Show and Tell

Remember when you were in school and it was show and tell? There was that time when you got to talk about what your dad did, and had some pictures or objects to show and talk about.


Well, here is my show and tell:


My dad has the coolest job in the world. First off, rather than commute bumper to bumper traffic on the freeway systems of Phoenix, he takes a meandering drive through the most gorgeous desert on the planet. Then, he gets bussed down into Arizona's 2nd largest open pit copper mine. They drop him off near his truck and he climbs 2 stories to get into the cab of his truck. This truck is so big, Gravedigger would pee on himself if he saw my dad in a dark alley. Heck, the tires on his rig are 11 feet tall!!!! Not to mention they cost anywhere from $20k - $40k a piece (I don't think you'll find them at Big-O). A drop in the bucket considering the rig itself runs about $2m. Once in his whip, he fires up the 2000 horsepower motor signaling the beginning of the day. Using some of the highest tech GPS systems, and radio communications my dad drives from Shovel to Shovel, and to various drop points taking with him 280 tons of ore as his payload. Each truckload represents about $8000 of revenue for the mine. The mine operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Earlier this year my dad was working on a rainy day, and found himself on a steep slope, ore in truck, and going sideways. Luckily for him, he was able to maneuver the truck onto a flat spot just off the road and level that baby out. A little adrenelin overdose for that day!


After the day, I got to thinking. My poor kids, how are they ever going to be able to get through show and tell.............My Dad does spreadsheets, any questions?

Amelia your making me old!

On Saturday I took the kids to the library to check out some books. Tommy checked out the book, Amelia Bedelia. It was a book on tape. You know, the ones where the lady reads a page and you follow along and turn the pages when you hear the chime.

Well we got in the car and I popped the tape in and the kids began following along (this is the quietest they have ever been in the car. Note to self: GET MORE BOOKS ON TAPE). After the story was over I said to the kids, "When mommy was little she loved Amelia Bedelia books". To that, Logan responded by saying and being totally serious, " Those books are that old".

What the......? You would have thought I said, when grandma was little.....! UUUUUGGGGHHHH! Really, I am not that old. Or am I?

Entrepreneur

Because I don't have enough to do I have started a vinyl sign business with a friend. We have been doing this little business for about 2 years now, only here and there, just for fun. Well we have decided to get serious and have created a website. Check it out here and let me know what you think. You can have what ever saying you want put on wood or stuck right on your wall. They are a perfect present for Christmas, weddings, mothers day, fathers day, birthdays, anniversaries, new babies and house warmings. Here are just a few signs that I have hanging in my house:

Bye - Week

No Soccer Game Today

Future Cheerleaders

I signed Karli and Madison up for a cheer clinic through the Escalon High School Cheerleaders. It was $40.00 dollars for both of them and they went last Monday and Thursday to learn a cheer chant, a dance routine and they got a cute white t-shirt that reads cougars on it. Friday night they got to show off what they learned at the High School Football game halftime show. The girls had so much fun and made lots of new friends. Their new idols are cheerleaders. Lets just hope that if they do pursue cheer leading that they have more coordination and rhythm then their mom.

WANTED: ALIVE

LANDON SKINNER

Age: 35

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 230

Eye Color: Brown

Hair color: Black

Landon was last seen around the Pulte Homes Central Valley Division, arriving in the wee hours of the morning and leaving there after dark. Authorities believe Landon may be hiding in a pile of spread sheets somewhere. Authorities also have reason to believe that Landon may be spotted this weekend in Arizona at an Arizona State University football game.

Landon is not believed to be of any danger to society, his family just wants him back.

Landon also goes by the name of Dad, Daddy, and Babe.

Landon has no tattoos or visible birth marks.

If Found Please Return Him To His Family Immediately, They Miss Him.

Cracks. Me. Up.

They really are that good!!!

Game Number 2: We won 5-4. There was a lot more action in this game. The boys looked awesome. They showed off their fancy foot work and passing abilities. I think this is the first year of soccer that there has been a lot of passing and not just one kid hogging the ball. Logan played defense the first half of the game and a little offense in the second half before being pulled out to rest. Logan got tagged hard a couple times and still complains of some of his war wounds. All our boys looked extremely tired the last 5 minutes of the game. They played hard and it payed off. We got better pictures this time around, maybe because we had a better photographer (Landon). GO LITTLE ITALY!!! (I am not sure why the teams name is Little Italy, but it is).

Skinner Soccer Report

Well......Logan had his first soccer game of the season on Saturday & seeing that his second game is tomorrow I felt I better post about it today before I get too far behind. Logan played defense the whole game. His team won 5-1. We played against former teammates so it felt good to win. Logan's team scored all five goals in the first half and the other team had zero at half time. The referee came over to our side of the field at half time and told our Coach that if our team sores another goal the game will be over. Some silly 6 goal rule the league abides by. In my head I am thinking, let's get that last goal and be done with it, after all it's hot and I am tired. Well Coach Manny would have none of that. He told the boys that under no circumstances were they to score any goals until the other team scores two points. Two. Points. Are you kidding me? The whole game has been on one side of the field. We could be here all day. It's a good thing the game is timed because we did everything but kick the ball in their goal ourselves. It was long and boring for our team. It's not just me saying that, Logan said it too. Landon was not able to attend the game because he was at home waiting for the cable guy to show up so that he could watch the ASU game on FSN(Go Devils)! The cable guy never showed up, but that is a whole different story. Maybe I will blog about that later. Here are a few non-action photos of the game. This is pretty much what the whole game was.....just our boys standing around. To be honest I am not sure if our team is really that good or if the other team was really that bad. I guess we'll find out tomorrow.