go dawgs! oklahoma state, sept. 5,2009

touchdown, gooooo dawgs! 4:03 score is 7-0. they are in possession of the ball. os 9th place ga 13th place
pushin' em' back from their 10. close to first down, os. one yard gain and we stopped them. close to first down for os. on the 20. smack talkin' on the field! first down os. low snap and caught and smack down by evans!!! what a tackle!! evans down, checking his shoulder, he's off the field but ok. 1 minute for this quarter. almost intercepted! but we lost it. third and ten and blitz by ga. cuff takes the quarterback down. hike to miller and out of bounds near the 35. under a minute and pick up of 3. boykin is out of the game. first down for us but there's a flag on the field, holding, repeat 2nd down. penalty on us. we were the most penalized team last year. end of 1st quarter.


nice pass but knocked out by os. good punt and os has a good run to 31 yard line. so far we are out doing them in all categories. flag thrown, false start offense, os. 5 yd penalty. os in possession, tough run, about 5 yds. pass to 41 yd. ga needs to hold em'! 2nd and 6. run and flag on the play. holding, offense, 10 yd penalty. os on the 50. 3rd down and ga blitzes. kick and in the end zone,out to the 20 yd line. cox has ball ( ga on offense), pass is complete. penalty on os. ball on the 24 yd line. pass, incomplete. no huddle, 3rd and 9. cox calls for time out. settle down georgia!! line up,ga pass ,and thomas off! first down and change! 17 yd gain!! drive for about 10 yd. hi mark richt : ) on the 49 got 3 yds. they're saying it's really hot on the field. ga in the I and nothing! ready to kick, good punt and bounce on the one yd line and the linemen run into each other, omg!! so it's a touchback, : ( on the 28 hand off and picks up the first down for os. pass and incomplete, almost intercepted! false start offense, 5 yds. replay 1st down. on the 25, pass and ga knocks it down. that's twice we could have intercepted and we weren't able to do it. evans back in the game. 3rd and 15. another flag. dead ball, false start on offense. on the 20. pass off run and stopped after 14 yd gain. still no 1st down. punt and thomas running and flag on the play on the 18. illegal block on us. ball inside the 10. pass and caught! ball on the 35. toss sweep and gain of 3. time out. on ga 37. pass and incomplete. too high and a flag on the play. no foul on the play. 3rd down. samuel tripped over his own freakin' feet!!! punt and short and caught on a hop by os. ball on the 28 and os pass and complete. ball on the 50. pass again and ball on the 46. time out ga, last time out for this half. 2 and a half minutes to go in this half. os coach is having a meltdown. line of scrimmage, pass long and touch down os : ( kick was good. kickoff and ga driving out of the end zone to the 23. pass from cox and it was almost intercepted! he was almost sacked! 2 and 10. hand off but false start on ga. 5 yd penalty. richt telling ga to remain calm and settle down. time out os. on the 20, fumble and frickin' os has the ball !@#$%$ flag on the play, personal foul on us! on the 5 push and stopped on the 3. 2 minutes left. pass and stopped again! line up, on the 3, hand off and stopped again!!! go dawgs! time out for os. here we go... ball on the 1. flag on the play, 10 yd penalty on os!!! os kicking, kick is up and kick is good. 7-9 at half time. hey uga puppy : )

3rd quarter-let's see a kick butt 2nd half!
i miss larry munson.
goooooooo dawgs! sic' em', woof, woof, woof!
dang, os carries the ball 74 yards in the opening kick off! os runs to the 15 yd line, pick up of 9 yds. inside handoff and the first down, to the 12. poor tackling on our part. line up, pass and incomplete pass. injured player for os. up and off the field. ok, line up ht, running and stopped! 11 yd line. line up, pass and complete but short of the first down. going to go for it. os will call time out. close to 2 yds to go. ball inside the 4 and dawgs stop the run! os gets 1st down. they're marking it and it is a 1st down. first and goal. dawgs stop em' again!! flag on the play. dead ball, unsportsmanlike conduct on os. os scores : ( kickoff and ga runs it back to the 10 yd line. ok, line up, run and only gained 5 yds. os player injured. he,'s up and he is walking off the field. line up, hut, pass and first down for us. running and down on the 30. hut and running and first down! pass and incomplete pass. os player is down and out. pass and complete and first down!!! driving the ball down the field. ball on the 50 yd line pass and run and first down again!!! lost a yard. sturdivant down. looks like a knee injury. needed help to get off the field : ( 2nd and 12. run out of bounds, why didn't he throw the ball??? gooooo dawgs! hand off and ga has the ball on the 35 yd line. kicking a field goal. up and good! ga 10 and os 17. what a kick! we need a touchdown! kicked and os runs it out to the 25. no gain on the next play. 2nd and 10 pass and first down for os. ball on the 35. no pass and short of the 49. heat is causing problems for us. dehydration and cramping. first down for os. pass and down on the 46. hut and pass and run and first down. come on dawgs! under 4 min for this quarter. pass and the slips and falls. no gain. hut, pass and incomplete pass. line, hut, and flag but no call b/c time out was called before the snap. 3rd and 9. line pass and blitz by ga and flag on the play. offense, pass interference. repeat 3rd down. ball on 49. dawgs rush and pass is incomplete. kick, deep and ball on the 4. line up, snap, running and out to the 11 yd. sturdivant out for left knee. doesn't look like he's out for the season. ball moved to first down on the 15 yd line. dawgs running only 2 yds. pick up. line, snap, pass off and ball moved to 18, gain of 1 yd. line, 3rd down, pass and incomplete. through the hands of charles. cox had a good pass. kick ready, low, wobbly, and ball is on the 6 yd line. 75 yd punt for butler. first time the dawgs have opened outside of athens since 1958. line, snap and brought down on the 12 yd line. os running for first down. clock is running. line up, snap, pass to the 20 yd line. 2nd and 6. os in possession. ball on the 20. os crosses the 20 and is tripped up. on the 20 os in possession, snap and pass and gained 3 yds. ga forces a punt. punted and ga runs and runs and runs and runs and is brought down on the 2 but there is a flag on us. illegal block! argh!!!

