Saturday Means Two Things
October 25, 2009
Football
Barbeque
Here my daughter is all “filled up” from looking at her meat.
Or possibly drinking the entire bottle of orange soda.
His team just had a heartbreaking loss. The regular season is now over and we move on to Bowl games, which really are just excuses to keep the football season going.
Another one filling up on the orange soda. You want to know what I say to that?
More meat for me!
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My oldest son went to this Haunted House last night. He came home covered in fake blood, including his white Nike sneakers.
Today he has to spend the day at a golf course for a fundraiser for the highschool baseball team. The players are supposed to be helpful (carry golf bags to the carts), be friendly, gracious, and above all thankful to the people who have paid a lot of money to play in this golf tournament, because all of the money goes to the baseball team.
He has to wear his “blood” splattered sneakers to the golf course. I suppose a nicer mother would have washed his sneakers at 1:00am when he came home from the Halloween party/ Haunted House extravaganza. But I am not that nice.
I told my son to tell the golfers that he takes his sports very seriously and give a nod toward his feet.
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Don’t feel too bad about the sneakers; there’s a good chance the fake blood wouldn’t have come out anyway! Depending on the formulation, that stuff will stain worse that real blood.
October 25th, 2009 at 10:50 ammmmmm… Rudy’s…
October 25th, 2009 at 10:54 amI remember well having the bbq and orange soda as a child in Texas, but later I switched to Barq’s root beer. Even now it makes me salivate! Do they get the root beer, too?
October 25th, 2009 at 11:24 amDo they call the football playoffs bowl games? i think that is cool. we are playing in the first round of playoffs this aftenoon at 3 in southington. We are hopefull. we have a few kids that have been sick this last week with flu so not sure how we will fair.
I went to the haunted house link and was scared just by that. it must have been some haunted house.
have a great weekend and good luck in your Bowl games.
October 25th, 2009 at 11:55 amYou’re mean… but I love it!
October 25th, 2009 at 12:06 pmCute pics! P.S. Southerners don’t say “soda”…..we just say the name of the drink, Orange Crush, or just say “soft drink”.
October 25th, 2009 at 1:05 pmYou made me laugh about the football season. Next Saturday we start playoffs and I am praying that the boys lose. I do feel a little guilty, but as the mom and ‘coach’ of cheerleaders- I am done. I don’t think I can spend another practice with a gaggle of 6th grade girls. Or at least I don’t think my liver can handle my nightly after practice wine anymore.
Glad you’re in texas and this time of year is when we remember why we stay. Even in Houston! And we love Rudy’s! Now I need some BBQ and orange soda.
And being the mom of only 4, belive me, my child would have had bloody sneakers the next day also. Except I was the mean mom that wouldn’t let my 10 year go. So cruel.
Enjoy the fall, because before you know it, we’ll be sweating again. take care, Lesley
October 25th, 2009 at 2:06 pmThat is just gross, not the orange soda or the bbq… That haunted mansion is a gore extravaganza. Hate it. Yuck.
October 25th, 2009 at 2:57 pmRudy’s breakfast tacos are the best. BEST.
October 25th, 2009 at 4:57 pmOh, I am going to have to stop reading here, if you persist in posting the Rudy’s shots. The longings/cravings are just.too.much.to.bear!
I wouldn’t have washed the shoes either, but I wouldn’t have come up with such a great thing for the son to tell the golfers - too funny!
October 25th, 2009 at 7:32 pmWe love Rudy’s BBQ!
October 25th, 2009 at 8:03 pmyum- Rudy’s. best bbq ever.
October 25th, 2009 at 9:18 pmi could go for some bbq now! and orange soda!
October 25th, 2009 at 9:44 pmWe are Rudy’s junkies too! No Sissy sauce for us
October 25th, 2009 at 10:35 pmWhy do all kids love orange soda??
It was fabulous hanging out with you and some turkeys last week!!
October 25th, 2009 at 10:58 pmI would have been so mad, I remember once at a haunted house one of the workers stilling my hair clip.
October 25th, 2009 at 11:04 pmUm - barbeque!
14? Older? He should have washed his OWN sneakers if there was a load of laundry to put in
Chris says: Um, I am a freak who does not allow her children to use the washer and dryer.
October 26th, 2009 at 8:21 amShort sleeves. I miss them already.
Happy Monday
October 26th, 2009 at 10:57 amMy fingers are freezing and my toes won’t thaw till May.
All the leaves fell this weekend in New England and it’s time to start hibernating.
RUDY’s!!!! yes! imperial cane sugar dr. pepper in a bottle?! r u kidding me ?!?!?! YUM!!!!
and my husband loves it for the hand washers….
we should schedule a trip to austin soooooon.
b well.
October 26th, 2009 at 4:04 pmAh, letting him do his own laundry probably would have just made EVERYTHING look bloody anyway.
October 27th, 2009 at 7:35 amdon’t wash his shoes - make baking soda paste and rub it on the whole shoe, and wipe off - it cleans and brightens them beautifully! None of that banging about in the dryer. I ruined my new tennis shoes by washing once, and I found all the wonders of baking soda on line for my next pair (and everything else!) - great stuff….
Chris says: I will file this information away in my brain for next time! Yes, I am sure that there will be a next time.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:34 amOH - do discuss, if you care to, why you don’t let the kids do laundry. Every one of my friends is telling me my 13 yo should be doing his own. Nope, I like running my own washer and knowing what goes in it. They can haul laundry down (the basement) and put it away…but they ain’t running my machine!
October 27th, 2009 at 9:07 pmToo funny! I would have done the same thing.
October 27th, 2009 at 9:39 pm