THE GAME!!!!!

Yo this is Chris. Last time I posted I said I'd have pix so.... I have pix. they're from the game we played in D-TOWN we lost but we did not go down without trying. We were down by 22 at the half and came back 2 end it at 11 down. Be4 the game they were snickering and acting like jerks but after.... they were scared!!!! And now the pix.

Dorkyness

Hey this Chris and someone got mad at me 4 not posting!!!! Now I'm not going 2 say names [Abby, Bepi, and Chew-it-up] but I I'm updating the blog. Now U know what the title is.... DORKYNESS!!!! so let us get dorky. As U know I'm on A basketball team I know I said I was playing WCA but they did not feel like playing us INSTEAD they told us the girls varsity team was willing 2 play us!! Now they beat us bad real bad but that don't mean u gotta have jokes and we have practiced sevenfold since we've played them.... so we R dying 2 play them..... but they won't [they won't play cuz they know we will destroy, kill and conker them] I WILL BE AVENGED SEVENFOLD!!!!! I beg pardon I get A lil mid evil some times. Well that's it 4 I don't think that wuz dorky but whatcha gunna do.

C-ya ps I will have pix up next time I post.

Yo this is Chris I'm new at this so CHILL!!!! Anyway my Mom has not had time to post....so I'm gonna post for her. It's been alright because well....I'm a dull dude with nothing better to do with my life. But I have done something with my life I have watched Abby try to get a sun tan in the dead of WINTER!!!!! Even tho it was dorky and somewhat stupid.... it was funny. BUT W8T THAT'S NOT ALL I've been doing basketball [as you seen on my Mom's last post] we will be playing the jerks we played last time EVEN THO THEY PUSHED US AND BEAT US UP [I'm still kinda mad at those losers] we will still be playing them. Well that's my life...I don't think I did too bad for my first post.

Friday Night Basketball

Last night, a number of the young men played their first scrimmage game. Considering they had not played together before, and didn't get many points on the board, they showed a lot of potential. No, they didn't win. They were disappointed, but neither we (the families) nor Ivan (their coach) were.

John (JB), Steven, Tim, Dustin, Michael, and Ian were our bigger guys. Grumpy (Chris), Happy (Jeremy), Sneezy (Josh), and Doc (Simon) were our younger ones.

Chris Strikes Again...

Christian couldn't wait to get home from cantata practice and take some pictures of the trees. I don't know how he does it... I may be biased (and proudly so), but I think his work is quite striking. Who knows? Someday, he may become the next Ansel Adams, or the first Christian Thompson :)

Are we ready for this?

Well, I finally figured out how to post pictures! And it was actually easier than I realized -- DUH!

Are we ready for winter? These are a couple of Chris' masterpieces, taken 01/01/08 outside of our house, after getting about eight inches of snow overnight. Sure, it looks beautiful, but I'm not ready for this. Even though I've always had thoughts of quiet, snowy days, I have to be realistic.

BepiKay, you can have it... I'll enjoy it from inside, looking out my window, hopefully listening to soothing music and drinking green tea with lemon... hey, a mom can dream, can't she??

The Great Christmas Debate '08

So, we have some people who would wear Christmas tree sweaters in ninety degree weather and listen to Christmas music year round (BepiKay, I'm callin' you out). I have no problem with that. I love Christmas music. I have a CD where I've burned (legally) a few different versions of "My Favorite Things" and "Carol of the Bells." I have enjoyed baking Christmas cookies with my kids. I even get a rush out of making Christmas dinner, even though I am too dead to eat it when it's done.

That having been said, I really think it's hard to get into the 'spirit' of things when I'm outside without a coat in November... it's also hard to get into the aforementioned 'spirit' when some of the Christmas music is so incredibly treacly (look it up). Chris refers to that music as 'dulled-down, vapid, and infantile.' Okay, we like using words...