Volleyball!!!

Dan and I are playing on a volleyball team on Thursday nights. It is a lot of fun. We play with a pretty fun group and do a lot of laughing. Knowing Dan and I, you should know that we are quite competitive. Now not saying that either of us are really any good at volleyball because this is the first time that we actually played on a team, but we are about average. I have coached it for quite a few years and gained some experience with the game in that way and Dan is just pretty athletic. We have played four games and only won one. So knowing that Dan and I are so competitive and that another couple on our team are just as competitive, we are starting to get a little upset we're not doing so hot. Now I understand that we are just playing for fun and that it isn't always about winning, but I would like to end up with a 500 season. Is that asking too much??? Or should I just settle with a not so great season and try and put together a stellar team next year? Stellar to me would be pretty average, but they should know how to at least hit the ball! We are both really glad that we decided to play and really truly enjoy playing each week win or lose, but we are so ready to win a game! Please wish us all luck!

SO ready for spring break!

So as you can tell I haven't had a lot to write about. Or is it that I have been pretty busy and just haven't had the time to write or maybe I have just been lazy. Hard telling!

This week pretty much made me realize that spring break needs to come and needs to come quickly. It was such a crazy week at school. The kids are feeling it and for sure Mrs. Pullan is feeling it too. I try and keep my cool and not get frustrated. I try and realize that they are kids and need to socialize. I try and remember that they are all hormonal at this age and are starting to really feel that. I try and think about what it was like to be in sixth grade. All these thoughts help me keep my patience for the most part!

So tell me, why is it that 6th graders don't realize that when Mrs. Pullan has asked them 10 times to sit down and they don't do it that she might get a little frustrated. Or why don't they think about how frustrating it is to repeat directions twenty times? Or why don't they see that if they don't stop talking for 10 seconds that Mrs. Pullan might blow a top? Why is that? Have they no idea how frustrating it can be at times to be a teacher???? Do they have any respect at all for adults??? I am beginning to wonder. So I think back to the above paragraph and try and remember that they are kids.

Spring break come soon, I am so ready!

A little game!

Ashley and Danavee tagged me this blogging game so I thought I would join in on the fun! Here are the rules......

1. Go to fourth folder of pictures

2. Choose your fourth picture

3. Explain you picture

4. Tag four people

Here it is......my niece Morgan in 2005. It was in August and she would have been 4, almost 5. I am pretty sure this was taken at our family reunion. Not for sure what she was thinking there, but she has the prettiest blue eyes. Kind of a funny picture. So glad that this was the picture and nothing wild and crazy!!!

Okay, so I added my picture to the game. I am now tagging Sarah and Jessica. Sorry I only know those two other people that do blogs. I really think my sister Amy should start a blog!!!

Joke for you!

After having a not so good day yesterday and just an ok one today, I talked Dan into taking me to Cielito Lindos for nachos and a margarita! We had a great time. It isn't very often that we take time from the week to do anything but go to the gym and do things at home. It was a really nice break from the week.

If you know us well, you know that this used to be a Friday night tradition that Dan and I had. We started this when we were first dating. We both love Mexican food and we had a place in Oak Grove (where I used to live) and then we had Cielito Lindos here that we would go every Friday. It was something that I looked forward to and enjoyed every Friday night.

Well on one of these occasions we ended up getting a little treat for the ride home. I don't know how many of you have been to Cielito Lindos, but at the register they sell Laffy Taffy. Dan and I both love our chewy sweet treats so we decided to get the bargin and get the 5 for a $1 special. On the way home, I started reading the jokes and for some reason they seemed really funny and stupid to us. There was one that I was laughing so hard that I was almost crying. Now I don't know if it is was the jumbo margarita or the joke itself. I do know that we went on to tell the joke to others. Unfortunately, neither of us can remember that joke today.

Tonight we got the special again. We were quite disappointed in the jokes this time and we started talking about the night I described above. Then Dan said I wonder if there is a website that has Laffy Taffy jokes on it. We were really wanting to remember the joke from that night. Guess what.......I found a bunch just by typing in a search for Laffy Taffy jokes! They are all so stupid, but at the right time, they can be funny.

Here are just a couple that made me giggle!!

