Raquel Jillian

Hailey Mercedez munching on her plastic bag of cheerios. What a doll.










Those are some sweet welding glasses going on there trish. Why the pointing you ask??? I am not too sure.

Volleyball updates:

Today Carmen @ Home girls starts at 7.00 and guys play after around 8.30.

Ahhhh, sleeping in during the week sure is dreamy! Today was student council work day, but Am had nothen for me to do today so I will have to work some other time. Today has been spent catching up on my blog and entering all my volleyball games/tournaments into my calender. So I hope to see lots of you at our games cheering us on! Awana yesterday was a lot of fun. Trish and I have four girls and were expecting eight, so it felt quite little. We have really fun girls though. We teach the grade 4 girls, which include Alisson, Nicole, Elisa, and Heidi. I didn't know Elisa or Heidi and they are kind of shy, but I'm sure we will get to know each other better and have a lot of fun together. Lisa and I are on the same team for games and we also have a fun bunch of girls from grade 3-6. Please continue to pray for Awana and for the leaders. Thanks!

Ahhh to be on the court again. I missed it. I am so wiped now after a long day of volleyball. From practices to 8 games of volleyball. It's a big change. I had a lot of fun and everyone played really well. I was super impressed with the outcome of today. We still need a lotta work but it will all work out yet! Mal and I are both learning to hit back row (for the first time) and I am super excited to learn! Not a whole lot left to say. It's time to go put in a movie and relax on the couch....I AM SO SORE!!!!

I haven't blogged in forever and sad to say I don't have a whole lot to blog about. School has been alright. Just about two weeks in and there have been a lot of ups and downs so far. This has been the hardest transition year yet. Volleyball is getting into full swing and it should be an interesting season. I am excited to see what this year will hold but a little scared as well. We have our first tournament this weekend in St. Jean. This is always one of my favorites. Learning to play as a team and seeing everyone start out again is always excited to me!!! Our games are at 9:00 am, 11:15 and 1:30 with playoffs to follow. Awana starts today, I am a little scared about going for my first time but it should be a lot of fun. Trish, Kelsey, Jill, and Lisa are all there too so it should be a blast. Well, sorry for the short post, and maybe even lack of entertainment this post entailed.

I got this e-mail from my cousin Karissa and thought it was quite humerous!!! Hope you find it as funny as I did...

1. Make race car noises when anyone gets on or off.
2. Blow your nose and offer to show the contents of your tissue to other passengers.
3. Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering, "Shut up! All of you just shut UP!"
4. Whistle the first seven notes of ''It’s a Small World'' incessantly.
5. Sell Girl Scout cookies.
6. On a long ride, crash from side to side as if you’re on rough seas.
7. Press all of the buttons just before you get off.
8. Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside, ask: "Got enough air in there?"
9. Offer name tags to everyone getting on the elevator. Wear yours upside-down.
10. Stand silent and motionless in the corner, facing the wall, without getting off.
11. When arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act embarrassed when they open by themselves.
12. Lean over to another passenger and whisper: "Noogie patrol coming!"
13. Greet everyone getting on the elevator with a warm handshake and ask them to call you, "Admiral".
14. One word: Flatulence!
15. On the highest floor, hold the door open and demand that it stay open until you hear the penny you dropped down the shaft go "plink" at the bottom.
16. Do Tai Chi exercises.
17. Stare, grinning, at another passenger for a while, and then announce, "I’ve got new socks on!"
18. When at least 8 people have boarded, moan from the back, "Oh, not now. Damn motion sickness!"
19. Sit in the corner hugging your knees, slowly rocking, and sing ‘rockabye baby’
20. Meow occasionally.
21. Bet the other passengers you can fit a quarter in your nose.
22. Frown and mutter "Gotta go, gotta go," then sigh and say, "oops!"
23. Show other passengers a wound and ask if it looks infected.
24. Sing, "Mary Had a Little Lamb," while continually pushing buttons.
25. Holler, "Chutes away!" whenever the elevator descends.
26. Walk on with a cooler that says "human head" on the side.
27. Stare at another passenger for a while, then announce, "You’re one of THEM!" and move to the far corner of the elevator.
28. Burp, and then say "Mmmm...tasty!"
29. Leave a box between the doors.
30. Ask each passenger getting on if you can push the button for them.
31. Wear a puppet on your hand and make it talk to the other passengers.
32. Start a sing-along.
33. When the elevator is silent, look around and ask, "Is that your beeper?"
34. Slap yourself in the face occasionally and shake your head vigorously as if trying to stay awake.
35. Shadow box.
36. Say, "Ding!" at each floor.
37. Lean against the button panel.
38. Say, "I wonder what all these do," and push the red buttons.
39. Listen to the elevator walls with a stethoscope.
40. Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers that this is your "personal space".
41. Bring a chair along.
42. Take a bite of a sandwich and ask another passenger: "Wanna see wha in muh mouf?"
43. Blow spit bubbles.
44. Pull your gum out of your mouth in long strings.
45. Announce in a demonic voice: "I must find a more suitable host body."
46. Carry a blanket and clutch it protectively.
47. Make explosion noises when anyone presses a button.
48. Wear "X-Ray Specs" and leer suggestively at other passengers.
49. Stare at your thumb and say, "I think it’s getting bigger."
50. If anyone brushes against you, recoil and holler, "Bad touch!"