football and the flu...

our first game of the season and coach Shane told the parents that we made great strides! no one cried and we made 3 first downs!! :)

we took allergy boy to the doc thinking he needed something stronger and they sent us with a mask on to the hospital for an h1n1 test. he tested positive for influenza A and we will not find out if it is specifically 'swine' for 10 days. no sweat right? well, that is how they acted and even said if he is fever free to send him back to school on monday. my sweet boy...mommy is having a hard time, but he is fine!

nothing sweeter...

nothing sweeter than a hot, sweaty 8 year old after his first football practice. it has been a fun week getting to know the sport a little better. we always relied on these other dads to be in charge of teaching my brother the positions, etc. we were merely there to cheer him on. that became ironic later in life. tate is loving it and true to form, seems a natural at the concept of it all. he is a little bruised, which is making mommy upset, but he could care less.

another nothing sweeter...

a recipe box for my tree loving sister who found one similar on etsy. ever shop etsy? please do! such a favorite idea haven of mine and one of the only places i repeatedly shop online.

i did my best to reinvent what she saw and it was a ton of fun. i made the dividers and included a few of my recipes that she likes. i snuck a quote in, because that's what i do. it is messy, but i like it that way inside the lid as a little reminder to her when she opens it that she is beautiful.

"There is no spectacle on Earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in the act of cooking for someone she loves." - Thomas Wolfe

have a blessed weekend!