YEA! The Colts Won!

I was sooo exhausted last night that I just went to bed. I'm so relieved that they won. I don't have any finger nails left! Anyways, here are a few pictures of our evening with our cell group.

You have got to be kidding me

Because of the blizzard like conditions that you can see in the pictures above, schools were closed today. What the heck is up with that? You can still see practically all of the grass!! I grew up in the mountains and we still had to go to school even if there was mass accumulation of snow. (Wow - I just sounded like one of those old dudes who walked to school up hill both ways) This is just craziness.

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Football is a TEAM Sport

Well, this weekend in the big game. According to the media, Peyton can't win the big game. I was reading ESPN's A.M. Jump this morning and it has a great article showing the big games Peyton lost. Many of them, not entirely his fault. I would like to point out two proofs that it doesn't lie completely on his shoulders. My first proof is Big Ben in last year's Super Bowl. Check his stats: 9-21 and 2 int. That's awful! And they still won the game 21-10. My second proof is Rex Grossman. This whole season he's been simply OK...however they led the NFC with points scored...not because of him...but because of a great defense, special teams, and running game. My point is this...get over individual stats and realize that football is a team sport. Peyton Manning has nothing to do with this game. He must play well AND his running game must go well AND his blocking must go well AND his WR must catch the ball AND his defense has to play well. You get the point. I think the key to a Colts victory is this: Indy's defense must hold Chicago to under 75 yards rushing (their average in the playoffs this year) AND their offense must avoid turnovers (which is what makes Chicago's defense great). My pick for this week (of course) is INDY over CHICAGO! GO COLTS!

Catch and Release

I saw Catch and Relase last night starrring Jennifer Garner. It was really good and kind of surprising. I expected a lot of movie "fluff", like cute girl movie type stuff but it actually had some substance as well as comedy. It's basically about a girl whose fiance dies a couple of days before their wedding. She moves in w/his old roomates and ends up finding out all kinds of things about him that she never knew, and they weren't exactly good things. She finds herself torn between a lot of things and all the while never really loses the love that she had for him. There is one guy in the movie that was her fiance's roomate and he's really funny, so it was light at the same time. Anyways, it was a good movie, I suggest it.

Jeremy's Pick for Lunch

I just ate a delicious sandwich that everyone should try. It's called a Grilled Hampanini Sandwich. You take two pieces of Sourdough Bread and put mayo on them both. Then top it off with Ham, tomato, and cheese. Then pan grill it for about two minutes a side or until lightly golden. Very delicious...top that off with a diet mt. dew and some sun chips and you have yourself a great lunch. ENJOY!

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Lunch Time

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I saw a sign today on the road that said. "Do not listen to 96.7FM." And that's all it said. So what did I find my self doing? Now that is advertisement. I'm putting a sign up that says, "Do not go to Cornerstone Christian Church." Do you think it will have the same effect?



Here's a picture of the new car I'm obsessed with today. I'm pretty sure Jessica is going to use her XMEN power to pick up this car and crush me with it. She's pretty annoyed and sick of me dragging her around everywhere. I'm sorry baby! I love you!

Another sad day for Cincinnati

I found this on ESPN today and had to share it...

Johnathan Joseph is the ninth Bengal to be arrested in the last nine months. Here's a list of the players and their problems:

Jonathan Joseph
CB
Possession of marijuana

Deltha O'Neal
CB
Driving while intoxicated

Reggie McNeal
WR
Resisting arrest

Matthias Askew
DT
Resisting arrest

Eric Steinbach
G
Boating under the influence

Chris Henry
WR
unlawful transaction with a minor (three counts), speeding, operating a vehicle under the influence, felony possession of a concealed firearm, possession of marijuana. First arrest was in December 2005.

Frostee Rucker
DE
Spousal battery

A.J. Nicholson
LB
Burglary, grand theft

Odell Thurman
LB
Driving while intoxicated

WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!

I called my football buddies (Justin and Randy), but no one is stinking answering their phones! So, I'll blog about how stinking excited that I am that the Colts are going to the Super Bowl. I almost cried when I got home from Church and it was 21-3. I was like, oh great...Peyton does it again...guess we'll try again next year. AND NOW THEY ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL. YEAH! Ok, so that's all...can't wait till Feb 4th!

Have you ever driven a plastic big wheel down a busy highway?

Well, Jeremy and I did indeed test drive the Kia Spectra (by the way the name Spectra always reminds me of Big Phish) and the Ford Focus. We started w/the Spectra and as the title states, it felt like driving a giant toy big wheel. So, the Kia is out. Next we drove a Focus. We liked it, we weren't in love w/the interior but we did like the car and it was at a very good price. So, we decided to crunch numbers w/the sales guy. (By now we should be pros at this) Jeremy and I had decided that if they would not pay off our trade-in there was no deal. We now owe exactly what the car is worth, which is also what Kelly Blue Book states is the trade value. We did not want negative equity going into the final price of the car. So, the guy showed the car to his people and came back with a lot less than we wanted to see so we were happy to leave and say this is not the right time. But the guy kept trying and brought his manager into the deal. We liked the first guy, he seemed like a nice guy, joking around but still taking us seriously. This guy on the other hand was a different story. He immediately started talking like the micro-machine man and lost me at hello. Jeremy and I kept saying unless you give us the full pay off on the ZX2 we can't do this. He was getting frustrated and then said O.K. if I can get you the full pay of for the trade-in can I get your businesss today? Well, yeah, of course that's what we have been saying the whole time! So he says he needs to ask the general manager and then scribbles some illegible sentence on a scrap piece of paper, draws a line and says sign here stating that we have your business if we can get that price for your trade in. Is that weird to anyone else? Jeremy said that he was not comfortable signing anything like that, we shouldn't have to sign for that to happen. He also told the guy that we were willing to do it if they got our trade in where we wanted and if the price of the car stayed the same, who knows if he would have jacked the price up after we signed it. So, the guy said that's fine and took the piece of paper and quickly walked away. I sat where I was, and Jeremy stood up and said let's go. I said no...he's asking if he can do that. In the meantime, the first sales guy came back and it was obvious that no one was asking if we could get our trade in where we wanted it all b/c the manager guy got ticked cause we wouldn't sign a stupid piece of paper. The first guy tried to explain that it was just to show the head guy that we were serious but first of all, that should have been communicated and second of all, shouldn't our word be good enough? The sad thing for them is that if that whole weird situation would not have come up and they would have just asked the head guy for what we needed and did it, we would have bought a new car from them today. Does that seem weird to anyone else? I'm still a little confused by the whole thing and I think the guy over reacted and I also don't think we should have to sign anything until we are purchasing the car. Thoughts?

