Thanksgiving

Everyone seems to be reminiscing the thankful thoughts, how great their lives are, what Thanksgiving means to them, and what they are thankful for.
Our amazing PTO had the teachers do the same this past week. They had the teachers write down why we are thankful to be in education. There was an incentive drawing and my name was actually drawn in the drawing. I won a few Casselton Bucks, Pretty cool, I know:)
Here is what I am thankful for...
I am thankful I am a teacher, a coach (most of the time), an aunt, a daughter, a sister, a mother (I have two dogs), and most of all I am thankful to be a wife. I love my husband unconditionally. We are having a tough time right now because life is fairly stressful and we do not see each other very much. We miss each other a great deal. Hey, it is 12:15 and I am blogging to stay awake so that when he drags himself into the house in an hour I can say hello, give him a kiss, and then fall asleep. I would not give up those five minutes for anything. People always ask why I am tired and I always say I was up late. Usually I am doing homework, but I finished a few hours ago. I am always yawning during the day and my teacher friends used to ask why I was so tired. Now you know, I am up waiting to give Bill a kiss:)
I am very thankful for that time and I know we are lucky to have each other. I am sure some day we will look back on this time and appreciate the time we spend together even more. Time is definitely something I never take for granted. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving, I know I will. We are heading to Grandma Mac's house and that means fun with family.
It is officially Thanksgiving...Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and Happy Birthday to Hope in my 5th grade class, and my brother Dustin. Mmm...Turkey and a birthday...what a deal!

Sometimes we have to act like teenagers again…

Sometimes I get stressed. Sometimes I feel like I am not having any fun in life. Sometimes I need a break. Sometimes it feels so good to let loose and have fun with a good friend. That is what I was able to do this past weekend. My good friend, Bridget Stowers, and I drove up to Minot to watch the State Volleyball tournament. The stress of the last three months melted away and I was able to just be me again. No angry parents, no late nights doing homework, correcting, watching game tape, or planning practice. Just relaxing and having a good old crazy time!

We had a ton of fun on the drive, exploring the town, at the mall, and in our hotel. We met a few new friends and hung out with our coaching buddies throughout the weekend.

Friday night we stayed up until 3:00 in the morning, managed to make it to our 8:00 coaches meeting on Saturday morning, and took in the new flick, Twilight. Great movie, highly recommend it! We made it back to Casselton around 3:00 Sunday morning and wow, were we tired. Looking back on the weekend I see it as a great memory to look back on when I am feeling stressed.

My senior, Kayla Nelson, was named to the All State Team and will play in the All Star Match next summer. I am very proud of her and her team this year. They were a great group of girls and I wish they could have been playing in the tournament this past weekend.

Sometimes we have to let loose and act like we are sixteen year old girls again and that is OK. It is OK to have a good time and relax after a long season.

Sad Gus

With our busy life schedule Gus has been feeling a bit blue lately. He has been moping around the house not wanting to play and ignoring us. VB has ended for me so I will be able to take him for walks and cuddle again. Bill's crazy 6 am to 1 am schedule continues. Gus is not just ignoring Bill, he will not listen when Bill gives him a command. He has serious resentment issues. Here are a few pictures of our sad little boy who needs attention.