Monthly Archives: April 2007
Good Report Cards And Fun [School]
So yesterday was report card day for all the kids. Because Holly was out of town, I picked up Emma and Layla from school. They both had very good report cards, so we headed over to the recently opened Sprinkles … Continue reading
Greatest Day In Her Whole Life [Dallas]
That’s how Layla described yesterday. She then qualified it with: “Until the day Speed goes to jail.” So what composed her greatest day ever? Well, since Madysen was in Nashville at a soccer tournament and Holly was otherwise detained, it … Continue reading
Rain Is Bad For Soccer Tournaments [Madysen]
I guess it wasn’t good luck to post the pictures of last year’s adidas Women’s Invitational in Brentwood, Tennessee. Madysen and her team headed out to this year’s tournament on Friday afternoon–neither Holly nor I went, which turned out for … Continue reading
Lacrosse Continues [Speed]
After his (potentially) final soccer game ever, Speed had another lacrosse game–this time against Wrangler White. Despite being a noobie, I can really see improvement in Speed both on offense and defense. Here he makes a decent advance towards goal. … Continue reading
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Speed Hangs Up His Cleats? [Soccer]
So yesterday, Speed played his last game of the spring season against TFC–the other team from his club. It was a very soggy field, actually muddy (and bitterly cold and windy). Speed’s team took the early lead 1-0, and the game … Continue reading
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Layla Plays Again [Soccer]
Layla had another soccer game on Thursday afternoon against the Red Rubies. The Rubies were very good. Layla played keeper for one quarter again and had a little better result than in the last game–no goals surrendered. She did well in … Continue reading
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A Boom, A Tip, And Amsterdam [Books]
Catching up on my recent reading: I recently finished Christopher Buckley’s just-published Boomsday. I’m a huge fan of Buckley’s–novels, such as Thank You for Smoking and God is My Broker and print journalism, such as this Washington Monthly piece or this The Atlantic Monthly piece and even … Continue reading
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Lots Of Goals On Tuesday [Soccer]
Unfortunately, those goals were unequally distributed between the two games important to me. Madysen played her last game of the spring season Tuesday night against FWFC. FWFC is a team that has given Royal trouble in the past because of … Continue reading
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Emma “Loses” Her First Tooth [Funny]
As has become custom in our house, Holly forceably removed Emma’s first tooth today. (Holly has lured all the kids in by claiming, “I’m just going to look at it.” and then proceeding to yank it out.) For Emma, Holly’s … Continue reading
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Easter Festivities [Holidays]
Over the Easter weekend, we had a lot going on. Here are some of the highlights.Early Saturday afternoon, my firm had its Easter Picnic at Old City Park. Last year, I got a sunburn at the picnic, this year it … Continue reading
