Good Luck to Woodbridge Senior High

This afternoon, the Woodbridge Vikings play in the State Championship Game in Richmond, VA. This is the football team's first shot at a state championship in 33 years.

The last championship game was held in 1974.

Against Bethel High School.

At the Woodbridge A.T. Howard Memorial Stadium.

I WAS THERE !!

They lost by just a few points in the final moments of the game.

As I was reading the article in the paper this morning, I came across a quote from a student - "Thirty-three years is a long time for any school to be winless." DAMN - 33 years is a long time to be out of school was my thought when I read it.

Also said was "Here we go Woodbridge, here we go!" The student body followed the chant with a "stomp, stomp" of feet on the bleachers. I remember doing that myself, just like it was yesterday!!

Good Luck to the VIKINGS , my alma mater - Class of 1975.

**UPDATE**

The Woodbridge Vikings lost to the Westfield Bulldogs, 42-14.

Bummer.

Better luck next year!

I'm Tired !!

In every way you possibly could be !! Enough said ....


It was nice to greeted by this when I finally got home tonight !

I think this is the first time the Christmas Cactus has actually bloomed around Christmas !!

I have always wondered how the plant knows what time of year it is !!

First of the Season

It tried to snow today ....


Very disappointed ....

All it did was mess up rush hour traffic and it will probably freeze overnight ...

Fun rush hour in the morning, I am sure ....

Through the Eyes of a Child

On Sunday afternoon, I took my granddaughter to the 61st Annual Christmas Parade in Quantico, VA . This little town in completely surrounded by the Quantico Marine Corps Base.

It's a perfect little place for a parade. Only one street long, plenty of place to park and the parade is the perfect length for a little one - about 45 minutes max!

It was rather chilly, but we enjoyed ourselves just the same.

The Marines led the parade ...

Followed by a train ...



And a marching band ...



This shot was taken special just for SJ
(does it bring back any memories for you?)

And among many other entrants, there was this special vehicle ...

After it was over, we were standing in line waiting to see Santa and it started to rain. Jillian told me we could leave now because Santa knew want she wanted because she had just seen him at Walt Disney World and he would remember her.

I asked her what she liked best. Her answer was ...

The Candy

(can you see it in the pockets of the chair)

The Reindeer

(the one in the middle with the antlers)

Santa

AND ...

Lunch with Gramma !!

Fun Monday # 21 - "The Best" Again

Robinella is the hostess this week and she's giving us all a break (especially those who participated in Nablopomo last month). I didn't, but did have a heck of a time trying to stay caught up and read every post - every day!

Her assignment was:

Since most of us participated in Nablopomo and we are exhausted, I wanted to make this one easy. Since it’s December and most of us are starting to decorate and make things colorful, I too wanted to make things colorful. And lastly, because we are bloggers and consider what we post to be down right hilarious or informative or brainy and we like to showcase ourselves, I wanted to let you do just that!
Take a moment in this last month of 2007 to reflect on the past year. Okay? Done? Now…

I took a trip backwards through this blog, to pick a post to post again. The one I chose isn't funny or informative or even brainy. It's serious, but meant and still means a lot to me.

I lost a dear friend in March of 2006. I remembered her on the 1 year anniversary of her death. I think about her often, especially since her birthday just recently passed in November and the holidays are approaching. She loved Christmas. The simplest things made her so happy. I miss her still and always will ....

Dearest Jeannie,
You left this world way too soon.
You are now dancing with the angels and watching over me until we meet again.

Laura (Jeannie) Anderson
November 1, 1943 - March 26, 2006

To Those I Love and Those Who Love Me

While I am gone release me, let me go.
I have so many things to see and do.
You mustn't tie yourself to me with tears.
Be happy that we had so many beautiful years.
I gave to you my love. You can only guess
How much you gave to me in happiness.
I thank you for the love you each have shown.
But now it's time I traveled on alone.
To grieve for me a while if grieve you must.
Then let your grief be comforted by trust,
It's only a while that we must part,
To bless the memories within your heart.
I won't be far away, for life goes on,
So if you need me, call and I will come,
Though you can't see or touch me, I'll be near.
And if you listen with your heart,
You'll hear all my love around you soft and clear,
And then when you must come this way alone,
I'll greet you with a smile and say ...
"Welcome Home"

Rest in Peace
I miss you

Go pay Robinella a visit and check out what everyone else "feels is their best" !!

She's Always Thinking

I spent the afternoon with my granddaughter (will post about that later - it involves downloading pictures and I'm just too tired to do it right now). At the end of the outing, we stopped at Burger King for a bite to eat.

Out of the blue, she asked me why I call her Daddy "Matthew". I told her "because he's my son and that is what I named him". She sat for a moment, then said "you spell it wrong". I asked her why. She informed me that it should be "Math You" because that is the way it sounds.

That's rather "creative" for a 5 year old - don't you think?

December 1st

Today is the first day of December. A day when I should be getting the Christmas things out of the attic. A day when I should be thinking about shopping for all the gifts I need to purchase. A day when I should be getting out the Christmas cards and getting them in the mail. A day that I should be doing all kinds of things that need to be done for the upcoming holidays.

Instead, I have spent the majority of the afternoon RAKING LEAVES ! I don't have any trees in my yard - the little Japanese maple in the front yard doesn't really count. Damn that stuff called wind. Everyone that has a tree in their yard, also has a clean yard. Just not fair !! The hell with bagging them up and putting them out at the curb .... I just pushed them all into the woods (what little there is left) behind my townhouse. Let the wind blow them somewhere else!

AND NOW, I am too damn tired to do anything else ..... and I have boo boos on my thumbs. (I forgot to put on gloves).

Have a wonderful weekend.