J with a shampoo mohawk!

The last boat ride of 2009.

Craig and his little girl.

T, J and K 'inside' the boat. We need the enclosures for a few cruises in October.

These are a couple of pictures of T and B in action during the Massillon Christmas Parade last week. B only has one more parade for the year.

Thanksgiving was fun. We split time between my sister's and my in-laws. I was able to see most of the Cowboys' game. They won 24-7 over Oakland.

Teresa and I looked at all the ads in the paper and found only a couple of 'door buster' deals. We decided not to get up early and fight the crowd. When we did wake up around 7:15 we thought we would head out and see if what we wanted was still available. First stop, Target. We purchased some Christmas light (50% off) and DVDs. Next stop, Home Depot. We bought 60 AA batteries for $10. The way the kids go through AA batteries on the Wii, we needed them. Final stop, Toys R Us. We bought 3 MP3 players for the kids. Keep this info under your hats. All three kids still believe in Santa Claus and I would like to keep it that way. On our way back home, T said we should donate blood. So, we did.
On Friday night, I went to see Cardinal Mooney defeat Steuvenville 45-7. Cam's running back ran for 303 yards, including a 95 yard TD run. I will miss the Massillon-Glenville state semi-final tonight. T and I are going to dinner with her aunt from PA. It is a nice dinner out with just adults.

Only 15 school days til Christmas Break.

Football recap

Ohio State defeated UM again this year.

Massillon beat McKinley 10-7. I went with Big Keith to Akron for this game.

Cleveland found a way to lose to Detroit.

Dallas crushed Washington 7-6. I can't wait for Thanksgiving Day; Dallas vs Oakland.

It was another beautiful weekend. I hope it continues like this for the rest of the year.

and the Bayou Steelers won as well this weekend.

Football schedule for the weekend:

Noon:
THE Ohio State University vs Michigan.

7:00pm
Massillon Washington vs Canton McKinley....Part Two

Sunday.
1:00pm
Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions (ok, I have to mention this game)

4:00pm
Washington Redskins vs Dallas Cowboys.

The biggest high school rivalry, the biggest college rivalry and the biggest pro rivalry all in the same weekend. It might be the best football weekend I can ever remember. The only it would be better is if Mogadore was playing this weekend.

Mixed bag of results for the football weekend. First, Mogadore lost 48-7 to Norwalk St. Paul. The family (minus B) went to the McKinley-GlenOak game. McKinley beat them 48-7. No it is not a typo, the scores were the same. We were home in time to watch the Buckeyes beat Iowa in overtime. The Buckeyes are Rose Bowl Bound. Going to the Rose Bowl is on my bucket list of things to do. It has been 13 years since their last trip to the Rose Bowl.

We also took advantage of the nice weather and finished getting all the leaves raked up. It was so nice to be outside in 60+ degree weather in the middle of November.

A and K after the Cats defeated JFK last Friday night.

K won his first match at the wrestling clinic tournament last weekend. He finished second again this year. He has joined the youth wrestling team. I will keep you posted of his season.

K had his first wrestling practice tonight. He loved it. He will wrestle on Sundays starting in December.

The weather the past few days has been un-November like. I wished we had this weather back in October for camping. The weather for the football game Saturday night was great. We meet up with the Lyons, Throneberrys and my parents at Beef o'Brady's before the game. It was a great time.

The Wildcats defeated the Eagles of Warren JFK 28-7. The Cats will play this Friday night against Norwalk St. Paul.

This is the back of the yearbook staff t-shirt. One of the staff members came up with the saying to use, and I showed them the logo from the Ft. Worth Cats. We made changes to their design to fit our needs.

Check back later to see how Mogadore did in their playoff game.

It has been a week since my last update.

Dad and I finally changed the oil in the boat. It was put into storage for the winter.

T came down with an infection, then had a reaction to her medicine.. She could hardly move for three days. She is feeling better today and returned to work. She did not work Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

We took the kids to Parma to trick or treat at night. It was the first time they ever trick or treated at night. Uncle Kevin was glad to have them visit his house.

Mogadore beat E. Canton in football last Friday night. The Cats will be the #3 seed in the playoffs. They will host Warren JFK next Saturday night. Our friends from the cruise send their daughter to JFK. We are planning to meet them before the game.

I might also attend the Kent State/Akron game at Akron's new stadium. The game is at noon. It should be a great football day.