Motley

Wow...things have been happening. And I have not been recording any of it. Sorry blog followers, but energy levels are at an all time low. Tonight I'm definitely crossing off "Blog Post" on my things to do list. Sad, that "blogging" makes my things to do list.

The fall wall is definitely here. I'm so ready for Thanksgiving break.


Many updates:

1) Randy and his softball team are champions of his league. They played last Monday for the glory of saying "we're number 1!" The game started at 9:30 pm, and it ended at 11:40pm.
I know what you're thinking. "How on earth did you manage that long at a baseball event?"
Oh but it was so exciting. It was a great game that ended with a grand slam.

The not so exciting parts were all the delays and injuries. There was a massive delay as we waited for the ambulance to arrive. A guy from the other team broke his ankle as he was sliding into home. Unfortunately, the wives got a front row view of this (and we heard it pop) since we were sitting behind home plate. The guy didn't realize the damage, so he attempted to stand. It was the most gruesome sight to see his ankle completely give out and have his foot just dangling. Ewww!

There was another injury as well that involved numerous stitches. A ball popped up and hit our third baseman in the face. You can imagine my level of delight when Randy took his spot at 3rd.

2) Field trip chaperoning stinks! I attended a field trip with some 8th and 7th graders on Tuesday. We went to visit the campus of UT San Antonio. I was so pumped about our eating options though. Hello, we're in San Antonio. It's a rule that you must eat Mexican food.

You can also imagine my level of delight when we pulled into Red Robin (groan).

Well let me tell you that this trip was one of the most frustrating field trips I've ever been on. Our bus driver was an idiot. I know that sounds harsh, but I couldn't believe the safety of our kids (not to mention me) was in her hands. She actually asked me where Hwy 183 was? Ummm I'm pretty sure that this is a major highway and splits our district in half. How do you not know that?

Other memorable quotes from our fearless yellow dog leader.

"I just hate how they keep throwing all these extra exits everywhere."

"Wait, I need more notice than that to exit." (We were in an exit lane. I gave her at least 3 warnings.)

"I've never been this way before."

"Wow, things have changed since the 80s. That's the last time I've been to San Antonio." (I was born in the 80s).

"I'm so proud of how well we did today." (proud can be interpreted to mean many different things to different people on board)

"They usually don't let me drive on field trips because I get so confused."

Thank you Lord for allowing me to safely return to my car.

3) A huge shout out to all the Veterans out there especially to my favorite Veteran, my dad! My dad was drafted for Vietnam. He was a paratrooper in the United States Army. Thank you for all the men and women who have served and are continuing to serve our country. You are the definition of hero!