Friday, December 29, 2006
Blech. Stomach bug making it's way through our house. Julia started it Tuesday night. She is our most sensitive-stomached kid so it hit her the hardest. Next night it was Laura. Last night it was Lillian, her first time to have a bad tummy to this extent. Today it hit Isaac quite unexpectedly after his lunch of Fruit Punch. 'Nuff said.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Monday, December 25, 2006
December 2006
Dear Loved Ones,
Why do we decide once a year to try to sum up twelve months of our lives in one letter? I could tell you that:
Lillian finally had her baby dedication at church; Isaac played baseball and got to be on the yellow team, his favorite color; Gabe participated in the AWANA Grand Prix; that we got the privilege of an awesome if too-short visit from our nephew Alex.
I could write about how Laura participated in the AWANA Bible Quizzing and how being a 6th-grader now she got to go to the Cedar Point amusement park, a trip to Tower Hill and the Junior High retreat to St. Ignace, and that she got contact lenses.
I might add that Julia played soccer (both JV and varsity) for Western High School, as well as playing on one of the local travel teams, Auburn United, went to Louisiana for Work Camp, got her braces off, got a boyfriend, and took Driver’s Training.
Then I would probably talk about Arnel, Julia and Laura going tubing with the youth group, and how Marci, Laura and Julia participated in a 30-hour Fast to raise money for World Vision. Oh, and how Arnel took the four older kids to a Detroit Tiger’s game, and how our whole family got to do some geocaching this summer.
I couldn’t forget to let you know that Arnel is now on the leadership team at our church during a time of rebuilding, or that Marci has taken her scrapbooking in a new direction by being selected to be on the design teams for two websites, The School of Scrap and Faith Based Pages.
But you know what? All of that is fun and interesting, but it pales in comparison to what is really important about our year. God has continued to bless us more abundantly than we could have ever have hoped for. We have so much food in our home that we could feed families in many countries for months. Our home itself is big and warm and watertight. We are together and healthy and if that is ALL we had to write about in this letter it would still be overflowing with blessings and joy. We are blessed to serve a God who loves us more than we can imagine and we pray the same for you.
Wishing you the peace and joy that comes from Him,
Arnel, Marci, Julia, Laura, Gabe, Isaac and Lillian
Dear Loved Ones,
Why do we decide once a year to try to sum up twelve months of our lives in one letter? I could tell you that:
Lillian finally had her baby dedication at church; Isaac played baseball and got to be on the yellow team, his favorite color; Gabe participated in the AWANA Grand Prix; that we got the privilege of an awesome if too-short visit from our nephew Alex.
I could write about how Laura participated in the AWANA Bible Quizzing and how being a 6th-grader now she got to go to the Cedar Point amusement park, a trip to Tower Hill and the Junior High retreat to St. Ignace, and that she got contact lenses.
I might add that Julia played soccer (both JV and varsity) for Western High School, as well as playing on one of the local travel teams, Auburn United, went to Louisiana for Work Camp, got her braces off, got a boyfriend, and took Driver’s Training.
Then I would probably talk about Arnel, Julia and Laura going tubing with the youth group, and how Marci, Laura and Julia participated in a 30-hour Fast to raise money for World Vision. Oh, and how Arnel took the four older kids to a Detroit Tiger’s game, and how our whole family got to do some geocaching this summer.
I couldn’t forget to let you know that Arnel is now on the leadership team at our church during a time of rebuilding, or that Marci has taken her scrapbooking in a new direction by being selected to be on the design teams for two websites, The School of Scrap and Faith Based Pages.
But you know what? All of that is fun and interesting, but it pales in comparison to what is really important about our year. God has continued to bless us more abundantly than we could have ever have hoped for. We have so much food in our home that we could feed families in many countries for months. Our home itself is big and warm and watertight. We are together and healthy and if that is ALL we had to write about in this letter it would still be overflowing with blessings and joy. We are blessed to serve a God who loves us more than we can imagine and we pray the same for you.