Frustration

Jeremy and I are a little frustrated right now. We found out a couple of days ago that a lady was willing to rent our house out for 4-6 months while her new house is still being finished. She had agreed to allow us to keep the house on the market and show it and if anyone made an acceptable offer she would gladly move out. This seemed like the answer to our prayers, we finally felt like things were coming together. She and Jeremy spoke on the phone and everything seemed great. We discussed drawing up a rental contract and she was fine with that. So, Jeremy found our old one from our Miamitown days and cut and pasted a lot of stuff from that. The whole thing sounded fine to me. Well, tonight during dinner we get a call from our realtor. Apparently, the lady had a problem with the contract and was withdrawing the offer completely! There were things in the contract that made her uncomfortable, things that to us seemed reasonable. Things like please turn on the fan while you are in the shower, do not burn candles when you are not home, and keep the grass cut w/the provided mower. These were things taken completely from the contract that we rented from except for the grass thing (with a mower that we were gladly letting her use). The whole thing stressed her out so much that she was "hysterical" over it and had to consult her mother and sister as to whether she should go through with it or not. They obviously advised her not to. So, we are pretty frustrated. The good news is that we have a showing tomorrow and maybe all this means that the people tomorrow are going to buy the house. I hope so, but please pray for us and that this whole thing can just be over and done with.

Restful weekend

Jess and I are excited to finally have a restful weekend. It seems like we can't remember the last time we didn't have anything planned. I look forward to simply sleeping in! We might look at cars tomorrow. I'm obsessed and really annoying Jess. My car has over 117,000 miles and I still have like 18 months left on the loan. I've got it paid down to a reasonable amount that we can trade in. So, we've been looking for new or used cars that we can purchase to put us in the price range we're paying now. That leaves us looking mainly at barebones and compact cars. No complaints here. We test drove a Mazda 6 today and a Ford Fusion. We like the Mazda better, but its pricey and both make me feel old. I really like the Mazda 3...but its out of my price range. So, we might look at a Ford Focus Zx4 (basically the car I have now) and the Kia Spectra tomorrow. Here are a few pics...

This is the Ford Focus.

This is the Kia Spectra

I'm pretty sure Jess is sick of me talking about cars, but if we can get out of our old and in with a new for the same monthly payments...WHY NOT DO IT?

In other news. We are renting our house for the next 6 months to buy us some time to sell it. The awkward thing is that we have a showing tomorrow and she is moving in Monday. Wouldn't it suck for her if we end up selling it Saturday before she even moves in? I told her that and she said she would probably cry. But, we are her last hope and she's our last hope. It works out pretty good.

Have a wonderful weekend...blog at ya later!

Oops, we did it again

O.K. So here is how it all happened....Leo in his massive amounts of fur was starting to leave tumbleweed like hair balls around the house so I (Jessica) thought that it would be wise to TRIM him. Just trim him, because I think you all remember the tragedy of shaving him last April. So our friends Karen and Byron had just bought these special dog trimmers for their dogs and had done a nice job of grooming them themselves. Byron thought that he could get the job done as to what I was looking for. I just wanted Leo trimmed to about two inches of hair so he didn't look like a giant white racoon again. So Karen and Byron came over and got started. The problem was that Leo's hair was so thick that none of the razor guards would work on him. So they started trying different length guards and before we knew what happened he had a giant strip completely shaved on his leg. Jeremy and Byron thought that they could just fade it in. Karen and I knew that all was lost and we just needed to shave him completely. Also his undercoat had started to mat to his skin b/c of his massive amounts of fur. Soooo, this is the end result..... Pretty sad but you know, it's just fur....it'll grow back....right?? He doesn't look that terrible....does he???

Jeremy's picks for the week

Sorry to post this late, but we had a very busy Monday and Tuesday. Monday we had a 24 party at our house and watched all four hours in one sitting (thank you DVR box for fast forwarding through the stupid commercials). Yesterday we had dinner with our landlord and played cards. Fun times! And the rest of the week is just as busy! Anyways...on to my picks for the week.

United States of America Saints at the Chicago Bears - I predict a Rex Grossman melt down. I mean come on...did anyone else watch Tony Romo fall apart under pressure. Chicago's defense is over-rated and gave up 24 points and 127 rushing yards against the Seahawks AT HOME! I can't imagine what the two-headed monster in McAllister and Bush is going to do to this defense. Plus you have MVP runner up in Drew Brees. I think its going to be a shoot out and that's just too much pressure for the Bears' offense. Saints over the Bears in a high scoring affair.

The New England Patriots at the Indianapolis Colts - Now this is the game I want to watch and will miss because of Church. Oh well. The Patriots are surging because of these last two wins. However, Indy's defense is the best so far in the Post-Season only giving up 23 points and ONE TOUCHDOWN in two games. Their run defense has been incredible! However, Peyton Manning has looked awful throwing five picks and only one touchdown. GOSH I DON'T KNOW WHO TO PICK! Brady has shown he's a big time quarterback only losing one playoff game his whole career. However, he didn't look too good last week and in my opinion the Chargers lost that game and Brady threw a pick in the fourth quarter that could have decided the game. Anyways, I'm going with my heart and picking the Colts so that Manning can make it to his first Super Bowl.

I guess we'll all find out Sunday!

The scrapbook

(This is Jessica posting by the way) So the other day the mail lady dropped off a package and I immediately got excited. I couldn't wait to see what was inside and when I opened it I discovered the promised scrapbook from Cornerstone 1. I thought about waiting for Jeremy to get home to read it but knew I wouldn't make it that long so I opened it up. I got through the first few pages with a smile and then all of a sudden the tears came. All of the thoughts and warm wishes melted my heart and made me miss my friends a lot. By the end I think I was crying out loud (thanks a lot Justin). Don't get me wrong - I still am happy with our move and I know we made the right decision but that doesn't mean that I can't still love and miss my "family" in Cincinnati. Thanks to all you Cornerstone 1 readers who contributed and a special thank you to Bethany who put it together. I love you guys.

My life is over!

So, those who are not Office fans...um wait till we post again...cause this will make no sense. But what the heck is up with Dwight quitting his job??? I have a big picture of him in my office and now I have to burn it! Oh well. Nothing new happening our way...just wanted to complain about Dwight quitting his job. Everyone have a great Friday!

Krystal burgers give me gas

This blog is just to let everyone know that I now have a replacement for Skyline Chili. KRYSTAL BURGERS! They are delish...so if you have one close...go out and eat one. White Castle is sort of the same...so go have yourself one of those if you would like. You will only regret it as you digest it :-)

Jeremy's picks for the week

It's the playoffs baby! This weekend we have some wonderful matchups...and here are my picks for those games.

Colts at Baltimore - This one is difficult. You have a great defense in Baltimore vs a great offense in Indy. Indy proved last week that they can do pretty well against a pounding back like Larry Johnson...but how will they fair on the road against another pounding back in Jamal Lewis. Hmmm... I think the game hinges on the play of the Colts' rookie sensation Joseph Addai...if he plays well they win. I think he'll play well and Indy will get the win.

Eagles at New Orleans - The beloved Saints with their high powered offense will completely roll all over Phily's "prone to give up big gains" defense. I don't think this one will be close...I pick the Saints over the Eagles.

Seahawks at Chicago - Which Rex Grossman will show up Sunday? Last game they played at home Rexy boy threw a ton of interceptions and got booed by the home crowd. However, their special teams and defense will eat up Seattle who has looked awful this season and barely beat a very poor Dallas team. I pick Chicago in a shutout 9-0.

