Soccer, Soccer, and then our nanny!

My arm was twisted by a couple of the moms on my daughter's soccer team and next thing I know I'm buying "turf shoes" and running around late at night with a bunch of women on a huge soccer field. Now, I'm thinking we will play on a soccer field similar to what my 10 year old plays on..I get there and its like HUGE! I was fairly intimated and had a bit of anxiety but then I got out of the field and it wasn't really that bad. I did had to sub out quite a bit and one of the girls smelled like urine but overall I think I did okay. If you overlook the handball I got called on and the 50 something year old woman who outran me I think I may have done great! If only we could have margaritas while we play....hmmmm :-) Why do my inner thighs hurt??????

Father's day soccer tournament ...Saturday Poops got out on the field and started playing..10 minutes into the game it started raining...15 minutes into the game it started to thunder and they cancelled all games for the duration of the day. No biggie right? It's happened before but as the day went on the weather was amazing and beautiful and we thought about how we could've been having the tournament. 7pm rolls around and the email comes out from the commissioner of the soccer tournament and he says all teams are scheduled to play 2 games Sunday..if you are not playing 3 games you won't be in the championship. So this has us all angry as we see our team is scheduled for only 2 games so basically we are just playing for fun? While playing for fun is all well and good we didn't shell out $$$ and practice 3x a week the past month for a game of just fun. The commish said that all the trophies would go to the recycling bin and no one would get trophies who didn't play 3 games! You can imagine that parents and coaches everywhere were outraged as were we and we have made official complaints after making suggestions which were just taken with a grain of salt. They could've done penalty shots or changed the games from hour games to half hour games so that everyone had a chance to play at least 3 games. They could've even said we will consider everyone who didn't play yesterday a draw and weighted the games on Sunday heavier but nope...anywhoo we will not be playing with the All Star FPYC cup again...if anyone else wants to sponsor it then yes but not FPYC!

Poops is sick today with a fever, headache and some stomach issues. The nanny also started today and so far I think the girls adore her. Yes, even after just a few hours...I can just tell. Peeps was so excited to see her she was waiting by the door. Peeps never wants me to leave her..in fact she cried last night just when I left for the soccer game..she cries when I go to the store just to get groceries..she always wants to be with me but she was okay when I left her with the nanny today to head out to work. I wish we could keep her all year but she's a teacher who is just filling some of her summer time while watching my girls.

Tomatoes...tornadoes

So yesterday we had this huge storm and as you can see by my previous post it flooded the road. Peeps calls tornadoes "tomatoes" and I haven't corrected her because I think its so darn cute. She gets all big eyed and looks up at the sky and says..."Look mommy! I see a tomato!!!" I love it....I love her.. :-)

School is out...the last day was yesterday..which means summer is officially here! The girls are home with their dad today creating a monstrous mess that I get to clean up when I get home. Then I get to scramble to get all the ingredients for the cupcakes I intend to make for tomorrow's All Star game. I am hoping to get to the party store and pick up some baking cups with stars on them to represent the All Star girls. I am thinking to also make stars out of blueberries for the tops. I am trying to make something healthy since the suburban parents in my hood are all about health..so I'm thinking banana cupcakes by Martha Stewart. They seem to have rave reviews so hopefully they will be healthy enough for the girls so I can attempt to fit into my suburban hood...and by the way..we had our last soccer practice last night and the team we scrimmaged against got named the mad dogs...now when I think mad dog I think Mad Dog 20/20 but apparently none of the other suburban folk knew what the heck that was. Okay then...I guess growing up in suburbia they all had access to their parents expensive alcohols so they never had to resort to cheap 7-11 booze like me and hubby. :-)

So wish us luck for our tournament this weekend! We hope to win but most of all we hope to have a great time.

It's been like...........forever!

My life has been so crazy hectic I haven't posted in so long. Let's see...I have a ton of pictures to post but they are all at home and I am sitting happily here at my new job working for the public schools in my county.

Since I last wrote Peeps started going to a new babysitter and had some major issues with it. She wasn't eating, she would cry all day, she didn't want to wake up in the morning (wanted to stay in bed), and she was having nightmares. She told me the woman pinched her when she wouldn't hush...and she also said the little girl there was pinching her when she didn't help to clean up. Also, when I would call the provider's sister woudl tell me she was okay and doing great. I ended up having my dad take her to her pediatrician to see if her behavior was normal. She said to give it more time and that Peeps is stubborn. Finally (after that) the actual provider told me that Peeps just isn't adjusting. She said she wasn't playing with the other children and that she is miserable all day. I was so mad because they had told me she was doing well. Peeps actually got her first ear infection because she got so sick from being so stressed and not eating! So, poor little Peeps she felt like everything was crumbling beneath her feet and her whole world was turned upside down. I wasn't sure if it was just anxiety from separating from me or if maybe something really was happening at the day care. So, we told the woman this weekend we just can't do this anymore. We took her to her old sitter 2 towns over and she did much better. She freaked out for the separation but calmed down and played with the other children. She is staying with her abuelas and big sister Poops this week so she is doing great there...she doesn't even cry when I leave. She is probably just so relieved that she isn't getting pinched anymore. Next week she will go back to her older babysitter...it means a much bigger commute but it is worth it to know that she will be happier.

On another note...Peeps had a HUGE temper tanturm (first TIME) at my new job's annual company picnic! So, if anyone didn't know me before..they know me now as the mom with the crazy child who threw a tantrum for some "leche". She was pulling her hair, pulling up the grass, throwing herself on the ground, trying to run into the street, and of course..screaming and yelling NO NO NO the whole time. Thanks Peeps!

Poops-made it to All Stars again...did AWESOME! Scored some goals and made quite the impression. I kept hearing parents say.."Who's that girl?...she's awesome!" Seriously-I really did! Then we tied our last game and it came down to penalty shots.. Poops had the first kick and her super foot and anxiety/being nervous didn't go so well together so she missed the entire net! She burst into tears and couldn't stop crying. I wanted to cry for my baby too but I had to try and keep it together. It didn't matter though because only 1 of our girls actually made a goal during the shots and the other team got all their penalty shots in our net. It was a great game and I am hoping to see her make it again in the fall. My lovely husband was the coach and did a GREAT job. He continues to surprise me with his dedication and willinginess to be a great dad. :-)

My neice JayJay has been coming over a lot. She is so funny...she cries when it is time to go home to her mommy and she calls me mommy even though I keep telling her to call me Amber. Well, when I get home I will post some pics...TTFN!

Amber