A Big Thank You!

I wanted to say 'Thank You' to both of my grandparents, Nana & Papa Thibaut, and Grandma & Grandpa Blizzard for coming to see my game on Saturday. We played South Central and won with a whopping score of 21-5. And 4 of those points of theirs were in the first half. :) I ended the games with ALOT of bumps and bruises, but no points, just lots of rebounds & assists.

Our next two games are at home starting at 5pm on Tuesday & Wednesday. Tournaments then start on Saturday but at Crestview. Seeds for the tourney will be picked on Thursday at 9pm after all rescheduled games are final.

Again, thanks for coming! I loved to see the cheering section for me!!!

Makaleigh

Fun Day of Sledding with Dad...

For the last couple of weeks, we have gotten snow, LOTS of snow. But the temperatures have been FREEZING! We have been cooped up in the house with school cancellations, and our work schedules weren't being co-operative. A break in the weather (as far as temperatures), so we seen our chance to take the kids sledding. Jack, our youngest of the three dogs (and least to run off) went with us.
Makaleigh and Noah were racing down the hill. And Noah tried to bring Jack down on the sled with him...Jack wanted NO action! It was funny to see him running down the hill with the sound the Noah screaming behind him on his heels.

Noah & Makaleigh racing each other down the hill.

Noah crashing at the feet of Dad.

Makaleigh having a blast sledding!

I think Scott had just as much fun as the kids did! Laughing at the times of Makaleigh and Noah wrecking into each other, and Jack not wanting to be a part of the sled team. Scott and Noah went down together, only to turn into a human snowball! I have never laughed sooooo hard, and now looking at the photos again...makes me laugh like I just seen it for the first time! I just had to post as a slide show(shown just above this blog "A Day of Sledding").


Makaleigh & Noah after a day of sledding!

Relaxed...

A hard day after school, homework, eating supper, & taking a bath...he is all about being relaxed! Noah's routine is just that! He loves that video chair, which he got for Christmas. And the pj's are a every year family tradition. Each of the kids get a new pair of pajamas to wear the night of Christmas Eve to bed. This picture was too cute not to post and share with you all!

Inauguration of Our President-Elect Barack Obama

Sunday, January 18, 2009
A kick off to the inaugural celebration will begin on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. We Are One: Opening Inaugural Ceremonies at the Lincoln Memorial will take place today, Sunday, January 18, 2009. The event will air live on HBO beginning at 2:30 p.m. and again from 7:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Both showings are also being made available to non-subscribers for free. There will be performances by: Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, will.i.am, and Stevie Wonder. Those reading historical passages include Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington.

Monday, January 19,2009
The Disney Channel will air “Kids Inaugural”: We are the Future, Monday, 8-9:30 p.m. followed by a stream of the event at Disney.com.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Watch the Inauguration Ceremony live on television or the web:

Early Morning

CBS News will have live Inauguration coverage on TV and the web beginning at 7 a.m. with The Early Show.
A special 3-hour inaugural edition of Good Morning America , ABC, 7 to 10 a.m.
TV One’s all day coverage beginning at 7 a.m. See schedule
Money for Breakfast and Opening Bell , Fox Business Network, live from Washington, 7 to 10 a.m.


Live coverage of the inauguration anchored by Charles Gibson, Diane Sawyer, and and George Stephanopoulos, ABC News and ABCNews.com, beginning at 10 a.m.
NBC News inauguration special, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., anchored by Brian Williams with Tom Brokaw and Lester Holt
PBS Newshour coverage of the Presidential Inauguration, beginning at 11 a.m.
All day coverage on CNN, CNBC, C-SPAN, FOX News, MSNBC, and TV-One
Special CNN.com Live and Facebook Presidential Inauguration coverage. Facebook users can connect with friends while watching the the inauguration. More information
ABC News coverage of the Inaugural parade beginning at 2:30 p.m. (President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama join inaugural motorcade.)


Evening Events

ABC will air the first-ever, Neighborhood Ball beginning at 8 p.m. Watch the main event, which will feature the President and First Lady’s first dance of the night. Also hear performances by Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Faith Hill, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Stevie Wonder and Nick Cannon (as DJ). Using interactive technology and live broadcast, The Neighborhood Ball will be linked to with parties all across the country. Find out if there is a party near you.
Change and Challenge: The Inauguration of Barack Obama , CBS, 9 to 10 p.m.
ABC News Special, A Moment in History: The Inauguration of Barack Obama , 10 to 11 p.m.
ABC News’ “Nightline,”, 11:35 p.m.- Cynthia McFadden and Terry Moran report live from the inaugural balls.
BET: Yes We Will!: BET’s Inauguation Celebration 8-9 p.m.
Coverage of Inaugural Balls: NBC, 10 to 11 p.m., TV One and MTV, 10 p.m. to midnight
Frontline, Dreams of Obama-The story of how Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States-PBS, 10 p.m.
Tavis Smiley, PBS, 12 a.m., Highlights from President Obama’s inauguration speech and past show apperances.