Patriots at San Diego - Tom Brady makes awful mistakes when he is pressured. Luckily they have a tremendous offensive line. However, steroids induced Merriman will come on a lot of blitzes and the high powered offense lead by MVP LT will hit the ground running. Look for a hard hitting and emotionally charged game which will be close to the end. I pick the Chargers to win at home.

I was wrong

Ok, I don't mind admitting when I am wrong. Larry Johnson did not rush for 582 yards like I predicted. It was more like 32 yards on 13 carries. I am a little nervous about Peyton's three interceptions. But, I am SOOOO excited that they got the W. GO COLTS! And I am excited that their defense looks better. GO COLTS!

Mattias

This is Mattias Hamilton. My friend Andy from Chicago sent me the picture the other day. He's so cute...so I thought I would post him on here. Jessica is mad at me. I keep telling everyone at Church she is pregnant. No, she's not...but I thought it was funny at the time. I'm the worst husband in the world. Anyways, we can't have a baby till we sell our summer home in Indiana. Its in our contract.

I hopefully had my last funeral last night in a long while. I have attended four in the last month, plus we've had two members in the hospital. It's been a long week and today I'm going to kick back relax and watch my Colts beat up on the Chiefs :-) Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Feet

I took Jordan to see Happy Feet yesterday. It was really cute. I definately suggest going to see it. I hope you guys are having a good week. This is my last day w/Jordan and then next week I'll pick up w/the job search which still isn't going to hot. Anyways, if you get a chance go see happy feet!

No more Power Five :-(

That's right folks. The season is over and there's no reason to do the Power Five. So, I'll give you my picks for the week instead. Yeah!

The KC Chiefs at the Indy Colts - Of course everyone knows that I have to go with my Colts even though Larry Johnson will probably run for 582 yards. That's right you heard it here. But, the Chief's have an awful defense and there's no way they can keep up in a shoot out. But don't worry Justin, Peyton will lose when he heads to Baltimore in the second round.

The NY Jets at the NE Pats - Tom Brady just isn't right. They don't look that great and it looks like the leader of their defense is out for this game (Harrison). So, this is my pick for an upset this week. I pick the Jets to move on to the second round.

The NY Giants at the Phily Eagles - I'm not sold on the Eagles yet. But, the Giants look just as bad. So, I'm picking the home team with the momentum to beat the Giants who are unraveling. At least one Manning has to lose this weekend...right?

The Dallas Cowboys at the Seattle Seahawks - Dallas is a mess which leaves the Seahawks at home to pick up a big win moving them into the second round of the playoffs. Wouldn't it be awesome if the Eagles make it to the Superbowl and TO and the Cowboys don't?

Ok, well, those are probably the worst picks ever...but that's alright...fun times.

Pray for me and the church here this week. I'm doing a funeral tonight and I just did one Sunday as well. We have had a lot of really great people pass away this month and its taking a toll on the Church. Thanks.

Christmas stuff and wathcing Jordan

Jeremy and I did have a good time in W.V. even though we did have to cut our time short :-( Jeremy did get cool stuff like he posted in the previous blog. Jeremy got me tickets to see Lion King off Broadway in Cincinnati in April, that was awesome. From my mom Jeremy picked out a lot of really cool clothes....but hardly any of them fit so we're gonna have a big return day soon. This week and next week I am also watching a little girl named Jordan from church b/c her preschool is closed. She's really cute but definatley a spitfire! It should be a fun week. Her favortie movie is High School Musical, we've already watched it twice and listended to the soundtrack twice. Here's a picture of Jordan when we went to the park. Hope you guys had a Merry Christmas!

Catching up and my Power Five

Sorry faithful bloggers for our lack of posting. We got back last night from West Virginia where we had a Merry Christmas. The snow came a day late...and it was nice...just for that one day. Anyways, we came back early because a lady in our church past away yesterday. She attended Cornerstone for 65 years. Simply put, she was an awesome lady and she will be missed.

Hopefully Jess will blog more, but I got some cool stuff for Christmas. I got a new suit, a ton of clothes, The Office 2007 Calender, The Office Season 2 DVD, a coffee maker, and a bunch of other really cool stuff.

Before I enter my Power Five for the week, I want to say a few words about Shawn Merriman. What's up with the fact that he tests positive for Steroids and he's hailed as one of the best defensive players of the year? Why is it that Barry Bonds has never tested positive for Steroids and people say he doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame? Are you kidding me? Barry Bonds was great before his head started to grow (literally started to grow...its like twice as big)...Shawn Merriman is in his second year and he's already been tested positive...um...maybe Merriman is great because he CHEATED. Anyways, on to my five...

Number Five: The Philadelphia Eagles - I didn't see the game...cause I was watching soaps with Jess' mom. Fun times. But, they are one of the hottest teams right now.

Number Four: The United States Saints - Best all around offense in the NFC. Great running game, great QB, and a great recieving core.

Number Three: The Baltimore Ravens - I really don't like these guys...but they are winning games and are healthy. Plus, they have a very good defense. Its going to be very hard to beat them in the playoffs.

Number Two: The Chicago Bears - Still the best team in the NFC.

Number One: The San Diego Chargers - Still the best team in the AFC. Whatever happened to that conference. They look pretty sorry right now.

Teams that dissappoint me: The Bengals, The Colts Defense, The Giants, and The Cowboys. These teams really should have done better then they have. I had Santa deliver them coal this year. Sucks to be them. Have a good one...

Some pics from the weekend

Poor stupid leo can't defend himself against Jess and her silly hats!

This is my nephew Trevor. He's so cool!

Here is Jess with my nieces Savannah and Cheyenne. Savannah (on left) got a hold of some scissors and decided to cut her hair!

Here are my grandparents. They are awesome!

Here is Shari my stepmom. We are so grateful to get to see her this weekend.

This is funny

Hey we're having problems with blogger posting pics...so until we can post pics of the weekend...here's a funny thing I found online.

http://www.mistletoeinanelevator.com/

Jeremy's Power Five

Is it just me or does Chad Johnson cramp up a lot? Anyways, onto my power five. After a convincing win last night, Indy is back on. My top two are my Super Bowl predictions at this point in the season. I think they are playing the best football right now.

Number Five: The New England Patriots - Just like Indy they needed a convincing win after an awful loss the week before. The Pats stepped up and proved they are something to be reckoned with in the post season. However, they will probably need some home field advantage to do anything significant.

Number Four: The Baltimore Ravens - McNair gets hurt?!?!? Who saw that coming. But, they continue to win games...with the easiest schedule in the league...if I haven't said that for the 100th time...so they'll remain at the top of the list. I really don't think they are as good as their record shows.

Number Three: The Indianapolis Colts - Good to see Dwight Freeney wake up from his season long slumber. They will need either Corey Simeon or Bob Sanders to get healthy if they are going to do anything in the playoffs. Their defense will get eaten up on the road without these guys.

Number Two: The Chicago Bears - They've had some bad losses and almost lost this week. But, they continue to win in the NFC. 10-0! That spells Super Bowl trip.

Number One: The San Diego Chargers -Playing the best football right now. I guess I was wrong about their usual end of the year slump. Their best contenders for the Super Bowl are Indy, Baltimore, and the Pats. Indy won't stop their running game or their 3-4 defense, Baltimore and the Pats can't win consistently on the road. Looks like LT might lead his team to the Super Bowl this year.

