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He's playing fullback here. Loved being able to carry the ball. I think he got about 4 yards on this run. He's getting better. Finally seems to be getting the hang of it.

Clay is the guy in the middle looking at you. He got part of the tackle.

In Honor of Halloween

OK let's face it we can never forget Little Jennifer repeating this and Dad trying to keep up with her:

Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name.

She had two teath in the middle of her mouth. One pointed north and the other pointed south.

Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name

She had two eyes in the middle of her head. One eye was green and the other eye was red.

Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name.

She had ten hairs on the top of her head. Five were alive and five were dead.

Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name.

She had a meck like a ten foot pole. In the middle of her neck was a great big mole.

Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name.

She had three golden rings in each ear. The rings were so big she couldn't even hear.

Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name.

A poor engineer ran over Magalena. The poor engineer had to by a new machina.

Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name.

Now go teach your kids this so when we all go old and senile and start repeating this they won't lock us up in crazy bin.

Weekend Warriors

Cole's the center one. Nathan is on his right. This is right before they got the tackle together.

Bill took the boys out shooting yesterday. He wanted Cole to get used to his gun. Cole wants to go duck hunting on Wed. with his buddies. The boys don't have school Wed. Cole and Clay have a game tonight. Clay's playing on the big Goerke field. To bad it's going to be wet tonight. Cole's game ended in a 22-0 score. They didn't play Cole the second half because the score was getting to high. Clay had a great catch and ran for 10 yards. Their game ended in a tie. Clay seems to be getting better at knowing what he's suppose to do. Kyle has a game tomorrow.

Shiocton Here we go!

There's only one thing better than beating Schiocton at home is doing it on their homecoming. The score was 0-7. Cole in his defensive starting debut got the very first tackle of the game. I was just screaming. He then got the second. Both of these were unassisted. He then got the third with an assist from Nathan. that was fun to watch. Again more screaming. He played defensive all night. Pacelli was so good they only allowed 59 yards offense the entire night. For those of you not familiar with football that means the opposing team only moved the ball 59 yards forward the entire game. I guess there were 40 some negative yards in the second half. Our defense also scored the only touchdown. Yeah that means their defense was also good. Cole's right arm is black and blue spotted. Doesn't bother him. They are like badges of honor. Oh Brother!

Clay has a game this morning. I'm trying to wake him up. It's always hard after an away game.

How about them Brewers!!!!! Let's hope they can do it again tonight!

Shiocton here we come

O.K for those of you who are not huge football fans let me just say I am excited enough for everyone. !st we're playing the only other undefeated conference team. This could be the CWC championship tonight. Shiocton has 5 or 6 guys 265# or over. We have 5 guys over 200#. So the size is a little intimidating. Our defense is going back to a 5 man front. Cole by the way is starting tonight. O.k. Now I think I'm going to be a little sick. I love being a mom of boys but this stuff makes me nervous. Bill didn't sleep last night so that's a huge sign this game is big. He's also riding with me to the game. He had a job in Mauston so he won't be back in time to ride the bus.

Clay is excited because that means he gets to play Kyle's DS or Cole's PSP all night or watch movies in the van. He gets his friends to join him also. Fun times. Remember playing in the dark behind the ball diamond and everyone looking for you at the end of the night. Remember the grape soda and juicy fruit gum. Making the same type of memories for Clay.

Kyle's headed to a friends house tonight. A little sad about not going to the game but not enough to go with us.

Only one thing to say is GO PACELLI!

Tuesday Troubles

O.K. Let's first say that I love all my boys. Now let's just remind everyone that the youngest has issues which make things difficult at times. Today Clay had an appointment with the "talking dr." He usually comes out of this with a wonderful attitude and loves going. Bill took him today. I got home shortly after they did. I walked into the house with Clay crying and yelling at Bill and Bill standing firm. Bill was making him do his homework. I come in and try to settle things down and get the paper crumpled in a ball thrown at me and more tears and yelled at. Clay did not want to do his homework and I'm "just like my teacher! I don't need any help!" O.k. an hour and a half later we are now downstairs watching t.v. but not talking to anyone. Oh football practice should be fun tonight. Maybe he'll be more willing to do the homework afterwards.

Then we have the oldest. I thought he had a great game last night. He had some great blocks and allowed his team to score 2 out of the 3 TD's. We get home and I have to hear how he sucks and he'll never make varsity. Life is terrible. Not a good time to bring up school which last I heard was O.k.

Kyle on the other hand hates school and is a fairly happy camper but again won't accept any help with school to make things easier.

Life as a mom. It's a wonder I don't drink.

Scenes from Homecoming week

This is how you get to dress for homecoming without a date. Everyone else was dressed in shirts and ties and fancy dresses. The ding-dongs thought going swimming then grilling out and maybe getting dressed for the dance was the way to go. That's Cole's best friend Nathan to the left then Ian and Isaac. Can you tell which one's get the sun?

This is what happens when your Son-in-law coaches and your grandson plays. You show up and they hand you the game balls and put an ugly orange (sorry Caleb) vest on you and put you to work. No threats of getting tackled on the sidelines of this game.

