Brandt's Moving Day

My friend Jess bought a new home!

Today we had a ton of fun moving her:)

Here are a few snap shots of the days HARD WORK...

Sad Dog

Gus has been pretty down and out lately. We find that fall is not a good time for him.  He misses me and is wondering when VB will be done so I can come home early again. I am hoping it will be a few weeks! Here he is all snuggled into his "nest".

Post-Season

The Squirrels are in the Post-Season. We begin tomorrow with Maple Valley.
The Plan: Take it one match at a time and work our way through November.
We need all of the support we can get, our Region is TOUGH! We have a three top teams and several scary teams that can step up and play extremely well on any given night.
We have a goal in mind and plan to work hard to reach it.
Go Squirrels!

What I have been up to lately

I have not blogged in a long time!
Here is what I have been up to since the first day of school:
Coaching Volleyball
Teaching 5th Graders
Turned 30
More Teaching
More Coaching

Ok, I have not really done anything exciting in the past 10 weeks!
DLB went OK, the girls played awesome in pool play and pooped out during tournament play.
Birthday was spent at the Enderlin-Lisbon tournament, then out for supper with Bill and the movie The Other Guys that evening with buddies. I got a massage from Lauren Nelson on Friday night (amazing) and went to my parents farm on Sunday.

I will try to find something more interesting to blog about on my FOUR day weekend!

1st Day of School

I just got done reading everyone's 1st Day of School Blogs and thought I would blog about it as well.
Coaching and Teaching is a ton of fun and a ton of work. It takes a special kind of person to coach a fall sport and I am just that special...mmm...special. Maybe a little crazy, a little "special" and a little masochistic. I love my girls and am enjoying pre-season. My classroom is full of energized 5th graders who are eager to learn. (at least I hope they are eager to learn;)
We are on day 3 here is where I am at:
It has been 7 weeks since surgery. I am encountering new challenges each day and trying to figure out what works and what doesn't. My scale is broken so I am not sure if I am loosing or gaining weight so hopefully the menu I choose each day is working out.
My tummy is adjusting OK to the new schedule.
Now with that said, I feel AMAZING!!!! This is the first year in three years that I did not spend part of my first three days throwing up and trying to figure out what I can and can not eat! It is the first time I have gone to practices after school with energy and able to finish practice without having to take a puke break.
I am excited about feeling better and I am excited about the positive changes within me and in Squirrel land. I can not wait for this year to get underway and really take off!
Here is my first day of school picture:

 OK, I was a little lazy and did not get up before six. Bill had to leave so he took a quick pic before so I had a first day of school picture:)
I am now off to a church meeting. We are building a new church and I am on the building committee. It is so exciting and awesome!
Have I mentioned I love my life?!?!?!?!

Gus is Hitting the Bottle

As I was sitting on the couch watching TV and surfing the World Wide Web I did not notice Gus's activity next to me. When Bill arrived home after an eventful call into work he noticed!

Here is what Gus does on an average Saturday evening...

It is kind of sick and twisted.

Birthday and Anniversary Party

We had a happy birthday party for Grandpa Dale and and anniversary party for both Grandma and Grandpa!

 

First we shucked the corn.

 

Then we made the cards.

 

We delivered the cards.

Blew out the candles.

 

Played some ball.

Had a tasty treat!

  

Took a little break.

 

...and had an awesome time hanging out with family:)