Today was the first day of 7A Individual Wrestling Sections. For those who are unfamiliar with high school wrestling, an individual section tournament decides which wrestlers advance to state competition which, in Minnesota, is being held next week at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. Going to state has been something Kevin has...
Monthly Archives: February 2009
That’s my web number in case Joe Biden wants to pay me an internet visit.
(AP Photo) Excerpt from foxnews.com: Sen. Barbara Boxer is urging the U.S. to ratify a United Nations measure meant to expand the rights of children, a move critics are calling a gross assault on parental rights that could rob the U.S. of sovereignty. The California Democrat is pushing the Obama administration to review the U.N....
If ever you find yourself in a sticky situation just remember that you always have the option to call a timeout.
She’s always waiting in the wings, warming bleachers all over the state as we travel from one wrestling meet to the next. But this time Elly was in the spotlight during halftime at the varsity girls basketball game. And don’t think for a moment that she didn’t savor the moment the way I would if...
How this tiny girl can muster such huge amounts of balance and strength is beyond me. Gymnastics requires an agility not found in my gene pool. I get a charley horse every time I tie my shoelaces.
The following article from ESPN.COM is so wonderful that I have to share it: Team’s gesture supports grieving opponent ESPN.com news services Updated: February 18, 2009, 2:49 PM ET Two missed free throws, ordinarily the cause of a coach’s headache, became the symbol of sportsmanship in a Milwaukee boys’ basketball game earlier this month. Milwaukee...
I have spent some time this morning searching through my photo archives for a project at work and stumbled upon this photo taken on the first day of school last fall. The bell hadn’t even rung before he was causing a commotion on the playground. He was chasing girls and encouraging them to watch as...
“Mom, which is closer to the sun? Saturn or Ur-inus?” “I’m sorry, what?” “Which is closer to the sun? Saturn or Ur-inus?” “Do you mean Uranus?” “Well, Mrs. Lambert says we have to call it ‘Ur-inus’.” “What’s wrong with Uranus?” “Mommmmm!” [originally published Dec. 17, 2007]
I look forward to replacing the winter boot smell with that of fresh cut grass.
Can’t say that I’ve ever craved a pickle sandwich but, then again, I’ve never been an 11-year-old boy.
I’m currently experiencing one of those “mom highs” when I’m bursting with pride over my children’s accomplishments. Last night our wrestling team wrestled at our conference championships and Kevin took first place (the only team member to walk away with a championship) at 160 pounds. It’s beginning to look as though Kevin has a good...
How bored were the humans that thought up this game? Can’t you just imagine the conversation? I know. Let’s invent a game where people balance on thin metal blades over frozen water while chasing a small disc with sticks. Oh, and by the way, we encourage you to crash into people at super fast speeds....
I guess when you live in the country long enough even your sense of direction changes. Kevin has a big wrestling tournament tomorrow night but Darren is going to be late which means I’ll be driving separate. This prompted the following exchange: “Hey, Darren, what’s the name of the road I take to get to...
Our children’s elementary school is celebrating February’s “National I Love to Read” month with a “Go bananas over books” theme. To kick off the event some of the teachers participated in a banana eating contest to see who could eat a banana the fastest. Elly’s teacher, Mrs. T, won with a mere 17.4 seconds. I’m...
She deserves brothers who don’t call her “Four Eyes” or tell the kids at school to call her Eddie Joe instead of Elly Joy.
One of the parenting challenges I am constantly faced with is my children’s faulty assumption that everything in life is fair. We all learn the hard way that bad things happen to good people, hard work isn’t always recognized and sometimes we end up with the fuzzy end of the lollipop “just because”. There are...
Lately life has been pointing its fully automatic bullshit gun at my family’s head and we are frantically waving our white flag of surrender. Darren’s mom recently learned that she has brain cancer. Darren had a kidney stone last week. The ER doctor ordered a CT scan to assess the size of the stone. While...
It took seven months but they are finally producing! Our 19 chickens lay about 6 eggs a day which means there are 13 chickens content to let the others do all the work. I’m guessing those unproductive hens have strong male tendencies.
Before you get the wrong impression, Mr. Bingley is not a cuddler. He just has zero body fat and requires a human furnace to maintain his core temperature.