Sign says "We love # 79" The clown was inducted into the Pacelli Athletic Hall of fame for special contributions. Don't ask what that is we were all wondering the same thing. The Senior parents made our hats. It has Coles number and name on the front and GO Cards on the back.

Power Puff on Monday after the JV game. The back of his shirt says "The Business" and the # is "1K" Don't ask.

Homecoming week

Well the game(s) were exciting. All the boys played well. All three won. It was fun to watch. Mom and Dad came down to watch. We put Dad to work at Kyle and Cole's games. I think he liked it because he was down by the action. He almost got tackled at Kyle's game. Kyle's game was fun because it was against Wis. Rapids West Jr. Let's just say it's not the same. I didn't know anyone from the other side.

Cole's got the homecoming dance tonight. He ditched his dress pants and they are going in jeans. The above picture is how they showed up to the park for pictures with their class. We found them swimming. They then went to Isaac's for dinner that they were grilling. We offered to send live chickens for them to use. Most of them are hunters so they thought that would be a cool idea. YIKES. The park was full of freshman, Seniors, and Juniors headed to homecoming. I'm so glad Cole didn't have a date. They were having so much fun and I think his friends with dates and that were dressed up were a little jealous. Two guys showed up dressed exactly alike and this was unplanned. Of course everyone pointed it out to them. I hope he has a good time. Homecoming looks a lot like prom now days. The guys still just go in dress pants and shirts with ties. Okay most of them.

Everyone just think of me tomorrow around 7:15pm. Just remember that my blood runs green and gold not blue and silver.

Practice only Thursday.

Well there are no games tonight just practice. Cole will be going out to eat with the team afterwards. Kyle's mad at me because I told him to shape up. What a mean mom I am. Clay has practice tonight. I will have time to just relax for awhile during this.

Powder puff was exciting. Cole's class won. I felt bad for him. They didn't let him be on the sidelines during the game. The Jr.'s sat at the end of the field and cheered them on. It was fun watching Bill ref. Tomorrow Kyle and Cole both have games. Homecoming is always so much fun. It will be even more fun tomorrow since I will have Dad, Bill and Cole on the sidelines. Big crowd is expected. Cole's ankle is doing fine. It's a little purple on the bottom but no longer hurts. Hoping he plays more tomorrow night. He's really been working hard.

Coach Cole

Today it the almighty Powder Puff game and Coach Cole's offensive coaching debut. It's funny to watch the girls listen to them. There are 4 boys and 2 teachers. I can't wait to see how this game goes. Bill got asked to ref this game. How much do you think I have to do to get kicked off the sidelines? Come on like none of you would do anything to harass him a little.

Kyle has off of practice because the team did so well. He had 1 unassisted and 2 assisted sacks yesterday. It looked like it was going to be a game until the second half. Half time score was 14-12. Well that was then the score ended to a 38-12 win for Kyle. He really did have a great game and the coaches were really impressed. I do think he's glad to have the day off. He's laying on my bed watching "Myth Busters". Hey for me it's better than shark week. YUCK!

Clay is at a friends house right now. He's been begging to go there all week but we've been so busy so tonight I let him go.

I also got the message that I needed to update this blog. First one sister talks to her nephew and finds things out and the other sends a message via co-worker. Nothing is safe and boy isn't it a small world.

By the way, Where are the soccer pictures? I heard Ms. Beth had a great game. What about Andy?

Hey Mom My ankle is killing me!

Well I really hate to say I told you so. Okay, no I don't however when you tell a kid who twisted his ankle pretty well in Friday's game, rested all weekend and then played a JV game on Mon, NOT to play in the volleyball game does he listen to you. When you get home and he's watching the Cowboy game and you tell him to take something for the swelling and pain plus put ice on it does this same kid listen to you or thank you when you go get the items for him? Oh not I get a phone call stating "Mom I don't know if I can practice today I got up this morning and my ankle is raping me!" Said mom tells him "Tape it up and go practice. The coaches aren't going to care that you played volleyball after they pulled you out in the fourth quarter so you could rest."

Then I have Kyle who can't wait to play today. Maybe it's also because mom brought him a JJ sub. I guess these are to die for.

Clay on the other hand is faining a headache so he doesn't have to go to practice. Before you say poor baby let me tell you that today's practice is with the USWP football team and a ton of fun. No real hard work in it today.

I think I'll go run away. But I need to be in Rosholt by 5 to watch Kyle. Maybe I just won't come home. Boys!!!

Cold,Damp, and Wet

Three straight days of wet football. I think I have earned another stripe on my mom badge. Cole played well and had a really good play on kick off. He hurdled a guy at mid field and got the tackle. He also twisted his ankle and it took him out of the game. He's doing better today just grumpy. Clay had a good game. Still not sure if this is what he likes. He does well but likes to argue. He always thinks he's right. Coach benched him once for it. Today is just a lazy, housecleaning day. It's nice not to have anything more planned.

It sounds like everyone in Bill's family has survived the hurricane well. Bill Sr. cousin lost part of the roof and is getting some flooding but no other reported damage. Everyone is safe and that's the main thing. Bill Sr. is still in Colorado so he's OK.