I love my dog

I know you all will enjoy this story...so I've got to share it with you.

I went to Indy this weekend to see my family. While there, Jess, Leo, and I stayed with my sister Shelley. She has a beautiful new house with a sun room. She smokes in her sunroom and opens a window slightly right next to the door. Outside, her yard is fenced in with a privacy fence. This is one of the reasons we chose to stay with her instead of my grandparents. WELL, we got to Shelley's and she and her boyfriend had a party to go to...so Jess and I left Leo in the backyard and decided to eat out at Cancun's in Indy.

We get back and found out that Leo freaked out! He had a pile of mud on the patio where he tried to dig underneath the fence. And he had torn out the screen in the open window where he tried to crawl up into it. Underneath the window, he had torn down part of the siding as he attempted to crawl into the house.

I LOVE MY DOG! Luckily not much else was hurt and it didn't take much time to clean up. But I was not a happy camper. And it set me back 20 bucks for a new screen. Oh well. Just thought you might enjoy a Leo story...I know many of you are having withdrawals!

Hopefully, Jess will have some pics uploaded of our time with Shari (my stepmom), my grandparents, and my family at Shelley's house. She's out today shopping for Christmas.

Baby it's cold outside!

Jessica and I are leaving the 68-73 degree weather of Knoxville to go back to the frozen tundra that we call Indiana. Tomorrow morning we're leaving for Ft. Wayne to meet up with my step mom for Christmas. Then we'll meet up with my grandparents on Friday in Bluffton. Then we'll meet up with the rest of the family in Indianapolis at my sister's house. We really are looking forward to seeing everyone. I'm sure we'll blog when we get back.

Leo loves to eat

Yesterday morning I was eating breakfast and thought it was strange that Leo wasn't at my feet begging for a bite like he normally does. I did hear him behind the couch chewing on his bone like a good dog. Or at least I thought it was his bone....it was actually the kitty toy. We had a toy for Belle that was made up of feathers on the end of a plastic stick. Leo put away almost the whole thing. I was kind of concerned so I called Jeremy who obviously loves Leo so very much. Jeremy said not to worry b/c if he died from it we would just get a better dog. I'm still hoping he was kidding. Leo seemed fine so I decided to just keep an eye on him. Later that evening we saw our landlord who is also a vet and I told him about the situation. He said that Leo would probably be fine and that all the stuff he ate would just "pass on through". He suggested feeding him a lot of something bland like plain pasta or rice to help the process along. So I came home and cooked Leo a pot of rice. At first I wasn't sure if he would want to eat all of it, boy was I wrong....

As you can see he totally loved it and didn't leave a single grain in his bowl.After he was finished he seemed pretty happy. I took this right after he was done, I think he looks so cute and happy under the tree beside all the presents. I love my dog.

Jeremy's Power Five

Except for our number one, there is a lot of change this week in the Power Five. First of all, you'll notice that my beloved Colts did not even make it this week. I'm embarressed to be a fan. However, they can make up for it this week if they can beat Cincy. Also, a side note to Justin, my Power Five comes out on Tuesday mornings AFTER Monday Night Football...unless the game does not effect the Power Five...then I post it early. Sorry to spoil you with early Power Fives :-).

Number Five: The United States of America Saints - Who is not rooting for this team to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. That was such a big win this week. My vote this late in the season is for Drew Brees as Co-MVP.

Number Four: The Baltimore Ravens - I'm still not sold on their offense. But, evidently offense alone does not do much (stupid colts). Steve McNair has proved me wrong and has stayed healthy. This has got to be a record for him.

Number Three: The Cincinnati Bengals - Could be this year's Steelers and make it in through the wild card and shock everyone by winning on the road to make it to the Super Bowl. That would be a great storyline also. Could you imagine the Saints and the Bengals. No one would have thought that 5 years ago!

Number Two: The Chicago Bears - I didn't see the second half of last night's game. I fell asleep. But, I was very surprised to see the score this morning. Rex still doesn't impress me, but their defense and special teams sure do. Another good storyline for the Superbowl would be the two powerhouse defenses clashing: The Bears and the Ravens. Trust me, I'm not rooting for that one!

Number One: The San Diego Chargers - Wow, was I proved wrong earlier in the season when I wouldn't give them any props. They are still finding ways to win and LT is unstoppable right now. He's also my pick for the C0-MVP. I'm not rooting for them, nor do I think they have a chance in the playoffs. But, what do I know!?!?!

That's my Power Five for the week. Hope you enjoyed. Tune in next week when I will be proved wrong once again!

Christmas lights

This weekend Jeremy unfortunately had a funeral to help out with, but after the funeral we went to downtown Knoxville to check out the Christmas lights. They also had an ice skating rink that was so cute but it was really cold and we were dressed up so we opted out of skating. Here are some pictures, they turned out kinda blurry but you can still see the prettiness.

Here's the pic of the shirt!

GO VOLS

Tonight I attended my first Lady Vols Basketball Game. It was fun times!!! My landlord called me and asked if I wanted to go and I was like HECK YES. I love basketball. It's so much fun. Anyways, we had seats ten rows up and center court. It was awesome. I also won a t-shirt. The guy threw it up in the seats and the guy next of me catches like a girl and missed it and it fell on Bob my landlord and he gave it to me. Those girls can play ball man...they were really good. So, now I have a shirt that says Lady Vols and my life is complete!

Tomorrow we're taking my Jeep to the doctor to get the ball joint fixed. We're going to the nice shopping area in town. It's called Turkey Creek. That's right...I said Turkey Creek...how redneck is that.

Recalled

Jess and I bought a 2003 Jeep Liberty Limited in February and then one week later the 4x4 stopped working. So, we took it in and they fixed it...it took them all day...but they fixed it...at no cost to me. Well, we got a letter from Chrysler saying that our Jeep has been recalled! Actually, its just a ball joint in the steering wheel. The letter said that if I don't get it fixed the steering can go out and kill everyone aboard! So, off to the dealership I go...and once again at no cost to me...but I wish this Jeep wasn't such a pain!

In other news, Jess and I taught preschool tonight. They rocked! Funny story. We took the kids to the bathroom and I got the three boys and one of them took a really long time...and it smelled bad...so I assumed he pooped. Well, we go back to the classroom and the room starts to stink! So, I had to go get his grandpa and have him check his butt. Come to find out his cousin just had gas. Oh well.

Hope you all are enjoying this cold weather. I'm ready to move again...but this time to Mexico...where it doesn't snow! Sorry Katelyn for spelling your name wrong...I'm the worst friend ever.

HBK

That's an acronym for:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATLYN!!!!!

Weekend Fun

Bethany and Amberlee came down this weekend. I know that Jeremy promised you guys pictures but I am an idiot and didn't take any, I don't know why I didn't think of it. But, Amberlee and Bethany took picutres so maybe they will post some on their blogs. We had a really great time, it was a shopping extravaganza of sorts. We went to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg and got a lot of Christmas shopping done. On Friday we all went to a game night w/our new Sunday school class and believe it or not there is actually a person who already had the title of game nazi down here. So it was weird having two in the room w/the new person and w/Bethany. (I think Bethany's rules for Cranium are a little more acurate than the TN nazi). It was also fun to just hang out. Last night we hung out at the house and ate spagetti. Leo loves spagetti and I threw a noodle at him for him to catch it but he missed and it ended up hanging off of his ear. It was hillarious to watch him try to get it, that was a great moment. It was tough to see them go, I miss them both a lot. I guess I've been fighting loneliness down here a lot and not having a job yet leaves me a lot of time on my hands to miss my friends. Hopefully I'll get to see more of everyone soon.

