Monthly Archives: October 2007
First Tackle On Film [Speed]
The 7th grade football season continues for Speed. This week Speed had another game in McKinney against the McKinney Johnson. They won the game 12-6, I think. The big news was that Speed had his best game. He deflected a … Continue reading
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The Slowest Thriller Ever [Movies]
Holly and I went to see Michael Clayton on Sunday night (after another great dinner at Javier’s). It’s something of a legal thriller about George Clooney as a law firm’s miracle worker–or, as Clooney comes to realize, a janitor cleaning … Continue reading
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Dallas Dining: Fearing’s Is The Place To Be [Dallas]
Esquire recently named Fearing’s the best new restaurant of 2007. Lucky for me, it’s just across the street from my office in The Ritz-Carlton. I’ve been there a couple of times already–once for cocktails and once for lunch. It is … Continue reading
Layla Seems To Be Settling In At Defender [Soccer]
Layla has been playing defender for about seven weeks now. Though she still makes some basic mistakes, she’s doing much better getting involved both defensively and offensively. It seems like she too selfless sometimes–always looking to pass when she has … Continue reading
Madysen Really Did Go To North Carolina Soccer Camp [Travel]
I mentioned some time ago that despite the time and effort (and money, do not forget the money) we’d spent to get Madysen to the North Carolina Girls’ Soccer Camp, the best she could do in return was snap a … Continue reading
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Madysen’s Soccer: Sure Would Be Nice To Get A Win [Soccer]
Between Wednesday evening and Sunday morning, Madysen had three of her last four games of the fall season. They were still looking for their first league win, so it would be really nice to get it in this stretch, though … Continue reading
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Emma’s Serious About Her Halloween Costume [Funny]
Emma put this little Halloween outfit together on Madysen’s birthday. But since she asks to wear the skirt and shirt a couple of times a week, I’m not sure she see it as just a Halloween costume. Anyway, on Saturday … Continue reading
School Carnival Time [Emma]
Friday evening was the big carnival at the little girls’ school. There were tons of games, jump houses and inflated slides, a rock climbing wall, and much, much more. The girls had a great time. Layla spent a majority of … Continue reading
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Emma’s Soccer: Near Constant Motion And A Win [Emma]
So last week was my first opportunity to actually watch Emma play soccer this fall. She did really great–until I suggested that maybe a midfielder should actually move forward. This week, they played their sister team from Bradfield, and I’m … Continue reading
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Speed & Football: A Near Win [Speed]
On Tuesday night, Speed had another 7th grade football game. (The sun is setting much earlier, which partially explains why these pictures are worse than usual.) They played McKinney Faubion at home. The led most of the game, but Faubion … Continue reading
