State Champs!

Tonight I went to see Starmount play basketball for the first time this year. I've been wanting to see them but just haven't had a chance until now. They are an incredible team this year. I predict that they will WIN the state championship! They played Mt. Airy tonight, and the halftime score was Starmount 44, Mt. Airy 7. The final score was 80+ to 20+. And the second and third strings played most of the game. It was actually pretty boring the last three quarters. There are three Puerto Rican kids on the team. The senior is the best. He scored 43 points in a game a couple weeks ago and broke Carlos King's school record. He has already signed with ASU. The sophomore is fast and is always laughing. He seems to have a good time playing. The freshman is like 6'10" or something and easily dunks the ball. He gets all the rebounds, and no one can score against him - he just crams it back down at them when they try to shoot. And did I say he is just a FRESHMAN? Anyway, they are fun to watch.

I hope everyone had a good Christmas! I had a great one except for getting sick. I was finally able to rest on Sunday and skipped church. It was a good day - and our Panthers won again! I hope they make it into the playoffs.

I always try to make some New Year's resolutions - so this year I will try HARDER to diet and lose weight, I will try to be more patient, and I'll try to serve others more. Does anyone else have any resolutions you want to share?

I wish everyone a great year in 2005!

"All I Want For Christmas Is You"

This is my favorite Christmas song. Who sings it? I came up with a bunch of Christmas trivia questions this week for the kids at church, and I thought I would share some with whoever might read this. So, have fun.

Who is the cowboy who sings "Rudolph"?
Who was Scrooge's partner?
What are the names of Santa's eight reindeer?
Where were the chestnuts roasting?
Where did Frosty lead the children?
What is #9 on "The 12 Days of Christmas"?
What did Bruce Springsteen say that Santa would bring Clarence?
What happens every time a bell rings?
Who kept hearing people tell him, "You'll shoot your eye out kid"?
In the same movie, what happened to the other kid's tongue?
What unlikely two famous people teamed up for "The Little Drummer Boy"?
What is the real name of the poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas"?
What do you hear on every street corner?

And last of all, what beautiful Christmas song did Vince Vance and the Valiants sing?

One of Life's Great Truths

Men can't find anything! I have lived with men all my life. I grew up with two brothers, and then I had three sons. And I don't understand why men can't find anything. I have seen my husband or one of my sons standing in the kitchen looking in the cabinet for something, and it will be RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM, and they can't see it. Or, all they may have to do is bend over a little bit to look on a lower shelf, or, and this really gets me, they may have to MOVE SOMETHING TO LOOK BEHIND IT to find the item they want. Well, last night was another great example. Bennie had washed his clothes and went to put them in the dryer. When he turned on the dryer there was this loud banging noise that clearly meant something was in there besides clothes. So Bennie goes to get whatever it was out, thinking maybe it was his fingernail clippers. So he goes to the dryer and opens the door, scrounging around, and can't find anything. So he takes out all the clothes and puts them in a basket and - wonder of wonders - STILL can't find anything. So, he just puts the clothes back in the dryer, turns it back on, and goes back in to watch TV, forgetting about it. Well, I didn't like the noise, and as I said, CLEARLY there was something in there that shouldn't have been. So I went to look. I got the basket and started putting clothes in it, checking each article as I went. About halfway through I noticed a pair of his pants seemed extra heavy. I felt around, and there was a HANDFUL of coins in one of his pockets. It was amazing that they had stayed in his pocket the whole time through the wash, but what was even more amazing is that HE COULDN'T FIND IT! What is it with men?