Winter starts tomorrow, but the preview is tonight. The temp has been in the 60's all week, until shortly after 3pm today. The temp is dropping and the wind is picking up. The forcast includes thunderstorms, rain, ice and snow over the next 48 hours.'

The state football finals start tomorrow. There are 3 games tomorrow and 3 games Saturday. The change in weather will effect how the games are played. I will be at all 6 games. I will be able to rub it in Big Keith face that I went to all games while he was off picking up a door in Amish country.

We went out to the Olive Garden tonight. We had some gift cards to use and T did not want to cook dinner. She will be cooking chilli tomorrow for me. I will grab a bit to eat between games. I might need dry clothes as well.

It was a tough week for my brother and brother in law. Both spent time at Aultman. Jeff went to ER with a heart thing. Its wasnt a heart attck but he should see Dr. Rowley often to get checked out. Tim had a blood clot in his lungs. He is now out, but got a 3 day stay at Hotel Aultman.

B went to her first othodonist appointment today. She will go back in 6 months. They dont seem to be in a rush to do anything to her mouth yet. I cant relate to any of this because I never had braces.

Til next month.....See you down by the Bayou.

The season ended for the Cats friday night. They looked bad. No running game. No passing game. Good Luck to Shadyside next week. I cant wait to go to all the games. 6 games in 2 days...not much better in high school sports. I will miss talking football with Big Keith. He will not be able to go to all the games. I will go solo, but I bet I hook up with some others fans.

We had a good Thanksgiving. We split time between Dawn's and the in laws. Too much food, but that is what the day is all about. Plus, the Cowboys won!

I got the lights up on friday. The weather has been in the upper 50's since wednesday.

My brother in law is in the hospital. He is having trouble with blood clots. This not the first time, but still serious heath issue.

I hate the fact Mogadore blocked blogger.com. The kids today watched "Kramer" yell the "n" word on youtube.com but we have to block blogger.com

Anywasy, tonight was part 2 of parent/teacher conferences. I had 3. That is the most I have had in one night in years. I am glad parents take time to come in a check on their students.

Wrestling season is underway. We will have to wait until football season is over to have a full team. We should have 9 varsity and 3 junior high. That is a tad bit down from last year. Our first meet is at Waterloo with Woodridge on Dec 7. The football player might only have 3 days of practice if they make it to the state game.

Eddie Roberts might have me take pictures at the Mogadore game this friday. He doesnt want to drive to New Phil for $20 a picture. It would be nice to see my work in the newspaper.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from the Bayou.

WHAT A WEEKEND!!!!

Friday Night Lights: The Cats defeated Columbiana 21-14. They played one of their best games of the season. They will play Shadyside in New Philadelphia on Friday night.

Saturday Afternoon: First, I hate Brent Musberger as an announcer. He should never be allowed in a TV booth again. With that said.......The Buckeyes are Big Ten Champions and heading to Glendale, AZ for the National Championship game. The victory over the school up north was sweet. However, it was difficult to watch at time. Troy Smith and the Buckeyes did it again. They hit big play after big play to win the game. A thank you to Massillon Washington's Shawn Crable. He hit Troy Smith in the helmet with his helmet. The result was 15 yards and a first down.

The Pick 4 in Ohio yesterday was 4239. The final score of the Ohio State game 42-39.

Today....The Cowboys beat the Colts 21-14. I figured there was no way the Colts would lose to the Cowboys. I was wrong. My cousin Wes went to the game today and cheered the Boys on to victory!!!


Til tomorrow....See you down by the Bayou.

Ok, first off, Mogadore Local Schools blocked Bloggger.com. You can still watch youtube.com but blogger. com is blocked. Figure that one out.

Second, this is the greatest football weekend I can remember in a long time. It might never get this good again. Tomorrow night Mogadore plays Columbiana for the Reg. 21 Championship in Ravenna. The 'Cats have not won the regional title since 2002. Then about 17 or so hours later, The Buckeyes from The Ohio State University will play the team up north for all the marbles. Then less than 24 hours later the Cleveland Browns take on the Pittsburgh Steelers. It doesnt get better than that!

Third, I had parent/teacher conferences tonight. It was a waste for me. I requested 7 or 8 conferences and had none scheduled for tonight.

Latestly, wrestling practice started this week. We are not able to workout in the fieldhouse until football season is over. It is a good problem to have. I will gladly wait unitl December to have a full team and the mats out to stay. Right now we are rolling them out, practicing, then rolling them back up. We have 3 junior high team members and 10 varsity. I think we will lose 1 junior high and 2 varisty before the end of the season.

Go Cats!

Go Buckeyes!

Go Cowboys!

See you next time, Down by the Bayou.

Thursday and nothing new going on today.

We are spending the night at the in-laws. T took the kids (no school today) to her parents. Their mission is to clean out boxes in the garage. These boxes were placed there 12 years ago when they moved into the house. I am guessing there is not much in these boxes. If you havent used it in 12 years, you might not need it now.

We are also going to fix the brakes on my Ion. The front end need some work as well and it needs tires before the snow flies.

Tomorrow is the big game. We are playing Cuyahoga Heights in Bedford. We are 4-0 agains them, all in the playoffs. We beat them at their stadium last year in round 1. Go Cats!

We had parent-teacher conference last night. 99% good things said about B and K. B needs to work on neatness when writing. It is good to hear good things about the kids. It validates what T and I are doing as parents.

Til Tomorrow---

See you down by the Bayou

It is over......Election season ended yesterday. I cant wait for 2,4 and 6 years when we can vote out all the Democrats that promise everyone the world then fail to deliver. I am glad to see Ohio is going smoke free. Now, if we can work on getting casinos to Ohio without messing around with the constitution. One day only Ohio and Utah will not have casinos.

Let's start off with the bad...........Perry, Kent State and Dallas......enough said.

Ohio State avoided being on this list. They will need to step it up when Michigan rolls into town in 2 weeks.

Mogadore handled Lucas 33-14. They will meet Cuyahoga Heights Friday at Bedford Stadium. The Cats are 4-0 in the playoffs against the Redskins.

We went up to Streetsboro for the weekend. We had a clam bake. The weather was beautiful for November. John wanted just family for a retirement party.

Is it me, or can you not wait until Wednesday? I hate political ads on TV, radio and in the newspaper. I can only think of one "positive" ad I have seen. Mind you I plan to vote tomorrow, but not many if any, ads sway my vote.

Get out and vote tomorrow!!!!!

Welcome to November. Tonight is the first night of the OHSAA playoffs. Division 2, 4, and 6 play tonight. Mogadore will host Lucas tonight. Massillon Perry will host Massillon Washington tomorrow night. It will be the first time Washington has played at Perry Stadium. The game is a sell out, 10,000+. The weather will be cold. The temp is around freezing right now, and only will get colder. Good thing I have my long johns to keep me warm.

Sunday we will go to the in-laws to celebrate my father in laws retirement from GE. He does not want a big party. He is not yet 60, so he doesnt think he is "retired" from working. Right now he is working at Kevin's hobby shop. He only wants his family to have a nice dinner together to celebrate.

Found out today our neighbors are asking $116900 for there house. Good Luck. There are several houses in the neighborhood for less than that. I hope for them they get it, but they may have to wait awhile.

Have a good weekend...see you down by the Bayou!