Tagged Again

I was tagged by my friend Katy awhile ago, but have been sick and busy, so it took me some time to get to it (sorry, Katy!). This one is going to be a little difficult for me because I have to share seven weird facts about myself. Now, we all know that I am the most normal person in the world..... so I really have to dig deep for this one. Ok, here goes....

1. I found out during a recent trip to Disneyland that I actually have to clean up the room before the cleaning staff can come in and clean.... that's totally normal, right?

2. I'm freezing cold in a 73 degree air conditioned house and prefer to sit under a blanket, with cushy socks on my feet, along with that, I was totally comfortable in 93 degree weather ~ barely sweating, with no problems standing directly in the sun while everyone else in our party was dying and wishing they were home in their 70 degree air conditioned homes ~ perhaps I was a lizard in a previous life and am totally at home in the desert on a sun-baked rock!

3. Whenever I eat something sweet, I need to balance it with something satly (I'm right with you here, Katy) which is why I prefer peanut M&Ms as my candy choice.

4. If I can make it to midnight, I immediately turn into a person that cannot quit giggling.... and then I can't breathe and have to make sure the air makes it into my lungs by fanning my hands in front of my face, as if to shove it in there... it works, I promise. Unfortunately, I think the only people that truly appreciate it would have to be my family, as it brings back memories.

5. (I'm running out here).... I'm obsessed with Disney.... I always wanted to be a voice for a Disney character, I buy all of the animated classics even though my boys no longer watch them, and I continually dress up as Disney villains for Halloween.

6. I cannot vacuum my house without moving the furniture.

7. I almost cannot function without my watch. I have two clocks in my classroom, but if I don't have my watch on, I feel naked.

Ok, there you have it. I'm sure that my family could tell you more, but it truly is hard for me to think of the quirky things about me... Now I'm supposed to tag seven people~but I'm only going to be able to do six, so here goes (sorry, there are only so many of you that pay attention) ;-) Tammy, Christy, Steph, Anne, Jenna, and Mariah. Have fun!!

Tagged by Tammy

My lovely sister tagged me from her blog (who was tagged by my lovely sister-in-law). I guess I'm supposed to go into my picture files, go to the fourth file and choose the fourth picture and tell about it. There's not a lot of selection, since the desktop crashed, so here goes:

This was taken in March of this year when we went with several members of my family to Disneyland. This one was in the California Adventure in front of the sun/waterfall. Obviously, I'm really the only one that is "into" the picture thing... Jake is staring at something much cooler than the camera, and Nate is giving the most "I'm so tired of this picture thing" smile possible. By the way--can you tell that I'm a natural red-head... those white legs... I can't tan to save my life!!

So, now I'm supposed to tag three people... this is a little difficult, considering the same thing Tammy mentioned on her blog--I'm not nearly as popular as Anne ;-) Because of the people Tammy and Anne have already tagged (Christy and Steph) my options are limited, so I guess I'll try Katy and Jenna, and I think it'll just have to stop there...

Football Frenzy

Jake is currently just over half way through his first season playing tackle football. He was initially trying to get onto the Oak Canyon team, but there weren't enough sixth grade kids to make a team, so he was assigned to the Canyon View Falcons. He plays on both the kick off and receiving teams, and he also plays defense.



The coach likes to have the names on the jerseys, so there he is, #75. Jake has had a lot of fun playing. It's been tough and tiring at times, but he's doing well. He's met some kids that will be at Oak Canyon with him next year, so that's good as well. At least he'll know a couple of people when he gets to the Junior High environment. This is Jake with his friend, Calvin, right before the game started.

That's my boy, on defense, trying to keep his guy away from the ball. Way to go, Jake!!

Finally, this was after the kick off team had just kicked the ball, and Jake was going after the receiver. They got him down right before Jake got there, but he stayed with them the whole time!

So far, it's been an interesting season. They've lost most of their games, but went from scoring nothing in the first game, to two touchdowns in the second game. The third game was Jake's favorite--he played against a couple of kids from his school--one in his own class. His teacher came to watch, along with a good portion of his class. They won that game 32-13. He loved it. This last game, we put up a good fight. The other team was undefeated--and their kids had some really hard hits (they could probably hold their own against a high school team) think six of our kids got hurt enough to sit out for a little while at least! Anyway, we lost by two touchdowns, but we scored two--which was pretty impressive against this team!

This picture is actually one of my favorites--it's really hard to spot Jake because he's doing what he's supposed to: getting right into the thick of it and keeping his man in line, even when he's got two guys pushing on him!! Gotta love it! The last two games are in Heber--this week and next week--Can you believe I'm driving to Heber for sixth grade football? Oh, well--it's totally been worth it!