Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Shutout

Cole's team, the Lightning, played its first reguar season game on Sunday. They were edged 36-0 by the Gorillas. It was not all bad news for Cole and the boys as they did gain yards on two offensive plays. Cole had a three-yard run and a 20-yard reception for the only positive yards all day. For the game, Cole rushed five times for minus 19 yards.



Once again, Yipes.

Whoopin'

Brad's South Cougars traveled to Blue Valley, home of Coulter's lacrosse team by the way, and ran into a 53-6 whoopin' at the hands of the Tigers. One time the mighty Cougars marched down the field, reaching the nine-yard line. First and goal from the nine became fourth and goal from the 49-yard line. About six or seven players on Brad's team were out due to injury. Brad played on a bad leg as he was injured in last week's narrow loss. He played quarterback in the first half and then sat out the second half.



Yipes.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Happy Birthday Dad

Sept. 4 is my dad's birthday. He has been a great father to his three children and a great grandpa to his three grandchildren. We always love to see him and he always wants to know how Brad and Cole are doing. By the way, they are doing well although Cole tends to turn in some school work late. Here is a picture of the birthday boy - Mel Strauss (on the left) with Lisa's dad Gus.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Bradley's First Game Via Texting

Lisa went to Bradley's first game of the season, while Mike worked. Lisa kept Mike updated with the following texts:

4:30 p.m. - 8-0 bad guys. Good guys are not doing well, but Bradley caught an interception.

4:31 p.m. (on the offense). It is all ugly.

4:39 p.m. - Bradley had about a 60-yard touchdown. 8-6.

4:44 p.m. - Bradley took an interception in for a touchdown. 12-8.

5:35 p.m. - Third quarter still 12-8.

6:06 p.m. - 2:40 and we have the ball on the ??? 3rd down, still 8-12.

6:07 p.m. - Shane just caught a pass for a touchdown. 19-8.

6:18 p.m. - 33 seconds left. 16-19. Yikes!

6:20 p.m. - Bradley got the onside kick.

6:23 p.m. - Bradley just threw an interception with 25 seconds left. Why???!!!

6:26 p.m. - They caught a pass at the 20, but it was called back.

6:27 p.m. - It is over!

Cole's Preseason Football Tournament

Cole's sixth-grade Lightning football team played a two-game preseason tournament last weekend. They lost the first game 12-0 and the second game 34-6. The only score was a 70-yard run by Cole. He played great defensively making a lot of tackles. Here are a few photos of him taken by one of the parents.





We Are Back Four Months Later


So we slacked off on the blogging this summer, but we are back and will try to update often. Here is a photo of the clouds I saw when I came out of the office today. I thought they were interesting. I said I thought they were interesting, not you. Anyway, here they are.