Well, there's always next year...

I feel like I say that every May. But once again, my beloved Capitals have been ousted from the play-offs shy of the ultimate goal: winning Lord Stanley's Cup. To add insult to injury, they were swept in the second round. Swept! Couldn't even win one game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Sigh. That's gonna be one quiet plane ride home tonight.

I fear for the coach's job. He has a great record in the regular season, and this year succeeded in completely changing the team's "system" mid-way through the year... with great success. It's not too often a team can completely change the way it plays mid-season without involving a coach getting fired. But he just doesn't seem to be able to get it done in the post season.

Then again, Andy Reid has had same problem for years, and he's still in Philly...

Thankful...

Day 15
... that I'm NOT at the Eagles/Redskins game at FedEx Field this year. While I'm glad the Eagles are winning (at least at this moment, partly through the 3rd period), it appears to be pouring there. Not fun.

(By the way... not pouring here... not so far away from FedEx Field...)

Heard...

Last night, as he goes and pulls something out of his backpack and walks toward me with it behind his back...

J-Mav: "Mama, I have to show you this disgusting thing I got at school today."

And what was this offensive item?



The Redskins Read Activity Book. He may not like the Eagles, but at least he's not a Redskins fan! :-)

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Kirstin Mathers Mercer Hmmm... seems the Giants are going to pose a bit more of a challenge than the Reds did. (At least the Caps won tonight, though it took them OT to do it.) Wonder what the Eagles will do tomorrow...

11:00pm Saturday

Also changed my profile picture today... to the Phillie Phanatic. :)

Heard...

Last night, from J-Mav, at the start of the second half of the Eagles/Cowboys game when I made a comment that I thought the Eagles were done for the season...

J-Mav: Mama?
Me: Yes?
J-Mav: I like the Eagles. [pause] I just like the Cowboys a whole lot more.

Gah! For a brief moment, I thought the cheering sections were evening up in this household. But alas, I am still but a rose between three blue, silver, and starry thorns...