4th- ball is... on the never mind, quaterback is sacked! on the 35 and ga is brought down. 13th penalty called on os. ball is on the 35 os passes and incomplete. flag on the play. personal foul on ga, 15 yd penalty, first down. i don't know what the officials saw b/c it was a shoulder hit!!! it was not a head shot! ball on 18. os snaps and hands off and brought down on the 14. think they will kick. os passes and touchdown and that, my friends, i'm afraid, is the ballgame. goooooo dawgs, sic em, woof, woof, woof. kick and brought back to the 40. first down for ga. snap and flag on the play, false start, 5 yd penalty for os. ball on the 37. pass and ball on the 30. snap, pass and incomplete. ga is just not playing well. too many rookie mistakes. snap pass and incomplete again! punt and os running back to the 36. this does not bode well for the rest of this season. ball on the 37. os in possession. snap, pass and brought down. os runs and is on the 42. snap and pass and incomplete.

well , that as they say, is that. i still love my dawgs but what a killer!

funny 6th graders

first of all i love teaching middle schoolers! they are so funny:) one of the 6th graders came to my desk today to tell me something that had been on his mind. he asked me had i ever noticed that teachers who had taught for a long time were nicer than new teachers but older men teachers were meaner than young men teachers. he just thought i would like to know that observation. where that came from i have no idea and then he went back to his desk and went back to work, ha-ha.

it is so much fun to see how they develop their own ideas and opinions independent of others at this stage. some of the things they think can be so profound. we just read a story called "greyling" about a selchie that returns to the sea leaving his adopted mother and father. the theme of the story is that parents have to learn to let their children go and follow their own dreams and wishes. we had a lively discussion in class about this concept. they all agreed that for some of their parents this was hard, especially if they were the oldest or the only child. they are starting to feel the call of independence. i told them to cut their parents some slack b/c this was hard for them, too. i love the interaction with these young men and ladies.

anyway, i am learning. i feel like a new teacher and i have some of the same feelings i had when i first started teaching. it is coupled, however, with experience this time so i know the world won't end if i screw something up or forget to send a notice home in 7th period. that's a nice place to be! i guess i will always need to renew and refresh every couple of years but that's a blog for another time ; )

movin' on up

well i finally made it to middle school! i had been thinking and praying about this for about 3 years. last year i was asked to attend a meeting with some other teachers and our assistant school superintendent. they had 2 openings at the middle school and wanted to know if any of us was interested in moving. i immediately raised my hand. she asked us to think about it but i told her i had already thought and prayed about it. i had an interview at the middle school and was hired.

now the really neat part about this was that i felt led to take the praxis test last summer to be certified for middle school. i took the language arts and reading tests. i passed the reading test although at the time i would have preferred to pass the language test and was somewhat disappointed about the results. guess what the position at the middle school was for? reading! God just keeps on amazing me with His plans. i love being at the middle school and am so happy that God allowed me this opportunity!

georgia aquarium

monday we took nathan, kayla, brenna, and bj to the ga aquarium. it well worth the money. kayla took some great pictures and i took what i could, not being the photographer in the family. we all had a great time. georgia should be proud of this accomplishment. i know it had its detractors who said that it was wrong to capture these creatures but they have done a good job caring for thise magnificent creatures with dignity. if there wasn't someplace like this then the common man, me, would never to get to see them. they have also placed alot of emphasis on conservation and protection of the ocean and waters of our world. i think they have struck a good balance.

