field hockey

L's team finished the season exactly tied for 9th place. Same number of wins, ties and losses. AND the same number of goals scored as Cape. So a three way conference call between coaches and a neutral party took place. A coin toss and the prelims got played in Cape on Saturday. Lakers won. Unfortunately the next game, the quarterfinals were to be against #1 Leavitt. Leavitt is always #1. They always win and always eliminate us. The game was last night. I couldn't go, ERRRR. My sister and mother went though. I wasn't thinking much about it while making supper, but then I started getting texts. I don't text. I can't stand to abbreviate and it's just weird. The first text said, 1-0 us. I text(ed?) back Whoa. Then immediately, 2-0 us ( and some minutes left, can't remember). I text, Holy Sh*t. This just doesn't happen against Leavitt. Then, injury waiting for ambulance. I hate injuries especially if an ambulance has to come. I text who. I get a text that says a girl on our team and that this will break our momentum. Yup, we tend to have that problem. The injury was at the end of the first half, two minutes left. Second half, 2-1, they are outplaying us. I text, shoooot. Then I receive several with time left. That was nerve racking!! Then, we're holding our own. Then We did it!!!!. I text, I just can't believe it. And I still (almost) can't. #9 upsets #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Leavitt coach used to be my coach a long time ago. She left as a jv coach to take the varsity coaching position there.
During the regular season L started quite a few games and played almost all of a lot of the games, but the two play-off games she's hardly played at all. We're a little disappointed........... Don't know where or when the next game is but I've decided texting has it's place!!

green

I don't have a garden yet, although I've been told for three summers I'd have one. So I throw pumpkin and gourd seeds in a manure pile and let nature happen. This fall we have a green harvest. Only about three or four pumpkins. And only one of those was really orange, the others were greenish.
E claimed that one. M carved a big gourd and L carved a green pumpkin.

go go go

Well we had another busy weekend. I know, who doesn't. M had a game Thursday, L had a game Saturday, M & E ran a two mile fun run on the x-country trail at the high school on Monday and L had another game on Monday. L's regular season is over. Now it's playoff time. They aren't seeded very high so I don't expect them to go very far, but we'll see. E was very proud of himself for running the race (M had to hold his hand and pull most of the way) and was wondering where his trophy was!!!! Too funny!M is asking if he can GO now, because the end was coming up and we would be able to see E.......
Go, Go, Go

more busy-ness

Managed to see M's game
and L's second game yesterday.
Today E went to school at his regular time and gets out early. L & M went to school late and get out at their regular times. This gives the teachers meeting time without having no school days. This happens once a month. It makes for a crazy day, because it's broken up into small increments of time. E gets to go with his cousin to a driving range after school. It's a surprise and he'll be so excited. He's never been. He has clubs and is always driving balls everywhere!!

Again

Here I am again already!! On Sunday, M, Nana and I went to the Common Ground Fair. Lots of fun. Didn't get to see everything. But got two big amounts of fiber to spin. Very happy about that. E started soccer yesterday. He said he didn't want to but I signed him up anyway. I know him better than he does.I just love how happy and excited he gets when he's out there. Hard to capture though. I was a little worried he'd plow some one over in all his excitement. He's just a little taller than everyone else!!!
We've got a busy afternoon ahead of us. Both L & M have home games!!

Holy Cow

Holy Cow, it's already been another month!!! Where the heck is the time going???
Well, school and sports are under way. We have one bus driver who has missed our stop 3 times dropping off. Twice with E. Here's E riding the bus alone (without parents).
Gotten a lot of spinning done and am once again without fiber. So I knit. I used the last two handspuns to make hats. Did a sweater for E. And started a sweater for L. M isn't getting the shaft. He likes store bought!! Can you imagine!!
Fair season is in full swing. Cows are getting washed and clipped. E is practicing up. He has to wait until he's 8 or 9 (I forget which) to show cows in 4-H. Even though he's as tall as some 8 year olds. This is Copper with mom Velvet looking on. Copper was looking a little depressed, but he'll get used to it. He looked great when all the drying was done. They're off to the Farmington Fair, then Cumberland, then Fryeburg. Busy, busy!!
I guess all this is part of why I forget to post...........................

long time

It's been a long time. I guess it's not easy blogging in the summer. Too many people saying "MOM...................."

The end of July came and went. And just about all of August has gone, too! Geez!!!

Well, E had his kindergarten orientation day. He/We rode the school bus. He's informed me that he gets to go alone next time. L started preseason and was happy she stayed in shape through the summer, because most girls were hurting. And M has a sore throat. He's mostly been bored this summer.

Spinning class is all done. I keep spinning myself out of fiber, so then I have stretches with nothing to spin. BooHoo. So I fill that in with knitting. I've made about 10 hats in the last couple of weeks. Doesn't that sound exciting.

Well, hopefully, I'll be more efficient with my next post................................