Category Archives: Speed
Ginger Gets A Trim, Gut And Beard Coming? [Speed]
Speed’s hair is a constant source of fascination for many, but especially for me. Almost a year ago, football upperclassmen shaved a shamrock-hawk on his head. He could not alter it for 24 hours. Somehow, I can’t find a picture of … Continue reading
Crawfish For The Army Man [Family]
Last week, Holly’s nephew, Logan, was in town, back from active duty. So they had a get together, and he wanted to have a crawfish boil. This being their first boil, the water took about two hours longer to reach … Continue reading
Still Back In The Soccer Saddle: District Games [Soccer]
We previously covered Speed’s re-entry into the soccer-scape and the Junior Varsity non-district results. A month and a half later, the District games are done and the JV season is over (playoffs start for Varsity next week). A recap of … Continue reading
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Mardi Gras And Cinco De Mayo Have Something In Common [Dance]
A couple Saturday’s ago, Madysen and Speed went–separately–to the Hi-Lites dance. The theme was something to do with holidays, so Madysen went as, gulp, Mardi Gras, Speed as Cinco de Mayo. Unfortunately, I’ve been unable to locate any pictures on … Continue reading
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Dancing And Spelling [Funny]
Speaking of dancing, we recently got Michael Jackson: The Experience Wii game. I’m not ashamed to admit that it is great, though I’ve been only a spectator to others’ dancing. It is very entertaining watching the kids spin, leg kick, … Continue reading
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Madysen And Speed Get Gussied Up: Ball [Dance]
A couple weekends ago, Madysen and Speed went–separately–to the Junior Symphony Ball at Eddie Deen’s Ranch. Both went in groups of 20+ to dinner before, the Ball itself, and then after-parties. I never get any good photos of the groups, … Continue reading
He’s Back In The (JV) Game [Soccer]
Last April, Madysen gave up soccer after nearly a decade of it being her primary occupation. Layla and Emma dabbled with it, but neither ever got too involved. And Speed gave it up way back to focus on lacrosse, which … Continue reading
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In Which Snow And My Net Worth Fall: Icepocalypse [Dallas]
It was just a couple weeks ago that Snowmaggedon failed to make much of an impact around here. But today we woke up to Icepocalypse and the closing of both school and my office. The city, in fact, is largely … Continue reading
Omnibus Christmas Staycation [Holidays]
It’s been a busy day around here as we try to get caught up on the December happenings. In case it’s not already clear, the Christmas Letter tradition continues on hiatus for the second straight year. And I would not … Continue reading
Posted in Disappointing People, Emma, Farmington, Holidays, Layla, Madysen, Speed
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The Final Big 12 Championship Clash [OU]
I’ll be honest–I’m absolutely exhausted. So I’m going for quantity over quality here on a few posts. Please excuse the mess. It came down to tiebreakers, but OU got to the Big 12 Championship Game against Nebraska at Cowboys Stadium. … Continue reading
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