First Football Game of the Season- Maypearl vs It'ly

It's that time of year again. But of course, we're there for the band. You can see Will above with his bass drum (3rd from left). They're waiting to play the fight song and then the national anthem.
There comes the team, running thru the giant banner onto the field. They had a huge inflatable panther last year. Maybe it has a hole in it.
Here is the opening kickoff. It'ly beat us last year but we won the year before that.
Look, the mascot is on the field! No wait, it's just a dog. You know you're in Maypearl when the game is stopped twice for a dog on the field.
The It'ly band played first at half time. They were pretty good.
The Maypearl band finished off the halftime performances. The bass drums were excellent. (Will is second from the left)
One of the band members for It'ly collapsed on the track after coming off the field. The ambulance showed up later and took them away before the second half started.
We ended up beating It'ly 27 to 13.
It was a good game. The first goal of the season was accomplished, beating It'ly.
We waited by the band hall for Will and then headed home. Got home about 11:30, and I had to get up and go to work the next morning. I love (read as: need) my job.

Coyote

This guy was hanging out down by the pecan trees west of the house the other day. That's a little too close for comfort.
Can you see the panicked look in her eyes? I don't think she would make much of a meal.

Andy's at College

We dropped Andy off at UMHB on Saturday. After we got him moved in I told him to pose for me and look all sad we were leaving. This is the picture I got.
His Mommy almost made it to the car before she started to cry.

Should GranPa Get a New Car?

Since GranPa has enjoyed playing with his Prius hybrid so much maybe he should get a full electric car. Can't you picture GranMa and him driving to Church in this? It's called the Tesla Roadster.If you click on the picture you can read a review by Jay Leno. Or you can visit the company's web site by clicking here. It goes 0-60 in less then 4 seconds. Now if I only had a spare $100,000.

Toad Update

The toads have found a nice cool place to live underneath the old cow trough. There is a leak in the drain plug so it's always a little damp under there.
They even allow the frogs to join them in their lair.

The Dancing Birds are Back

Do you remember a post we put up last year about some birds that were dancing in our yard? Well, they are back. I've seen as many as 7 at one time in the yard. I don't know what kind of bird they are.If you click the link above you can see a video of them "dancing".

Watermelons

When Lynne planted her garden this spring she also picked up a few watermelon plants. There wasn't room for them in the garden so we planted them on the side of the house. They have now grown and taken over that entire side of the house.
I guess that soon we will have watermelons to eat. How do you tell if a melon is ready to eat?

Rainbow

Lynne and I had date night tonight. After we got home there was a light drizzle from the tropical storm and we could see a complete double rainbow off to the east. Now there's something you don't see everyday.

Lizzy's New House

The other night we stopped by to see Lizzy's new house. She looks like she is enjoying it.