That Ain't Mickey Part 1

I am terrified of mice! TERRIFIED! In fact I'd much rather run into that rattle snake in the dark then a mouse. With that being said....over the last few weeks I've had several run-ins with these nasty little creatures.

The first was all Bruce's fault. Bruce is our pool cleaner and when he stopped working I figured he sucked up a rock. That was no rock. It was a dead baby mouse. I couldn't just leave it, and there's no one else to do it, so I had to put on my big girl panties and take charge. Kayla and I tried to flush it out with a hose, but when that didn't work I had to pull it out by it's tail. It was completely disgusting! I get the willies just thinking about it!

SNAKE!

This is not the actual snake I saw. I'm pretty sure the one I saw was much bigger!

The other night I went to take the trash out. It was dark....I was barefoot....and this thing was lurking just outside my garage door. Thank goodness I saw him before I stepped on him. It caught me off guard, but luckily he slithered away. From now on I will only take the trash out during the day when I am wearing shoes!

Water Wing Wonder

Why has Kayla been walking around with a water wing on her arm for the past week?  I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.  

Kidding! Apparently it is all part of a game called Assassin. Kids  form groups of 4 and then attempt to eliminate players on the other teams using water guns. There are rules about where and when you can eliminate someone and it all has to be caught on video. If you are wearing a water wing you can't be shot.  You look completely ridiculous of course, but safety first. 

Tonight Kayla and her friend tried to ambush a girl outside of the Olive Garden when she busted out the water wing.  Epic Fail!

TOUCHDOWN!

September 15, 2014
7:00pm
O'Connor High School Powder Puff Football Game
Junior girls vs. Senior Girls

MVP- SENIOR KAYLA GOEBEL

Seriously the girl killed it! She's a beast! She scored 2 touchdowns to win it for the senior girls 14-7! Her 2nd touchdown was a pick 6.  After bouncing off of 2 people, Kayla scooped up the ball seconds before it hit the ground and ran it back 60 yards for a touchdown!  The cheerleaders (football players dressed as cheerleaders) ran onto the field and carried her off on their shoulders!  It was so freakin exciting!  I yelled so hard the next day I didn't have a voice!  She was definitely the hero. The boys wanted to recruit her for the Varsity football team!  HA HA!

She's a BEAST!

Seniors vs. Juniors

SENIORS RULE!

LET'S DO THIS!

THANKS TO ALL OF KAYLA'S FANS FOR COMING OUT TO SUPPORT!

College Girl

It's been awhile since I've been able to post. What can I say?  Life happens and around here...it's non stop craziness. Anna is enjoying her time up at NAU. She loves to call me and brag about how cool the weather is in Flagstaff. I can't wait until winter when she's snowed in and I'm sitting by the pool enjoying the beautiful 60 degree winter weather in Phoenix!

Soccer is going well. Anna loves her team! She's had to learn some tough lessons though.  When you go from playing all the time to riding the bench it's hard, but the kid has handled it like a pro! She works hard and has a great attitude and all of her teammates love her! I couldn't be more proud. She has gotten bits of playing time here and there and scored her first college goal last week against GCU! For Anna it was extra sweet to score on GCU because 2 former club teammates play for them.    Now they call Anna they "Antelope Axer" because she took down the Grand Canyon Antelopes. (By the way....Antelopes is a seriously dumb mascot for a college team.)

The soccer roster at NAU is huge...about 40 girls. Because it is so big not everyone travels to away games. Usually they take about 20 girls. Making the roster is a big deal! Anna was super excited to make the roster last week when they traveled to UTEP.  I was able to watch the live feed which was exciting until Anna got clocked and taken out of the game. Because there was no sound I couldn't tell if she was really hurt or what. She called me after the game mad as a hornet because the ref made her come off the field. Apparently there is a new rule that if you get hit in the head you have to come off right away. Good rule, but Anna didn't get back on so she was really upset. However.... she is extremely thankful for any playing time that she gets.

This weekend is family weekend and KK and I will be driving up to Flagstaff tonight. Grammy, Aunt Amy, Malone, Aunt Marcy and Cousin Timmy will be coming up tomorrow to see NAU take Portland State. The girls are on a 4 game winning streak right now! Go JACKS!

Here are some recent pics of Anna and a link to her interview after the game.  OH YEAH....she also signed her first autographs!!!!

Anna's Interview

KAYLA HAD ANNA AUTOGRAPH HER LEG!  THEY LOVE EACH OTHER!

THE GIRLS ARE EXCITED AFTER ANOTHER NAU WIN!

ANNA MADE THE NAU ATHLETICS FRONT COVER AFTER SCORING HER FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL!

ANNA SIGNING HER FIRST AUTOGRAPH!