What did the lamp say to the other lamp? You turn me on!!!!
How do you keep cool at a ballgame? Sit by a fan!
Why does a milking stool only have three legs? Because the cow has the udder!!

I guess maybe it was the margarita!!!! Still can be good fun. I think all my teacher friends would appreciate the stupid jokes as well!!!

A few pics from my time with the Herrolds!

Dan and I headed to my parents on Christmas Eve. We stayed until Sunday, so we had a lot of time to spend with my family. It was wonderful. We did a lot of relaxing, playing cards, eating, opening gifts, but just being there is what I always enjoy the most. I miss my family so much and when we get to have these extended stays it just is so great. Everyone was there too, so that even makes it better. We have a pretty big family so when we are all there it is pretty packed, but we all get along so well that it works well. We do a lot of laughing whether it be because of something an adult said or because of something one of the kids did. It is just great fun. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful family!

I had more pictures, but honestly I haven't figured out how to make a collage from more than one day! So I am missing a lot of my family in these but there are all the kids and my mom and sister. Sorry to the rest of the fam!!!

I also should have posted this one before my New Years one, but that is just the way it goes!!!

Bringin' in 2009!

Every year the big question is what are you going to do for New Year's Eve. I don't know if it is getting older or what, but to me it just isn't as big of a deal as it used to be. Just something simple, yet fun is what I like. For the past two years, Dan and I have stayed at a house with family. We enjoyed both of those years, we always enjoy family time. This year we decided to do something a little different but not crazy. We went bowling. Dan and I both really enjoy bowling so when my friend Danavee mentioned it I was like that sounds like fun. We had a great time! I started the night out not doing so hot bowling like usual, but after I got my groove I was kickin some booty! I ended up bowling a 144 which for a lot of you that probably isn't that great, but for me it rocks! We played three games, laughed, told stories, and really enjoyed our night. At about 11:30 we decided to head out. By the way, for anyone that hasn't been to Battlefield Lanes in a while, it looks really good, lots of new stuff! We decided to just head back to our house to play the Wii. We got home with about 5 minutes before the clock chimed 12. We watched the ball drop and did a little "Happy New Year". It was very simple, but it was really a nice night. We played a few games and then Danavee and Kenny left.

For those of you that couldn't join us, wish you could have been there. Hope that you still had a wonderful New Year. I will try and share a few more stories than I have been!

Happy New Year!

First Thanksgiving at the Pullans!

This year was the first year that I volunteered to have all of Dan's family to our house for Thanksgiving dinner. I don't know how many of you know this or not, but Dan and I really don't sit down and eat meals together. He usually doesn't eat supper until like 10 and I just can't wait that long and it is not good for me to eat that late. What I am getting at here is that I really don't cook all that often. I do bake cookies and make a few things here and there, but not on a regular basis. So I was a little nervous about making a Thanksgiving dinner. I decided to do a ham, potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, and pumpkin bars. It all ended up being really good, I was quite impressed that I could do all of that cooking. I always am in the kitchen with my mom at her house and help a lot in the kitchen, she has taught me so much about cooking. Thank goodness she was just a phone call away on Thanksgiving!!! Thanks mom! Libby, Dan's mom brought a turkey breast, dressing, and gravy. Sarah, Dan's sister brought cranberry sauce and pies. It was all wonderful! The only downer was that Bob. Dan's dad, was not home. We all missed him dearly. He was out on the rig working.

The day was so nice out that we played some whiffle ball and football. It was a beautiful day. The biggest hit of the day was playing the Wii. We all had so much fun. The kids really got into it as well as the adults! There is one game on the Wii fit that I had a horrible time with that night. It is a ski jump you have to squat down and then extend up and stay there until the skier lands. Well, I figured out tonight why I kept falling off the board......I was springing up to my toes and stupid me, you don't have to do that. I just could not figure that out on Thanksgiving. After tonight I hold the record for the longest jump...ha ha Dan! We aren't competitive at all! Ha! Ha! Anyone that knows either of us, knows that is not true.

Over all, Thanksgiving was great. I always miss my immediate family when I am not with them on the holidays, but I am so lucky to have the in-laws that I do. I know that Dan feels the same way about my family and I know it makes it easier on both of us during the holiday seasons. We are very thankful to have the families we do.