WOOHOO- They Won!!!

Makaleigh's game was in Crestview, and I was at work Scott dropped her off to the school. I was able to get to the game on time, and what an awesome game it was! The fundamentals are really starting to be second nature to the girls. It was really awesome to see the jumping for rebounds, boxing out, a press-breaker that worked. Makaleigh had five of the six points in the first quarter. She had ended the game with six, and tons of rebounds. I am so very proud of the accomplishments each of the girls have made. Three games are scheduled next week for Tuesday & Saturday at home, and Thursday at Plymouth. Makaleigh would love to have a cheering section at the games. You wouldn't be disappointed at the 100% that she puts into playing ball! Oh, and yes they WON! 26-22. GREAT JOB Girls!

I'm bringing home a boat, Honey!

I had to give strict orders to Scott about 'NO BOAT!' Just kidding! The IX Center was hosting a boat show this past Saturday in Cleveland. Scott had invited Steve & Jay to come with them. Scott had Noah convinced that he was going up there to bring home a boat. Noah was really into checking out the boats, opening all doors, cabinets, and live wells. Grabbing pamphlets for the Uncles. And enjoying walking inside $75-$100 thousand dollars boats. After spending the day, sight-seeing, they headed off to eat. And what better place than Quaker State(of course, a chicken wing was involved).

This picture is of all the pamphlets & books that Noah had pick up. And that is 4# of paper. (hehe! I just had to weight it-that's the baby scale that was used on Eric & I).

12 Degrees Below Zero...

Ok, the kids haven't had school due to iceburg temperatures the last 2 days. This morning at 5 am, we called Time & Temp...and to no surprise, ITS COLD! Actually the temperature was -12. Now, that the sun is shining brightly you would think the air isn't as frigid. Wrong! Still -12 outside at 10:30 in the morning. I can't handle these cold temperatures much longer! It takes hours to get my hands & feet warm.

A Game is Rescheduled

Makaleigh's game that was cancelled for January 13th against Plymouth is back on. The schools have agreed to reschedule on January 22nd at Plymouth with a starting time of 5pm.
A couple more home games to go and the season comes to an end. The girls have worked hard through some injuries and some first time players. And terrible refereeing!!!!!! I honestly believe that the girls last two lost(s) where caused by the lack of referees' call. New London's game was a record breaking jump ball calling. Some if not most of those calls should have been a reach in foul. And for the St Paul game, only one ref shown up, and he was a father to one of the eighth grade girls. Let me ask you how fair that is????
Tournaments are starting January 31st. Time and place will be posted as soon as I know something.

Cancelled...

Makaleigh's last two games have been cancelled due to the weather. She came home on the bus mad at the world that her game was cancelled on Tuesday. The weather was fine, and the 3 inches that were predicted didn't come. I think the big scare was, Chicago's temperature had dropped 15 degrees in two hours and was headed towards us.
Hopefully a rescheduled game or two will be posted soon.

One Crazy Cat!

My crazy cat, Tom just found out that we had fish. I had changed the water in the bowl & sat on the table to answer the phone. Tom's was like "Um, what is that moving inside that bowl? I will investigate." He jumps from his food table and onto the bench of our dining set, with his eyes glued to the fish. First he tries to hit at them through the glass. Then that wasn't enough, he sticks his head into the bowl. And let me just say, Tom was doing all this with Makaleigh sitting at the table doing homework across from him and myself chatting on the phone. He was fixated on one thing! FISH FOR DINNER!

Look at how intense Tom is at watching the fish move in our bowl.

Now that I have move the fish bowl to is rightful place, I worry at night. I have caught Tom, perched up and ready to make his move when the timing is right. Crazy Cat!

Celebrating Two in One

Today is New Years Eve, and we are off to celebrate Christmas with Steve, Lisa and the kids. But first a Baker's pizza was calling our names. We met the Blizzard clan, including Art and Eugenia at Baker's for lunch then off with the wrapping paper. A nice family photo of the all the grandkids.

Ages: Makaleigh~14 yrs, Evan~10 yrs, Noah~6 1/2 yrs, Karmyn~5 yrs, Kendra~3 1/2 yrs, and Lincoln 5 mos.

New Years Eve was celebrated this year with Nuk/Amy, Bowles/Arin, Ernie/Randi and Scott/I. With the exception of Arin, the women didn't drink to toast in the New Year. Both Amy and Randi expecting babies in the near future, and myself exhausted from working, (not been to bed since 10 pm last night). But the guys enjoyed the night! Drinking games like spiral of death and kings kept a beer in their hands.