Strews of Shoes

Jason made a very interesting observation this morning that I must share! Sydney (who is affectionally known to us as D.Q.) in her younger years, wouldn't keep a shoe on her foot to save a life. Now, everything is about shoes. "Sassy shoes", which she calls her dress up shoes, Dora shoes, brown boots, heart shoes, bow shoes, pink converse low tops, boots, and Dora slippers. Any kind of shoe she loves. I think we are secretly terrified that we are raising a futre Imelda Marcos. I am sure that watching her mother's obsession with shoes isn't helping. Let's just hope she looks for the good sales like me. Long live the strews of shoes....

Today in History

1935 - Krueger Brewing Company placed the first canned beer on sale -- in Richmond, VA. I’ll have a cold Krueger Light, please.
1941 - Happy Birthday to Neil Diamond, who started writing and singing songs while he was a young pre-med student.
1964 - CBS acquired the rights to televise the National Football League's 1964-1965 regular season. The move cost CBS $14.1 million a year. The NFL stayed on CBS for 30 years.
1985 - Penny Harrington became the first woman police chief of a major city. She assumed the duties as head of the Portland, Oregon force of 940 officers and staff.
1993 - Thurgood Marshall, first African American member of the United States Supreme Court, dies in Bethesda, Maryland at the age of 84.

Last Bus Stop - Detroit

With Pittsburgh's win over Denver, The Steelers are heading to the Super Bowl. Awesome for Jerome Bettis, whose hometown is Detroit. This is most likely his last season as he has been plagued with many injuries during his career. I am hopeful that he will be able to go out a winner. Jason and I watched the game yesterday with Brian and Juanita Lincoln, Ed and Jen Maroney, Marc and Jane Merryman and Mark McCaughan and Robert Brumback at Mikes Place. It was a great time. Jason was of course faithful and true to the Skins, wearing his team gear. Can't wait for the game in two weeks.

Shabbat Shalom

We spent Friday night with Will and Ginny Phillips and their daughter Jordan. Such cuties were the girls! They were prancing around in their pretty dresses, sassy shoes and necklaces all night. It was tiring just watching them! We had a wonderful meal, courtesy of our in house chef, and resident fisherman Jason. Fresh rockfish, yum yum. Saturday we took the kids to Tot Shabbat at Temple. Sydney says her favorite part of Shabbat are the Dinasours, but that was before all the kids went on the Bima and got candy from the Rabbi. Saturday evening we shared a meal with Ryken and Geoffery and their son Joshua. Josh is in Sydney's class at school. Again, it is tiring watching those kids play, I wish I had their energy. It was great to spend some time with both families and look forward to seeing them again soon.

And the Wieners are....

And from this day forward they shall be known as "Lil Smokey" and "D.Q."

Go Steelers

The weekend is here. Hooray! I must say I am excited, but mostly for Sunday. Pittsburgh is in the AFC Championship game against Denver. 3:00 p.m. on CBS for those of you who want to help root for the Black and Gold. We have been in 5 championship games, and during some just couldn't seem to make it happen. This year, with a confident and more experienced quarterback in Ben Roethlisberger, I think we have a viable shot to beat Denver.
Let me ask -Super Bowl, why on earth did they pick Detroit? I can think of many other areans that would be more inviting. But I guess since I have never been there, I can't knock it. That being said, if someone were to say, "Hey I have two tickets to the Super Bowl in Detroit", I would be booking a flight.
On the NFC front, Carolina definitely has a viable chance against Seattle. Yes it is true Seattle has not won a championship game, much less gone to the Super Bowl. But Carolina is a better seasoned team and I think they have the skills to pull it off, even on the road. Jason is definitely rooting for an East Coast Super Bowl. Sadly, the Redskins were denied their chance this year. They had a great season, one which I think will poise them to come out of the gates running next season.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Newbie Blogger

Ok, so I have finally gotten into the world of blogging. My cousin Hillary has been an inspiration. I have shared many funny stories about our kids, she thinks they would be great fodder for the masses to enjoy. And so I have created a blog for the Frank family.
Hope you enjoy the posts to come.