yesterday we took brenna to story time at the library. she had a good time there as she loves the library. we came home for lunch and nap and then she played in her pool and we caught bugs in her bug box.

today she played with the sidewalk chalk that oma and pepere got for her with g-daddy. we ate at zaxby's for nathan and then she lay down for a nap but it wasn't peaceful! she is a strong willed young lady and did not want to take a nap. i finally bribed her with making cupcakes when she woke up but in all fairness she had pretty much worn herself out by the time i got to her. she is now asleep : )

it will be sad to see them leave for athens tomorrow and then back to texas next week but i am very happy that they got to come. we are hoping to be able to get out there this october over fall break.

happy fourth

well, i got up at 7:30 this morning and made "panacakes" for all the family. then i went with keith to ingles, along with all the vacationers, and picked up the rest of our stuff for the annual jones fourth of july celebration. we got home where oma was making her delicious cucumber salad and her out of this world potato salad. i made my 4th of july cake and put out everything that we would need for the afternoon's feast. we ate lunch and brenna took her nap. when she got up matt and tasha had arrived with heather and jim and jayden. they stayed for a little while and then matt, tasha, kayla, nathan, brenna and i went to the lake where we met up with jan and kevin o'quinn. we had a lot of fun swimming in the lake and visiting. i swear, brenna is part fish!

we left at around 5:3o and got home, cleaned up, and started putting everything out. we had hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, cucumber salad, all kinds of chips, a cookie 4th of july cake and tasha's chocolate cake, and my cake plus cokes and such. it was so much fun to see everyone sitting around eating and talking and just enjoying being together. after we cleaned up we all went to the comfort inn parking area and waited for the fireworks to start. we were thrilled to see kayla on top of the van so she could get good shots of the fireworks. all told we had about 15 people there (pepere, oma, tasha, matt, nathan, kayla, brenna, bj, me and keith, jan and kevin o'quinn, don, heather, and jayden).

all in all we had a blast! we then came home and played with sparklers. brenna was thrilled!

work, work,, work

we are hosting the mother's day get together tomorrow at our house! i love it when we have people over b/c it forces me to clean the whole house and i mean really clean it. it's what "i call cleaning in the corners" cleaning. i always have such a contented feeling when the house is clean
: )

keith worked outside all day, mowing the grass (between rain showers), putting up a trellis that he made for a wild fox grapevine, and cleaning under the carport. we have been busy today!

lost in the mountains

i got a call yesterday from my friends jan and kevin asking me to feed their kitty babies while they were out of town this weekend. i said i would and then asked keith where they lived b/c i had only been there once. i remembered they lived in the mountains but i didn't remember it being hard to get to. my first indication that this might be harder than i thought was when keith said, "aha." now those of you who know me know that i was not blessed with the keenest sense of direction so when keith said aha, i knew i was in for an adventure!

he couldn't go with me b/c he had a meeting today so he drew me a map. my maps aren't like other people's maps. mine say things like, "look for the store on the right and go a little way until you see a bridge, go over the bridge and stay on this road ( notice there are no names given b/c it wouldn't mean anything to me anyway and certainly not road numbers!)" etc. well, to make things more interesting, it began to thunder, lightning, and rain like we haven't had rain in like forever! all i could think of was those poor hungry kitties, wondering where mommy and daddy were and why the heck there wasn't any food! anyway, i made it to the road on the mountain where their house is except i couldn't find the house and i had no cell coverage.

let me digress for a minute, b/c i have been lost before i have learned to bring provisions for my lostness. for this trip i brought my boots with thick socks in case i had to leave the car. did i mention that the road isn't paved? i also brought my coca-cola, umbrella and a book. you see, there have been times that i had to wait for rescue so i now bring something to occupy my time.

well sure enough even with my husband's wonderful directions i could not find this house! and i did not have cell coverage. i have learned a valuable lesson when i go someplace that i am not familiar with, i can always backtrack! well i drove all the way into the mountains which on a sunny day would have been beautiful but today was just "interesting" as it was pouring rain. came to the end of the road and knew this was not jan and kevin's house. so i turned around or at least tried to b/c i was stuck, see, i knew to prepare. thankfully, i didn't panic, rocked the car a little and was able to get unstuck. backtracked through the mountains again and drove until i had coverage.

well, i called keith and we proceeded to have a discussion about the directions. what he failed to mention was that there was a big ole' sign that led up to their house. you can't miss it! anyway, i found the house, fed the sweet kitties, and made my way home one proud lady that i did this with a little help from my husband.

btw, i had called matt and tasha to let them know that i was going "into the mountains" and if they hadn't heard from me in an hour or so to send help!!!