Monthly Archives: November 2006
Ballet Euphoria [Layla]
Layla was one of two girls selected from her ballet class to participate in the Dallas Metropolitan Ballet’s production of The Night Before Christmas. She will be a Jack Frost page. She was so excited–telling her teacher that it was … Continue reading
Royal Plays Up In adidas MLS Youth Showcase [Soccer]
In conjunction with the MLS Cup in Frisco (a couple of weeks ago), wherein my boy Clint Dempsey played for the New England Revolution, Madysen’s team played in the MLS Youth Showcase in the U14G division. They won their first … Continue reading
Honor Roll Bragging Rights [Funny]
For the first nine weeks of school, both Speed and Madysen made honor roll. A few weeks after grades came out, Speed came home with a certificate of his honor roll achievement. Speed being Speed, he proceeded to contrast his … Continue reading
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Cross Country Wrap-up [Running]
Madysen had her final of three cross-country races just before Halloween. The 2-mile course was at a park over near White Rock Lake. This was the first time I had seen her run cross country, and her distance style is … Continue reading
Veterans Day Performance [Band]
So I’ve been ridiculously busy at work over the last two months. I missed many of the kids’ games and such and was little help to Holly just getting things done. All of this hit home when I learned only … Continue reading
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Would Emma Be Here? [Funny]
Sometimes, at least for me, there is a fine line between tragedy and comedy. While I was away in NYC, I missed an interesting exchange between Layla, Emma, and Holly. The three of them were in the girls’ room as … Continue reading
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Sweet Twelfth [Birthdays]
“Twelfth” may be the most awkward looking English word I’ve ever seen. Anyway, today is Speed’s twelfth birthday! Today is also the launch day of Sony’s PS3. And, believe me, there is a connection between the two. Unfortunately for Speed, … Continue reading
Two Days In NYC With Only One Outfit [Travel]
First things first–I flew (back) to NYC last Thursday, and American showed My Super Ex-Girlfriend. Now, I am an afficianado of dumb, funny movies–as Holly will surely attest. But this movie doesn’t qualify. Quite simply, it’s not funny. In fact, … Continue reading
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Our First Ever Lacrosse Player [Speed]
To my knowledge, no one in either Holly’s or my families has ever played lacrosse. Speed’s school is having tryouts for a 6th grade team in a couple of weeks, and he has decided to make a go of it. … Continue reading
Middle School Soccer [Madysen]
Obviously, we don’t have enough soccer being played at our house. HP Middle School has non-sanctioned 7th and 8th grade girls teams, and Madysen tried out and made the team. They’ll probably only have a couple of practices and all … Continue reading
