Saturday, November 24, 2007

The Golden Egg Comes Home

Veruca Salt might not have fallen into the furnace if she had known what we all now know. You don't need to buy a special goose to have golden eggs. You just need a really bad 4th down play call by your archrival, a touchdown drive, a punt return for a TD, some big hits and a 48 yard game winning field goal in 10 minutes and 8 seconds! That's what happened in Starkville on Friday when Mississippi State overcame a 14 point deficit with 10 minutes left to beat Ole Miss 17-14! MSU hung in all game, even though we were playing horribly, and found a way to win!


Many thanks to Sylvester Croom and the Bulldog coaching staff for their hard work this season and to the players for never giving up!


In honor of the Bulldogs first winning season since 2000, here are some pictures and links to check out!


Our kids and their cousins with Bully before the MSU-LSU game 2 years ago:





Nick Saban in 2 more years:






MSU holding the Golden Egg after this year's Egg Bowl:







Courtesy mstateathletics.com / AP Photo/Jim Lytle


Croom carrying the MSU flag after the game:



Courtesy espn.com / AP Photo/Jim Lytle

Friday, November 23, 2007

For the birds (or the squirrels)

So, we thought that we'd be kind to the birds and make sure that they had something good to eat this winter. Grammy and Poppy had given the girls bird feeders a while back. So, they painted them and stuck them to the glass door in the kitchen. We thought that the birds could use one to eat from and one to nest in. However, the squirrels have had other ideas!

It seems that the squirrels really like bird food and will do just about anything to get some, including climbing our screen. Apparently, the blood doesn't rush to a squirrel's head as it does to our heads, because he stayed in this position for quite some time! The feeders are just out of view to the left. I guess that squirrels think best upside-down!


He's finally put together his plan and is heading for the feeder. I can't believe that bird feed is worth all of this. Maybe I should try it! It's probably pretty low in calories and fat!




Persistence finally pays off and this squirrel reaches the destination. Check out the video below to see the squirrel's Thanksgiving Feast!




We hope that you enjoyed your Thanksgiving as much as we and our squirrel did!




We ran the video through our squirrel translator, and this is what we heard:

"Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! this is a relly good feast. ok, what is looking at me? i dont care. this is still good. im geting ful. i want to have enouf to last the winter. what!? is that a dog? its looking at me!!!!!! ok, im ful now. oooh, that dog is freekie. well, got to go. that shur was good. AHHHHHHHHHH!!!! that dog is relly freekie. good by!!!"

Thursday, November 22, 2007

In Loving Memory...

After a year of "growing" anticipation, brushing morning knots, and monthly measurements, Rachel finally got her hair cut yesterday to make a donation to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program. Inspired by her Grammy, she made an 8" hair donation to help make wigs for cancer patients. Check out the before and after pictures!


Before:



During:



After:







We know that Grammy is SO PROUD of her!!!