Fall Sports Wrap-Up and Other Stuff.

So - State didn't go as well as Kels and her team had hoped. After some amazing weekends of softball, the Orange team was ranked 2nd out 105 teams and put in the small, competitive AAA Fall State Tournament. 7 teams. They ended up 6th or 7th. Not sure. Still 7th out of 105 ain't bad! Would have been nice to see them go deeper in the tournament and not finish out the year with an 0-2 day but it's 11/12 year old softball...stuff happens.

Lil' TK and the SI Lions are still going strong with a 14-7 win over the Knights of Lake Crystal. Two more games and football season is done. Then it's on to Basketball. Tryouts are the 10th of Oct. A/B splits and cuts this year. Fingers crossed!

Big TK is still looking for a different job and plugging away at the book sales job he's in now.

Ang is still losing the battle of the bulge but tries each day to do her best.

Ang and Big TK found out that someone who had been a good friend to them when they lived in Chicago died unexpectedly on 9/29. Only 50 yrs old and mother to 3 boys. Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

Life Lessons

Found out that Ang's brother's 6 year old nephew died 9/24 from complications of the flu. We've never met him but it doesn't make it any less sad. Ang hasn't talked to the little boy's father since about 1994. Nothing good can ever come of a life ending that soon...that quickly. Uncle Diggit was pretty upset and that upset Ang, Lil' TK and Kels the most. Here's hoping for the best....for everyone.

Obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/startribune/obituary.aspx?n=nathanael-david-schilling-nathan&pid=133578682

Lions and Softball and Music, Oh My!

Kels - What an awesome weekend of softball for the 12U Peppers Orange team. 2-0 AGAIN. Won 7-4 against Hopkins Gold (who went into the weekend with a better record!) and won 4-0 against Prior Lake Blue (who beat us earlier in the season). Another great game at 3rd base...even tackling a runner in a "pickle" to get the out. Pitched the 2nd game and was ON FIRE (according to her coach!). Ang's phrase for the day was "rockin' awesome"! 4 inninings - faced 15 batters total. Defense was strong...the team was gellin' and the bats were singing. It was worth the 4 hours in the car to watch the games!

Lil' TK - The SI Lions didn't have quite as successful a weekend losing 27-7 to the Packers. Injuries and - to be honest 'cockiness' - got the best of them. They've been playing so well that it seems they thought they would roll right by this team too. The Packers are probably the best team in the league right now. Ang thinks this might have been good though...give them all something to think about and work towards.

Big TK - Spent 5 hours at Crossview Covenent Church on Sunday playing for the services with an orchestra the church brought down from a bible college in Roseville. He said the music was great and the experience fun. Next up for Big TK is a gig at the Flame Bar in St. Peter fillingin for Matt's group Key West Rejects. It will be Matt and Tom on accoustics doing a very eclectic set of songs. Should be interesting and fun!

Ang - still recovering from 4 HOURS in the car on Sunday to get Kel to her games in Hastings and back. But busting with pride over how well she did...and thinking her little QB Lil' TK is the handsomest thing in a football uniform ever!

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SI Lions 2009, Peppers and Rejects...

Lil' TK and the SI Lions tied with Loyola in their Tuesday night game. 7-7. Though they came out strong...I think the full school day and the heat took their toll. Lil' TK had some great tackles and was strong at QB. They play again on Saturday morning...
Kels and the 12u Peppers Orange play in the Fall State Qualifier on Sunday in Hastings. Here's hoping they come out as strong and confident as they did last weekend!
Big TK has his first music gig in a while coming up on 9/26. The Flame Bar in St. Peter. Just him and Matt on acoustics. Key West Rejects. Should be fun...especially looking at the song list...

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What's happening...

Lil' TK spent the weekend at Mound Lake in Northern MN by Little Falls. He and his friend, "Bang" and Bang's dad caught over 20 fish and fried them up for supper. Lil' TK brought some home so we could have a taste of his adventure. YUMMY!
Kels' 12U Peppers Orange team went 2-0 again this weekend. Beat Hopkins 20-1 and Waconia 10-0. Kels didn't pitch but played an awesome 3rd base and hit the snot out of the ball. The whole team played really well and really smart which was fun to watch. State qualifier is next weekend.
Ang is working on self-improvement, home improvement and organization improvement. She would really rather take a nap though.
Big TK is playing in a couple of different bands...a couple church related and one with a former band member from Love Monkey. A two-man acoustic thing, 9/26 at the Flame Bar in St. Peter and 10/30 at the Wine Cafe in Mankato!

School's In!

School started yesterday for Kels and Lil' TK. They moved from the friendly and comfortable confines of Hoover Elementary to Garfield Middle School for 6th Grade. That's right, 6th GRADE!!!!! Riding the bus for the first time since Kindergarten also. Growing up way too fast!

Bus was 20 minutes late yesterday...which only added to Kels' anxiety. That was the one thing she was the most worried about...the bus. Then Lil' TK got a "sticky" locker and was late meeting up with everyone to get on the bus to go home...So, not sure the bus is the favored mode of transportation anymore. But Ang and Big TK think they should ride it since it's a free option and makes life easier in general. Before we know it, they will be driving and then the real fun begins. Not.

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The Lions Win Again!

Lil' TK and the Sports Institute Lions won their 2nd football game of the season 14-12 over Fairmont. Awesome game...so much fun to watch. Lil' TK ended up getting stepped on (that fleshy part right by the shin bone - OUCH!) and had a limp for the rest of the day but the win was worth it...especially since the other team was a little cocky and a little obnoxious. Kels had the weekend off from softball  and had two friends stay over. New friends even...not Hoover girls. It was neat meeting new kids. They all went to the West football game (Scarlets won!) and had fun jumping on the trampoline.
Tomorrow is conferences and pictures...then school starts on the 10th. The summer flew by...sort of. There are days school couldn't come fast enough! Bring on the fall!