Well its been a bit since my last post. Ill try not to let this happen much. Just had a bunch of stuff happen in the last couple weeks (including the Broncos problems) that has put me in a "non blogging" mood. All of that is changing though. Lets do some catch up. Weeks ago, the kids and us went to St. Louis for the zoo and to spend the night. We had a wonderful time as usual. Well actually the time was a bit better than usual now that I have the good camera. Got some excellent photos.We went to the Hartsburg pumpkin festival this month and was a bit disappointed. Its no longer a little event. It seems EVERYONE knows about it now and due to the larger number of people, it seems to be less of a "kids" attraction and more of a trinket sellers market. Last weekend and yesterday we went to Six Flags. You may be thinking...2 times in 2 weeks!?! Darn skippy! Got season passes and you know Ill get my moneys worth! Six Flags in October turns into a spooky fun time called Fright Fest. This will probably take place of the Hartsburg thing from now on. The kids loved it! When the sun goes down, the haunted houses open up and the spooks come out to scare everyone. Quite a fun time. Next week we have nothing to do (kids sports are over) and we are happy about that. Time to take a weekend off cuz the week after that its off to Branson for the light festival. I look forward to that every year. During all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I think all of us at some point or another have fallen into the rut of turning the Christmas holiday into a bit of a stressful time with what to buy whom and how much money it will take and forget what it is all about. Branson brings that part back for me. We are going to start a new trend. Those of you who know me know how I used to be. No Christmas anything until Thanksgiving is over....NO MORE! I want to have a long Christmas every year so from now on our Christmas starts November 1. I would start it earlier but it seems weird with skeletons and zombies hanging everywhere.

Look for my next couple posts to be pictures. I have the new camera and have taken some good shots of our October events.

Sorry again for the non blogging lately. Rest assured (ehem...Nikki & Chad..ehem), I'm back.

Taylor and RaeAnn

As you can see by the pictures below, the kids are loving their respective sports. Taylor takes after his daddy with football and loves to be the half back and Rae loves to tear it up in soccer! I tried to give the picture of Taylor a sense of motion and show how much effort goes into each and every one of Ray's kicks. They are doing great! I'm a proud daddy.

CJ and Coach at the game

Looks as if you guys had a great time. I will post pics of the game we (Mom, Dad, Taylor and I at Bush Stadium) went to as soon as the come in. It is one time I don't bring a nice digital with me. Too risky.

Elam does it again! Bronco Nation lays down the law!

After a botched field goal attempt where Oakland tries to win it in OT twice in 2 consecutive plays, the Broncos tear down the field with reckless abandon to win the game with an Elam field goal! The Broncos let the Raiders come back to give them a bit of a scare at the end. But in all honesty, the Raiders are a lesser team and the close call was only due to the rookie mistakes of our team. Even with the close call, our team just ended up giving an even more potent and embarrassing blow to the lowly Raiders season slapping a big 0-2 on their hiney as they exited our roaring stadium stage left! I have heard a rumor that the Denver Broncos asked for and were granted 9 extra exit doors leading from the visiting teams locker room to the parking lot so that not only one but 10 doors hit them on their arses on their way out! WHHOOOPISH! Of coarse this is just hear say.

After the loss, this poor Raiders fan had to be escorted out of the building! The self proclaimed "black hole" thing just never made much sense to us Denver fans. I think they meant it to be like scary or something. Dunno, never caught on I guess. After the late 70's they just never made anyone shiver with anything but the giggles. These guys are always good for a laugh though.

6 years. Same feeling.

Can you believe it has been 6 years since our world was shaken? I remember exactly every detail of my drive to work that morning and the hours that followed.

I remember how quiet our sky's were that day and the next and how odd that was. It was almost as if I had stepped back into time when the ability to fly was only in our dreams.

It is sad that it takes things like this to remind us of how wonderful and how much of a privilege it is to be able to wake up next to the ones you love each day.

Cherish each day. Because you never know.

On a different note. Please keep NFL Buffalo Bills player Kevin Everett in your prayers along with his friends and family. Kevin Everett suffered a major cervical spine injury in last Sunday's game and underwent emergency surgery over the weekend. He was alert before undergoing the surgery and gave his consent with his mom at his side. Currently in a deeply sedated state Everett can't communicate with those who visit him in the hospital.

"You can pull through this big guy!"

Broncos WIN first game!

Broncos win their first game of the season! It was a nail ripper to the very end. With less than 3 seconds on the clock and the net still raising behind the field goal posts as the time ticked down Jason Elam proves once again why its "good to be da king" of NFL field goal kickers. I am still shaking from the stress of the game so I will let "Denver Broncos.com" put it in their own words...

"Broncos Stun Bills at Last Second, 15-14"

By Andrew MasonDenverBroncos.com
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- It was a finish worthy of the histrionics of notoriously hyper play-by-play man Gus Johnson.
With the clock bleeding dry in the final seconds, the Broncos managed to complete a pass, exchange the offense for the field-goal unit and set Jason Elam for a 42-yard field goal that sliced through the uprights and the hearts of a stunned Ralph Wilson Stadium crowd, giving the Broncos a heart stopping 15-14 win on a soggy Sunday in western New York.
Until the stunning last few minutes -- which saw the Broncos execute a pair of fourth downs to resuscitate their desperate, last-gasp march -- the game played like a fight in a Rocky movie, with the teams exchanging haymakers throughout the afternoon.

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What time is it?

Fantasy Football starts today! Early this morning, the chosen few entered the "war room" to draft our respected teams and continue our yearly tradition. I feel ok about my team. We will see. Those of you who know me know how much I love football. CJ, I added a link to the sign in for fantasy FB for easy access..I love this time of year! The air starts to get crisp in the mornings and coffee just tastes better. Time to get the basement ready for a makeover! On a different note:

GO BRONCOS!

Taylor's Team Pics

We had the kids pizza party last week and I took some pictures since the photographer for the league did not take team photo's this year. They turned out ok. I also made some baseball cards for the boys and sent them to the parents. I hope they like them. You can check out the baseball cards and the team pics by going to www.flickr.com/photos/gojcmets/ . There are some regular pics and the baseball cards are on the second page.

Team Baseball Pics!

Here are some pics of our baseball team. We had a great season! After a couple hard losses our team dominated the last two games including the first place team in the league! Taylor started practice for football last week and RaeAnn started soccer practice. I'm getting a brand new camera in a couple weeks so expect better pics from now on!

Welcome to the gun show!

Deidra and I have not been into many T.V. shows lately. We like to get into Survivor and I used to watch The Contender (with Sly) but lately nothing has really been something we both enjoy together. Sometime last summer we started watching Hogan Knows Best. At first glance you would think it was just a cheesy version of the Osbournes and I guess it kinda is, but without all the "bleep!" this and "bleep!" that's going on. After we started watching it we got hooked so now its Hogan Knows Best every chance we get. You got to love his shirt "Welcome to the Gun show!" that he wears. He is the man! For those of you who grew up in the 80's watching WWF, Hogan is someone you will always love.

Well, Deidra is getting ready for bed right now and is nervous as expected. Tomorrow is the first day of her new career! Our life is about to shift into a comfortable highway gear. No more grinding between first and third occasionally putting it in reverse. I have a feeling traffic is finally going our way. Next stop? We will see. Is that a light at the end of the tunnel? You better believe it!