Our weekend...

Well, our weekend started with the high school homecoming game. Great job Knights!! The boys pulled it out literally in the last seconds! It was a great game - great weather - huge crowd. What great memories! O even pulled out my old cheerleading coat - suppose it could be considered "vintage"!!

Saturday we went to the last Highland Game of the year - at least the last one we are going to. Chad had a lot of fun - although he didn't place as high as he would have like. It sure has been an experience going to these games. I have learned a lot and met a ton of great people. I am so thankful that so many friends and family came to see him compete - it means a lot to both of us.

Saturday night was Hawkeye football - and we BEAT PSU!! Congrats to the Hawks! Such a great game - we are definitely underrated - but sometimes it is better that way. I am proud to be a Hawk and very impressed with the work ethic of the kids! Such a great game!!

Today was cleaning day around our house. It is fall clean up week in town, which means you can put all of your big items out at the curb, and the city will pick them up. We cleaned the upstairs out - threw away a TON of toys and cleaned out the garage.

It was also NFL Sunday - and the MN Vikings were playing the SF 49ers. This is a big game for our family as we are Vikings fans. Usually this would be a great day - nice afternoon football game. But, it wasn't on TV here at home - and a big majority of my family was in MN to watch the game. See, apparently a group of my siblings and cousins got together and decided they would make a trip up to the game. We weren't asked to go - which, we probably wouldn't have gone anyway, but we weren't even told about the trip. We had to hear about it by chance. And maybe I am oversensitive, but I think that is pretty crappy!!

I think sometimes people don't understand little things that they do may effect people in a big way. I am of the feeling that you should treat your family with love and respect. ALL of your family. You don't get to choose your family, but when everyone else may not stand behind you, you will always have your family. When you are a family member that is treated as a lesser person, it makes a difference. It can start when you are young - and carry on into your adult life. I think it is extremely hurtful when a family function is planned as an outing for MOST of the family - and some of the family is excluded - whether purposely or accidentally. I have come to terms with the fact that I am not as close with some of my family members, but I feel like I am high school again....and I am 34 years old. Should anyone ever feel like that with your family? I don't think so.