Hurricane Gustav

WE ARE OUTA HERE!!!! I get off of work at 2:25 today (actually 2:30 but I plan on beating the students out of the parking lot or else I'll be stuck in school traffic until 3:00), pick Josiah up from school at 3:00, pick up the dog and my bike, and we are outie! (You thought I would leave my bike here....HA! It is the most expensive thing I own, besides Josiah and my car!) :) I don't take chances with hurricanes.

Since I have the weekend off and don't have football practice until 3:00 Monday, I decided we would leave town and go visit my parents. If the storm hits H-town, then we will already be gone and miss the traffic. If it heads to LA, then we will head back for practice Monday. I finally convinced my brother and sister-in-law to leave also...they are new to town and haven't seen hurricane damage yet. My sister-in-law was finally convinced last night...my brother was convinced 3 days ago! hmmmm

One of the funniest things I read on the chron.com message board posted after a Gustav update:

"Houston can't handle another New Orleans hurricane!"

Class Clown

My son would be the class clown...the one who wants to make everybody laugh....no matter the circumstances or punishment. Yesterday Josiah came home from school and this was the conversation:
Josiah: Mom...I got in trouble at school today.
Me: What? What did you do?
Josiah: I was making snoring noises...
Me: What????
Josiah: I was making snoring noises....
Me: Why were you making snoring noises????
Josiah: I was trying to get my breathing right...I think my asthma was kicking in or something...
Me: WHAT????
Josiah: I couldn't breathe right....
Me: Who laughed?
Josiah: Landon
Me: What did the teacher say?
Josiah: Who is making those noises...and then everybody in the class laughed....and when I told her it was me she said we don't make those noises at school...go stand outside for 2 minutes.
Me: Josiah...you can't do that at school...
Josiah: But mom...it made everybody laugh...and I was bored and falling asleep....

It is going to be a long year.....

First Day of School

Today is Josiah's first day of school. What can I say? How did he get so old so quickly....I just gave birth to him a couple of days ago...right????? Wow...how time flies. Yesterday he asked me if I could cancel him....WHAT???? Cancel you???? Yeah mom...call them and tell them to cancel me out, I'm not going to school this year. WHAT???? Yeah mom....I'm gonna stay home with you cause I will miss you to much. WHAT???? Since when do I stay home??? I will be at my own school Josiah!!!!

This morning I got up at 4:45 and put the coffee on, took my shower, and got myself ready for work. Then it was time to wake up my kindergartener. Rise and shine it is the first day of school. He woke right up and a big smile came on his face. He got up and got in the shower right away. When he was ready, I made him his breakfast, he requested breakfast tacos, and dropped him off at my brother's house. Uncle Alton took him today. To make a long story short, my principal informed me that lots of parents don't get to take their kids to the first day of school. WHAT???? Anyways, more on that later when I am in a calmer state of mind!!!! So I sent him off with Uncle and the camera, I gave Alton specific instructions on picture duty, etc.

I can't wait to see him after school and post an update on his first day with Mrs. Levy....

Meet the Teacher Night

I can't believe it is here. We had to meet Josiah's Kindergarten teacher tonight...is he really old enough to start school???? How old does that make me????

He will be a Quail Valley Falcon....I guess they couldn't be the Quail's??? The Fighting Quail's...Oooohhhh I'm scared!!! Yeah...I guess I would have picked the Falcon's also.

He will be in Mrs. Levy's class. She seems nice...but a little gruff. Is she going to be able to keep Josiah in line, and give him the loving care he needs???? I hope so. My friend is the Asst. Principal at his school and put him in there because she says Mrs. Levy is the best. I trust Alena so Mrs. Levy it is. Plus, Alena put her own daughter in their also. Poor Mrs. Levy...she has Josiah and Kaleigh....hehehehe

Well....4 days until my baby's first day of school.....

Football Season

It is that time of year again...dreaded football season. Don't get me wrong...I LOVE FOOTBALL! But when you are an athletic trainer, the hours will kill you if you let them. Football season to me means working 17-18 hours a day between teacher meetings and 3 football practices. Then mix in some volleyball practices and games, Josiah time, and there isn't much "me" time left.

Not that I could do much with "me" time right now. I am injured again. I pushed it to make it through Vineman and am suffering now. I never let my knee heal when I tore the articular cartilage on my femur last year before the Marine Corps Marathon. I just kept running and am paying now big time. The doctor says no running for 2 months....so that means October. That also means, NO SAN ANTONIO ROCK & ROLL MARATHON, NO SUN MART 50K, etc.... My next race will be the Houston Half Marathon....not enough time to train to get ready for the full.

I am still able to ride my bike which is a great thing...my favorite thing to do anyways. I rode 35 miles with Meera on August 8th and then 30 miles on my own August 10th....then football started on August 11th...and it has been downhill from there. I hope to get a good ride in this weekend...probably Saturday morning if all goes well.

My next "BIG RACE" that I am looking forward to is the inaugural New Orleans 70.3 Half Ironman Triathlon April 5, 2009. I can't wait and am excited to see what I can do on a "flat" course....although I have heard about the dreaded Lake Pontchartrain. I will need full body armor to swim in that....eeeeewwwwwww......