It looks like Brie's last game will be at Caroline Wenzel School in the Pocket area. The address is 6870 Greenhaven Drive in Sacramento (right off Florin) if you want to Google it. Games are at 10:00 and 12:00. Hope to see you there (although if you're looking to see us win a game - don't come!).
Posted in: on Monday, May 10, 2010 at at 8:50 PM 2 comments
Briana's game tomorrow is at 10:00 am at Highlands High School. There are a couple of Highlands H.S., so be sure to go to the one at 6601 Guthrie St. in North Highlands or you may be watching a team that is not Brie's!!! After this, she has only one more game before the season ends.
Adam, on the other hand, has four more games. No changes to note there, and hopefully rain won't be an issue anymore!!!!
Hope to see you at a game or two!
Posted in: on Friday, May 07, 2010 at at 6:12 PM 3 comments
Brie played her first season of basketball and every picture I have of her is blurry. I love my little camera I have, but I've been wanting to upgrade to a DSLR for a while. And.....I finally got it!!!
I took it to Brie's practice this week to see how it worked, and here are some of the shots I got.
Practice started off with a "team meeting". 
And closer......
Zoom worked pretty well!
Here is an action series. If you scroll through all of them, you can see the play by play. I love it!!! 
Oops....missed that one, but I got a great shot of her and the ball (eyes closed, dust flying) -- none of which are blurry!!!
Finally, here she is up to bat. You can see each part of her swing. Fun!!!
Yay -- I'm having so much fun. Can't wait to take a photography class this summer, so I can get even better shots!!
Posted in: on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 at at 11:19 AM 2 comments
For some reason, Blogger and my videos do not get along. I think I've successfully uploaded two videos to my blog and the rest have refused to cooperate. So frustrating! Therefore, you'll have to make do with still shots and just imagine the music in your mind! :) Here's the little pianist taking the stage.
The audience, including Grandy and Grandmother.
Finally, here are all of the participants receiving a certificate for having participated. 
It was a nice little recital put on by community members. Briana's piano teacher will be moving away this month, but she is still interested in playing, so she will be starting with somebody else soon. I think it's a great skill for her to have - I sure wish I knew something about music!!! :)
Posted in: on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at at 7:15 PM 1 comments
It's that time of year again - Brie and Bret's annual "date night". They got all spiffed up to hit the dance floor at the Father Daughter Dance. 
They also had to warm-up before the dance, so here they are hitting the floor before they headed out. Nothing like busting the moves to "So What".
Posted in: on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at at 2:53 PM 1 comments
I don't even know where to start.......I'm so far behind on my blog. So, since I've had these pictures on here for a while I guess I'll start with my new car. I've been waiting forever to get it, so it was very exciting to be able to drive it away from the lot. I had a very specific list of what I wanted, and they just happened to have one with all the features I wanted. Lucky me!! So, here it is.....
Briana's seat - all decked out with movies, a brush, remote, headphones, and dice!
And, not one, but two sunroofs!!
I've actually got room now for my trips to Costco and all my kids junk (I mean sports gear and backpacks)!!! :)Posted in: on Sunday, April 04, 2010 at at 9:37 PM 3 comments
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The first time I sat down to do this post, I thought I was ready. Apparently I wasn't. We'll see if I can get through it this time.....
Thursday started off like every other day. I got up and put Kiah out to go to the bathroom, but minutes later things changed drastically from our regular morning routine. Apparently she headed out the front gate and was run over by a car. When Bret went to leave for work shortly after that, he came across her on the road......gone.
Just about a year ago we lost Kayla to cancer. She too was taken from us too early, but we had a couple of weeks to prepare ourselves for the end. This time we had none. We weren't ready to say good-bye; we're still not. Losing somebody you love sucks. It just sucks.
I miss her curling up against my leg when I sleep.
I miss her enthusiastic greeting when we get home.
I miss her jumping up on my lap whenever I sit down.
I miss the joy she brought to the kids and to our whole family.
We loved the time we had with you and will cherish the memories, but we miss you terribly little girl. You will forever be in our hearts.
Posted in: on Monday, March 15, 2010 at at 9:45 AM 9 comments
On March 4th, the "Day of Action", where people all around the state are protesting more cuts to education, I was officially told I will once again be getting a pink slip. This is my fifth year at this school and the fourth time I've received a pink slip, with last year being the only year I didn't have to go through this! When will it ever stop?
Posted in: on Thursday, March 04, 2010 at at 4:31 PM 0 comments
