Just another Monday

Today is Monday.  I am not a big fan of Monday's, means the weekend is over, and well...that just sucks.  Even worse, no Phillies game to look forward to, so Monday is just another Monday.  I started my first class tonight for school, well my first "I have to actually go to campus and sit in a classroom class".  It was okay, the professor went over our syllubus and then let us go.  Nice.  :)  Then I went to my Zumba class...and it was canceled!!!!!  I couldn't believe it.  The one thing I look forward to, and it was canceled.  BOO.  So I had to actually work out the non-fun way today.  Boo!
But, I did get to the post office today.  Put a cute little package in the mail for my beautiful niece.  :)  Its a cute little something for Halloween.  I cannot wait for them to get the package.  :)  I miss seeing my niece, it has been way to long.  By the time I see her again, she might be able to talk.  I am not sure, because well I am not sure how this whole baby thing works.  When they can talk, and walk...who knows.  It's such a science.  :)
On the bright side, tomorrow I get to leave work early to watch my Phils.  Let's Go Phillies!!!

Fall Fun

I love October.  First, playoff baseball happens in October.  Which, for me has been exciting as the Phillies have made it to playoff October for the past few years.  They are there again this year!  Second, I love Halloween!  It might be my favorite holiday, next to Thanksgiving and Christmas of course.  :)  And lastly, it cools off enough that I finally can cook.  I love cooking! 
I have been seriously back on weight watchers for a few weeks now.  So last Sunday, it was a whole weight watcher day.  I made two new recipes, mac & cheese and banana pancakes for breakfast.  The pancakes were awesome!  I also made Krusteaz fat free fudge brownies.  They were also very good.  I highly recomment them!  Here are the other two recipes.
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/09/banana-nut-pancakes.html

and for the mac & cheese

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/05/lighter-baked-macaroni-and-cheese.html

Then the next day, keeping with the healthy theme...I made ziti.  Here is that recipe, because it was awesome!
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/09/low-fat-baked-ziti-with-spinach.html

Now tonight, its back up in the 80's here, so we are grilling.  :)  Chicken and rice for dinner. Yum!

LET's GO PHILLIES!  I love October!

I Love A Parade!

Today was officially the end of our softball season.  How do we finish, well we have a parade of course!  It is Kirksville's homecoming tonight.  So as middle school softball team, we must line up with other sports/clubs/classes and go straight down Franklin street.  Little kids line the street looking for candy, and waiting to wave to my co-coach, Coach Dub.  They just love her!  She teaches Physical Education at the Primary in Kirksville.  She must be one heck of a teacher.  The kids eyes light up when they see her.  Almost like they are seeing Santa.  Or the castle at Disney World for the first time.  Most wave, some give fist bumps or high fives, some taking a run leap expecting Coach Dub to catch them (which she does).  They almost always jump up and down and yell "Coach Dub".  Then today, they told her they saw Coach Wagner up there.  The soccer coach is her mentor and co-teacher.  He was ahead of us with his soccer team in the parade.
I always think I will dread the parade.  Today was fun.  Our girls were pretty calm actually.  They were getting cars/trucks to honk at them on the way from the school to the parade route.  They actually made signs that read "honk if you think we are hot".  Surprisingly, not everyone honked.  :) Then they got upset.  But would cheer when the next car driving by would honk.  They are crazy. 
It was fun, but sad.  My 8th grade girls who I have been coaching for the past three years are all moving on.  I will still have most in the summer, but it is still sad.  I cannot believe they are going to be freshman next softball season.  Makes me feel old.  :)  Especially because they remind me they can all start driving next year.  Great! :)

Here is a picture of our team on the float today.

And me & coach Dub.

The two best coaches around! :)