Wishing you the peace and joy that comes from Him,
Arnel, Marci, Julia, Laura, Gabe, Isaac and Lillian
From an email, important Christmas eating rules:
1. About those carrot sticks. Avoid them. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnogaholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later then you think. It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other peoples food for free. Lots of it. Hello? Remember college?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Years, You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa. Position yourself near them, and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. You can't leave them behind. You're not going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or, if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day ?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean have some standards, mate.
10. And one final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Reread tips. Start over. But hurry! Cookieless January is just around the corner.
1. About those carrot sticks. Avoid them. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnogaholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later then you think. It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other peoples food for free. Lots of it. Hello? Remember college?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Years, You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa. Position yourself near them, and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. You can't leave them behind. You're not going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or, if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day ?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean have some standards, mate.
10. And one final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Reread tips. Start over. But hurry! Cookieless January is just around the corner.
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Friday, December 22, 2006
I really enjoyed this; hope you do, too!!
100 Years of Pictures
Make sure your speakers are on and blasting!
100 Years of Pictures
Make sure your speakers are on and blasting!
Monday, December 18, 2006
We don't have lots in the way of Christmas parties going on, but this was the weekend for them. On Saturday night we went to the party for our small group. We played Mad Gab, which Arnel and I have never played before. I HAVE to get that game! It was a hoot and had Arnel in one of those doubled-over-trying-not-to-cry fits of laughter...which almost got him banned from the room for the duration of the game, by the way. The kids each got a small gift, their first of the year, so that was a blast for them. The food was incredible! Then we adults had a White Elephant gift exchange...you know, the kind where you wrap up something you no longer want and then draw numbers to see who gets to pick first? I was able to get rid of a mullet wig and one of Arnel's way-too-numerous baseball caps. Arnel came home with a small vacuum cleaner (!) which I have reminded him is his, all his. I was blessed to receive "thirty-year-old Tanke spit." I will not even attempt to explain other than to say it involved a former pastor and a junior high trumpet.
The bittersweet part of the party is that we were also saying goodbye to a dear friend of ours, the current youth leader at our church, who will be leaving in a couple weeks for Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. As you may know, we have two girls in youth group right now and both Arnel and I work with the youth group in various capacities and we have grown to love Scott as a...well, we'll go with younger brother. ~grin~ He has been great for our kids and as wonderful an opportunity as this is for him, we will miss him.
Sunday involved another goodbye for Scott, at his last official youth group meeting. Rather than give a message he called all his adult helpers up on the stage and washed our feet as he told us what we meant to him. Lights dimmed, spotlight on, music playing...it was very emotional. Afterwards he asked any of the kids that wanted to come up to do so...it took a minute for the first but then once that hurdle was over, all but 2 or 3 of the kids went up and he had a heartfelt word for every single one of them. I'm about to cry again now just writing about it. We have several more "goodbyes" coming up with Scott. My whole family is going to be just about cried out before he leaves.
The bittersweet part of the party is that we were also saying goodbye to a dear friend of ours, the current youth leader at our church, who will be leaving in a couple weeks for Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. As you may know, we have two girls in youth group right now and both Arnel and I work with the youth group in various capacities and we have grown to love Scott as a...well, we'll go with younger brother. ~grin~ He has been great for our kids and as wonderful an opportunity as this is for him, we will miss him.
Sunday involved another goodbye for Scott, at his last official youth group meeting. Rather than give a message he called all his adult helpers up on the stage and washed our feet as he told us what we meant to him. Lights dimmed, spotlight on, music playing...it was very emotional. Afterwards he asked any of the kids that wanted to come up to do so...it took a minute for the first but then once that hurdle was over, all but 2 or 3 of the kids went up and he had a heartfelt word for every single one of them. I'm about to cry again now just writing about it. We have several more "goodbyes" coming up with Scott. My whole family is going to be just about cried out before he leaves.
