Fall tournament

 

Team
Back row: Coach Adam, Imani, Me, Kollet, Aljandra, Kendal, Kelsey, Mr Jeff.  Middle Row; Tommie, Yackalin, Peyton, Julia, Reana, Front Row; Ellie and Lauren

Last weekend, we had a tournament. It was COLD! Most of the games were sort of easy and we had three shut outs (5-0; 8-0 and 2-0). The last game was very hard! We played our best. Our score ended up 0-1! We ended up in second place!

I had fun. I ended up playing all four games the entire time. We only have two subs and one girl hurt her leg, so she could not play entire games. No one got hurt really bad. I think every one had fun though we all really wanted to win.

I really like my team this year.  I think we play a lot better together than we used to. I have two games this weekend and then I am done unless I play indoor soccer this winter. I enjoy soccer, but am looking forward to a break 🙂

 

 

 

Fall Soccer

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I am starting soccer again. I have a new coach. Coach Adam–alias Coach Awesome, and a whole bunch of other silly names– is very good. He makes us work hard but I have lots of fun. I also have some new girls on my team.

Here is my schedule for now. Let me know if you need directions for any of these!  The highlighted ones are home games at the Nibco playing field.

IMG_31269/20/2014  at 2:30 Michiana Echo Away
9/21/2014 3:30 Middlebury Magic Home
9/27/2014 at 10:30 Michiana Echo Home
10/4/2014  at 3:00 Plymouth Home
10/5/2014 at 1:30 Middlebury Magic Home
10/11/2014 at 2:30 Ft. Wayne Sport Club Away
10/18/2014 at  TBD Tournament Fishers IN
10/19/2014 at TBD Tournament Fishers IN
10/25/2014 at Fort Wayne Sport Club Field #3 Away
10/26/2014  at 1:30 Plymouth Home

P.S.  Do you see anything else new in these pictures?

Kites

Today’s guest speaker is Megan.

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Translation, if needed 🙂

Today we went to the park and played with kites. It was a lot of fun!

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Tempory Insanity

LarvaWe went to bug night. There were lots of fun things to do.  Larva and box

CricketAudrey had a butterfly table. The whole family helped with it.

I ate some bugs because Momma dared me to.  I tried a cheddar cheese larva and a chocolate covered cricket. They said the crickets would taste like Twix.  They don’t!

They were not as bad as I thought. I would do it again without having to be dared. I probably would not eat them live though.

Momma tried them too. She said she would prefer to try an unflavored larva since the cheese tasted weird.  The chocolate cricket had a funny aftertaste, but it was not too bad.

Luke

FeedingLuke is a baby alpaca. He is five days old. The first day, we thought he was eating but he wasn’t.

On Saturday he looked sick, so the neighbors took him to the vets. They said it looked funny because everyone brought in their dogs and their cats, and put them on their laps. The neighbors came in, holding an alpaca and put him on their lap!

The vet said that Luke wasn’t eating and might have something called “dumb foal”. I don’t understand what that means, but we plan to research it and learn what it is.

So right now, we are bottle feeding him.  We are trying to have him nurse from his momma too.  He is not exactly acting like other newborn alpacas, but he is acting a lot better than he did.

 

 

 

 

 

P.S  Luke started to have more seizures and got really sick.  He went to the vets but did not come home.

 

First Day Canoing

We went on a canoe trip. On the first day we traveled in two canoes. We learned new things. I learned about “killer trees”. I learned how to paddle properly.  I learned how to “pull” and how to listen to Mark on where to paddle.

Daddy, Mommy, Adrian and Megan tipped twice. The rest of us tipped once. No body got hurt tipping over.

We found a sandy beach. We slept in one tent. We were crowded! Mommy and Daddy’s tent was SOAKED!  We had fun.

Leaving
Starting off at the first access point

 

 

Biltong for Vacation

Biltong    We are going on vacation!  I made biltong; a beef jerky from South Africa.  We did not want to buy jerky with all the yucky stuff in and because biltong tastes so much better than jerky.

   We are going to Mark Twain National Forest to go canoing! I love canoing, so I think this will be FUN! But I have never canoed for a week, so it will probably be hard too.

   Here is the Biltong recipe I used. Momma found the recipe years ago and does not remember where.

  • 3 pounds Beef (Boneless Round Roast and Sirloin are good. Silverside and London Broil are recommended)
  • Coarse Kosher Salt
  • Coarse Ground Black Pepper.   We used about 1 tsp
  • Coarse Ground Coriander.  We used about 1.5 tsp
  • Apple Cider Vinegar (Red Wine vinegar would be good too)
  1. Cut half-inch thick strips of beef with the grain. The pieces should be about 6 inches long.
  2. Liberally sprinkle salt on each side of meat strips and let them stand Andrea readyfor an hour or more depending on how salty you want it.  We cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge.
  3. After the hour, scrape off all the excess salt with a knife.
  4. Put some vinegar in a bowl and dip the strips of meat in it. Let excess vinegar drip off.
  5. Sprinkle ground pepper and ground coriander over the meat on all sides.
  6. Dry meat.  We use a home dehydrator set at 145 degrees for about 18 hours. You’ll know when the biltong is ready when it is quite hard, but still a bit moist inside.
  7. If it is green, looks or smells wrong, or you are unsure about it, DON’T eat it.
  8. We freeze it until we are ready to eat it and then we eat it within a week.  I don’t know how long it lasts, we eat it pretty fast.
  9. OPTIONAL:  Use garlic, soy sauce, Worcestershire or other favorites after applying vinegar.

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