Burned

Back to work today. Ugh. I love teaching and all, but the idea of getting out of bed and actually having to go to work is just.... well..... let's just say I'm not quite ready for summer to end. It's a nice start this year. Last year I was moving my house. The year before that I switched schools and had to move a classroom, so this year I should be TOTALLY ready. Well, I'm close. Feeling pretty good. Excited to meet the cute, new kiddos. It was just hard to get up so early this morning. By lunchtime, I was missing my own children and had to call home and touch base. First day of school coming on Thursday. Just a bunch of meetings until then.

We hit the pool on Friday to celebrate the last days of summer. I forgot to bring the camera. We had a great time playing in the sun and water. Kira loved the waterslide. She calls slides "Wees", so she said, "Mommy, more water wee! More water wee!". She was nervous about floating around in the water with me at first, but was jumping off the side by the end of our visit. The boys had a great time, too. I can't believe we only went to the pool once this summer. Well, Douglas had swimming lessons, so I guess he had more pool time than the rest of us. I was pretty good to keep the kids lathered up with sunblock. I guess I forgot to coat my shoulders on the last round, because I have a pretty good sunburn. Burn #1.

TJ's first football game was Saturday. They played against Layton and pretty much got creamed (25-0). Burn #2. TJ did pretty well. The offense just couldn't score. The other team seemed so big, and the little QB just couldn't see anyone to pass the ball to. TJ gets to play a receiver (offense), a cornerback (defense) and special teams (kickoff return). This means he is on the field nearly the whole time. He was pretty worn out, but said he had fun. He liked returning the ball on the kickoff. He ran 2 returns for 5-10 yards. I hated everytime he caught the kick because I knew it would end in a tackle. He practices from 6-8 most nights of the week and games every Saturday. That seems like WAY too much football. But, he likes it and works hard. Hopefully they can play a smaller, more evenly matched team this Saturday. I took my camera, but neglected to take pictures. I'll catch some next time. He looked so grown up in his uniform. On a side note, I nearly got tackled for watching a play by the fenceline. Some dad from the other team was running sideways with extreme hyperness cheering for his kid and rammed into me. He apologized. I told him, "I didn't know I needed to wear my pads just to watch the game!" Luckily he hit the side of my shoulder instead of the top where my sunburn was.

We've had a few cold nights of late, and I was worried about our fish tank getting too cold, so I plugged in the little heater on the fish tank. I boiled all the fish. Burn #3. I shouldn't say ALL of the fish, because somehow 3 of the 13 fry managed to live. I really like being a fish owner. I'm just sorry I've killed so many. I'm seriously paranoid about killing the last 3, so I'm being super protective. We have platys and they give birth to LIVE fry. So cute. The momma (aka Flame RIP), was preggo when we bought her, so we got to enjoy watching her give birth. The platy fry lived in a mason jar for about a week and then were put back in the tank. I have now wiped out the little family except for 3. Guilt. Sadness. Poor fishies. Poor... poor fishies.

Can't think of anymore burn stories for now. Oh wait... I burned my forehead (sunburn via reflection off of bleachers) at TJ's football game. Burn #4. Let's see about making dinner now. Hope I don't burn it.