Friday, December 15, 2006
| For the twelve days of Christmas, your true love will send you: |
 Twelve punk rockers drumming Eleven snowmen a-melting Ten midgets a-leaping Nine ladies yodeling Eight goats a-milking Seven gingerbread men a-crumbling Six iPods a-playing Five golden bowls of chicken noodle soup Four calling secret admirers Three French chefs bearing escargot Two stale fruit cakes And a owl in a pine tree |
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
I want to share my new experiment with you all...feel free to share with other scrappers you know who may be interested!
Enjoy the Journey
Enjoy the Journey
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
This, my friends, is why we don't take our husbands shopping with us...
Mr. and Mrs. Fenton are retired. Mrs. Fenton insists that he go with her to Walmart. He gets bored with all the shopping. He prefers to get in and get out, but Mrs. Fenton loves to browse. Here's a letter sent to her from the store.
Dear Mrs. Fenton,
Over the past six months, your husband has been causing quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and may ban both of you from our stores. We have documented all incidents on our video surveillance equipment. All complaints against Mr. Fenton are listed below.
Things Mr. Bill Fenton has done while his spouse was shopping in Walmart:
1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they weren't looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.
3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the restrooms.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official tone, 'Code 3' in housewares... and watched what happened.
5. Aug 4: Went to the Service Desk and asked to put a bag of M&M's on layaway.
6. Sept 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
7. Sept 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other shoppers he'd invite them in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department.
8. Sept 23: When a clerk asks if they can help him, he begins to cry & asks, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?'
9. Oct 4: Looked right into the security camera; used it as a mirror, and picked his nose.
10. Nov 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, asked he clerk if he knows where to find the antidepressants.
11. Dec 3: Darted around the store suspiciously loudly humming the " Mission Impossible" theme.
12. Dec 6: In the auto department, practiced his "Madonna look" using different size funnels.
13. Dec 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browse through, yelled "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"
14. Dec 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumes the fetal position and screams "NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!!"
And last, but not least ...
15. Dec 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here!"
Mr. and Mrs. Fenton are retired. Mrs. Fenton insists that he go with her to Walmart. He gets bored with all the shopping. He prefers to get in and get out, but Mrs. Fenton loves to browse. Here's a letter sent to her from the store.
Dear Mrs. Fenton,
Over the past six months, your husband has been causing quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and may ban both of you from our stores. We have documented all incidents on our video surveillance equipment. All complaints against Mr. Fenton are listed below.
Things Mr. Bill Fenton has done while his spouse was shopping in Walmart:
1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they weren't looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.
3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the restrooms.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official tone, 'Code 3' in housewares... and watched what happened.
5. Aug 4: Went to the Service Desk and asked to put a bag of M&M's on layaway.
6. Sept 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
7. Sept 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other shoppers he'd invite them in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department.
8. Sept 23: When a clerk asks if they can help him, he begins to cry & asks, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?'
9. Oct 4: Looked right into the security camera; used it as a mirror, and picked his nose.
10. Nov 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, asked he clerk if he knows where to find the antidepressants.
11. Dec 3: Darted around the store suspiciously loudly humming the " Mission Impossible" theme.
12. Dec 6: In the auto department, practiced his "Madonna look" using different size funnels.
13. Dec 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browse through, yelled "PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"
14. Dec 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumes the fetal position and screams "NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!!"
And last, but not least ...
15. Dec 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here!"
Well, we have an official driver in our house, now. Last week Julia came home with her pink paper...this means that she can legally drive with her father or I in the car now. We've done so a few times, and so far, so good! If I am remembering the sequence correctly she should have her Level I license in the next week or two.