Jeremy's Power Five

Sorry we haven't blogged here lately. BUT, we have lots of pics to share of Bethany and Amberlee's visit to Knoxville!!! BUT, they are at home...and I'm at the office. So, for now, I'll just share my power five for the week. Hopefully, we can get on here and blog tonight about the visit.

Number Five: The Cincinnati Bengals - You are welcome Justin and you are were right...they did make my list. Their win over the Ravens showed just how difficult their schedule is...and how easy Baltimore's is. The Ravens looked pretty sad Thursday night...but the Bengals looked like a playoff team. Their defense held the Ravens to 0 points. (I don't count that last touchdown...it was stupid...and obviously the refs are too.)

Number Four: The New England Patriots - Quietly winning...and quietly sneaking into the playoffs. Watch out for these guys.

Number Three: The Chicago Bears - Rex Grossman looked AWFUL. That's all I got to say about that.

Number Two: The Indianapolis Colts - Come On! A 60 yard field goal to win the game! Come On!

Number One: The San Diego Chargers - To be honest, the teams with worse records are playing like playoff caliber teams. But, the Chargers seem to always find a way to win. Once again, their defense looked bad...but when LT runs like that...wow.

Sorry my Power Five is awful this week...but there really isn't a good record team that is impressing me right now. Seattle seems to be picking up steam...as well as SINcinnati. Tennessee is on a roll right now. It's almost like the powerhouses are relaxing a bit...which is allowing the stragglers to catch up. Very interesting to see how things will shake out. Anyways, blog atcha later...

Just Walk Across the Room

I'm reading a new book by Bill Hybels. It's called, "Just Walk Across the Room." Basically, the idea is that we could save someone's eternity simply by getting up and walking across the room. We need to sometimes get out of our comfort zones and trying building relationships with people. Well today, I got a chance to "walk across the room."

Our youth minister told me last night while we were watching the OSU UNC game that there's a guy from the community who's in the hospital. His kids come on Wednesday nights. Well, since our youth minister is part time and has birthing classes in the evening...he asked me to go. So, here I am like, "Ok, I'm going to go visit this guy I've never met who's probably not a Christian who probably is going to be like...'why are you bothering me while I'm sick' " Anyways, I was pretty nervous...but I went. It was awkward at first, but I really think I planted some seeds. I showed him that I cared, but I didn't push anything.

So, next time the Spirit prompts you to make a move...DO IT! It's a great feeling.

Have a great weekend...

Jeremy's Power Five

Well, since neither the Packers or the Seahawks are going to make my list, I figured I'd give you my Power Five early. Lots of movement on my list this week with some very impressive games.

Number Five: The San Diego Chargers - Barely beat the Oakland Raiders. Their defense is going to have to step it up if they are going to do anything in the playoffs.

Number Four: The Chicago Bears - Wow, they stunk it up against the Pats. Yesterday's loss showed how bad Grossman is when he is pressured. That's the key to beating the bears.

Number Three: The New England Patriots - Looked very ugly against the Bears, but they did beat the number one team in the NFC. They are going to be hard to beat in the playoffs.

Number Two: The Baltimore Ravens - Absolutely dominated the lowly Steelers. The Ravens are looking like a Super Bowl Team right now. So, when does Steve McNair get hurt? Do you think it will be this week or next? McNair is like Leftwich...can't go a whole season healthy. I look for his breakdown right before the playoffs.

Number One: The Indianapolis Colts - Joseph Addai is the real deal and its time for Dungy to start giving him more carries. The Colts are unstoppable when they have a solid ground game going. The Eagles may have scored 21, but the Colts were practically playing a prevent defense after they went up 21-0. Now, Manning needs to figure out the 3-4 defense...and then its on to the Super Bowl.

Speaking of the 3-4 defense. If the playoff picture holds true, Manning would have to get through Baltimore, New England, and/or San Diego. All three of these top teams play a 3-4 defense and they are all leading their divisions. Since Manning and Dungy read my blog (HA!), my suggestion to them is to really focus the end of the season on this kind of defense. In all likelihood, they are going to have to get through at least one team using this kind of defense...and every year they lose in the playoffs to...you guessed it...a 3-4 defense. Pittsburg, New England, etc.

Hope you all enjoyed this week's Power Five. Hope you all have a wonderful week.

House pictures

As promised here are pictures of the house. This is the living room.
This is our bedroom.
This is the sunroom which we use for an excercise and game room.
This is the kitchen.
This is the dining room/office which is in the same open room as the kitchen. You can see the corner of the island in the right of the picture which is in the pic above.
So there you have it, our new house. There is also a guest bedroom which I did not post a pic of that has it's own bathroom and any of you are welcome to stay there anytime you want!! Come visit us soon!

Black Friday

So I ventured out into the crazy world of shoppers this Friday. I got lost right off the bat and drove around in circles making illegal U-turns for a while. Then I finally got my bearings and started off at Walmart. It was the least crowded place I went to all day so I felt pretty optimistic after leaving there. Then I went to Kohls....no one was at Walmart because the entire city of Knoxville was at Kohls. The line wrapped around to the very back of the store and it took an hour to get through. Next I hit Target where they were out of the toy I needed, total bummer. So then I went to the mall and found some great deals. I also hit a different Target and Walmart on the way home and then later that night Jeremy and I went out to eat and went to yet another Walmart. So the Walmart total of the day was three, all very different with different merchandise believe it or not. At Kohls I witnessed what almost turned into a fight between three women. One left her cart with all this stuff sitting in the middle of no where and the other two started going through it. The one that left it came back for it and freaked out, that was pretty funny. Other than that, people were pretty nice and helpful so I guess it was all worth it.

Leo and Gidget

I know there have been some requests for pictures (Jessie :-) ) so this is Leo playing in our house w/the dog that used to live here. Now she lives at the landlords just down from our yard. I let her in sometimes b/c she looks so sad. Her name is Gidget and Leo loves to play with her. We still have some curtains to hang when we get back from Thanksgiving so we will take pictures of the house once we have all that set up. Things are still going o.k. No job more job interviews for me yet but hopefully I'll get some calls back after the holiday. I'm still trying to decide if I should venture out on Friday to go shopping. We will be back in Knoxville by then so I'm not sure if I want to try to find places by myself. I know I lived here for four years but I don't remember how to get anywhere, especially from where we live now! I hope all of you guys have a great Thanksgiving. Pics to come of the house after the holiday - I promise!

Jeremy's Power Five

This week's edition of Jeremy's Power Five has a few changes. For starters, my beloved Colts lost their first game of the season. It was bound to happen, and I'm glad it happened now...so they can pick up momentum going into the post season. The Broncos also lost at home, almost knocking them off the list completely...but I hate the Pats...so they made it.

