Omaha! Here we come!!!

Fans in Bulldawg territory are pretty pumped right now as our Dawgs earned the right to go to the College World Series in Omaha!!! Oh yeah! WHO LET THEM DAWGS OUT????? On the way to a 2 game sweep over Clemson, we set an attendance record at the first game and then turned around and beat that record at game 2! Not bad for a team chosen to finish dead last in the SEC!! And what happened to that other school to the north of us????? heehee!!!!

Made a new friend today

Isn't he cute??? From what I've found on the net, its a mudsnake (if I'm wrong, please let me know, closer shots on my flickr account, look-up tkdgirlms). A friend and I went out to the Refuge today and took lots of pictures.

Hannah Grace Roberts

My new niece was born at 2:41 am Sat June 2, 2007 and her name is Hannah Grace. She is 19 in. 6 lb 7 oz. She is almost the same size as my other niece Naomi who was 19 in and 6 pounds even when she was born 2 years ago. We drove over at midnight that night so no sleep for us!

Buenos tardes!

Hola! I'm back from the Mexican cruise (sadly) and had a pretty good time. I went with Karen and her 3 kids, a friend of her son's, and a friend of her daughter's (and her mother and friend). The only thing I can say bad was the boat was too small and you could really feel it movin! We ran into high winds and lots of waves on Sun and lots of people got sick, I got a little nauseous but never quit eating or had to take drugs. It rained a whole lot on the cruise but we had fun in spite of it! In Costa Maya, I went horseback riding at the Rancho Gallinolas. In Cozumel, we went around shopping and ate at Casa Denis. Go to youtube for some Mexican music. We were seranaded a couple of times while eating. I have my pictures up on flickr - just search tkdgirlms. All in all, it was a good time!

Smokin'

Well, we're not on fire here in Starkville, Ms but we do have a lot of smoke from the fires in Fla/Ga. Made the mistake of sitting outside at lunch today because it really didn't seem so bad but I was wrong! My lungs and throat have felt like they were on fire all afternoon - it doesn't help that I have asthma. I'll be driving down to Mobile tomorrow with friends to go on our cruise to Mexico, so I reckon we'll be driving into a lot of smoke down that way - glad I refilled my asthma medicine today! You can sorta see the smoke in this picture I took this afternoon.
My new niece or nephew could be here soon - they went to the hospital last night but it was a false alarm. Guess I won't be around for the birth of this one either - when my niece was born, I was at a meeting and had to come home early so I could drive over to Birmingham, Al to see her. Check out this short video clip of her - Picture dancing. When you get to youtube, I have a few other clips of her as well.

Its here....

Its time for that summer vacation - only at the beginning of the summer instead of the middle. Leave for Mexico on Sat. and come back on Thur. - cruisin with Carnival this year! Also, my sis-n-law is due June 11 but the little one could come at any time (she had the first about 3 weeks early) - hope its not while I'm on my cruise! Little Naomi will be a big sis now - she already has the baby bed in her room and refers to it as brother-sister's bed!

Helpless

I'm in the grocery store today getting a prescription filled and getting a couple others things I need. I pay for it with my credit card only it says unauthorized???!!! I know there isn't a problem as I had just used it at the Dr's office today. Then I remembered that I had a voicemail from a security company about my cc - I didn't pay much attention cause I figured it was somebody thinking I was stupid enough to punch in my number for them to get. However, it was legitimate! Somebody, somewhere, somehow got my card number and was using it today - they used it at a gas station for over $170 (must be a VERY BIG car), then on to a carwash, and an electronics store...other then the gas station, they didn't spend much. Just $10 at the carwash and $10 at the electronics store. Kinda odd if you think about it! Anyway, they closed my account after allowing me to go ahead and make my purchase at the store. I'd love to know how they got my number - I've had my card the whole time and I tear up every receipt and every piece of junk mail related to cc or bank accounts.
As my bro says, Beware the gerbils!

5k

Karen and I did a 5k today - mostly walked but got a little running in as well! Took us 47.39 min. to complete it but we did the whole thing. It was fun!

