Dance to the music

Last night I got to chaperone the 1st dance of the year for the Junior High School. My son didn't want me or my hubby to chaperone, but he has no choice. I did say I wouldn't dance, but if Dad went, you could count on him dancing or something crazy. So off I went to the hot, hormone filled gym. For about the first 20 minutes, the kids just walked around. The DJ got a clue and played a group dance where they all do the same dance moves - this song actually tells you what moves to do. After that, more kids were dancing. My son was not one of those, saying he doesn't dance.

The music was loud and the kids seem to like to jump more than anything. What totally cracked me up was the DJ played "Thriller" and most of the kids knew the dance - thanks to YouTube. I of course asked a young lady, was "Thriller" popular now. Little thing says "Yes" - my reply was "It was popular when I was your age". Yes, I have become one of those adults who says stuff like that.

My son did eventually dance and said he had the best time. It was fun to watch him with his friends. I do have to say that I can't understand how parents let their young girls dress in skimpy, spaghetti strap tops and short shorts. Though, they may not know that the girls are. Then there was the boy with his jeans hanging off his bottom - I can't stand that. If you ever see my boys doing that, please tell them to stop and then tell me.

I think at the next dance, I will request some music from when I was in Jr. High. They will think it is old school.

Boys are strange

As a mom of 3 boys, I have accepted the piles of cars, trucks, Nerf guns and other "boy" stuff in my house. I have come to understand that they instinctively make a car noise at an early age. This did not prepare me for what I dub the football version of "Braveheart".

At David's football scrimmage last night, the boys were warming up. They do this drill where they run in place and when the coach blows the whistle, they hit their helmets and make a quarter turn and repeat. This was odd to me. Then after all of the warm-up is done, they gather in with the coaches for their pep talk. All of a sudden they just start screaming and roaring and charging from the end of the field to the middle. All I could think of was Mel Gibson in "Braveheart".

I found the whole scene just weird and odd. Why do they need to hit their helmets? Why do they need to roar like cavemen? Hormones must be raging in those boys is all I can say. I am sure this is only a small "taste" of what is to come.

Snaggletooth

"Mommy, is my tooth loose enough to pull?" This was asked everyday for one week. Finally on Friday it was.

"Mommy, I lost my tooth. I pushed it out with my tongue!"

He is now ready for 1st grade.

Meet and Greet

This week we have 3 Open Houses to meet the boys teachers. Noah got to meet his 2-team teachers at the Intermediate School last night. Ethan meets his teacher tonight - a male teacher (a first for our kids) and David has open house on Thursday night. School starts on the 25th and all 3 will be gone all day! Yahoo!!

Rock On!

Picture 5 suburban "soccer" moms rocking out in a band. If you've every dreamed of playing in a band, you have to try "Rock Band". I had a blast tonight playing at my friend Andrea's house with 3 of her neighbors. You can sing, play drums, play bass or play guitar. I had more fun watching all of us being rock stars and we didn't get booed off the stage. I didn't try the drums - very challenging. I did sing to "Should I stay or should I go" and played guitar to a Wheezer song. I highly recommend all moms rocking out - great stress reliever!

The Great Outdoors

We spent the weekend in Hocking Hills with our friends the Hall's. We tent camped in the state park Friday-Sunday and enjoyed great weather. We hiked Old Man's Cave, Rock House, Cedar Falls and Ash Cave. There were 5 kids hiking and they did great. My favorite was Ash Cave - very beautiful. The pictures above were taken at Old Man's Cave. David cooked pancakes for our Saturday breakfast over the campfire. Josh cooked Beef Enchiladas in the dutch oven for our Saturday dinner and David made Peach Cobbler in the dutch oven for dessert. The kids rode their bikes and played Uno with Miss Nicole - a very long game of Uno! We enjoyed watching "Nim's Island" Saturday night at the amphitheatre. We are very tired and very much appreciative of the great outdoors in Ohio.

Sad Little Guy

Ethan has taken to saying he is packing his bag to leave when he gets mad. Last night he actually did pack a back pack with some clothes - ties, underwear, socks, shinguards. A little odd on his packing, but what concerns me most is what happened after that. After we calmed him down and got him to come inside, he really broke down. He wanted to leave because he said his brother's don't play with him. Sometimes they do. sometimes they don't - they are 4-6 years older than him. After some hugs from his brother and a request that they have a sleepover in David's room, he seemed fine. Out of the blue, he says "Where will I live when you and daddy die?" then proceeded to cry his eyes out. Not sure why he asked that, but Josh and I tried our best to assure him that we planned to be around for a very long time. But if God chose to take us home earlier than our plan, that his Grandma and Grandpa Florida would take care of him and his brothers. We just kept telling him to trust God and to be a soldier for God. Prayers for Ethan are appreciated.