We made it!

Well the first week of school is officially over and I'm proud to say both tay and I made it through. The start of a new school year is exciting and exhausting. It's so wonderful to see all the old faces again, how big the kids are getting. All of the hugs and smiles and so many new faces. It's exhausting to constantly be "on" laughing, engaging while trying to get work done! Tay said she had a great week. She's happy with her homeroom and advisor. She started volleyball practice in the hot sun outside and made it through. Soccer is going along. We had our jamboree and didn't do great but it was good to see the issues that need to be worked out. I was chastised by a dad for not having only positive comments...i didn't realize it was his daughter that made the mistake..now i know she sucks! LOL. I'll just go back to reading again. I have alot of summer reading that didn't get done this year.

I am coaching 6th grade volleyball again. This year I have 16 girls that have come out! So exciting. Most have had some experience and I hate to brag...not... but my team is awesome! We are going to start working on game practice this week. Our first game is not for a while so we have lots of time to master.

I am also a room mom but so far have sucked in my duties. I have missed every event and meeting due to work responsibilities. I keep apologizing and thankfully my other mom partners are very kind and understanding.

The balance of my summer has been spent working and hanging out at my house. The neighbors grandkids have been here all summer so tay (when she was home) spent all her time over there. I picked up a bad habit of beer drinking. I have resigned to stop drinking..well beer anyways.. so that my work outs can be productive. I also have been staying faithful to the gym and eating healthy. Each week I am successfully losing weight. It's been frustrating because i want to lose alot and it seems so slow. BUT my friend reminded me that each week I am LOSING and that is what is important. AND I feel fantastic. This is the most important part.

My tv watching has seriously slowed down due to all of this activity. However I still have found time for true blood, weeds and all my real housewives. True Blood is amazing as usual. I am about 2 books ahead of the show and am enjoying how HBO and alan ball are changing it up.

There's the update from our home. Enjoy your labor day weekend. I need to vaccum.