OK, running late on my weekly blog update. Forgive me.

First, the Cowboys forgot to go to Minnesota for the playoff game last week. I am glad Minnesota got beat by New Orleans. I have a spot in my heart for New Orleans. I loved travelling to NO when I work for Myers. They will have to play better against Indianapolis if they want to win the Super Bowl.

I went to see Dr. Cohen on MLK Day. I broke a tooth the week before and Dr. C said I need a root canal and a crown. I had my first ever root canal today. It was not as bad as people said. Actually, I have had more pain from a regular filling.

T and I photograph the mother/son game night at the kid's school last week. We photographed about a third as many mothers/sons as we did father/daughters.

Saturday, I played in the Flasher Brass Alumni event. Kent St, pounded Akron 87-70. The alumni went to Ray's after the game. It was a good time. Then it was off to my niece's birthday party. It was a busy day. T took K to the Pinewood Derby. He finished 4th in his den and 3rd in Design. We will try harder next year.

K finished the wrestling season 1-6-1. He lost on Sunday and suffered his first 'slam' to the mat. I think it startled him and he was upset after the match. He is fine and will wrestle in the season ending tournament this Saturday.

Ok, now you are up to date.

Bayou

Time for the weekly blog update.

It was exam week at school. The new semester begins next week, but first, we will take Monday off.

I don't know if this is the highlight to the week or not, but I broke a tooth this week. It was a molar and I will see the dentist tomorrow. A fun way to spend a day off.

T and I took pictures at the father/daughter dance on Friday. We photographer almost 90 dads and daughters. Now, the work begins, processing their orders.

The Cowboys play today in Minnesota. I will be able to see some of it before heading to wrestling. K is only 1-5 on the year, but he is improving each week. He is enjoying it.

I went to see Perry play Massillon in basketball last night with Mike Neckco.

B went on an O.N. on Friday. I haven't heard from her since. I think we are going to have to make a rule about checking in once a day when on an O.N.

Go Cowboys!

Perry and Mogadore had a snow day on Friday, so T made stuffed french toast. It is as good as it looks. I love having snow days because T makes the best breakfasts.

In the evening we, minus B, went to the Cleveland for the RV show. We had fun looking at the travel trailers and motor homes. As a family, we would be limited to bunkhouse campers. There were a few campers we loved and if we had an extra $25,000 we would purchase. But, for now, we love the camper we use now.

Today, the boys went sledding with Jackson and Turner. Afterwards, T and I took a group to see Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs. It is a cute movie. Everyone liked it.

Tonight, the Cowboys played in their first round playoff game against the bEagles. It looks like the 'Boys will win (34-14 late 4th quarter.) They will head to Minnesota next week for Round Two.

Til next time,

Bayou out.

How 'bout them Cowboys!

We went to visit our friends, the Lyons, for the weekend. They live about 80 miles from our house so the invited us to stay the night. We had a great visit. Food, friends and football. It doesn't get better than that.
Sunday we had to leave early and take K to wrestling. He lost. He looked tired. He still is learning and improving each week. We made it home in time to watch the Cowboys win the NFC East. They are ready to make the journey to Miami and Super Bowl XXIV. I wish I could just travel to big D for the game.
Back to school today and it wasn't that bad. It has been snowing all day. Maybe if it keeps snowing there will be a snow day. Never know.

Happy 2010

Time for a recap.

Christmas: Kids were up just before 8. Santa was good to them. We headed over to my parents house about 11:30. It was so nice not rushing around on Christmas morning. We spent a few hours with the family at mom and dad's. Again, Nana and Papa were very giving to the kids and T and I. Then it was off to T's parents. We opened gifts and had a great dinner. We are very blessed family.

We then I got sick. It started about 9:30pm and didn't stop until the morning of Dec. 27. B and K ended up sick as well.

K and I went to Manchester to watch the MHS wrestling team on Wednesday.

The family went to the Moores for New Year's Eve celebration. It was fun to spend the evening with them. The Witts stopped by as well. Hopefully, we all can go camping together next summer.

Today, we watched football. The Buckeyes beat the Ducks in the Rose Bowl. We also took down the tree and decorations. It is always sad to take everything down at the end of Christmas time. I will not turn off my Christmas light until I return to school. Heck, I might l;eave them on. I love see them at night on the back fence.

Happy 2010 from the Bayou!

Beignet Breakfast 2009

We had our annual beignet breakfast. T and I need to do some research and figure out when we first had beignets on Christmas Eve morning. Nana stopped by for a beignet as well.

We have a busy day today. We will head out to Nana and Papa's for lunch before church. After church we will drive around and look at lights. When we return home, we will watch The Polar Express. Finally, we will hang our stocking, and say our prayers because Santa comes tonight.

Merry Christmas from the Bayou!

Picture time

My niece is just a tad taller than the trophy B earned from batonthis season.
The Bayou FamilyB and her friends after the baton party. They marched in all but 2 parades this year.

K is one bad a$$ for an eight year old. Ok, he just looks like a bad a$$.

I guess my blog is now a once a week blog.

To recap last week:

Last week of school for me. The kids have to go until Wednesday.

Snow and cold.

K won his wrestling match by pin in just thirty seconds. It was his first career victory.

Ok, that is it.

--Bayou

B and I played at the Saxophone Christmas in the Falls yesterday. We had about a 40 minute rehearsal and a 45 minute concert. I haven't play the sax since January and my mouth was hurting at the end. B said he had a fun time even though she could play all the notes. (For the record, neither did I.) I am amazed how much she has learned in such a short time. If we play in it next year, she will do better and someday, I am sure she will be better than me.

Last Sunday K had his first All-Star wrestling match. He lost 4-0, but had a fun time. He said he need to practice more and get better. He will wrestle again this afternoon and every Sunday til the end of January.

Last night was the Santa Party at my sisters. It was fun and the kids love it. T and B had to shuttle back and forth between the party and the baton banquet. B got another tall trophy for marching in parades. I think she marched in 15 this summer.

In fantasy football action, the Bayou Steelers made the playoffs as the 5th seed. We face the defending MNFFL Super Bowl champions today. Let's go Steelers!

B before her concert band debut! I am amazed how fast she has learned to play the saxophone. She has to learn how to read music, learn fingerings for the sax, and learn what notes has what value. The 6th grade band is so large they need two periods for rehearsal. The two groups only meet twice before tonight for rehearsal. I am so proud of her and hope she stays with it. Band was such an important part of my life and I hope it is in her life as well.
The rest of the concert was great as well. We also got to hear my nephew play in the 8th grade band. The high school Jazz Band was fabulous.

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.