With Christmas falling on a Monday, the school schedule works out so that school goes right up until the Friday before. I generally follow the public school schedule with my homeschooled kids. Last week I came to the conclusion that if we did that this year, Christmas is going to be here and gone before we have a chance to enjoy it! I love all the anticipation, and we were missing it all. I just haven't been able to get into the Christmas spirit yet. So, I decided to start our break a week early, which means that this would be our last week of school. So...yesterday I pointed out to the kids that what they had on their schedules (I give Laura and Gabe a printout each week of what we will be doing that week,) was all that needed to be done before break and as soon as it was done...they were on vacation! They did like I hoped and buckled down and finished it all yesterday! (Granted, they were up late doing it, but it was worth it!) We are on vacation!! Woo hoo!! Now Christmas can begin!!
First, however, I have to go to the doctor today for my "annual." Oh, joy. But once that is over with, I will really be able to get into the Christmas spirit!
With Christmas falling on a Monday, the school schedule works out so that school goes right up until the Friday before. I generally follow the public school schedule with my homeschooled kids. Last week I came to the conclusion that if we did that this year, Christmas is going to be here and gone before we have a chance to enjoy it! I love all the anticipation, and we were missing it all. I just haven't been able to get into the Christmas spirit yet. So, I decided to start our break a week early, which means that this would be our last week of school. So...yesterday I pointed out to the kids that what they had on their schedules (I give Laura and Gabe a printout each week of what we will be doing that week,) was all that needed to be done before break and as soon as it was done...they were on vacation! They did like I hoped and buckled down and finished it all yesterday! (Granted, they were up late doing it, but it was worth it!) We are on vacation!! Woo hoo!! Now Christmas can begin!!
First, however, I have to go to the doctor today for my "annual." Oh, joy. But once that is over with, I will really be able to get into the Christmas spirit!
Friday, December 08, 2006
Grace is getting what you don’t deserve; mercy is not getting what you do deserve.
Just love that quote.
Okay, in other news...
Bonds, Giants reach agreement on $16 million, 1-year deal
By BEN WALKER, AP Baseball Writer
December 8, 2006
AP - Dec 7, 7:58 pm EST
NEW YORK (AP) -- Barry Bonds is ready to resume his home run chase in a familiar place.
After attracting interest from several teams, Bonds and the San Francisco Giants reached agreement on a $16 million, one-year deal Thursday night that will keep the controversial slugger in the Bay Area.
Despite a bit of sniping by both sides, the 42-year-old Bonds decided to re-sign for a 15th season with San Francisco. It was a natural fit -- he wanted to set the home run record in a Giants uniform, they didn't want to see him do it for anyone else.
Bonds has 734 homers, only 22 from breaking Hank Aaron's career record. The Giants certainly will benefit at the gate as he approaches the mark and, with San Francisco hosting the All-Star game next year, can build the event around him.
Shadowed by allegations of steroid use and a target of boo-birds in many opposing parks, Bonds has remained a fan favorite at home. He is tied to the Giants by family and history -- his dad, Bobby, was a popular player with the team; his godfather, Willie Mays, is regarded as the greatest Giant of them all.
The deal includes four performance bonuses that could make it worth a total of $20 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because there had been no official announcement.
Oakland, San Diego, St. Louis, Detroit and Tampa Bay were among the clubs that called Bonds' representatives once he filed for free agency. All along, however, the Giants were regarded as the front-runners to keep him.
Coming off a $90 million, five-year contract, Bonds traveled this week to baseball's winter meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., hoping to speed along the process.
Bonds met Wednesday with his former Pirates manager and now-Detroit skipper Jim Leyland, who is close friends with St. Louis manager Tony La Russa.
The World Series champions Cardinals expressed early interest in Bonds, and there was talk they might take a late run at him.
Bonds missed nearly the entire 2005 season after three operations on his right knee, prompting speculation on whether he was almost done. But the left fielder bounced back this year to play 130 games, hitting .270 with 26 home runs and 77 RBIs.
A seven-time NL MVP, a 13-time All-Star and an eight-time Gold Glove winner, Bonds has stolen more than 500 bases and is baseball's all-time leaders in walks.
