Football, Soccer, hiking, biking, work, school, homework, meetings, LIFE....

Here's a look at our last week! Tob left last Monday for his 3rd dispatch this year to California. Things get a little crazy when that happens because of course I have to find daycare round the clock since I work nights. Lucky for us we have awesome family, friends, and neighbors who are ALWAYS helping us out! Anyway, since I am a single mom yet again it just makes things a little busier. Manageable but busy. Both kids are playing soccer and we have games now 3 days a week and Nojah is playing flag football as well every Saturday (that we can make it) for the next 4 weeks. He and his cousin Isaac were lucky enough to get placed on the same team and are lovin it. Besides sports we have had homework, reading, school activities, meetings, and of course some fun time to fit into the mix.


So, of course I took the opportunity to fit in another hike while the kids were in school and headed up to Ruby Peak, EL 8884. The total mileage I think turned out to be 8 1/4 miles for me but it depends on what route you choose and I believe I went the long way:0). The last 2 miles of the journey is kind of a crap shoot with no trail, but I found my way up and back down in enough time to get home, lounge in the bath tub, and eat before picking up the kids from school. For those of you who don't know there are boxes at the top of all the high peaks where you can sign your name and write a little note about your journey. It's very cool to read some of them. I saw a lot of names I recognized both friends and co-workers. The worst part of the journey was when I reached the top (I know that sounds odd but there were flies. I don't mean a few flies but MASS amounts of flies swarming me getting caught in my hair, all over my clothes, wouldn't leave me alone flies. I had to haul the box down the mountain a little ways to get away from them to write. ICK! On a more positive note the view was amazing overlooking the whole valley.


Here I am sitting here for my "I made it to the top" picture. Myah refused to sit with me for the photo. she found a bush away from the flies in the shade and wouldn't leave it.

Then on Tuesday I headed off for another bike ride with Dort. It was great to hang out with her again. I miss skipping class to go for bike rides. It stinks to grow-up and get a job. We stopped to do something (maybe breathe, I don't recall) but she spotted TONS of huckleberrys. It was a great lunch. We have had the longest huckleberry season I ever recall. The rest of the ride was great. We had some good laughs, got some exercise, and caught up. Can't wait to do it again.

Then tonight I was craving popcorn so Lex and I made a humongous bowl of it with a little green food coloring which I thought resembled shrek vomit but whatever it still taste the same. I let the kids stay up a 1/2 hour later after books and spelling were done to watch Hannah Montana on our new direct tv. Then I indulged and watched the Amazing Race on the travel channel (after I spent a 1/2 hour trying to get the parental lock off). I am so TV illiterate. Anyway the fun is over I go back to work for a week now and my mom and dad are coming to stay with the kids this weekend and then we'll go from there depending on when Tob decides to come home.