Monthly Archives: January 2008
A Slow Week: Soccer And Birthday Celebrations [Funny]
So it was a pretty slow week around our house. Madysen had her first district JV soccer game on Tuesday afternoon against Frisco Wakeland. It was freezing cold, though I can’t complain as they let the parents sit in the … Continue reading
In The Spirit Of MLK, Jr. Day Again [Holidays]
Just a link back to my post on this day last year.
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High School, Marriage, And Nannies [Movies]
Superbad is not the funniest movie of its kind, but it is great. Three uncool high school seniors, Michael Cera from Arrested Development among them, want desperately to go out with a bang. The key: providing liquor to the party. … Continue reading
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Holly Is No Stranger To Law Enforcement Professionals [Holly]
I’ve taken quite a bit of greif about The Accident (and the resulting surgeries)–yada, yada, yada. But in fairness to me, Holly has a much more robust familiarity with our local black and white patrol. For example, this post from … Continue reading
Posted in Dallas, Disappointing People, Holly
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Omnibus Soccer Post Of The Week: Many Games Were Played [Soccer]
So we had four soccer games this week, and for the first time in a long time I didn’t take a single picture. I think the kids see this as an improvement. On Monday, Speed had another 7th grade game, … Continue reading
Holly Was (Is) One Lucky Gal! [Me]
Apropos of absolutely nothing, here is a picture of me some seventeen plus years ago (in my stylish pink Ron Jon t-shirt) holding my newborn brother Colin. At the time, I was getting ready to begin my senior year of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Funny, Me
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Third Place Finishes Aren’t Terrible: JV Soccer Tournament [Madysen]
Following up on her success in her first live high school soccer experiences last week, Madysen played in a JV soccer tournament on Thursday-Saturday. The best thing was that she got out of school early on Thursday for their 3 … Continue reading
Back In The (Rusty) Saddle [Speed/Soccer]
Speed hung up his soccer cleats back in April and has kept himself fully occupied with lacrosse, football, and baseball. So I was surprised that he expressed interest in playing on the 7th grade team at school. It’s very informal–just … Continue reading
Posted in School, Soccer, Speed
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Emma Learns To Ride [Farmington]
Sunday afternoon turned out to be one of those red-letter days (whatever that means) like when your last child becomes potty-trained and you leave diapers in your rearview mirror (until I start wearing one myself). The specific occasion? Emma–who had … Continue reading
Posted in Emma, Farmington, Layla, Video
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An Indoor Whipping: Layla Plays [Soccer]
On Sunday afternoon, Layla had another indoor soccer game. And again they didn’t have enough girls show up. They did manage to rustle up a non-keeper to play keeper, but I’m not sure it really mattered as they got absolutely … Continue reading
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