Hilarious

I'm sitting here watching a Liverpool game on the computer while the kids watch the sword in the stone on the TV. The hilarious part is that we have two nice couches and an easy chair in here, as well as a nice rug. All of these places would make a nice comfortable place to sit. But where are the kids sitting? Emma is sitting behind one of the couches on top of the hard hope chest, and Timmy is sitting on the window sill. What is he, a cat?

Three games, three wins ... behold a Royals dynasty begins?!

Well my fair reader, are you ready for the powerhouse that is Royals baseball? Today, the men in powder blue rolled over the Tigers (again), this time for a 4 - 1 win. This completes a Royal's opening series sweep over the Tigers, a team many predict will win the 2008 World Series. There was another homerun from super soph Alex Gordon, and another outstanding pitching performance, this time from Zach Greinke. The Royals continue to be on pace for that mythical 162 - 0 season.

In other news, we had a nice time with our friends Aya and Kaz last night (and their little boy Makoto). It was fun to learn more about Japan and their histories. Tonight, it'll be more work on Emma's room!

New look

The blog's new look in honor of the Royals fast start ... enjoy, and bask in the glory and power that is KC Royals baseball.

Royals on pace for 162-0!

I just finished watching the Royals and Liverpool games simultaneously out of the corner of my eyes all while actually getting a bit of work done too. Streaming video on the web is great! The Royals shut out one of the most feared lineups in baseball and now stand at 2 - 0 after a nice four to nothing victory. Second year pitcher Brian Bannister pitched a masterful 7 innings for the win. On the LFC front, the Reds drew at Arsenal on the first leg of the home and away Champions League tie. A good result because the 1 - 1 scoreline gives them the advantage as away goals are the tie breaker if the series is tied on points after two games. Keep it up LFC and KC!

Nothing really new to report

Good morning my loyal readers (do I really have any of those?). There's not a whole lot new to report this morning, but I thought I'd drop a post just to keep you coming back for more. Emma doesn't have school today (her teacher is testing the 4K students for next year), so the kids and Cyndie are running some errands and will probably see Grandpa and Grandma. Tonight we're having some friends from church over for dinner. Their names are Kaz and Aya (and their little boy is Makoto). They are Japanese. That should be fun.

That's about it for today. The sun is shining, the weather is supposed to be pretty warm. Enjoy your days everyone!

Spring cometh ...

It looks like spring may finally be coming. As I sit here at my desk, when I look across the road at the neighbor's lawn I can see a green tinge to it*. Perhaps this is because the start of the baseball season forces all the snow and bad weather away!

*I'm not too sure that I should get real excited since I've heard from a variety of people that there are often late snow storms around here. However, a quick scan of the 10 day forecast shows ever rising temps and fewer and fewer drops to lows below 32. I am ever hopeful!

The Royals picked up a nice season opening victory yesterday ... 5 - 4 in 11 innings. A nice start to the season for the boys in blue. Oh, and don't worry, I'll be sure to keep you up to date on their exploits as the season progresses.

Last night Cyndie and I finished the initial painting of Emma's room. It looks nice ... very bright and cheery. There's two tones of a fun green color ... darker (actually brighter) on top, and lighter on the bottom. Tonight I start constructing her bed.

Pouring as I type ...

So I'm sitting in my office and the skies just opened up. It is rather loud in here because it's raining so hard. I guess I need to get one of those rain-measurer-thingys since it actually rains here.

So where were we ... the weekend. I don't believe that I mentioned where Cyndie and I went on our date. It was a new Italian place down town. The funny thing was that it was the exact opposite kind of restaurant from where I had lunch. Lunch was cheap, a hole in the wall, had a crusty old Italian guy working the counter, there were plastic utensils, and like four tables. Dinner was trendy, sleek, new. But both were delicious! Interesting.

Friday night after our date (until about midnight) Cyndie went to help paint the nursery at church (which is held at the local YMCA). She went back in the morning until around noon. I had worship team practice. After a quick lunch, we packed up and went roller skating for our last event of the Spring Break week. It was a lot of fun! After quiet time, we went to buy materials (paint and wood mostly) for Emma's new bed and to start upgrading her room.

Sunday was church, and then we volunteered at the Maple fest at church.

So now we're in the present. We're not floating away yet, but it will be interesting to see how long it rains! All morning it's been really dark ... I was joking with Cyndie that it must be near bedtime because it's so dark.