WE ARE! NOT GOING TO LOSE!

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Oct 252008
 

Oh, what a college football gameday. As you know, if you’ve read this blog at all on Saturdays this fall, we are (WE ARE!) Penn State (PENN STATE!) fans. You may have also caught onto the fact that we are living somewhere in Ohio State country. And, in case you missed it, Penn State, ranked #3 and undefeated, is playing Ohio State, ranked #9 and, ahem, not undefeated, tonight. There are no fans like Ohio State fans in terms of inappropriate behavior so we haven’t left the house today as we’re all decked out in Penn State gear. I didn’t even send BigBrother to preschool in his gear on Thursday as I didn’t want his first heckling experience to be without me present.

All the same the Fire Family is jazzed for tonight’s game. See?

(Note: Not sure where the last d in FireDad went or the closing parentheses. Those frames were right on the project. Very strange, no doubt.)

LittleBrother even got in on the action. (His huge smile is due to the fact that he kept throwing his sign on the ground. BigBrother thought this was hilarious and was laughing those big belly laughs that he is known for.)

Ah, raising little Nittany Lions.

All the same, yes, I’m nervous about tomorrow’s game. I thought about not posting. Because I’m sure that even if we win, certain friends of ours are going to have something (or, lots of things) to say. But, come on. Undefeated! Going into a big, big game! Of course I had to post!

If I have to eat crow tomorrow, well, so be it. But as one of our OSU fans said when discussing the game two weeks ago, what kind of fan would I be if I wasn’t supporting a win. And so, with that, the Fire Family predicts a very close, very interesting but, ultimately, Penn State prevailing game.

BigBrother says so. “BEAT A BUCKEYS, KAY?!” Right on, BigBrother.

Edited at 11:21pm EDT: Nerve-wracking, nail-biting, totally awesome game. WIN!

Make or Break Week: Silly Badgers

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Oct 112008
 

I don’t like the Wisconsin Badgers. It has less to do with football and more to do with an ex-friend from college who stole my boyfriend and was infatuated with the school. Petty? Sure. But I’ll just turn my negative feelings towards the guys in uniform and yell from my couch (quietly as the game is an 8:00pm start and that’s after TheBrothers’ bedtime) and all should be well.

The good news, of course, is that Wisconsin is kind of sucking it up this year. They’re 0-2 in conference play and I’m almost ready to feel smug. But I’m keeping it in check because I don’t want the OSU fans who live all around me to make me eat crow in church tomorrow. The truth is that while they have two conferences losses, they weren’t exactly blowouts. And so, our guys need to keep their heads in the game and deliver a sound, secure defense and a high-scoring offense.

Wouldn’t it be awesome to be 7-0 going into the Michigan game? (FireDad and I hate Michigan almost as much as we hate Ohio State. In fact, maybe more, because we root for OSU to beat Michigan when they play each other.) I have no idea what this evening’s outcome will be. Only that the outcome will occur way past my bedtime and I will be exhausted in church tomorrow morning. Again. Late night football is killing me, folks!

Today’s picture comes courtesy of HeatherK who sent us the awesome 3T sweatsuit for BigBrother. I couldn’t locate one in the right size on eBay and found two other sites that were sold out so she graciously dressed my oldest son. BigBrother loves it because he “matches” LittleBrother! Thanks, Heather! (This poor, poor shot also brought to you by two boys who are far too interested in the fact that they have their playroom back. Alas.)

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