Sick Day

Not long ago when Brock was sick, he would spend the entire day on the couch or in bed watching cartoons and movies. But yesterday, Brock stayed home from church with a sore throat and cough, and spent the entire time on the couch watching the Bears vs. Packers game - by himself. I suddenly realized how much he's grown up over the past year when he ran upstairs to tell me that "Urlacher just picked it off!" It still cracks me up that he not only knows terms like that, but really understands what he's talking about. Today Brock stayed home from school just to make sure his fever didn't come back, and this afternoon I took both boys to the dentist. Last week we all went to the optometrist, and Tyler was very offended that he didn't get to sit in the big chair and do all of the tests the rest of us got to do. If only I could describe the look of pride on his face today when he got to sit in the same chair Brock had sat in and get pictures of HIS teeth taken, too. He even let the girl wedge those big squares you have to bite down on into his mouth without a single protest, and he held perfectly still for the x-ray. The dental hygenist said she has never had a little kid sit so still and be so cooperative before. Thank heaven for older brothers!

My List

I saw this on my friend Amber's blog, and thought I would try it.

I have done the things BOLDED.

1. STARTED YOUR OWN BLOG 2. SLEPT UNDER THE STARS 3. PLAYED IN A BAND 4.VISITED HAWAII 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. BEEN TO DISNEYLAND 8. CLIMBED A MOUNTAIN9. Held a praying mantis 10. SANG A SOLO 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. TAUGHT YOURSELF AN ART FROM SCRATCH 15. Adopted a child 16. Had food poisoning 17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty. 18. GROWN YOUR OWN VEGITABLES 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France 20. Slept on an overnight train 21. HAD A PILLOW FIGHT 22. Hitch hiked 23.TAKEN A SICK DAY WHEN YOU'RE NOT ILL 24. BUILT A SNOW FORT 25. Held a lamb 26. GONE SKINNY DIPPING 27. Run a Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice 29. Seen a total eclipse 30. WATCHED A SUNRISE OR SUNSET 31. HIT A HOME RUN . 32. Been on a cruise 33. Seen Niagara Falls in person 34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors 35. Seen an Amish community 36. Taught yourself a new language 37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied 38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person 39. GONE ROCK CLIMBING 40. Seen Michelangelo’s David 41. SUNG KAREOKEE 42. SEEN OLD FAITHFUL GUYSER ERUPT 43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant 44. Visited Africa 45. WALKED ON A BEACH BY MOONLIGHT 46. BEEN TRANSPORTED IN AN AMBULANCE 47. HAD YOUR PORTRAIT PAINTED 48. Gone deep sea fishing 49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person 50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris 51. GONE SCUBA DIVING OR SNORKELING 52. KISSED IN THE RAIN 53. PLAYED IN THE MUD 54. GONE TO A DRIVE-IN THEATER 55. Been in a movie or TV show 56. Visited the Great Wall of China 57. STARTED A BUSINESS 58. Taken a martial arts class 59. Visited Russia 60. Served at a soup kitchen. 61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies 62. Gone whale watching 63. got flowers for no reason 64. donated blood, platelets or plasma 65. Gone sky diving 66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp 67. BOUNCED A CHECK 68. Flown in a helicopter 69. SAVED A FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TOY 70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial 71. Eaten Caviar. 72. PIECED A QUILT 73. Stood in Times Square 74. Toured the Everglades 75. been fired from a job 76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London 77. BROKEN A BONE 78. Been on a speeding motorcycle 79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person 80. Published a book 81. Visited the Vatican 82. Bought a brand new car 83. Walked in Jerusalem 84. Had your picture in the newspaper 85. Read the entire bible 86. Visited the White House 87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating 88. HAD CHICKENPOX 89. SAVED SOMEONE'S LIFE 90. Sat on a jury 91. Met someone famous 92. Joined a book club 93. LOST A LOVED ONE 94. HAD A BABY 95. Seen the Alamo in person 96. SWAM IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE 97. Been involved in a law suit 98. OWNED A CELL PHONE 99. BEEN STUNG BY A BEE
Now, copy and paste this into your own post, and BOLD the one's you've done.

Coach Morris

Well, for those of you who haven't heard, Doug has just been hired as the Head Coach for the Junior High's Girls Basketball and Volleyball teams. He's super excited. Next step - Soccer!! He's already been asked to help out with the boys High school soccer team this year, so maybe next year he can get in on that action too. Busy, busy, busy!