Ten reasons I hate football

10.  It's a stupid game.  Helmets crashing into each other...nuff said.

9.  They move in spurts, a play, then a huge pause, then another play, then another huge pause.

8.  Practice is too early to eat dinner...

7.  but way too late to eat dinner.  Hello, dinner at 9:00??  Nice.

6.  Looks like all the games are going to be at 8:30 Sunday mornings.  Super lame.

5.  My kid is on the third string, meaning that we will sit through all of these practices and games all to see him play 5 minutes.

4.  It's a stupid game.  I know, second time on the list, but it bears repeating.

3.  It totally disrupts our entire family.  Seven days a week.  Hate it.

2.  It's always cold and/or raining when I'm sitting there.

1.  What a stupid game...

BUT

The reason I will endure, that reason is aboslutely singular and alone.  Nicolas.  I love that kid.

I can still pray that he'll decide to love soccer like the other kids, right?

First day of classes

First day of a brand new semester.  I have 16 credits this time around, which is twice as many as last semester.  I might be crazy, but this is the semester I could easily add a couple "easy A" classes, so I decided to go for the whole enchilada.  Hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew...5 hours of classes 3 days a week is a BIG chunk of time, not to mention homework and reading.  My brain's going to get a workout, that's for sure.

Some first day observations...
-Acct 101...no idea how the class will be, but it is for my major, so I hope I enjoy it.  The professor is my advisor and I can tell already he is a great lecturer...organized and precise, just the way I like them.  He used to be a lawyer.  I can tell.

-Bsad 108...business law.  This professor opened class by telling us "this is the most boring class on this campus".  Um...great.  Not the best opening line, but I hope he's wrong.  LOL  I did read the first three chapters of the book and was not bored to tears, so I'm counting that as a good sign.  Possibly being in the middle of a court case myself makes this more interesting?  I really liked reading all the case studies.  Seems interesting to me.  But what do I know...it's only the first day.

-English 102...English Lit.  Five weeks each of studying and analyzing prose, poetry, and plays.  Think I'm going to like this one, as long as the reading doesn't get heavy and dry.  This professor doesn't seem that type though.  Here's hopin'...

-Econ 100...Macroeconomics.  I took the sister course to this last semester...microeconomics.  Both are required for my major, and even though I abhor the material, the professor is hysterical.  So, getting it out of my way, and hoping for another fairly easy A.

-Math 102...no idea how this one will be yet.  I am nervous about it, especially since I learned we have to use MyMathLab to turn in homework.  The idea of doing algebra and trigonometry on the computer just doesn't appeal to me.  Of course, I haven't tried it yet, so I may like it.  But right now I'm not happy about it.  I also know I have to go at LEAST two maths after this one, and that scares the pants off of me.  No, not really, but almost.

-Cita 125...a 5 week class solely on Excel.  I don't start this one until November.  Excel did not love me last semester.  But I'm not going to panic.  Yet.

Tomorrow...day #2...looking forward to it.  Yes, I'm weird.

You know you have a dog or two when...

It is a normal occurrence to crawl around the livingroom floor, picking up random arms, legs, heads, and torsos.  Don't worry...they are Polly Pockets, not real body parts.  Dogs love 'em.  Not sure why.

That'll teach you to pick your stuff up, Miss Hannah.  Or not...

Tick tock...

Our schedule is about to explode!  Gone will be the days of summer, as we welcome in football season for Nick, soccer for Noah and Hannah, back to school for me next week, Noah the week after, and Nick the week after that!

As the second summer since Brian's accident passes, I find myself asking God just what we are supposed to be learning right now.  I have a feeling we are missing something, but I know that this is one question that He will always answer when we ask.  I plan to keep asking until He does.

Some things I know we have learned...
Every day is to be treasured and made the most of.
You can always find something to laugh about...ALWAYS.
God smiles on us continually as we wait on Him, but we have to be looking for His smiles.
God is our Rock, our Sure Foundation.  All of our hope is in HIM.
God's will is usually beyond our understanding.  That's why it's GOD's will.
We can shake our fists at God, or we can humbly put our hand in His and walk where He leads us.  We can't do both.
Most of life is spent waiting for the next big thing.  We need to make sure we don't miss out on today, being so caught up in tomorrow.

Even still...life hurts here lately.  It hurts quite a bit.  Lord, in our brokenness, bring Your wholeness and peace...