Wednesday, September 26, 2007
End of September already?
September has just flown by! We are already through half of the first quarter of school! Devin brings home his progress report today. I am sure it will be great. Jessi tells me she has all "A's" and "B's". Rosati only sends home mid term reports if you are struggling in a class. Rosati's homecoming is this weekend. Jessi had been planing on taking Zach but he is no longer in the picture. I will post pictures of the dance next week. Kyle and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary this past weekend. We spent a romantic day watching soccer games. Not exactly our first choice but we are going to make up for it by getting away for a weekend in November. We had planed on going to Memphis but all of the hotels are booked. If anyone has any other suggestions of places to go for a weekend getaway let me know. I added a link to my blog. It is to the St. Louis Post Dispatch prep sports section. If you select softball you can check out how Rosati is doing overall and see how Jessi is doing individually. I'll warn you though, Jessi's coach is slow to post his updated stats. This annoys my father very much!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Jessi and Zach
Last weekend Jessi went to see Zach run in a cross county meet. I had planned on dropping her off and picking her up later but I ended up sticking around. NO! I was not being over protective! This was Zach's third meet. He runs Varsity for Desmet High School. I think I heard him say that he cut 30 seconds off his time. Maybe he ran extra fast to impress Jessi? ;>) Anyway, Zach's dad has a really nice camera and took some pictures while we were there. Here they are.
People tell Jessi and I all the time that we look alike but I don't really notice it until I see a picture like this. I am SURE people probably mistook me as her sister! :>)
Jessi and Zach. Zach had already ran his 3.2 miles. I would still be in the back of the ambulance if it was me!
Jessi can not imagine why anyone would run distance. She is impressed that Zach runs 9 miles or so everyday. She thinks he is crazy but impressed none the less. Zach tells his friends how fast Jessi is. They sometimes mention it to her and she finds it a little awkward and isn't really sure what to say.
People tell Jessi and I all the time that we look alike but I don't really notice it until I see a picture like this. I am SURE people probably mistook me as her sister! :>)
Jessi and Zach. Zach had already ran his 3.2 miles. I would still be in the back of the ambulance if it was me!
Jessi can not imagine why anyone would run distance. She is impressed that Zach runs 9 miles or so everyday. She thinks he is crazy but impressed none the less. Zach tells his friends how fast Jessi is. They sometimes mention it to her and she finds it a little awkward and isn't really sure what to say. Monday, September 17, 2007
Proud Parents
Jessi......Kyle and I went to Open House at Rosati last Wednesday night. We followed an abbreviated version of Jessi's schedule. It was very nice to meet her teachers and get a feel for her classes. As we walked through the halls and sat in the classrooms I was again reassured that Rosati is where Jessi is suppose to be. She is doing great on the varsity softball team. She plays Left Field in every game. She is the lead off batter and gets on base more often than not. They put her in the line up first because they don't want any one on the bases in front of her to slow her down. (At least that is what her proud parents think!) She has only been thrown out once or twice this year stealing. She is pretty certain that she isn't going to play basketball this year. It is hard for me to think about not watching her play. She says she wants to concentrate on track. Homecoming is coming up this month. Jessi has asked her boyfriend, Zach to go with her. He runs cross country for Desmet and has an out of town meet that day so it will be a rushed day for him to get back in time. I sometimes have a hard time thinking of her as nearly 16. I am very proud of her. It seems like we have fewer and fewer moments with her. I don't know what she'll do as an adult but I have always felt in my heart that she will do something great with her life.
Devin.......This weekend was a typical weekend for us, a little soccer, a little volleyball and a little more soccer. There were wins all around. Devin had a rough soccer game on Saturday. The game got pretty physical and Devin was called for a couple of penalties, which he deserved. That is not to say that the other team was innocent in the matter. But, we always tell our kids we do not care what someone else does or says we care what they do and say. Each of us is responsible for our own actions. Devin played great and made a perfect penalty shot but after the game it was the fact that he lost his temper that Kyle talked to him about. On Sunday Devin had another soccer game. He was pushed around and leaned on quite a bit. But he kept his cool. I am not saying that Devin didn't do some leaning back but because he didn't loose his temper he was able to continue to play and dominate the middle of the field. He scored on another beautiful penalty shot. Kyle and I were so proud of him not because he scored or because his team won the game but because he showed good sportsmanship even when those around him might not have. This week there is standardized testing at school. I am certain Devin will do well. He has his daddy's brains! Besides his mom's no slouch either. Progress reports are coming home at the end of this month. I am looking forward to seeing how well he is doing in school.
Devin.......This weekend was a typical weekend for us, a little soccer, a little volleyball and a little more soccer. There were wins all around. Devin had a rough soccer game on Saturday. The game got pretty physical and Devin was called for a couple of penalties, which he deserved. That is not to say that the other team was innocent in the matter. But, we always tell our kids we do not care what someone else does or says we care what they do and say. Each of us is responsible for our own actions. Devin played great and made a perfect penalty shot but after the game it was the fact that he lost his temper that Kyle talked to him about. On Sunday Devin had another soccer game. He was pushed around and leaned on quite a bit. But he kept his cool. I am not saying that Devin didn't do some leaning back but because he didn't loose his temper he was able to continue to play and dominate the middle of the field. He scored on another beautiful penalty shot. Kyle and I were so proud of him not because he scored or because his team won the game but because he showed good sportsmanship even when those around him might not have. This week there is standardized testing at school. I am certain Devin will do well. He has his daddy's brains! Besides his mom's no slouch either. Progress reports are coming home at the end of this month. I am looking forward to seeing how well he is doing in school.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Washers, Volleyball and Back to the 80's
On Labor day a group of us met for our 2nd annual Washers Tournament. It was very hot but we persevered until one of the Mattioni boys suffered a football injury. With as many boys as there were it was only a matter of time before someone got hurt.
