Hurricane Ike and Chloe's First Soccer Practice.

Well, we did survive the hurricane with no damage to speak of but the thing that I mentioned fearing the most in my last post is still plaguing us. That's right. Still no electricity! We are going on 12 days now and I can hardly stand it. It is H-O-T. I have NO clean clothes for myself or my children and I have had enough! I considered myself a VERY good sport for the first TEN days, the last two...not so much.

Listen, I know they are working 16 hour days and blah, blah, blah. But ENOUGH ALREADY! I want my AC, I want CLEAN clothes and my kids want some normalcy. Is that so much to ask? Apparently so. That being said, we could use the prayers for power restoration. Thanks a bunch.

On a lighter note, yesterday marked Chloe's first day of soccer practice. I was a bit nervous because, let's get serious...she usually has the attention span of a circus monkey. But, over the last year or so she has really shown a natural athletic ability (and a loathe for frilly dance costumes) so she has been begging to start soccer and she is finally old enough.

Fast forward to Monday night. Picture this: we go shopping for all things soccer related and get her all gussied up in her cleats and shin guards and such. We then tell her tomorrow is the big day of her first practice and she starts SQUALLING. She is nervous she says. She doesn't want to do it. Everyone will be better than her.

Is she serious?! She has been begging for this for months. So, I calm her down by telling my very social child that all she has to do is go and meet new friends and kick the ball around and if she doesn't like it, she doesn't have to go back. She thinks long and hard about this and is satisfied she can survive through that.

Guess what? We show up at the mosquito infested soccer field and she is a natural! She runs out there with no apprehension and she is one of the best on the team! We were sooo proud of her and she can't wait for next Tuesday.

Other than that exciting news, Hunter has started to take a few steps but still hasn't mastered walking. We think he will take off any day now!

Sorry if this post bored you too much. I just don't have too much exciting to report with NO POWER?!

Until next time...CNS