FSU x NC State

A friend of ours passed on some FSU basketball tickets for last Saturday. Braden and I went and watched FSU lose a heart-breaker to NC State. FSU amazes me with their athletic ability and their equal-if-not-greater ability to lose games. They were up by 3 with 47 seconds left and ended up losing by 3.

Bainbridge in the Bowl

I just wanted to point out that Bainbridge is going to weigh heavy in the outcome of the Super Bowl this coming Sunday. James Butler is lining up at safety for the Giants. You've always got to expect great things from a past Bearcat. I am pulling for the Giants. They've played with a lot of heart (although I cringed when Farve threw the interception late in the game the other day). I predict a 4-quarter game with Eli throwing a touchdown pass to win it (that would be so storybook).

-Update-
As you all know the Giants did win. Butler did start. James Butler Day has been set for March 1st. Coincidentally, my birthday.

camping or last hurrah!

Friday my brother (Jad) and I took the older kids camping (Braden, Simon, Katherine and John Adams). I spent some Christmas money on a family-size tent and some other gear and we went out to Red's farm. We grilled steaks; the kids had hot dogs. Jad had them pretty spooked about the coyotes saying that whining attracted them to the camp so when we tried to encourage them off into the woods with their flashlights, they didn't want to leave the campfire. We stayed pretty warm until going to bed. The temperature dropped and the air mattress (yes, I'm getting old) didn't hold any heat. It started to rain during the night and while the tent did well keeping us dry we decided to pack it in and head out first thing. It was a good first try. And our last hurrah with Jad and his crew. They flew back to Moscow yesterday.

visit w/ the Lanes

We enjoyed our visit with everyone. If only it had snowed!

First Shot

Here's Simon's first and only shot thus far in the season (two games).

Happy Birthday GiGi!

Happy New Year!

We did sparklers off the front porch for New Year's, watched some of the bowl games (don't remember now which one) and then watched some guy jump a football field on his motorcycle (anti-climatic). The sparklers proved more dangerous. Lucy's ear got "sparked" as did Simon's sleeve (we found the hole the next day). Happy New Year! Let us hear your resolutions.