The Giants have been busy since the season ended. They re-signed Ray Durham and Pedro Feliz and also signed free agents Dave Roberts, Rich Aurilia and Bengie Molina.
San Francisco cut ties with manager Felipe Alou after going 76-85 this season, and saw his son, outfielder Moises Alou, sign a free-agent deal with the New York Mets. Pitcher Jason Schmidt is working to finalize an agreement with the Dodgers.
AP - Dec 7, 7:57 pm EST
Bruce Bochy was hired away from San Diego to manage San Francisco. Among the first things Bochy did after joining the Giants was phone Bonds.
The day after this season ended, Giants owner Peter Magowan said Bonds would not be the team's main cog if he returned in 2007.
"I think we need to go in a new direction," Magowan said in early October. "We have for a long time had a strategy that has worked well until the last two years, when it hasn't worked so well. The strategy has been one of having a great player -- maybe the greatest player in the game -- at the centerpiece and filling in with veteran players.
"Now we do need to get younger and healthier," he said.
Shortly before Thanksgiving, Magowan called the Bonds camp to clarify his remarks and say he did not mean to offend the star.
When the Giants did not offer salary arbitration to Bonds last week, agent Jeff Borris was miffed.
Borris said it spoke "volumes of their true intentions to have him back in a Giants uniform for the 2007 season."
"The Giants' actions demonstrate that Barry obviously is not a priority to them."
Once the baseball winter meetings began, however, Borris and the Giants talked several times.
At this point in his career, only one thing is missing on Bonds' major league resume: a World Series ring.
Bonds has reached the postseason in seven different seasons, but made it to the World Series only in 2002 against the Anaheim Angels. With a chance to win the championship, the Giants blew a late 5-0 lead in Game 6 and lost, then lost Game 7.
Despite the defeat, Bonds hit .471 with four homers and had a .700 on-base percentage against the Angels. Overall, he is a .245 career hitter in the postseason.
Just love that quote.
Okay, in other news...
Bonds, Giants reach agreement on $16 million, 1-year deal
By BEN WALKER, AP Baseball Writer
December 8, 2006
AP - Dec 7, 7:58 pm EST
NEW YORK (AP) -- Barry Bonds is ready to resume his home run chase in a familiar place.
After attracting interest from several teams, Bonds and the San Francisco Giants reached agreement on a $16 million, one-year deal Thursday night that will keep the controversial slugger in the Bay Area.
Despite a bit of sniping by both sides, the 42-year-old Bonds decided to re-sign for a 15th season with San Francisco. It was a natural fit -- he wanted to set the home run record in a Giants uniform, they didn't want to see him do it for anyone else.
Bonds has 734 homers, only 22 from breaking Hank Aaron's career record. The Giants certainly will benefit at the gate as he approaches the mark and, with San Francisco hosting the All-Star game next year, can build the event around him.
Shadowed by allegations of steroid use and a target of boo-birds in many opposing parks, Bonds has remained a fan favorite at home. He is tied to the Giants by family and history -- his dad, Bobby, was a popular player with the team; his godfather, Willie Mays, is regarded as the greatest Giant of them all.
The deal includes four performance bonuses that could make it worth a total of $20 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because there had been no official announcement.
Oakland, San Diego, St. Louis, Detroit and Tampa Bay were among the clubs that called Bonds' representatives once he filed for free agency. All along, however, the Giants were regarded as the front-runners to keep him.
Coming off a $90 million, five-year contract, Bonds traveled this week to baseball's winter meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., hoping to speed along the process.
Bonds met Wednesday with his former Pirates manager and now-Detroit skipper Jim Leyland, who is close friends with St. Louis manager Tony La Russa.
The World Series champions Cardinals expressed early interest in Bonds, and there was talk they might take a late run at him.
Bonds missed nearly the entire 2005 season after three operations on his right knee, prompting speculation on whether he was almost done. But the left fielder bounced back this year to play 130 games, hitting .270 with 26 home runs and 77 RBIs.
