Axe 'em Jacks!

The band performed at half time. Sadly enough, the band performed better than the football team. We lost 45-23 to a pitiful school! (no names mentioned- I don't want any hate mail!! :).....)

The SFA Gang...

That's a proud mom right there! We dressed up in our SFA attire for homecoming Saturday. We all went to the parade and mom and I went to the football game. We had fun. It was my 5th year to be out of college.

Sponge Bob, Square Pants....

Ryan and his mom and dad carved this lovely little pumpkin for a pumpkin decorating contest at school. Sadly, he didn't win anything and this was carved free-handed. What a shame!!

Stick a fork in all of us...

Astros lose 7-5, down 3-0 in the World Series.

Now stick a fork in me, I'm done, time for bed (at least for 4 hours I'll get vs the 5:41 minutes spent watching game). Sad!

14th Inning - how 'bout dem 'stros!

Okay!

So, this now comes down to how did I ever let my wife talk me into becoming an Astros fan? It's almost as painful as being a Miss. State fan. I believe this is an attempt to see how many times we can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory...

Lessee, its the top of the 14th, 1:05AM, the game is over 5:28 hours old, the game is the longest World Series game in history (elapsed time and innings), the Astros have stranded 12 runners in scoring position, Ensberg and Ausmus have blown chances to win this game, the benches are empty, and I'm still awake. Thank God Ensberg and Ausmus have turned double plays in the 13th and 14th innings to keep them in the game.

I've tried to give up and go to bed twice and now (former Astro) Geoff Blum hits a home run off some no-name, last ditch reliever named Astacio. Then Astacio's control fails him and he looks like he couldn't hit a bear in the butt with a bass fiddle. Boy is it going to be fun trying to stay awake at work tomorrow....

still hobbling along...

Well, I did the unthinkable today. I actually didn't wear my walking cast and I should have. I am regretting it now. I am in some pain. I was actually doing better and thought I would be brave....wrong! I guess I'll be wearing it tomorrow!

Today was so cold here. It's about time! I actually had to cut the heater on in the car, only to find out it's not working that great. What a time for it to act crazy!

School is going good. I lost another student today. It's a bad home life situation. It makes me a little sad.

Only 11 more days till I can see Stephen again! :)

Weekend in Frisco, TX

I got to spend the weekend with my 2 sisters, niece, nephew, and new nephew, Oscar, the dog. We had a good time. Of course, we did plenty of shopping!! :)

Lauren

Future cheerleader....

WOO-HOO!!!

Man, it was a good feeling when the Astros won last night!!! If any team deserved it, they did! How awesome! Even Stephen was excited!!! Go 'Stros!!!

Another interview

Well, to give you an update on how things are going for Stephen with the job hunting process, he never did hear from the job interview here in Nacogdoches. He has had a phone interview with a company north of Dallas, and a headhunter is talking to him about a job in Lufkin. To give you a perspective of distance, Lufkin is about 30 minutes from here, Gainesville is about 3 1/2 hours from here. I guess you can guess which job we would rather him have!

We got to see each other again this past weekend. We had a really good time. We managed to find 3 malls and the teacher store, we were doing good!

Keep us in your prayers. We really need some discernment right now as to what to do next.

Hop, I mean Hobbling Along

Poor Stacey,

Just when we thought she's getting into the swing of things with school, the aches and pains took over. Monday morning she woke up in excruciating pain with her foot. Like many mornings, she often wakes up with her feet hurting. Yet, this time it was worse than usual. Thus, she decided to go to the podiatrist to see if she could get some relief. A few X-rays and a consultation later, we found out that she has bone spurs on her heel, tendonitis, and bursitis. OUCH!!!

She's in a walking cast for a month. Just pray that she doesn't kick me with it!

A house re-united

Now that the Braves have choked again, it's up to the Astros to give our household something to cheer for in the playoffs. Let's just home Berkman has another grand slam left in his bat...

How Bout dem Astros!!!

Woo hoo! The Astros won! Now I can rub it in to Stephen!! :-) After 18 innings, the Astros won 7-6! The game started at noon and just ended!! WoW!!!

A House Divided???

Well, it's my favorite time of the year in professional sports: the MLB playoffs. Once again, my favorite team has landed in the playoffs for the 14th consecutive year and is again paired with Stacey's favorite team. Last year, I shot my mouth off and the Astros did the Tomahawk Chop in. I'm keeping my mouth shut this time and maybe the Chop won't stop...

A fitting photo

I remembered this old photo from our honeymoon that was pretty fitting for the hurricane that we just endured. Notice the last line on the board, we went from he first condition to the last and then had a rope that was AWOL.