New toy

I got a new toy yesterday and believe that I got a great deal on it! I was at Dirt Cheap and found an Everlast punching bag with boxing gloves, handwrap, and 60 min. dvd - normal selling total individually on Everlast site is about $164 but I paid $30! I'm selling the gloves, wrap, and dvd on Ebay as I won't use those and maybe I'll make back some of my $30 to make the set even cheaper. Gotta love Dirt Cheap!

Trip

Just spent several days in Augusta, Ga visiting relatives I hadn't seen in awhile - some I hadn't seen in 3 years but a couple, I hadn't seen in nearly 15 years (due mainly to them moving on). It was fun - my niece was with us and she seemed to enjoy the relatives and learning their names (Uncle Billy, Cafee (Cathy), TrIna...). Here's a picture of the cousins (including my sister in law and niece).

Long time

WoW! Didn't realize it had been that long since I last blogged - guess I don't have football anymore! Speaking of which, kick-off is Aug. 30 - just 5 months away!!! :) GO DAWGS!!!
Things are hoppin at the library these days - I have lots of boxes beside my desk. Our new computers have come in and will be set-up in a couple of days! Thanks to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, we can replace our original computers donated by the same group nearly 10 years ago! With this upgrade, we are also going wireless in the library and it will be available to the public to use.

Here it is

Caribbean Reviews

Its final!

The Colts have won the SuperBowl 29-17! Peyton Manning got it done in Miami and his Colts are the winners! Rex Grossman and the Bears just couldn't pull it off.
So what did you think of the clip before the game of Peyton tango dancing?? :)

SuperBowl

And there we have it - the Bears and Colts are going to play in the Big game. I would rather have seen the Saints and Colts play but at least 1 of the 2 teams I picked are going. Go Colts!

How about the SEC???

LSU won the Sugar Bowl last week and put on an exhibition - what a game it was!! BUT how about the Florida Gators?? They are teaching Ohio State's Heismann trophy winner how to run and wiggle, but he's apparently a slow learner as they've sacked him several times tonight. Final score 41-14 - Fla. 2nd national championship in 100 years (both in the last decade). WoW!! Total offense: 82 yds. vs. 372 yds. Chris Leake went 25 of 36. Heismann trophy winner Troy Smith was just 4 of 14. Go Gators!

Bowlin

Well, the SEC is now 3-1 in bowl games. Speaking of which, how 'bout that Georgia game tonight?? WoW! Down 21-3 at the half and then exploded to win 34-24! I'd like to know how they got their freshman QB to calm down at the half and come out teaching a lesson in the 2nd half. He'll get better as he gets older. GO DOGS!!!

Holidays

Hope everyone had a good Christmas and was able to enjoy some time off from work! 2007 is just around the corner!

Christmas

Does anyone believe that its Christmas?? It feels like spring down here with temps in the 70s :) I just haven't felt very Christmasy this year and don't know why? Maybe the weather is finally affecting me, who knows! MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

National Championship

Fla. is going to the BIG dance against Ohio St. by passing Michigan as the top choice. It will be a Big Ten vs. SEC matchup - GO SEC!!!! Game is Jan. 8 in Arizona.
LSU is set to play in the Sugar Bowl. Tn is going to the Outback Bowl.

SEC Championship

WoW! Arkansas hung in there with Florida really well and made it an interesting game to watch. But, as we all expected, Florida was able to beat Arkansas - 38 -28. Not only that, thanks to USC losing their game, Fl. has moved to the #2 spot in the coaches poll and the AP poll and now everyone in the state of Fl. is holding their breath for the BCS poll to be released at 8 est. Fl. might have found themselved playing the in that NATIONAL championship game! A report in the Los Angeles Times, citing a BCS source, said that Florida will indeed be the No. 2 team in the final BCS standings that will be officially announced later Sunday. (ESPN)
Ok, this is funny - Urban Meyer (coach Fl) said right after halftime yesterday that he knew nothing about the USC loss and that nothing had been said in the locker room. No one believed him and with good reason. ESPN - "It was firing through the locker room pretty quick," Meyer said.
Wassup with that Meyer???? You're contradicting yourself there!