Number Five: The Denver Broncos - They beat out the Pats because they beat them earlier in the season...and because I hate them :-)

Number Four: The San Diego Chargers - Well, now they are winning some meaningful games and have some momentum. However, if they are like the Chargers of old, they will lose down the stretch throwing off everyone who jumped on their bandwagon.

Number Three: The Baltimore Ravens - Almost a lock for the playoffs. The Bengals just have a much harder schedule. The Ravens have a clear shot into the post season...as long as they don't lose easy games.

Number Two: The Indianapolis Colts - Their weakness is still their defense. Fourteen fourth quarter points is unacceptable. It would help if Bob Sanders could stay healthy and Freeney could start sacking again.

Number One: Da Bears - Back on top this week with a Colts loss, but their offense still isn't very good. All the defense has to do is pressure Grossman and he freaks out. All of their close games (and one loss) came because Grossman was pressured early.

Well, hope you all enjoyed. Have a happy Thanksgiving. We're going to West Virginia this year. It is simply too much to travel to Bluffton with all the moving and traveling we've been doing lately. And this will be our first Thanksgiving at Jess' mother's. We're looking forward to it.

Transitions

So we finally have cable, internet, and phone. It only took Comcast forever and a day to get their act together. As Jeremy posted earlier it has been a major fiasco. So, we are slowly getting unpacked. We actually got some pictures hung up today. My goal is to be finished by next Sat. so we can put up all of our Christmas stuff then. Our house still hasn't sold so we are still hoping that someone will come along and buy it. I had two interviews last week. One with the school system that turned out to a big disappointment, it's a long story but it wasn't what I was looking for. I also had another interview with a youth development center, I didn't realize till I got there and saw a fenced in yard with barbed wire that it was a lock down facility for juvenile delinquents and they were looking for a therapist to work w/sex offenders. I'm used to cute little 3rd and 4th graders and was pretty intimidated by the place so I turned it down as well. Hopefully something will happen soon. So that has been our life lately, unpacking, getting ready for the holidays, and just getting adapted to Tenn. again. Nothing too exciting but we'll keep ya posted.

Leo the Lion Hunter

That was Leo's original name. Well, now its Leo the wuss. Leo has been constantly abused by the Golden Retriever owned by Bob's son who is in Korea with the Vet Corp of the Army. (By the way, who new the Army had a Vet Corp...that rocks!) Anyways, Bob is keeping the dog until Chad gets back from Korea and he lets him, their small mutt, and the previous occupant's Jack Russell run free on the 11 acres of land we're staying on. Jellico (the Golden Retriever), has raped Leo, bit him, and just plain played bully. But, he's only out at night...so its not like we leave him all day with this dog. He spends most of his day hanging out with Bumper the Mutt and Gidget the Jack Russell. I think he really likes those dogs. Especially Bumper...they play all the time. But Leo's hips are sore and he has a scratch on his ear. He's going to have to start standing up for himself or stop trying to be so aggressive with Jellico. Jellico is a really sweet dog...he just doesn't like it when Leo sniffs his "you know what" and tries to play when Jellico doesn't want to play. Leo has to learn boundaries. Anyways, this is probably more info then most of you care to know...but Leo is safe...just bruised. At least he's getting some much needed exercise.

Update and Jeremy's Power Five

This week is a shortened Power Five because dang Comcast stinks! Oh, I am so mad. They were supposed to come out last night and install DVR, an extra line, digital phone, and internet. So we waited from 1-4pm as we were instructed (they called to remind me in the middle of church) and low and behold NO ONE SHOWED! He finally got there at 8:30pm and stayed till almost 10pm. AND NOW WE ONLY HAVE ONE LINE AND NO DVR!!!!!! That's right folks, he couldn't figure out the internet, didn't have time to install the extra line, and didn't have a DVR box. So, they'll be back Thursday night. That's their last chance.

Anyways, we are moved into our new house. Email me if you haven't gotten our new cell numbers or address. I don't have a new phone number yet and for those in my family who I promised to call: I'm sorry that comcast stinks! Once I get my digital phone, I'll call...I promise.

Check out Chrissy's blog here in the next couple days...she's supposed to blog about Randy at work...I almost ripped my pants in laughter! They have the funniest stories.

Ok, here's the part that no one really cares about, but I have eight more of these coming...so deal with it!

Number Five: The San Diego Chargers - Ok, I broke down and put them on here. It was them or the Patriots who lost to the lowly Jets.

Number Four: The Baltimore Ravens - I don't like them either, but they have been winning games. I guess that's what happens when you have the easiest schedule in the league.

Number Three: The Denver Broncos - If it wasn't for the Colts, I'd pick them for the Super Bowl. The Broncos are the only ones the Colts can beat in the post season.

Number Two: The Chicago Bears - Still very good.

Number One: The Indianapolis Colts - Record breaking second consecutive season starting 9-0. WOW!

That's all for now. Hopefully we'll have internet Thursday night and we can post pics of the house this weekend. But don't count on it...comcast stinks!

Jeremy's Power Five

Before I post, I would like to take time to praise God for the successful surgery today on Nick Baxter. I know he's still got some recovery, but I am rejoicing today that he's doing better! Please continue to pray for him.

Sorry for the lack of posts here recently. Our internet at home isn't working and I'm working from the library! I arrived safe here in Knoxville getting stuff ready for the move. We are moving Sat 8am if anyone wants to help :-). Please continue to pray for our house to be sold. No bites yet.

On to my power five:

Number Five: The New England Patriots - I really wanted to leave them off the list because there are other very good 6-2 teams. But, they did almost beat Indy...but then again...who hasn't almost beat Indy! Still a very good team in a very weak division.

Number Four: The Baltimore Ravens - The easiest remaining schedule in the league. They are almost a sure fire bet for making the playoffs. Their division doesn't look that tough either...especially with the Bengals falling apart, the Steelers looking ugly, and the usual Browns team competing with them.

Number Three: The Denver Broncos- Still the best defense in the league. Take away the Indy game and they have only given up three touchdowns in 8 games. Simply amazing!

Number Two: The Chicago Bears - I think Grossman will have bad games like this weekend. But, his defense is still very good and they are playing against a Giants team with their two best pass rushers on the bench. Grossman isn't too bad when he has time in the pocket. They should pull away this weekend in the Meadowlands.

Number One: The Indianapolis Colts - They have not lost a game that matters in the regular season since 2004. Wow! They only losses came when Manning was benched so that he could rest up for the playoffs. Please tell me they choose to be smart this year and let him keep his momentum going!

Well, I hope to post here soon. I'll have internet at the office tomorrow. YEAH!!! No more libraries for me!!!

Halloween Fun

Jeremy and I have had a fun couple of days. Monday night we spent the evening with the family I used to work for. It was so nice to see them again, I miss those kids sooo much! I can't believe how big they have gotten. Tonight of course was Halloween. BJ and Jessie came over to pass out candy with us. It was cold and had been raining earlier but at least the rain quit before Trick-or-Treat time. We had less kids this year, I think we had maybe 50 kids at the most. We had fun though. I put Leo's Superman costume on, I think he's gotten a lot fatter since last year. He had to go inside b/c he kept barking at the kids so he didn't even get to show off his costume. But we had fun anyway and it was good to spend time with BJ and Jessie before we leave.

