Monthly Archives: September 2008
Too Many To Count: Madysen Is Fifteen [Birthdays]
Yikes, it’s another birthday for Madysen. And this one is really big. Thirteen was big, I admit. Fourteen, wowzers. But fifteen is so close to, you know, sixteen. And sixteen scares the ever-living crap out of me. Regardless, I can’t … Continue reading
French Society, Court Satire, And Bird Mystery [Books]
I got the itch to read some Émile Zola over a year ago when reading Martin Gayford’s The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles. In it, Gayford notes what a fan van Gogh was of … Continue reading
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Problem Ankles For L And M: Soccer Games 2 And 6, Respectively, Of The Fall [Soccer]
So while Speed and I were watching OU assume the #1 ranking (for now; boy am I nervous), there was soccer going on at home. Following her first game of the season (a nice win), Layla injured her ankle at … Continue reading
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OU Wins And Becomes #1: Sooner Football [Speed]
Speed and I went to Norman Friday night for Saturday’s big game against TCU. We weren’t planning to go, but given USC’s stumble on Thursday night, I decided we should go see OU draw some measure of payback for the … Continue reading
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Another 8th Grade Football Win: Game 2 [Speed]
Tuesday night was the second game of the 8th grade football season against McKinney Johnson. The Raiders Red team won 30-12. They are now 2-0 on the season.
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A Narrow Loss: Madysen League Game 5 [Soccer]
So following Saturday’s scoreless tie, Madysen had a makeup game (which had been rained out twice) on Tuesday night versus Solar White 94. They were playing on one of the worst pitches in Dallas, which will be relevant in a … Continue reading
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Our Little Artist: Emma Paints Portraits [Funny]
Anyone else feel like all I do is document the kids’ sporting events? Not today. On Sunday, for whatever reason, Emma decided she wanted to paint portraits of the family. She started with me, then did Madysen, then abandoned the … Continue reading
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PSA: New Woman Driver Imminent [Madysen]
Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention. I’ve just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. I need all of you to stop what you’re doing and listen: Madysen is enrolled in a drivers education course and … Continue reading
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A Scoreless Draw: Madysen League Game 4 [Soccer]
Okay, so here we go again. At least this time, it wasn’t a night game. But there was something up as Madysen and her team didn’t play all that well against Solar 94–like they had concrete in their boots. The … Continue reading
Layla Resumes Her Soccer Career: Game [Layla]
Last fall and winter, Layla played academy soccer, which she decided wasn’t for her. This spring, she played Y soccer, which was fine, but I understood that she had decided that soccer wasn’t right for her. Apparently I misunderstood. She … Continue reading
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