Green Bay uniforms

So I'm a football nerd, and proud of it. But I wanted to share this.

A few weeks ago I was looking at something online about former Green Bay Packer uniforms (I'd tell you why, but I don't want to admit it) on www.packersuniforms.com. Come to find out, around 1994 Ron Wolf (then the General Manager of the Packers) had proposed new uniforms, something along the lines of the glittery gold that the St. Louis Rams use with their unis. He didn't like the "Michigan Maize" that Green Bay used. He said the bylaws stated Green & Gold, not Green & Maize. So, he had proposed the new uniforms, the board of directors had accepted the proposal, and everything was set to go, but then he had a realization: Green Bay needed a better team, not better uniforms. The proposal was set on the back burner, he got Reggie White, and rest is history.

Want to know what those uniforms would have looked like? Scroll down. They would have looked just like this, except with a G. Same colors, just without the striping:

Fantasy Football

I'm all for fantasy football. I kind of like it, but I'm not die-hard. Quite frankly, I don't care to root for players to do well on teams that I "non-fantasy" hate. Like Dallas & New England. But I do it every year, and every year I ask myself, "Why am I doing this again?"

So, I was checking my team tonight to make sure I wasn't doing too lousy. And I notice an advertisement on the page. It reads:

"Free Draft Kit Bundle & StatTracker®!"

All you have to do is:

"Open a Revolution MoneyExchange Account and get the Draft Kit & StatTracker bundle for FREE, plus get $10 in your MoneyExchange account*"

Seriously now...Who offers THAT in exchange for financial services??

New Semester

This new semester, which is just over 1 1/2 weeks old, has brought many new changes for us. Maren began working recently, and Eowyn began daycare.

Eowyn is handling the daycare well, though it has messed up her sleep schedule. She had been going to bed at 7:30 every night, sometimes sleeping until 8:30 or even 9:30 the following morning. Lately she has been putting herself to bed (not literally, of course) at about 6:30 each night. Otherwise, she's adjusting to the newness of being away from Mommy during the day.

Maren enjoys having something else to occupy her time, but she misses Eowyn during the day.

I just concluded auditions & callbacks for Arthur Miller's All My Sons, which will go up in October. This means, of course, that we'll begin rehearsals very soon and I'll be away a bit more again.

For the most part, we had very little wind from the Hurricane, and we didn't get nearly as much rain as was being forecasted. We feel pretty lucky.

Some pics from August:



Had to spend a night in the hospital.



House hunting??



The good stuff.



Nina came from Germany for a visit!



So did Grandpa.



Baylor & Jetta after a hard day's work.

1 Year Old, part 2

More videos today. Maren's friend Nina was with us until this morning. She flies out today, and my dad arrives this evening. But today, more birthday videos.

By the way, when did jumping on a trampoline become a sport??? I think someone on an Olympics committee's been drinking something a little strong. But we're getting rid of softball & baseball from Olympic activity? Bizarre.

Someone does NOT like wearing a bib, and Maren can't keep a candle lit.

1 Year Old

Today is Eowyn's first birthday. Too early to reminisce, so don't ask. Besides, she's only 1. Not to mention horrific memories of the delivery room experience still haunt my dreams.

This first video was shortly after Eowyn had her third cupcake. It is in real time.



But on a more serious note, we had fun today. We opened presents, but Eowyn wasn't in the greatest of moods. However, Eowyn discovered different shapes go through different holes. But even if you have the right shape, doesn't mean it'll just come back through the right hole...

Eowyn and the remote

Eowyn spent the night in the hospital last night. 'bout broke my heart to walk into her room and see her eyes all red from crying and the IV sticking out of her little foot. She felt a little warm to us yesterday morning, and Maren took her temperature, finding it to be 103.2 F (39.6 C). So, she took Eowyn to the dr., and he admitted her. Her white blood cell count was very high, and he was worried about a bladder infection. So Eowyn & Maren did not sleep well at the hospital. She still had a fever off & on today, the baby's Motrin was helping keep it lower, though. Hopefully she'll sleep tonight.

However, she did discover the remote to our new ceiling fan. I installed it with the fan last week, and it can dim the lights up & down as well as change the speeds. Made Eowyn forget all about her troubles for a little while.

Jetta or Eowyn?

Lately, many of our friends and family have been divided. Some of you are demanding more photos of Eowyn. Others are calling for new photos of Jetta. Please know that we are aware of the situation, but we will do what is best for our family. Sometimes, family does not always agree. But we're still family. If it is best for us to show pictures of Jetta, then that is what we will do. If it is better for us to show you photos of Eowyn, then that is what we will do. But until Jetta applies for reinstatement, ... sorry, getting a little caught up with the whole Packers/Brett Favre controversy lately.




Enjoying Eowyn's pool after a long, hot bike ride. Thanks Opa!