Harvest Festival

Elle and Dad enjoy the annual Harvest Festival at school!

Conference Bowl Pay-outs!

I thought this graphic was especially interesting.  There's certainly a bit of money involved in college football!

Folsom Bulldog Football

Jack and I went to one of the Folsom Bulldogs recent play-off games.  The basically destroy almost every team they play with a solid defense and a spread offense that most team are unable to stop.  They won this game 56-14.   Depending on which poll you look at they are typically ranked in the top 10 nationally.  Unfortunately for them, another team they often face in the state final, De La Salle is ranked a couple notches ahead of them and has never lost to Folsom.

They also happen to play on a blue field!

Look Jack!

It's a lit up Ford F series with Santa in back!

A Fun Watch for GT Fans

Though there is some foul language written within!

Elle and the Dentist!

 

Elle had her most successful trip to the dentist to date and did a great job.  She scored a great check-up and everything looks good.   Jack's was good as well!

Shipping Reminder - Pay the Premium!

Thinking about shipping something this season.  Here's a reminder to avoid the general United States Post Office Service.... 

Talk about inefficiency... along with a total fail.... pay the premium and go FedEx or UPS....

Go Jackets! Beat Georgia!!!!

Go Tech! Beat the Bulldogs!

Miata Enjoying California!

Convertible weather in late November!

New Family Pictures

We went to a not so new place for our pictures this year.  The historic Folsom Powerhouse.  You might recognize it because we've been there for pictures in the past as well.   It is a cool place, just down the river from the famous Folsom Prison.

GT - ACC Coastal Division Champions!

Tech wins the ACC Coastal Division outright and earns the right to play Florida State in a few weeks.  Just have they play Georgia.   Ironically, this could mean the are no longer the favorite to go to the Orange Bowl but it is worth it I think...

The Value of Time... The new MICA device....

A Lamp Only Bill and Erin Could Love!

Saw this post-modern duck lamp recently and immediately thought of Bill and Erin! Perhaps Bill's birthday and this lamp would pair nicely!

Jack The Tiger Cub

We finally got Jack's Cub Scout uniform over the week-end.  He's proudly learning the Cub Scout Promise!

GT Secures Win #9!

 The Yahoo "picking app" was interesting this week in that the country almost universally favored GT against Clemson.   The app seemed to be dominated by CA voters which was also interesting (I think they only showed me the Western states...

Jack Scores Perfect Attendance and Spelling Awards!

Jack scored a perfect attendance award and a spelling award today at his school's assembly!

Slo-mo Soccer

My new phone features slo-mo video.... here's demo with Elle playing soccer.

Happy November! Here is an Intel Turkey shot!

Giants Win!

We let Jack get up to watch the final outs of the Giants win!

Giants Win! Third Series in 5 Years

 

Halloween is Going to the Dogs Vol. 2

Halloween is Coming!

Jack in his soccer uniform seemingly try to stick his tongue in the scarecrow's ear!

Dad, in particular, might want to score this on November 1 for Jake!

 

Here's Jack at his school's Harvest Festival just before venturing into the haunted house!

 

Elsa!

 

Jack and Elle with one of their favorite teacher's from Phoenix!

Halloween is Going to The Dogs - Volume 1

Anne sent this light up pooch to the kids and they love it.  His name is Spooky!

The Miata Arrives in Folsom

It actually arrived a few weeks back but here's the evidence!

The kids love to ride in it as do we. It is a real treat for the kids as we don't let them in it too much except for little trips to the store.

Toothless Volume 1

Jack lost his 3rd tooth a few days ago and it was a big one! One of his front teeth. This is volume 1 because his other front tooth fell out today. Picture to come.

Gin Blossoms Cover Folsom Prison Blues!

One of the advantages of living in Folsom is getting to attend concerts 3 minutes away. Another advantage is artists playing in Folsom have often have an urge to cover Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Blues. Tonight it was the Gin Blossoms.

 

 

Our love reaches from the Pacific Ocean beaches to the beaches of Lake Michigan... and all places in between and beyond...like below from the random bunker of a golf course in AZ.... Happy 11th Anniversary to us!

11 Years!

Happy Eleven Year Anniversary to Us!

Tech Admission Notes - 2014

Tech’s freshman class is, according to the school, the highest achieving and most diverse in school history. It was the first class for which Tech accepted what is known as the Common Application, which caused a 46 percent increase in applications. The school admitted 33 percent (8,560), and 2,800 enrolled. (The school’s admission rate in 2012 was 55 percent and 41 percent last year.)
The average SAT score of incoming students improved to 2134 and 94 percent of freshmen have taken at least AP Calculus or an equivalent course. The class is 51 percent Caucasian, 28 percent Asian, 7 percent Hispanic, 6 percent African-American and 4 percent multi-racial. The class is 61 percent male and 39 percent female. The students come from 47 states, 63 countries and 87 Georgia counties (out of 159).

Zipping at the Patch!

Today was our annual trip to the pumpkin patch... this year they had two new activities. A carousel and a zipline! Jack tried out the latter.

More pictures from the patch later!

Key Lime Bundt Cake!

A key lime bundt cake!

One of the Best from Dr. Demento! Marvin

This was one of my favorites on rotation from the Dr. Demento show!

99 Red Balloons...Performed on...?

You guessed it! Red balloons!  What would we do without Youtube and people with way too much time on their hands....

A Video for Purists Only

Purists of Jack and Elle or Sam and The Firefly...

Let's Head South!

The Weiss Era Ends at KU

It has been a bad couple of years... even by Jayhawk standards! I read that one of their targets is Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson!

Christmas in September

Look closely and you'll see Santa at the end of the Target aisle!

Soccer Season is Upon Us!

Jack has joined the Angry Birds soccer team this year. Here are a few snaps.

Nya is Lost!

Jack's summer of birthday celebrations came to a conclusion recently with a party at our house with his friends. We had nice weather and a festive atmosphere to ring in the boy turning 7!
 

The Return of the Chocodile

Wal-mart featured the Hostess Chocodile earlier this month!   I was tempted but ultimately able to resist the urge to try a box!

Best of Nebraska Vol. 2

Tough to get a snap with cousin O smiling!

The race to granny is on!

Best of Nebraska Vol. 1

Here are some of the long-awaited best snaps from our Nebraska trip!

The cousins are both shooting the baby very similar looks!   Why the crying little buddy?

Jack from School

Here's a little snap of Jack with a friend from his new school....

Here's a Great Little Story

THE MAYONNAISE JAR

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and two cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.

When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and fills it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured it into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “YES”.

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

“Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - God, family,
children, health, friends, and favorite passions. Things, that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the things that matter like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else -- the small stuff.” he said.

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “There is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are
important to you...” he told them.

“So... pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Worship with your family. Play with your children. Take your partner out to dinner. Spend time with good friends. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the dripping tap. Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled and said, “I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.”