What more fun can a group of boys have than playing dodge ball in the sand?
Doesn't anyone have any girls? There is Jessi (15 years) and there is Faith (6 months) between the two of them there is ALL BOYS! No wonder Jessi didn't have any interest in coming with us!
Nancy and Tim were partners and Barb and Jim were partners. Barb and Jim won this year. But we'll be gunnin for them next year.
Greg was stuck with me and Diane suffered with Kyle. Kyle and I are starting to catch on to the game so watch out next year. Actually Greg and I didn't do to bad. I even got a few "in the pipe".
My mom and dad came in town over the weekend to see Jessi play in a softball tournament, which was canceled. They also came to see Devin's NORCO soccer team play which was also canceled. They did get to see him play volleyball. My dad said the quality of play was much better than he expected. I guess that is a compliment.
Devin returns a serve. The boys had several volleys back and forth and do a pretty good job of playing their position. I don't know if you are aware but the best part of volleyball is that you (the player) get to slide on the floor with knee pads. I would say that 75% of the plays seem to require a 10 year boy to slide from one end of the court to the other in a dramatic way.
So, on Saturday we had tickets to see 38 Special, Kansas, and REO play at River port. It was very wet to begin with so we came prepared with tarps, umbrellas and ponchos. It rained on us and things were very muddy. Most of us stuck it out to the end. I guess we'll do anything to relive our "glory days". Barb and Jim attempt to stay dry during the rain. I think they had the most elaborate umbrella and tarp tent ever constructed.
Kenny came prepared with his hunting pants. Which, we made fun of until the end of the evening and he was the only one with dry pants.
Patty, Juan, Juan's brother Ulysses, Tim and Laura relax during a break from the rain.
I am fairly certain Kyle and I were soaked more than anyone else. Also my jeans and shoes were covered in mud. Don't tell Kyle I said this but wearing my heeled wedges was probably not the smartest choice.
Kelly, Juliette, Sue and Rob came after the rain had stoped. Clearly they are not as dedicated as the rest of us! (Or maybe they are smarter the rest of us? I am not sure which.)
Most of us enjoyed the concert. I thought all the bands sounded pretty good. Kyle thought the singer for Kansas wasn't as good as he remembered but that the music was great. They didn't play some of their more well known songs which annoyed some of us (Jim!). REO played all of their popular songs. They also played several songs off their new album which I could have done with out but I guess you gotta plug your work when you can. Also to quote Kelly, there needed to be "Less Talkin and More Rockin". I am amazed how much older all the bands looked. How could they have aged so much and we didn't age at all?
What more fun can a group of boys have than playing dodge ball in the sand?
Doesn't anyone have any girls? There is Jessi (15 years) and there is Faith (6 months) between the two of them there is ALL BOYS! No wonder Jessi didn't have any interest in coming with us!
Nancy and Tim were partners and Barb and Jim were partners. Barb and Jim won this year. But we'll be gunnin for them next year.
Greg was stuck with me and Diane suffered with Kyle. Kyle and I are starting to catch on to the game so watch out next year. Actually Greg and I didn't do to bad. I even got a few "in the pipe".
My mom and dad came in town over the weekend to see Jessi play in a softball tournament, which was canceled. They also came to see Devin's NORCO soccer team play which was also canceled. They did get to see him play volleyball. My dad said the quality of play was much better than he expected. I guess that is a compliment.
Devin returns a serve. The boys had several volleys back and forth and do a pretty good job of playing their position. I don't know if you are aware but the best part of volleyball is that you (the player) get to slide on the floor with knee pads. I would say that 75% of the plays seem to require a 10 year boy to slide from one end of the court to the other in a dramatic way.
So, on Saturday we had tickets to see 38 Special, Kansas, and REO play at River port. It was very wet to begin with so we came prepared with tarps, umbrellas and ponchos. It rained on us and things were very muddy. Most of us stuck it out to the end. I guess we'll do anything to relive our "glory days". Barb and Jim attempt to stay dry during the rain. I think they had the most elaborate umbrella and tarp tent ever constructed.
Kenny came prepared with his hunting pants. Which, we made fun of until the end of the evening and he was the only one with dry pants.
Patty, Juan, Juan's brother Ulysses, Tim and Laura relax during a break from the rain.
I am fairly certain Kyle and I were soaked more than anyone else. Also my jeans and shoes were covered in mud. Don't tell Kyle I said this but wearing my heeled wedges was probably not the smartest choice.
Kelly, Juliette, Sue and Rob came after the rain had stoped. Clearly they are not as dedicated as the rest of us! (Or maybe they are smarter the rest of us? I am not sure which.)
Most of us enjoyed the concert. I thought all the bands sounded pretty good. Kyle thought the singer for Kansas wasn't as good as he remembered but that the music was great. They didn't play some of their more well known songs which annoyed some of us (Jim!). REO played all of their popular songs. They also played several songs off their new album which I could have done with out but I guess you gotta plug your work when you can. Also to quote Kelly, there needed to be "Less Talkin and More Rockin". I am amazed how much older all the bands looked. How could they have aged so much and we didn't age at all?
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