it is! I am getting a new pair of Nikes since my other ones got ruined when we did the roof!!! I just have to find time to go shopping and pick some out!!! Good thing I have tomorrow off!!!

Sophomore Football: EHS vs. Yankton, SD

On Monday, September 14th, Zach and the rest of the sophomore football team travelled to Yankton, South Dakota to play against their JV squad. Zach had an awesome game!! Two touchdowns and he also made both kicks for the extra point!!! Way to go!!! We are quite proud of how well he has been playing!! Here are the stats from the newspaper and some pics from the game:


Zach getting ready to kick the ball and start the game:

Zach just kicked the ball -- it ended up in the end zone!

Zach getting ready to punt the ball:

My Superheroes

During Homecoming week, the kids had "theme" days. One of the days was "Dress like a Superhero" day! Zach made a Superman t-shirt, but instead of an "S", he put a "Z" in there! And Brianna wanted to be Wonderwoman, so we transformed a cheerleading outfit from a previous Halloween! Check out the pics!

Another Varsity Football Game

Zach got to suit up with the Varsity football team again for the Homecoming game on September 10th. East High played Indianola -- what a game!!! Zach didn't get to see any action on the field for this game, since the score was so close the whole game. We ended the fourth quarter in a tie and took the game into two overtimes before Indianola ended up winning the game 45-38. East High probably could have kept the game going, but we got a 15 yard penalty for "illegal formation" -- one too many players on the field -- and that set us back too far to be able to score. The boys shouldn't be disappointed, though... Indianola is a very good football team and we are the first team they played that actually gave them some competition!! Most other teams are lucky to even score when playing against them! Great game and hope the kids continue to play this well in the future! (Without the illegal formations!!)

JV Football: East High vs. West High

Zach had his second JV football game on September 8th. They played city rivals, West High, winning the game 45-8. I didn't get the stats from our newspaper for this game, but Zach didn't score any points. Keep up the good work, Black Raiders!!

A New Roof

CJ and I decided that with a three day weekend for Labor Day, we would put new shingles on our roof... what a CRAZY idea for a relaxing "extended" weekend! Whose idea was this, anyway???!! Oh yeah... mine.

We thought we would do the roof in the spring of 2010, but when we saw a sale ad in the paper, we decided to just go ahead and do it now. All I can say is that I am never doing it again!! We did everything manually -- you know, the "old-fashioned" way. We didn't have a nail gun to make the job go quicker, just good ol' regular hammers. The first day was CJ and Zach doing the work while I did most of the running up and down the ladder for more supplies, bottled water, etc. The second day, CJ, Zach and I were all on the roof. When Zach had to quit to go to football practice, my brother-in-law, Matt, came over and helped for a few hours. We quit a little earlier in the evening and had a barbeque since Mom was in town for the weekend and Matt and Jenny had come over. The third day, it was just CJ and I on the roof because Zach had football practice for both JV and Varsity. By the time he came home later that afternoon, he was too tired to help! Who could blame him?? Luckily Matt came back over and helped us finish up the roof. Even Brianna came up towards the end and pounded in a few nails!! The only thing we didn't get done was the hip and ridge pieces that go over the peak, but CJ and I finished those up the next night after work. Everyone was sore and tired from all the manual labor... I have never had so many bones and muscles ache at one time in my life!! Some muscles I didn't even know I had!! I even still have a blister trying to heal on one of my hands! Well, at least it got done and we don't have to worry about doing it again for a long time (hopefully!) Thanks to everyone that helped us!!!

Happy Birthday!!

I just want to give a shout out to two cousins that have birthdays today!!! I know I don't always post all relatives' birthdays, but I happen to be off work today and I also happen to remember the September birthdays... probably since they are so close to mine!! HAHAHA!


First I would like to say Happy Birthday to my cousin, Dan!! Miss you and your family and hoping you have a wonderful birthday!! Be sure to take some time out and do something special with the wife to celebrate!! Love you!! (and I just had to post the "Sheriff Dan" pic -- gotta love it!!! LOL!!)


Second is my cousin, Tammy!! Here's hoping you have the best of birthdays and that Dan and the kids treat you extra special on your day!! I couldn't find any pics of you by yourself, so I posted one of the whole good-looking family!!!

Love to all and hoping for many more special birthdays to come!