Here is Will and Alex. They're such little studs.

Here is Kira. It's hard to believe she was only a few months old when I left. This is her practicing in her first pair of high heels.Here is Leo the dog in his Superman costume. Jeremy says he looks stupid, I think it's cute. Anyways, only two kids got to see it this year anyway.

Jeremy's Power Five

Number Five: The New York Giants: This week is especially hard for the number five spot. Teams that deserve the spot and didn't make it are: Ravens, Falcons, and the Saints. However, the Giants are on a roll right now with a good defense, good running attack, and Eli Manning has managed the passing attack pretty well. I'm not sold on them at this spot yet...but I had to pick someone!

Number Four: The Denver Broncos: They put up a good fight at home against the Colts...but come on, it's Peyton Manning! Still very good with their run based offense and very good defense.

Number Three: The New England Patriots: Looked very good last night on the road. Let's see how they fair against the Colts on Monday night this week. That's going to be a great game!

Number Two: The Chicago Bears: Still incredibly balanced and it looks like Grossman is back to playing well. Very scary team.

Number One: The Indianapolis Colts: Simply put, no defense is safe and no lead is safe with any time left on the clock. Great show of clutch (regular season) performance by Manning.

Good-bye Party

Yesterday was an emotional day for Jeremy and I. It was our last Sunday at Cornerstone. It's so weird that we won't be going back there next week and doing the same things that we do every Sunday. After church we had an open house at the Honeycutt's. There were lots of laughs and lots of tears. We had a lot of fun but at the same time it was extremely difficult to have to say good-bye. We still have a couple weeks to spend time w/people but Jeremy leaves for Knoxville on Wednesday and our schedules are gonna get crazy. The most difficult part is that the people here have become our family and I feel like I am leaving my family behind. Starting over is tough, and I know I will find friends but our friends here are irreplacable and it's so tough to say good-bye. Tonight Jeremy and I are visiting the family that I was a nanny for, I'm excited to see them. Tomorrow is Halloween and B.J. and Jessie are coming over to pass out candy w/us. Then on Wed. Jeremy heads down to Tenn. Here are some pics of last night. I'm sure we'll have lots more stuff to blog about now that these changes are really starting to happen.
This is everyone hanging out.

This is Mindy and Hope coloring. Hope said that she wanted to color a picture for Jeremy's new office. How sweet is that!

Here are the boys hanging out and watching the Bengals game. We ended up staying pretty late and lets just say that these three get pretty goofy and giddy past midnight. Crazy times.

Random Pics

Ok, so we didn't post pics from Family Camp. So, I'm going to post pics that I found on the digital camera. Enjoy...



Here's a picture of Bethany and Baby MacKenzie with Bob back there in the background


Here's a picture of Sheryl, Karen, Tonya, and Lorie having a great time in the cafe'


Here's a picture of me holding Baby MacKenzie. One day I'll have one of my own. I'm going to go to Africa and adopt a baby through the Madonna Adoption Foundation. Have a great Thursday!

In case you missed it

In case you haven't been watching the World Series and missed the new trailer. Here is the new trailer shown last night during the World Series. Enjoy...gosh I can't wait till it gets here!

http://www.24trailer.com/

New Website

I'm very excited about our new website for the church in Knoxville. Jessie did such an awesome job setting it up and designing it. I've done nothing but screw up her good job...but I'm still learning. There's still some work to be done and some glitches to work out...but I really like it. Let me know what you all think.

Nothing else new our way. Busy packing and preparing for the move. Still waiting for someone to buy our house. SPREAD THE NEWS :-). I have half my office packed and we probably have 1/4 of the house packed. Still lots to do. We'll update later...

No need to wait...Jeremy's Power Five

Well football fans, no need to wait till Tuesday. My power five comes early this week. The Bengals are moving their way up my list with a much needed win this week. The Chargers proved why I didn't put them on my list with a loss to the Chiefs. And the Eagles are falling fast. So, without further adieu...

Number Five: The New Orleans Saints - They did well this week with a bye to stay one of the three NFL teams with only one loss. Too many two loss teams to choose which one makes the top five...so I'll stay with the Saints.

Number Four: The New England Patriots - I hate them. When will Tom Brady just go ahead and run into Corey Dillon ending his career and Brady's season? Oh well. Once again they play a bad team in their division and beat them up. No way anyone is going to catch up in their division.

Number Three: The Denver Broncos - I think the Pats are better, but I can't bring myself to put them higher. Plus, Denver has only given up TWO TOUCHDOWNS in six games. That's a Super Bowl caliber defense. Too bad they have an awful offense.

Number Two: The Chicago Bears - Bye week. Still undefeated.

Number One: The Indianapolis Colts - I watched this game and there was a point where Manning was hit pretty hard with a cheap shot. He got up finished the half and then came back and scored 20 unanswered points (three touchdowns and a missed two point conversion). Don't hack off Peyton Manning...he'll kick your butt!

No luck on the house. The couple went with another house. Please keep praying for us. Selling a house makes me want to rent the rest of my life!

Justin is by far the smartest man I know...sort of...

We're still waiting to hear if we sold our house. So, I'll beat Justin to the punch and say he told me so. My picks for the world series were the Yankies and the Mets. After the Yankies folded in four I still had hope that I was half right. The whole time Justin kept saying, "No man, its going to be the Tigers and the Cards." Well, he's right...I'm wrong...he's a genius...I'm an idiot. There you go Justin...enjoy yourself.

Big Prayer Request

The picture makes more sense further in my story. Ok, so you all should know that Jess and I are really stressing over the sell of our house. Well, yesterday I got a call from our realtor who gave us a time for a showing. I went home for lunch and started cleaning up and our lovely dog (the one pictured above) blew chunks all over our carpet. So, we now have a stain in the middle of our family room for this couple to see. Well, after stressing out all day, they looked at the house...didn't notice the stain...and it's in their top two homes! They came back today and hope to make a decision by tomorrow. So, please pray that this couple is the one. Like I said, we're really stressing over this and hoping to have this settled before I start the new Church in November. Thanks...and by the way we are going to have the carpets cleaned.

Jeremy's Power Five

Before I start my power rankings for the week, I thought I would say a few words about a couple teams. First, my beloved Bengals (2nd favorite team behind the Colts) absolutely blew the game Sunday. There are a few reasons why the Bengals may not make the post season. 1. Their rookie sensations Chris Henry and Odell Thurman are druggies and thugs. 2. Their defense is either beat up or in jail. 3. Chad Johnson needs to stop making commercials and working on his touchdown dances and start getting open. TJ Whosyourmamma is making him look like he's a third string receiver. (Who by the way is having an awesome year)

Second, I refuse to jump on the Chargers bandwagon until they beat a quality team. So what LT scores four touchdowns Sunday. They were playing the 49ers with the worst defense in the NFL! Come on, beat someone good and you'll make my power five. So, with that said...here are my five.

Number Five: The Carolina Panthers - Now, here's a team who has rebounded since Steve Smith got healthy. The Bengals better get ready for Sunday...cause the Panthers are looking hot right now.

