A skinny Michael Phelps.....?

For those of you who may not know, Mackay joined the GHS swim team this year. Yes, GHS does have a swim team. He is on the team with a couple of friends, Morgan and Tyler. They are having a ball and getting lots of exercise. I know Mack is skinny but I really had no idea how skinny until I saw him in his suit! Whoa!
Tyler, Morgan, and Mack watching a teammate race!

"Oh, Mother! What are you doing with your phone?"

Getting ready to race...

"Can you see me? ....Um, not really... but i know you are there somewhere!"

There you are!

Mack swims several races and he is pretty good. He swims the 50 yard freestyle, 100 yard freestyle relay, 100 yard medly relay, 500 yard freestyle (20 laps!) But I think for the most part, the boys like to hang out by the pool in their tight little suits....

Where has my baby gone????

Well, it's official.....my baby boy is gone! 17 short years ago, I held in my arms the most beautiful boy I have ever seen! It is hard to believe that my chubby, bald headed bundle of love is 17 years old!!!! Why does 17 sound so much older than 16? He is now a man! He is my boy, he is my joy!

Just so you know..........

This boy really makes me smile!!!!!

Nuf said?

World Series Breakdown: Phillies vs. Rays

Well, October was not kind to the Red Sox. They lost last night so the Rays are headed to the World Series. One question......Do I cheer for the team that beat my Sox (because I don't want the team that beat the Sox to get beat) or do I cheer for anyone but the team that beat my Sox?

I did, however, get some memorabilia from Fenway Park!!! A friend from work brought me a treasure.....A paint chip from a seat at Fenway Park! Yep, he peeled it right off of the seat! He also brought me an awesome ball (I don't want to take the plastic off....it might get hurt) Thanks Greg!



All I know is I need a new blog topic!!!

I Believe.......So does BOSTON!

Just a quick note on last nights game.....Boston down 7-0...it is not looking good...but do the Sox give in? NEVER! What a rally! At the bottom of the 7th, it started to come together for the boys of October! They ended up with a 7-8 WIN!!!!

(I guess my clapping and yelling scared Gracie.....She says I'm too loud and she is tired of watching baseball. Sorry, Grace!)

Never Give Up!

I just need to take a moment to express some frustration with my Red Sox. They are down 2-1 in the ALCS Championship Series. Yesterday was not a proud moment for the Sox! But this morning a thought came to me....There is another game....Don't give up!

How many times do we have moments that we are not proud of? How many times do our throws miss the target or we swing too late? How many times do we miss the fly ball because we didn't want to jump to get it? Maybe we didn't slide because we didn't want to get dirty? How many times do we convince ourselves the other team is better.....having more fun?

What a lesson to learn from baseball! Even when the game seems long and we are getting beat, we must never lose sight of our goal! It is the time to keep our heads up, put on our rally hats, dig deep, and find the courage to just keep trying! We may have to humble ourselves and look to the Coach for help! He will always be there! He will be waiting in the dugout at the end of each inning to offer advice, encourage us, and remind us how strong we really are...then he will send us back out to finish the game! All we can do is take what we have learned, work together as a team, and do our best! We must never give up!

Tuckered Out....

Loren and Maren came out with their kiddies to help get the house/yard ready for Mom and Dad's return...24 DAYS and counting!!! They worked so hard! By the time 9pm came around....

And they are staying the whole weekend! I wonder what time they will drop tonight?

They Won!!!!

The Red Sox pulled it off last night! They beat the Angels! Now they move on and play the Tampa Bay Rays! The AL Championship Series starts on Friday, October 10, 2008 at 8:30 PM (ET). I can hardly wait!

A Red Sox Update....

I know you are just dying for an update....

Game 2-the Red Sox win! And we are on our way to Fenway Park!
Game 3-a tragic loss last night after 12 (yes, 12) innings. Those boys played ball for over 5 hours! I wonder how many people were late to work in Boston today?
Game 4-tonight at 6:30 PM on TBS

Send your good thoughts to Boston....John Lester is on the mound tonight! Let's see a repeat of his win in Game One! Go Sox!

Moms and Muffins

Friday was Moms and Muffins at GES! Go Grizzlies! It is a great activity to encourage reading. All Moms (and anyone else) are invited to come to school and read with their child(ren) for an hour and enjoy a lovely muffin! What a great time! The Nielsen moms met up with the the kiddies and headed to the library for some reading! It was fun to have all of the kids together reading and laughing. And it is always fun to take the kids home a little early....

The Paxman's

The Whites

Mals and Marianne