1265 Lombardi Avenue

Way cool! Parker #77, Nose Tackle for the 7th Grade Westside Wolverines played football in Lambeau Field during half time of the Packer - Colts pre-season game last night. A proud moment for all!

It was sure fun watching the 7th and 8th grade teams scrimmage. Passes were thrown, touch downs were made, and Lambeau Leaps were executed. (well sort of, with the help of the crowd!)

Oh yeah, and the Packers did pretty well too.

No, it's not GI Jane.

Just cruising through the SD card and came across some fun photos.

Here is one of Azure, Logan, and Carl after Azure's first turkey hunt. She is a bit miffed as that is not her tom. It's Logan's. But that's okay, I think she has the bug now because she really enjoyed the training and the hunt and plans to go again next year. Brad is happy too as he got to tag along.

Aye! Aye! Captain!

Just found this photo of Parker sporting one of his medals from wrestling season back in the winter.

He wrestled with Bayport and St. Mark and went to 8 tournaments last winter. He had a tough season, but came out with a couple of medals and some hardware.

Training with Bayport this year was pretty intense and he learned a lot using the Purler Method. We are very pleased with his improvement and are looking forward to seeing him hit the mat again but first we need to get through football season!

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and sometimes Friday and Saturday

Softball season came and went like a whirlwind this summer. Both girls moved into different leagues. Azure went into the Senior League on the Blue Team where the competition and skill level were really racheted up. But boy, was it fun to watch; stealing bases with occasional merry-go-rounds. Taylor moved into the Junior League on the Lime Green Team. Where there is all player pitching and the opportunity to play in city wide tournaments.

Azure played pitcher, catcher and left field. Taylor played catcher as well as right and center field. Azure's pitching is improving and Taylor would like to add pitcher to her resume' for next season.

The Blue Team took home the first place trophy for the Senior League and the Lime Green Team played in the finals, but lost to the first place seed of the Junior League. It was a very exciting season for both girls.

The picture of Azure pitching is a self-portrait she was considering for her photography fair entry in August. It is her take on tough yet feminine look.

Batman conquers the Joker

I win! I win! I win! The boy helped. He always helps. It's okay. One day he will move out and I will have to play alone.

Finally Here.. well at my house anyway

I drooled over all the new games coming out for the PS3 for months! Sure I have plenty of gaming systems, but oh my, the new stuff I was missing, mostly Batman: Arkham Asylum. So for Christmas my family got me a new PS3 - everyone enjoys it either through gaming or viewing Netflix on it. We don't do much internet cruising on it. I knew the newest games on the market were priced pretty high and I don't like to buy new because, well it's just too expensive. So I went looking for a used Batman game. The used game was few and far between at our Gamestops whenever I dropped in and on the rare occasion one would be there the used price was only five bucks less than the new price. Ugh!

So.. I waited and waited and waited. Hey, four months for me is a long time. Patience, virtue and all that. Not so good in that department.

On Mother's Day my boy and I went to Gamestop for something to do. Batman's price was right where I wanted it. I bought it. I now know why it took so many people to start selling them back. I don't know that I will part with this one either.

I will start my waiting for the new Final Fantasy game and Uncharted II. I hate to admit this outloud, but I did reserve a copy of the new Mario. I can't wait for Mario, ever. I might have a problem.

To Clean or Not to Clean

To clean or not to clean, that 'tis the question.
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
the slings and arrows of armed dust bunnies
or take vacuums against a sea of fur balls and
by opposing, end them.

A few weeks ago I purposely took an Internet break so I could get some work done around the house. I will have you know, it worked.

I have tired of that.

Although I do enjoy the results, I also enjoy being in the know and sitting on my rear-end clicking. Such a struggle. Probably not life or death though. So here I am, blogging. I am telling myself that I am working out the conflict. Imagine, by the time I finish picking out a new background and font colors as well as editing this post, I could have had my whole main floor vacuumed and picked up. Or even a bathroom cleaned.

Well, alright. Here I go to do...