Lonely blog...

Yes, I realize that there haven't been posts on here lately. There really hasn't been anything very note worthy going on at The Hopper House.

Colby had a tournament this past weekend. It was a team that was just a mixture of some kids from previous teams. The boys did surprisingly well. Saturday afternoon (3pm game) and evening (7pm game) it was F-R-E-E-Z-I-N-G!!!!!!!!! They tied one game and lost one game. (Yes, in pool play, you can have a tie.) Sunday, in bracket play, we won our first game that was tied for 4 innings, had some really crappy calls and then had a coach from the other team ejected. It was pretty heated, stressful, exciting all at the same time. The 2nd game was hard fought but we lost.

Tristen has a Christmas concert coming up on December 7th. 3 months ago when he got his trumpet, I didn't think too much of him having to practice at home. Fast forward to today, after 3 months of practice and 3 months of private lessons (1/week), I ask Jason last night if he could soundproof his room (I'm kidding). The kid can blow and although he is still a beginner, he is doing very well. Every day for 30 minutes, we get the pleasure of hearing him practice. It should be very interesting if Colby ventures into band next year! LOL! Tristen's birthday party is this coming Saturday. He chose to have it at Main Event. Should be fun times.

Not really any updates for Jason or myself. Jason reseeded the front yard with some annual rye grass and it looks amazing. It is more green now than it was prior. He prides himself in the front yard. Now if we could only decide what we are doing with the backyard. First project is a patio. Second project is tearing out the random plants the previous owners had that were randomly placed and never really 'looked' right. Tigger enjoys peeing on them, which then results in dead plants. The only thing he has learned to NOT pee on is the rose bush. It took him a few times, but I think he finally learned his lesson. Third project, well, it wouldn't be our project, is possibly a pool. We really wanted a home with a pool, but it didn't happen that way. We still aren't certain, but we are seriously considering it.

We're counting down the days until we can put up the Christmas lights. They are sitting by the front door anxiously awaiting Jason to put them up. Yes, I know Thanksgiving isn't here yet, but our tree and lights will both be up by Thanskgiving Day. Colby and I went and looked at decor for the yard yesterday. Ugh...I could spend gobs and gobs of money on Christmas decor. Surprisingly, the boys Christmas shopping is pretty much complete. I still need to purchase them a few stocking stuffers, but that is about it. :)

Well, there ya have it. Life in the Hopper house has been pretty low-key lately.