Mama Mama, I am bleeding!

Nathan has always told me that when the children bleed, it is my job to take care of it (he says he can't handle seeing any of us get hurt). So I was giving the children a bath, as usual and I got J out to get her pj's on. Alex decided he wanted just a little bit more play time in the water. I got J dressed and went in to check on Alex when he looked at me and yelled, "Mama Mama, I am bleeding" and he held his little thumb up there and said "Hurry mom, fix it!" I couldn't help but laugh, it was nothing but a small paper cut looking thing. I told him it was nothing to worry about, and walked out of the bathroom. Not 10 seconds later, He starts yelling, "It is getting all over the place!". So I walk into the bathroom and it has smeared on a few small spots of his thumb, and he is frantic! I then grabbed his towel and took him into the kitchen to bandage him up. I am putting the Neo on his little cut when I hear a loud splash. I look into the bathroom and J apparently didn't get enough time in the water! She has jumped into the tub, which is still full of water bc I didn't take time to let it out, in her pj's. She just gives me a big grin as I walk in there! I went back to Alex to finish taking care of him, and then I went to tend to J. If only my camera weren't broken you could see the chaos that I just got to experience! It is so good to be back in school!

A week of no chaos!

Since we have been out of school all week, I haven't really had much to do. I have found myself sitting and watching tv, like I normally wouldn't do... Tuesday after the scrimmage, I started getting excited about cooking! I went to the store and bought some things for alex and I to make cookies! He has been so excited. So yesterday, after doing all the laundry I can stand for one day, Alex and I hit the kitchen. Everything started ok, then I open the mix and Alex drops (he really kinda threw it) all over me... We only recovered about half of the mix (we only came up with about 16 cookies and it is supposed to make 3 dz). We went on with cooking and after we took out the cookies we began to prep the frosting. We stepped up to put the frosting on the cookies, and I saw something move. I looked up (because whatever it was, was rite beside us I mean within a few feet) and just as I look up a little mouse runs out from behind my toaster, runs down the cabinets and runs behind the fridge!!! I am screaming, and Alex is screaming, and Nathan comes running in to save the day, then laughs at us when he sees that the mouse if maybe an inch long... I grab the kids and we sit on the stools, so our feet aren't on the ground and we can safely watch daddy, since he just laughed at us! We sit there and Nathan is banging on the fridge, when the mouse reappears and runs across the floor, Nathan didn't even have time to react before he got across the kitchen, he is a fast little booger! Don't worry he didn't get into my cookies, but now I am petrified of walking into a room with no light on!

On a happier note, I have my Christmas shopping done! Eat your heart out!

Soper, Rock Creek, Boswell- alot to Bennington- not so much

I have been discovering over the last few weeks how much of a challenge coaching really is. However, I can do everything in my power for the girls and if they do not care, then it is out of my hands. We have spend hours upon hours of doing drills and scrimmaging for us to shoot 13% in games! The only reasonable explanation for this, is that they just don't care. They come to practice and go through the motions, and everyone wants to play when it comes to games, but no one wants to do anything while they are on the floor. We have been having a very difficult time with things that should have been taught to these girls in elementary school however, they were never taught the foundations of athletics period! We are having a very hard time shooting, passing, dribbling, and pretty much everything else... The only thing we do right is run the plays, but we can't even get it down the floor! I am beginning to get frustrated, however, I continue to get parents telling me that I am doing on heck of a job... WE will see how this turns out, however, I have a feeling things will get way worse before they get better!

