After losing last week to Missouri, the KSU Wildcats suffer another heartbreaking loss to Colorado – a team so broken they fired their coach 2 weeks ago.
Defense woes, defense woes, defense woes….
We’ve got one game left – at North Texas – another team that has fired their coach. Maybe we can get that 7th win and make our bowl bid a bit better.
I can’t believe I’m saying it, but I’m ready for football season to be over so I can concentrate on the No. 3 ranked basketball team.
Tonight the family attended a show at the Sprint Center featuring the Rockettes of Radio Music Hall. Although we weren’t quite in the Christmas season, this show sure did it’s best to get us there.
The pageantry, scenery, music, and the choreography was awesome. The display of dance was fantastic. The girls loved it. Linda and I loved it. Rod and Carlene also came along and they loved it. This was truly a great family show.
If you ever get the chance to experience this truly unique taste of NYC, do so. You’ll love it, too.
Photo from www.visitkc.com
It took a few weeks, but the cold of late fall has finally decided to arrive. This has been an unusually pleasant late summer and early fall – in fact, we’ve become quite spoiled. The temperatures are now in the 30s in the morning and 50s-60s in the late afternoon. Really, not bad temperatures, but cold compared to our pampered 70s.
Now we just need to start gearing up so we can ride our bikes in colder weather. Got some gear the other day – here’s hoping we can try it out soon.
By the way, the photo was taken by me with my iPhone after leaving work one day. What a breath of fresh air to step out of the ER and find this sight waiting for you.
If it’s not the neighborhood squirrels destroying something, it’s the local woodpecker. This guy has put several holes in our home over the past 2 years. The latest is the one in the picture shown here. This hole was created at the point where our television cable enters the master bedroom – 8 feet up the side of the house. What you see in the picture is the back end of the cable outlet as viewed from outside the house. That’s right – the woodpecker was all but in our bedroom!
The yellow stuff in the picture is expanding foam from the hole I filled last year. Little bugger….
The girls have been asking for haircuts. Linda finally obliged…
So I was on my way to work yesterday morning when I was pulled over by a police officer just minutes from arriving at work. I knew I wasn’t speeding because I had already determined I was more than 20 minutes early and actually made myself drive slower to enjoy the time before I arrived.
Turns out my headlight was out. I was relieved thinking that I would just have a warning. However, I was stunned to find the officer handing me a $130 citation for defective equipment. He stated it would be dismissed if I could show it was fixed within the next 10 days. That’s great and all – but I’m still shocked that I received a ticket. It turned my great mood into one that wasn’t so pleasant.
Fortunately, I was able to contact Linda to buy me a replacement and was able to replace it upon arriving home from work last night.
Now I just need to get back to Lansing to prove that I’m no longer defective…
Emily and her girl scout troop, led by Linda, spent the evening cooking and serving dinner to the families at the local Ronald McDonald house. These houses are used as a “home away from home” for families with children that are inpatients at the Children’s Hospital. Instead of staying in an expensive and impersonal hotel room, the families can stay in a home environment with home-cooked meals and pleasant hospitality. The girl scout troop volunteered to provide the meal for last night. Linda says they all loved it and some were even asking to sign up for every other Friday night!
After helping out at the Ronald McDonald house, they all returned to our house to make cards and letters for the troops overseas. Our church is sending large boxes to several of our deployed parishioners and we have all been asked to contribute letters and cards to be distributed among their fellow soldiers. Linda asked the troop if they’d want to participate and they were all eager to do so.
Very proud of our little girls – they’re growing up just right!
Warm sun streaming in through the window. Lunch sitting heavily in the stomach. Quiet house. The situation is perfect for a nap on the couch in the living room.
Sally thought so, too.
A hearty thank you to the fellow brothers and sisters in arms. I read the other day that a veteran is someone who has handed over a blank check stating “payable in the amount up to and including my life if needed”. I’m thankful that I did not lose anyone close to the battlefield, however I’m truly grateful for those that did pay the ultimate sacrifice for each of us.
I am proud to be from a family of veterans. Both of my grandfathers served in World War II. My father served during Vietnam. My sister also served for several years in the mid-90s. During my 12 years in the United States Army, I served in Desert Storm. One can truly say it’s in our blood.