Monthly Archives: February 2010

Ridin’ And Ropin’: Rodeo [Emma]

About a month ago, Emma went with her friend Claire K.–she always calls her Claire K., even when no one else is there–to the Fort Worth rodeo. They were kind enough to send over some photos.

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District Success?: High School Soccer [Madysen]

So following the pretty successful preseason, non-district opening to the season, the district schedule got started in earnest with a home tilt against rival and defending state champ J.J. Pearce. Though HP went down early 1-0, they got a 2-1 … Continue reading

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The Too-Short Playoffs [Basketball]

So Emma’s basketball regular season went pretty well. And having fallen down on my job of taking photos, I was happy to get a couple from a sharing mother on the team. So the playoffs have come and gone. The … Continue reading

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Definitive Proof Against Having A Son?: Book Report [Funny]

Speed’s going to be upset that I was able to pull this off of YouTube and post it here, but he’s the one wearing a sleeveless shirt–we all make troublesome choices occasionally. This is a book report, I think, based … Continue reading

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Varsity Preseason/Non-Conference [Soccer]

So we already looked at some of the earliest games/scrimmages that got Madysen’s junior (/gulp) year started, which–at least on paper–looked good. And things continued on that trend. At a tournament near Austin in mid-January, they won 3-1 over Belton … Continue reading

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Basketball Jones’n [Emma]

So in December I told you that Emma was playing basketball this winter. For whatever reason, those couple of December games did not count. In January, the games counted–as much as 3d grade basketball games count for anything. It started … Continue reading

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Biography Day Shocker [School]

Somehow, Speed got out of this in elementary school, but all of the girls have done biography day. And all of them were Abraham Lincoln–no idea why. First, Madysen. Second, Layla. And today, Emma. So she wasn’t Lincoln. Instead, she … Continue reading

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