Yes, he's our MVP and he's HOT!!!

Matthew says yesterday morning, "Mom, who's your best player on

the Phillies, I said Coooole Hamellllls in a sultry tone. He said

"I said best Mom, NOT the cutest!" I said, "He is the best AND the

cutest!" I laughed all day about that conversation,

but it is so true! It was the best night EVER!

YAHHH PHILLIES!!!!

GO PHILS.....

GO PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!!

You cannot imagine the excitement in the air

up here, its great. You can almost forget for

a few days that we are all losing all of our

retirement money, our houses are worth

two-thirds what they were worth two years

ago, and a do nothing terrorist could be elected

in 8 days.

Look at Our Girl...

This is all of the 6th grade JV girls, look at her...

doesn't this picture say it all. She's a born leader!

Happy Birthday Dad...

And Booby Pop-Pop, where did that name come from??Love you soooo

much! Have a great Birthday, wish we were there!

Its finally Football weather...

And I'm Freezing! Oh my Gosh, we froze at
Matthew's Flag Football game yesterday,
but it was fun. It was homecoming, so all
the parents got announced on the field
with their child. He loves it and wants to do
tackle next year, He can do that if he moved
to the Springfield league, but I'm fine with
him playing another year of Flag for St. Francis!!
Here are a few pictures of him in his uniform minus the flags. They don't wear pads in flag.
He plays football on Saturdays and Soccer on Sundays.
Then comes home and watches every football, hockey, and baseball game he can. He is a sports fanatic! He can give you stats and info on any sport you ask, its amazing to me.
He is absolutely thrilled with the Phillies, and I won't even tell him what Aunt Jell said or there will be trouble.

Ally Strikes Again...

Field Hockey is done but on Ally's last game,
she played her goalie position for the first half,
letting no goals in they were winning 3-0. Then
in the second half they finally let her play
offense which she had been begging to do all
year. They put her on left wing on the front line
and on the first drive off of the face off, she
scored her very first goal ever in field hockey! It was AMAZING seeing her run back to the center of the field with that ball in her hand. On the way home she looked over at me and said, "Mom, I can still taste it" and I just laughed so hard,
she is so competitive, I don't know where that comes from. I say it must be that "middle child syndrome" Yesterday she said she is the "Happy
Child" which is what I always said she was but she went further to say, I am like the "middle of the oreo" and the "ham in the sandwich". She always makes me laugh!

Did she hold her own? You Betcha!

This was the headline in our local paper, I thought it was funny
and perfect. I was so proud, like a proud mama.
SARAH, You Go Girl!

Hallelujah!

I got offered an new job and took it. It is Store Manager/Buyer
for Carousel Hallmark in Havertown, Pa (4 miles from my house).
I have been assured this is 9-5 Monday-Friday (although I am not
naive enough to think that I will not have to work some Saturdays
during Christmas), they gave me the money and vacation I
requested and the guy just wants me to run the show! And open
him up an ebay store and maintain it, it is right up my alley!
Can't think of how this can be a bad thing in any way shape or form.
I will be able to make dinner before 8pm at night and I will be
able to see my kids play their sports. Thank you Lord!

"Goalie Ally"

Ally's Field Hockey coach who was an All American goalie for Notre Dame wrote me an email this morning that surprised me and made me a proud mama yet again...

HI Denise!
Please let Allison know that she had the best game I have ever seen her play! She did awesome!!! It is so nice to see the girls actually do what you try to teach them. Though we lost 2 -0 ( and it could have been easily 10 - 0 if it wasn't for Allison's amazing saves) it was a positive day for me!!!
See ya tomorrow,
Kate

I will try to get a picture of her in her gear.