Who had fun storming the Cassel???

Why, that would be James Harrison of the Steeler D, of course! I was treated to the extreme television viewing pleasure of watching James sack and strip Matt Cassel of the football multiple times, resulting in Patriot turnovers and a Steeler SMACKDOWN in Foxborough! I can't think of a better way to end the month than watching Pittsburgh spanking the Patriots in the cold rain. Good stuff there. Ben was only sacked once and Willie Parker is getting his groove back. Notice in the photo below, the empty stands. By the end of the game, the place was almost deserted & quiet and the only thing you heard between plays was "Here we go, Steelers, here we go!" in the background! Awesome!



And, in less interesting details of our weekend, Chris and I spent yesterday painting our bedroom. New paint and a little furniture re-arranging, and we have a much nicer room! Now all I have to do is crochet some curtain tiebacks so they tie back a little lower....

Thanks a lot, Ben.

Well, due to Ben Roethlisberger's fondness of throwing picks at the worst possible times in a football game, I lost a bet with Kristen on the game. Since I am a person who keeps her word, I have spent the day in a Peyton Manning jersey, out in public. That devious 12 year old made sure I couldn't hide at home so no one would see me wearing it. I was the one who upped the ante, requiring a photo for the blog, because I was so certain Pittsburgh would win. Here's the ugly mug shot:



I had to wear a shirt underneath the jersey so it wouldn't touch me any more than necessary. I think I need to apologize to the Chief, and to say a few dozen Hail Rooney's to atone for my mistake in engaging in gambling with a minor. In the meantime, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go shower now, to scrub off the enemy.

Thanks, Ben....heeeeere's your brick.

Fun with the inlaws

Today saw us head out to a minigolf/arcade type place that's about 10 minutes from our house. We all did a round of minigolf first, with most of us managing a hole in one before we were done. Matthew got 2 in a row, so he was happy. The kids all got tokens to play some games that spit out tickets that you could redeem for some cheap junky fun stuff. All of the kids ended up with some fake teeth, which provoked some silliness. Kristen struck a deal with Matthew to get the bright orange, buck toothed ones, Alice selected a hot pink pair that she later decided she didn't want to wear anymore because in her opinion, they looked like hippo teeth. Matthew's are the tackiest of all, they are white and if he clicks on the middle piece while in his mouth, they light up and flash. Talk about a technicolor redneck's dream! Actually, they look like Matthew mugged a tic tac container. I will post below a couple photos:




The current evening entertainment is that some of us are playing Dark Tower, an early 80's, medieval themed war board game. I'm looking forward to the Steelers-Redskins Monday night football game later tonight, of course!