Number Four: The New Orleans Saints - They have beaten two quality teams and have a very good offense and a decent defense. They could very well make the playoffs if they continue to play this well.

Number Three: The Denver Broncos - Who still have the best defense in the NFL. They are, so far, this year's Steelers...great running game, mediocre QB, and awesome defense.

Number Two: The Indianapolis Colts - Who are still undefeated thanks to a bye this week.

Number One: The Chicago Bears - Wow, what a game last night. Still undefeated even though Grossman threw four picks and gave up two fumbles. Arizona lost that game...Chicago didn't deserve the win.

Delaney's

Jeremy and I had a pretty good day. We went shopping in Lawrenceburg and Western Hills, even though we didn't find what we were looking for we had fun. Then this evening the Ladies Sunday School class took Jeremy and I out for dinner to Delaney's to spend some time with us before we move. It was nice to spend some quality time with them. I think Cleo was a bit disappointed in the food selection, we liked it but I guess it's no Cleve's Diner! The funniest part of the evening was that Cedric came along (he's about 8 years old) and insisted on ordering from the adult menu, I think he wanted to feel like a grown up. Well, he decided to order ribs and they brought him a full slab which was the biggest serving of ribs I've ever seen. Needless to say Cedric was a giant mess and only got about a third of the way through them. But it was cute to watch him dive into these ribs like no one I've ever seen! So, we had a fun evening and we really appreciate that they took the evening to spend with us.

Family Camp Fun

I was going to post some pictures of family camp but the computer is being stupid. So I'll post some pics later and just tell you about all the fun now. First of all, the best thing about family camp is of course sitting around the fire and roasting marshmellows. (Thanks Sarah for roasting the perfect ones for me.) Second, playing games non-stop rocks. I think I got Bethany hooked on Racko and we also dicovered a new game called Whoonu, it's fun. Leo had fun running fre all weekend and making new friends. And of course just spending time with everyone is always awesome. On Sat. night we celebrated Bob's birthday early and that was cool. It was great to see how touched Bob was at all the people that care about him. The weekend was so much fun but also a little sad for me. I guess it reminded me that I won't be able to see the people that I love on a regular basis after we move and that's pretty tough to swallow. Hopefully we will be able to come back next year but I guess ya never know how things will work out. Too bad it can't be family camp every weekend. Anyways, pics to come later once I figure out what the problem is.

Jeremy's Power Five

I think I'm done doing predictions for a little while. Justin is right, I don't know anything about baseball. The Yankies, Twins, and Padres all lost leaving me 1 for 4. Oh well. Today is Tuesday, which means my new segment called "Jeremy's Power Five." This is where I stick to what I know best...football.

Number 5: The Denver Broncos - This was an incredibly hard pick, especially with a lot of good teams (Bengals, Ravens, and Chargers) who could go in this slot. However, they have only allowed ONE touchdown all season. That's simply incredible. However, they have Jake Plummer at Quarterback...so I just can't bring myself to bump them any higher. Defense wins championships...but you have to score points and not turn the ball over. Denver simply cannot do this with The Snake at Q.

Number 4: The New England Patriots - I hope they lose so I can take them off the list. But once again, Tom Brady and his dualing running backs are great on offense and their defense is still just as good. Would someone just break Brady's leg so that I can take them off this stupid list! Where are the Steelers and their thugs when you need em?

Number 3: The Philadelphia Eagles - Donovan McNabb for MVP this year. Write it down and remember that I called it first.

Number 2: The Indianapolis Colts - Still perfect at 5-0, with a bye week this week. Their banged up defense needs it. However, they still always find a way to win...in the regular season.

Number 1: DA BEARS! - I'm riding the Bears bandwagon until the post season. Still the most balanced team in the NFL. It'll be great to see them and the Colts in the Super Bowl. (Ok, or the Bengals for all those Bengal fans that read my blog.)

Hopefully, Jess and I can get some pics of camp on the blog here in the next few days. It was fun times. I feel bad for those who didn't come for various reasons. They really missed out on some great times and some great weather.

FAMILY CAMP!!!!

Well, Jess and I are signing off for the weekend. We're headed to family camp tomorrow. I'm leaving early afternoon and Jess is getting there when she gets off work. Looking forward to long days of doing nothing, staring at the camp fire, playing games, football, golf, frisbee golf, and jail break. FUN TIMES!!

On a positive note, we hired a real estate agent Monday night and today we had our first showing. This weekend we are having an open house. So, please pray for us that we can get this house sold.

We got the call today about 2:25 asking if an agent could show the house. I was at the office, Jess was at work, and Leo was guarding the house. So what does our guard dog do? HE LET'S THEM IN!!! That's right, our weak non-agressive dog opened the door for them and told them to help themselves to whatever they want. Oh well. Probably for the better.

Blog at ya later.

Jeremy's Power Five

Hello, I'm sitting here on my lunch break and I thought I would take some time to start a new segment to our blog. I call it Jeremy's Power Five. Every Tuesday I'll give you the top five football teams from the NFL as seen by none other then ME :-)

Number Five: Eagles: They didn't prove much last night by beating up on the sorry Packers, but they are one of the toughest teams in the NFC. McNabb is having a great year!

Number Four: The Pats: The New England Patriots make me sick to my stomach. But, they came into Cincinnati and absolutely destroyed the Bengals...so I have to give them their props.

Number Three: Ravens: The Ravens are by far the most improved team this year. They have a healthy defense and a quarterback who can throw, run, and has leadership. Good pick for the Super Bowl if it weren't for....

Number Two: The COLTS: I love the Colts. Manning will go down as the greatest clutch quarterback during the regular season. His fourth quarter comeback this past weekend was awesome!

(Drum Roll Please!)

Number One: DA BEARS: The Chicago Bears are the most complete team in the NFL. Absolutely unmatched...so far.

I hope you all enjoy my new segment. Tune in next week as I jump on a different bandwagon :-)

Jeremy's Thoughts on Baseball

Hello everybody! I've always wanted to give my picks for the post-season in some sport. So, for all those who care...here are my picks for the baseball post-season:

In the American League we've got the Min Twins hosting the Oakland A's and the New York Yankies hosting the Detroit Tigers. I've never really been big on teams that limp into the post-season and I'm really big on pitching (thanks Justin) so I'm going to have to go with the Yankies beating down the Tigers who don't have experience or momentum. I also have the Twins beating the A's. For my pick for the World Series, I've got the Yankies. They match up really well with the Twins. They both have great pitching, shut out closers, and great hitting, but New York just has too much experience. I really think Matsui/Sheffield/Jeter will make up for the choking that A-Rod is destin to do.

In the National League we have crap. That's right folks...NOTHING! I got San Diego taking out the limping Cardinals and the Mets barely squeaking by the Dodgers. The mets have too much experience, pitching, and offense to loose to the Padres, so I've got them in the World Series.

Yankies over the Mets in 5. Sorry Justin and Blake...please don't hate me.

Thanks for the prayers

Hey everybody. We are back from Knoxville. It was a good trip. We hit some really really bad weather on our way down and back. So, we really appreciate all the prayers. We'll have to blog later when we have a better idea about what's going on.