A seven-time NL MVP, a 13-time All-Star and an eight-time Gold Glove winner, Bonds has stolen more than 500 bases and is baseball's all-time leaders in walks.
The Giants have been busy since the season ended. They re-signed Ray Durham and Pedro Feliz and also signed free agents Dave Roberts, Rich Aurilia and Bengie Molina.
San Francisco cut ties with manager Felipe Alou after going 76-85 this season, and saw his son, outfielder Moises Alou, sign a free-agent deal with the New York Mets. Pitcher Jason Schmidt is working to finalize an agreement with the Dodgers.
AP - Dec 7, 7:57 pm EST
Bruce Bochy was hired away from San Diego to manage San Francisco. Among the first things Bochy did after joining the Giants was phone Bonds.
The day after this season ended, Giants owner Peter Magowan said Bonds would not be the team's main cog if he returned in 2007.
"I think we need to go in a new direction," Magowan said in early October. "We have for a long time had a strategy that has worked well until the last two years, when it hasn't worked so well. The strategy has been one of having a great player -- maybe the greatest player in the game -- at the centerpiece and filling in with veteran players.
"Now we do need to get younger and healthier," he said.
Shortly before Thanksgiving, Magowan called the Bonds camp to clarify his remarks and say he did not mean to offend the star.
When the Giants did not offer salary arbitration to Bonds last week, agent Jeff Borris was miffed.
Borris said it spoke "volumes of their true intentions to have him back in a Giants uniform for the 2007 season."
"The Giants' actions demonstrate that Barry obviously is not a priority to them."
Once the baseball winter meetings began, however, Borris and the Giants talked several times.
At this point in his career, only one thing is missing on Bonds' major league resume: a World Series ring.
Bonds has reached the postseason in seven different seasons, but made it to the World Series only in 2002 against the Anaheim Angels. With a chance to win the championship, the Giants blew a late 5-0 lead in Game 6 and lost, then lost Game 7.
Despite the defeat, Bonds hit .471 with four homers and had a .700 on-base percentage against the Angels. Overall, he is a .245 career hitter in the postseason.
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Friday, December 01, 2006
It is time!
Do you remember several weeks ago that I shared I had some very exciting news that I couldn't share yet? Well, now I can!
I am tickled beyond words to tell you that I have been chosen to be on the Design Team for Faith Based Pages! (To meet the rest of the design team, click here.)
Rather than go into detail, I am going to just ask you to please click on the link above and check it out...I think you will see why I am so excited to add this to my Design Team work at The School of Scrap!
Do you remember several weeks ago that I shared I had some very exciting news that I couldn't share yet? Well, now I can!
I am tickled beyond words to tell you that I have been chosen to be on the Design Team for Faith Based Pages! (To meet the rest of the design team, click here.)
Rather than go into detail, I am going to just ask you to please click on the link above and check it out...I think you will see why I am so excited to add this to my Design Team work at The School of Scrap!
Ponderisms...
I use to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.
Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it's a valuable plant.
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
There are two kinds of pedestrians: The quick and the dead.
Life is sexually transmitted.
Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals, dying of nothing.
Have you noticed since everyone has a camcorder these days, no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to?
Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
In the 60's, people took acid to make their world weird. Now the world is weird and people take prozac to make it normal.
How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"
Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there? I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it's butt."
Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?
If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?
If quizzes are quizzical, what are the tests?
Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?
Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
I use to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.
Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it's a valuable plant.
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
There are two kinds of pedestrians: The quick and the dead.
Life is sexually transmitted.
Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals, dying of nothing.
Have you noticed since everyone has a camcorder these days, no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to?
Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
In the 60's, people took acid to make their world weird. Now the world is weird and people take prozac to make it normal.
How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"
Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there? I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it's butt."
Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?
If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?
If quizzes are quizzical, what are the tests?
Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?
Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
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