Football, rain and mud

Well what more could a mother ask for. Kyle played Marathon last night and he did wonderful. He got a sack and laid a couple of kids out. One kid told him to quit going after him. Keep in mind this kid was head and shoulders above Kyle. Like I tell them, hit 'em hard, hit' em low and make them remember you tomorrow. Some kids are awfully bruised up from this team. Cole and Bill have Amherst tonight. Clay has a 10:30 game tomorrow morning in the rain. I love washing muddy uniforms.

I hate getting the kids colds. This bugger is hanging on. It could leave any time.

I'm Falling for #12

I can't believe what a great game Rodgers had. (Can I tell you how hard it is to spell that with the "D") I was thrilled. I still love Brett however Aaron earned his way last night. Let's just hope he can stay healthy. I thought they all played well . It ended a perfect night of football! I can't believe the rest of you sorry fans didn't even comment on the game.

Cole's home sick today and I know he's not faking because he's not eating and let me tell you, for someone who could eat a cow this is unusual. Kyle is at Tomahawk for a game and Clay's got practice tonight. Tonight's a little R&R for mom.

More Football

Cole had a game at Wittenberg-Birnamwood. It's always so much fun to see him hit people. They just tend to fly. He thinks he had a terrible game. Bill and I thought he had a good game. Kicking game was not so good but its one game oh well. Now it's time to get homework done and kids in the shower.

Whew the weekend is done

What a busy busy weekend. It's almost 7:30 and I'm ready to crash. Bill and I worked the pancake breakfast (we cooked and Cole ran part of the Kitchen). Then after that was done at noon I went down and finished up the silent auction. By 4:00 I was beat. Clay got to ride the rides with his friends. He no longer wants mom and dad to come with him and he's riding the big kid rides. It's cute to watch. Kyle was with his friends but ready to leave the event with Cole around 5. At least that's over and now I get to sit back and watch football this week.

Cold, Crack, and Rain

Well Football season is in full swing here at the Rogers household. Cole did well at the DC Everest game and played on Special teams last night in the rain. He loves to hit. Clay is still learning the game and the competive side of the sport. Cole reffed his game. I was a little nervous on how this was going to go but it went well. Kyle stayed home last night to go to Panacea. We're going tonight. It's the begining of school and end of summer. Clay is playing at half time at the UWSP game. I think it's time for me to take a nap (Yeah like that's going to happen)

On a political note. The terrible media that's attacking Palin. Did anyone see this weeks People magazine. She is front cover and there's a big article in it on her and then one on the McCain/Palin ticket. Let's try and exploit our family a little more. I thought she did a nice job delivering a speech. I too rolled my eyes to the back of my brain a couple of times. To bad I missed George's and John's speech. I don't think I'll search the internet for them.

Team Service Master's Website

Clay's coach made them a webpage. It's http://webpages.charter.net/teamservicemaster/
Check it out!

It's Wednesday and I'm home

This is not to say that I have nothing to do. I just don't have to be anywhere near a football field today. Bill, Cole, and Kyle are practicing and Clay is playing at friends house. 5 whole minutes of quiet.

Can we build a bridge and get over it already. I don't want to hear anything about a war hero or the war on terror. I get it, I've gotten it for the last 8 years. Also why would I want to vote for a president who made a knee jerk selection for his VP. Did we not know the scandals? If you are this detailed about this decision how would I trust you would make the right decision on the big issues. I hear there are many Republicans calling for Palin's withdrawal. Polls say that they are guaranteed to loose with this ticket. If I have a moose dressing issue I'll call (Stupid Fred Thompson)

St. Pete's vs. Wey-Fre

Kyle played a great game. Their team won 28-0. He played offensive line and kicked. He had a great time however being Kyle it's never good enough.

Oh give me a break!

Ok I understand that everyone makes mistakes. Heaven knows it could have been me. However, I can not imagine that my parents would get up in front of the entire nation and tell them that they were proud of me. I remember Mom and Dad saying I was getting to serious to fast. At 17 what the hell do you know. That's Cole in 6 Months. Can anyone imagine him being ready to be married and a father. Hell he's still having a tough time figuring high school out. I can't believe they are putting this poor girl in the national spotlight. I like how they hid it last night by having her hold her baby brother. Give Barack credit. He said he'd fire anyone on his campaign who used this. Classy dude. This situation makes me hate that side of the fence even more.

Other shocking news; Cole is the powder puff's coach (juniors and sophomores). This should be interesting. He's also playing in the power puff volleyball game.

Kyle has his game in a couple of hours. Watch for the updates later.

Nice Day to NOT labor

What a nice humid day. Nothing really planned today. Cole and Bill had to go get the picnic tables from the area parks for the upcoming Panacea. They are getting ready to head to football practice at 5. I hope they go without pads today. We're just planning our week. It's going to be a fun filled LONG week of football. Kyle has his first game tomorrow and Clay has pictures. Hope everyone is enjoying their day off. (O.K those of us that are not retired).