ANOTHER WIN!!!!!!!!!!!

Dream Allstars - Eternity (level 4, senior small) took first at Jamfest Live in Washington, D.C. this weekend!!!!!!!!!!! 1st out of six teams! And they even had a few mistakes. We're 3 for 3 so far this season! On Friday, we go to Charlotte, NC for a big competition. Should be fun. Can't wait to get out of town, although I'm dreading driving 7 hours and coming back the day before the inauguration. I'm very nervous about traffic on Monday getting back towards DC. Could be VERY BAD. Anyway, a few pics to go with this post.






This competition was neat because the team in first place got to sit on the sidelines to watch the other teams. So here's our squad watching and waiting. Our goody bag had these cute sunglasses in it and they all put them on. It was perfect!

Scrapbook Room

So I finally took some pictures of my little room which also serves as a "guest" room and I use that term loosely. My oldest hates to sleep on that little bed when she comes home (as she doesn't have her own room here anymore!). Anyway, I painted it the most beautiful shade of lavender last summer and my grandmother's old quilt just matches perfectly! I also just picked up two more of the storage cubes from Mikes at 50% off. I think six is enough. Still filling them up. I'm trying to organize more efficiently. I have a wonderful closet with great shelves that are still a mess. I'll post a picture of that when it's more organized. Enjoy!

New Year!

Happy 2009! I can't believe it's 2009. I remember being in the third grade in KY and having the teacher write on the board 1967! Time does fly when you're having fun. We spent NYE at some friends which was fun. We usually just stay in. Got a photo or two, not much. Hubby went to Miami to the Orange Bowl (VT against Cincinnati) Go Hokies! He'll be back today.

Random Kitty Picture

Here's the weekly kitty photo. I'll try and do one every so often. She's just so photogenic!

I can't believe I haven't posted in two months!

What a LAME blogger! Usually I don't get any traffic, but it appears that 9 people checked out my sad little blog. So sorry to you wonderful 9 folks.

Yesterday I started baking for Christmas. It's later than usual and I told my kids that I was NOT making fudge this year. They weren't too upset. It just takes so long, is expensive to make, and makes too much that it sits in the fridge until March (well, some of it sits).

So far I've made 2 loaves of banana bread, one to keep, one to give away and I made the MOST wonderful gingersnaps. Who knew that ground cloves would cost $7.99 for a little tiny container? My family better appreciate these cookies. However, they are D-VINE! These are probably the best cookies I've ever made. They're crispy, yet soft, sweet and spicy. I'll post the recipe tomorrow.

Anywhooo, I'm posting a picture of my daughter's cheer competition from this past weekend in Richmond where they took FIRST PLACE in their division (senior small level 4). Rock on. However, one of the girls, during warm-ups, got whacked in the nose and had to go to the hospital. The girls said there was soooo much blood all over the place and, yup, it's broken. Poor little thing has to have surgery this week. She's so cute, too.

Check it out! (On close-up photo, my daughter is the one on the very far left with her head tilted sideways - dark brown hair).

More Baseball!

Two baseball games this weekend and four more this week, including two middle school softball games. Whew!! When will it end? We need a break, big time. Today the freshman coach from an elite private school that we're looking at for DS was scouting our game. I don't really know who he was there to see, but at least DS didn't strike out. He did play well in the field, too.

Quick Trip to U of D!

We had a quick trip up to Newark, DE to check out the University of Delaware. Really nice campus. The only down side was the dorms are NOT air-conditioned and I saw a lot of people smoking on campus. I can't believe it's not a non-smoking campus. Hello!! It's 2008!! No smoking please.