Revelations

Over the course of the last few months there are things that I have heard all my life that are becoming more apparent. The first one that I want to share is one that I have heard about everything you do in life.
1. It is all about who you know!
Upon graduating from College in may, I sent out many resume's just trying to get an interview. I felt that I could get one because I had worked hard during my years of schooling and I am a good person so everything will just fall into place. After about 2 months of not hearing anything from anyone, I received a call from the Coach I did my student teaching under. He let me know that his friend had just received the Superintendents job at Bennington and they had offered him the job but he didn't want it so he recommended me. I played phone tag with the principle and finally decided to just drive over there. I drove over and handed him my resume and the next day he offered me the job. Coincidence? I don't think so. Blessed, yes but coincidence? I don't think so.
Another example... Last night was the last night for racing! (Finally thank God!) It was also winner takes all, in that whoever won the race last night won the points championship, a jacket, cash, free entry next year, and bragging rights. Nathan ended up winning by at least a half a track. The thing you have to realize is that just like everything else, racing has it 'groups' and they all bend over backward to make sure an 'outsider' doesn't come in and mess everything up. So they tore down the top three cars (forced to according to rules) which definately included Nathan's car. They tore Nathan's car all the way down and decided that although his heads were legal, that no one else runs those heads so he was disqualified and won nothing(except bragging rights if you ask me). The second car they tore down in that class they only checked two things, told him he was legal and told him to hurry and leave before they had to check anything else(true story, no exaggerating! He left in a hurry and they deemed him as Champion!) The third car they tore into had something( i don't know all the technical terms) read illegal according to the tech guys gauge and the tech guy was called out it and he said the gauge was 'messed up'! So nathan left empty handed, but it was nice to know that he ran legal and he still beat the cars that were really illegal! So why couldn't someone pull for nathan? The guy that really likes nathan, stepped down 2 months ago and has no say so in any of this... So we need to 'get in' with someone else, since that is the real game we are playing!

The second thing that has become more apparent to me is:
2. What goes around comes around!
The first one that I have is a very positive one. I have worked my tail off for the last four years and am finally getting to enjoy my family, paycheck, and new car! Praise God!
Two weeks ago, the guy who was the only competition for Nathan brought another car in, from a different class, and had him block for him so Nathan couldn't get around him. Blocking is illegal if you get caught, and since three cars out of 16 finished that night, it was obvious what was going on. The car, who didn't change anything in his car, was deemed legal and was successful in blocking for the other guy, because he won. Last night the guy that brought the other car down, flipped his car about 2 times and really messed up his car bad! Was it circumstance or Karma?

My final revelation is that life is full of surprises! Jayden wouldn't sit in anyone's lap last night except for Nathan's grandma. I will not ever argue over that. She was so attached to her last night and it was one of the sweetest things that anyone ever did see!
I also prayed for rain and the good Lord has been giving us Plenty! Thank you for all of your blessings dear Lord! They don't have to stop any time soon!

This is the most recent picture that I have of our family. One would venture to say that we are a tight family. We do everything we can together in the spare time when Nathan isn't working on the race car and I am not at a softball/basketball game.


Alexander was a surprise to both Nathan and I, however in his 4 1/2 years of walking this earth, the surprises me over and over every single day of the year. This year he has started school, and he well, loves it! He wakes up at 5:30 in the morning scared that he is late... We would then have to walk outside so he could look across the road and see that no one is there. I am so happy that he loves school. I don't think there is much that could excite me other then the fact that my son is having fun learning. On the flip side of that, the Nathan is coming out in him. Alex continues to get into trouble for making other people laugh... He gets in other kids face and growls, and rearranges things he isn't supposed to touch, and crawls around on the floor while he is supposed to be taking a nap. While this may seem funny for some, most of you didn't see how my husband finished school. So I see this as a problem that needs to be dealt with immediately!!!
Alexander however, is one of the sweetest kids ever! He loves going to work on the race car with dad or playing baseball with mom, or just being outside so he can soak up some sun.


Jayden was not a surprise. She has been a blessing. She is the first female to come out of a Sexton male in 3 generations! We never thought we were going to be able to have a girl but God blessed both my sister and I with daughters and she has been so wonderful. She is 14 months right now and she just walks and talks and laughs and keeps Nathan and I entertained! She loves to go outside with her daddy, but most of the time I keep her inside so she doesn't get hurt. She loves going to the races and watching TV in mommy's new car. She has learned how to blow kisses and shake her head yes and no to any question you might ask her.
Nathan and I have had our trials and tribulations and after five years of marriage it appears as though we are both here to stay. He is the Love of my life and he has become to rock that I stand on to keep me strong. We have a bond that is unbreakable, and believe me, there are people who have tried to break it. It is only by the grace of God that I was given the gift of such a wonderful husband. He has been there to support me while I worked and went to school full time and he has been there while I have been out late every night with a basketball game. I am so blessed by him and he makes me a better me.

Now that you have a little background, keep checking for new updates. My life is crazy and Nathans life is crazy but we will keep you posted on anything that might happen. God Bless you!