Soccer Blues

I'm annoyed today.  I know, shocker, huh?

Why is it that some people think the world was created to serve them?  

You'd think a little thing like a bottle of Gatorade wouldn't set a person off, but I've had enough of this guy.  He walks into the snack bar today (uninvited) like he owns the place, tells me what needs to be done and how to do it, grabs a Gatorade from the fridge, opens it and starts to drink.  He then proceeds to tell me about his day, how long it was, and how much he did for the fields starting at 8 o'clock in the morning.  He sighs, and then walks out without paying for his drink.  Now, I grant you - I don't like this guy.  I've had previous encounters with him, and his wife for that matter, that left a bad taste in my mouth.  But taking a Gatorade from the snack bar?  Why?  Do you think that you deserve it?  Do you think that because you are a board member, you can rape and pillage the snack bar at your whim?  I am on the board as well, and I paid for all the stuff my kids ate/drank when they were in there.  There was another board member that paid for his bottle of water and pretzel while I was working.  Unless you're working the snack bar that day, or are dropping something off -- STAY OUT.  

Gatorade ruins a day -- who knew?

BTW

For anyone eagerly anticipating a completion of our day to day activities in Disney with JJBB back in December, I must disappoint you now. I just felt that it was going to turn into a boring, dull rehash of a vacation that most people probably couldn't care less about. Besides, that was way back in December and it's old news now. If you really want to know, I'll tell you. Just not here.

Good for You!

The last clip I watched of a beauty pageant, before today, was the Miss USA contestant who fell on her rear.  Before that, it was the hilarious Miss Teen USA who butchered an answer during the question round.  Today I finally watched the now infamous clip from Sunday's Miss USA Pageant, and the response from pseudo-celeb Perez Hilton.  

I don't understand what the problem is.  I honestly don't.  Miss California, Carrie Prejean, was asked an intentionally pointed question by a (and I use this term loosely) celebrity judge with an agenda and an axe to grind.  I found it convenient that the openly super-gay Perez asked a question to Miss Prejean, who the judges probably knew attends San Diego Christian College, and who lives in a state that just passed Prop 8 in the last election.  Miss Prejean answered the question openly and honestly, as she should have.  Should she have made up an answer just to win the crown?  Should she have been given a ZERO for her answer just because she thinks marriage is sacred, and be defined as one man/one woman?  Since when was it a crime to believe in something? 

The backlash against her is a bunch of hooey.  

Why is it okay for people to persecute her for having an opinion?  Is it because it's different than another's?  Perez Hilton needs to realize that the world doesn't revolve around one person, and it's okay for people to have differing viewpoints.  To go on his video blog and call Miss California a b-i-t-c-you know the last letter for opposing gay marriage -- that's going too far.  Grow up, sir.  Whatever your personal feelings are on this explosive topic, respect the fact that not everyone shares it.  Again, grow up.

Oh, and by the way - this is Barack Obama's opinion on marriage.  You going to call him the same thing you called Miss California too, Perez?  

Wow

It appears that I've been away for about four months - but in reality, I've been feeling overwhelmed by my school load this semester.  You would think that I would be able to fit in a short freakin' post here and there, but for various reasons, I haven't.  

Here's updates, and a few pictures:

Aaron - seems that his remedial college English course has jogged his memory on how to rite English papres.  Mi teecher sayd that eyem gooder then eye youst to bee when eye startd the smester *giggles*.  Actually, I find it ironic that by the time I take and pass English 101 that I'll have written papers for no less than seven college level classes.  Funny and sad at the same time. Astronomy is the real problem class this semester, and I would recommend that if you are going to take classes online avoid the lab sciences like the plague.  There are just some classes that do not translate well into an online format.  The math part I'm doing well at, it's the rest of the class that I'm struggling with.  It doesn't help that my professor is the head of the Astronomy department, and is VERY meticulous in his testing.  The study guide he posts is also very misleading, as he'll list twenty topics that he's testing on - but in actuality he's only going to ask for like three of them.  The rest are questions that will require you to apply the theory of the study guide, and not a regurgitation of facts.  Thank goodness he's grading on a curve.  Other than that, Aaron's biggest accomplishment is making four-star General on Call of Duty 4.

Rachel  is good, she's very busy as well.  She's doing very well in accounting, math, economics and her computer class which should be no shocker to those that know her well.  Between weekly playgroups, Relief Society presidency meetings, raising our kids, being Mommy, working part-time for Gymboree, and being a wife - there isn't much time left for much else.  I try to encourage her to go to book club, or take the occasional G.N.O. to the movies to help her gain perspective on life.  Busy, busy, busy.  

Allison had her first t-ball game today.  We're not sure how she became interested in the sport, but it fits with what we're trying to do with our kids.  Rachel and I felt that it's important to provide exposure to different sports/activities to kids, just to see what they are interested in and what they excel in.  That way, you can drop any unnecessary activities and focus on what they enjoy and do well at.  Between kindergarten, soccer and now t-ball, Allie is keeping very busy.

Ryleigh is doing well.  She's finally potty-trained, after deciding that she wanted to do it.  She's as stubborn and pig-headed as her father sometimes, and that was no different.  She fought and fought and fought us, until she decided it was time and has been doing well ever since.  She wants so badly to be on the soccer and t-ball field with Allie, but can't just yet.  Rachel did find her a purple glove and ball, so now she and Allie can play in the backyard, tossing a baseball around.  

Lindsay is growing too fast, she's going into the nursery in the next week or two.  She's at the mimic stage, where she emulates what she sees her sisters doing.  The poor child gets blamed for everything that goes wrong around the house by her sisters, and can climb just about anything.  She was even climbing the chain link fence at t-ball practice the other night, like Spiderman.  She's very cute, and is the most cuddly at this stage of the three girls.  She loves to hang around Daddy, which I eat up like Mom's biscuits.

That's pretty much a short update - I hope to get on here once a week, but please send me an email to remind me if the blog isn't current.  I sometimes get tunnel vision.  

Hope everyone is well.

On a side note, Halle Berry's performance in X-Men is abysmal.  I don't know why anyone considers her a good actor.