Begin again

The kids soccer season ended in April - try-outs were this past weekend. Thankfully she made the team again as did most of her close friends on the team. Three practices this week and a three day tournament this coming weekend! Sheesh.

Opening Day, 4/14/09

The Kid and The Kid...... at Opening Day yesterday!

4/4 and 4/25

4/4 was a must win - and we did! Soundly beat the other team, 3-0. And The Kid scored! Is still playing tough and well. Next game is 4/25! Not sure I can stand the wait.

Spring

Spring is baseball, showers, flowers starting to bloom, and thinking about cute new sandals.

NOT SNOW IN MY YARD!!!!!

GO ECFC - State Cup!

No, this pic didn't come from this past weekend. I never thought to take a picture as I was too freaked out, nervous, excited to take any.

We lost Sat, 0-1 and won Sunday, 1-0. Those two games were 3 hours away from each other too so me and the kid are beat today.

Now the good stuff - the kid kicked serious ass. She played the best I've ever seen - consistently for both games. She is pretty beat up from the two games - and she gave as good as she got. Had a little misunderstanding with the ref on Sunday and used some inappropriate language (have no clue where she learns those words) on the field after missing a goal but overall had an incredible soccer weekend.

Saturday is a must win game so it will be super intense. The kid is pumped.

GRIFFEY GRIFFEY GRIFFEY.

THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT GRIFFEY BUILT AND THANK GOD HE IS COMING HOME!!!! ALL THE YEARS I HAVE SAID - I WISH GRIFFEY WOULD COME BACK.....

GRIFFEY IS COMING TO SEATTLE. GRIFFEY IS COMING TO SEATTLE. GRIFFEY IS COMING TO SEATTLE. GRIFFEY IS COMING TO SEATTLE. GRIFFEY IS COMING TO SEATTLE. GRIFFEY IS COMING TO SEATTLE. GRIFFEY IS COMING TO SEATTLE. GRIFFEY IS COMING TO SEATTLE............... at last.

Oh. My. God.

SADDER UPDATE: Griffey is not coming to Seattle. Damn.

SAD UPDATE: It's not looking good for Seattle. Stupid Atlanta is pulling hard for Griffey and based on Griffey's past decisions regarding family - he will most likely go to Atlanta. Sigh....... so close to nirvana.

It's close. Griffey is this close to coming back to me. Ah - the world makes sense again.

Truth in bumper stickers

WASHINGTON -- President Obama, putting his executive pen in his left hand to overrule eight years of Bush administration policy, signed "several" executive orders Thursday, including ones affecting national security.
The national security orders mandate that interrogation techniques in the Army Field Manual be used by all intelligence and law enforcement services; call for a task force to look at closing the detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within the year; and orders a strategy to be developed for handling detainees in the future. The presidential directive also orders a stay in the case of Ali Al-Marri, the only person being held by the military as an enemy combatant on U.S. soil.

Fun with liberals

Being Right

UPDATE: my kid will be wearing a red shirt for this. A red shirt that says
"I don't drink the kool-aid"........



















This was in my kids newsletter today.... blah. If it were really a free choice day I'd have her wear all black on 1/20. I am going to order her a RED shirt like the one shown.

Inauguration Day is January 20. . .and we will be wearing red, white, and blue that day in recognition of the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. This is a free dress day, and we want to encourage every student to dress in patriotic colors. Otherwise they are expected to be in uniform.

1. Is it Free Dress or not???
2. They didn't do this for Bush.
3. UGH!