The Saints Went Marching In...(and right back out again)

Jeff has been trying for almost 4 years to explain the game of football to me. I just don't get it. Hockey makes perfect sense to me. I've even grown to enjoy NASCAR (Jeff's other favorite sport). Football just isn't my thing. So, imagine his surprise last weekend when I announced that I WANTED to attend the Saints games here in Baton Rouge! Despite my lack of love for the game, I love New Orleans and knew going to the games would be the right thing to do. Yesterday was Game #1. I went into Tiger Stadium at LSU trying to remind myself of the Saints' motto: "Ya' gotta have faith." It was my mantra for the afternoon. The turnout was incredible! The diehard fans were out in full force and loved it. We had good seats and the weather was nice. I cheered when the Saints took the field. Now, like I said earlier, I don't understand the game. I don't understand why they are only trying to get 10 yards each play. I don't understand why the clock keeps ticking down when nothing is happening on the field. I don't understand the whole "safety" thing; 2 points for tackling the guy in the endzone?? But what puzzled me the most after yesterday's game was why Aaron Brooks kept throwing the ball into the crowds of people on the sidelines rather than to the Saints players ON the field with their hands up in the air waiting to catch the darn thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on! Even I was getting pissed off. I made Jeff stay until the game was oficially over, but most of the crowd dispersed long before the final whistle was blown. It doesn't look like we will be attending any of the three remaining games in town.

Gnome!

Show Your Support

Last night while driving home from visiting my mother-in-law I passed a car with a purple, green, and gold New Orleans ribbon magnet (like the "Support Our Troops" ones)! My first thought was to follow the person to where ever they were going and ask where they had obtained said magnet. Then I realized the police would probably consider that type of behavior stalking, so I let the driver continue on his way. Today I was determined to get me one of them magnets!! I went so far as to physically walk into a gas station rather than "pay at the pump"; they did not have any. Just now it dawned on me to run a Google search for the darn thing. I didn't find the one I saw on the car last night. I found an even better one!!!!!!!! Abita Brewing Company has an entire line of New Orleans Restoration products available on its website. The car magnets (and lapel pins!) are purple and green ribbons with a gold fleur-de-lis in the center. Please check out the site and support the rebuilding of New Orleans!

http://www.abita.com/abitastore/mall/dynamic_sortby_prodID.asp?Category=RESTORE

It's Always Something

I'm setting this whole Blog-thing up while on a break from sitting with my mother-in-law at the hospital and helping my father-in-law take care of things. Jeff's Mom was admitted early Wednesday and diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She was moved out of ICU last night. No word yet on when she'll be released; the doctors were awaiting more test results when I left at noon today. The prognosis looks good as long as she cooperates with the doctors and complies with the treatment plan. Please keep Anna and the rest of our family in your prayers.

Looks Like We've Made It!

Jeff and I celebrated our 1st anniversary on October 23! What a year it has been!!! We are hoping things will start to settle down soon.

One Giant Leap

I've finally decided to join the world of the Bloggers! Yay, me!