Challenge "B"

The things that I love that start with "B" are Britnee Rose and Basketball and Baseball.

Britnee is my 5th grandchild. She is gorgeous, funny, strong, and talented. Just being around her would make anyone happy. She is always happy. That girl has stolen my heart long ago.

Basketball and Baseball are two sports that I love to watch and when I was younger I liked to play. They didn't have organized sports for girls when I was in High School, but we played at P.E. time. After I was married, when Kristi was a baby, I played on a town team. (It was softball, not baseball) but I loved playing. These two sports I know very well. I know the rules and if I get to know the players I can really get into it.

A Challenge to Blog more Often!!

As I said in my last blog, I need something to inspire me to blog more often. So I got an idea from some other bloggers. I just need a theme to give me incentive to write something. I have chosen to write an A to Z theme. Things that I love that start with each letter. So, this first day I will blog about something that starts with "A".

Things that i LOVE that start with "A" are Alyssa Anne, Arvella Jean, and ALAMO.

Alyssa is my third grandchild. She is turning 14 in a couple of months. I have loved her since the moment that I first saw here which was seconds after she was born. She was the first of only two of my grandchildren that I was present for their birth. Some words that come to mind when I think of Alyssa are Brave, Beautiful, Strong, and Talented. Ohhhh how I love this girl.

Arvella Jean is my 12th grandchild. She just turned 1 at the first of this year. She is pure joy. While she was here for the Christmas holidays we became pretty good friends. She has stolen my heart. Some words to describe Arvella are Independant, Lovely, Happy, Fun. I totally love this little girl.

Alamo. Alamo is my home town. I lived in Alamo most of my life. I have lived other places and I live in Hiko now, but Alamo has my heart. That is where I grew up. That is where I raised a family. Even though I live in Hiko now I still consider Alamo my home town. I work there, I worship there, I attend things there, I love it there.

Okaaayyy. Alright, Already.

The title of this blog today is a sign that I know I should be posting blogs more often, but I am forcing myself because I am really not in the mood. I don't seem to ever be in the mood to blog anymore. Here is why I think this:

1. I started journaling on Lds Journal. I love it, but I seem to expend all my writing inspiration, little as it is, on the journal.

2. There aren't enough hours in the day for all that I want to do. I have so many projects to get done, all of which I really enjoy doing, but no time to do it in. Seriously, I think there is a recession on time as well as on the economy.

3. Google makes me so mad. My facebook and email accounts are the same password and user name, but google will not let me have my blog using this same username. Therefore, I have to sign out and sign in every time I want to post on my blog. Then I have to take the few more precious minutes to sign back in to my email and my facebook account, both of which I use daily.

4. My mind seems to go blank as to what to write in this blog. I need a theme or something to inspire me to share my thoughts. I will work on that.

5. And lastly, I know I am writing this blog for my own satisfaction, but there is a lack of drive to write something that gets very little attention from anyone but myself. This doesn't bother me, honestly, but there just isn't any incentive some days.

So there it is. It is what it is. But I am determined to keep plugging away at my blog. I don't know why some days, but I really like having a blog.

THE BASKETBALL GAME

The game was fabulous. I love, love, loved it!!! AND it turned out to be a very exciting game with an unexpected finish. Given all the facts, it seemed that the HEAT would take this game away and it would not be much of a game. But that isn't the way it went down. The first half was entertaining but surprisingly the JAZZ were ahead by 13 points at the half. At one point during the game the JAZZ were ahead by 18. LeBron James only had 12 points. Ryan had predicted that he would get 26 and I was starting to doubt that big time. But the second half was a different ballgame. LeBron came awake and so did Dwayne Wade. They each ended up scoring close to 30 points. (My memory isn't perfect on that stat. I do know it was over the 26) It looked like the HEAT had just let the game slide untill the last part and then they were going to just take over. They did just that, sort of. But they must not have planned on the JAZZ keeping their momentum going pretty good. At the end of the game with just a few short seconds to go, the HEAT was only 3 points ahead. And then with only 3 or 4 seconds, they were one point behind. They made their big play but were not successful and they ended up losing the game. The crowd went wild. It was really fun to be there and see this whole production.
There were other things I loved about being there. Watching on television and watching live are a world apart in the perspective you see. There is so much that goes on that you never see on TV. You are countiing on the camera man for your views. They do a great job but that camera can't take in everything. I was amazed at how much is lost on the camera.
Another thing that I loved was the little side shows going on during time outs and half time. There is never a dull moment. They utilize every minute with something to keep everyone entertained and focused on the game. I especially enjoyed the JAZZ Bear. He was awesome. He keeps the spirit going among the fans and does quite a lot of entertaining.
All in all, this experience was great. Now we are making plans to go to a Pro Football game. I've been to a Pro Baseball game, but not football. We are thinking of going to either a Oakland/Patriots game or a Bronco/Patriots game. I am voting for a Bronco/Patriots game because I want to go to Denver and I really like Tim Tebow. I think those are some pretty good reasons. I hope I win.