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A couple of weeks ago, we headed back to the old neighborhood for the Renegade Craft Fair in Wicker Park. It was rainy and muddy, but that didn’t keep us from seeing some cool stuff. Francis didn’t mind the weather, as she was protected from the elements. Afterward, we headed over to the Brown’s house to hang out with Eoin.       Kristen and Don Roedner had a baby girl! Miss Rosa Jane Roedner was born on September 24 around 11pm. Born with all of her bits and pieces, she weighed in at 7lbs 12oz and was 19.5″ long. KBR had one of those great delivery stories…only 1 hour of pushing thank you very much and Don managed to make it out of the delivery room without fainting. 😉 All are happy and healthy and enjoying being at home. Good job guys. We love you.
October 8, 2005 - 4:18 pm
No, I didn't faint in the delivery room. But I sure as shootin' cried a bunch. Who wouldn't cry, faced with a wife who is strong and brave and resolute and beautiful, and a new sweet little RJ. Everyone should have a KB, and everyone should have an RJ… Scout hasn’t gotten much ink here lately. I need to take this opportunity to remind everyone how good a dog he is. He knows commands: (1) sit; (2) stay; (3) lay down; (4) leave it; (5) spin; (6) shake (both hands); (7) whisper; (8) speak; (9) stand; (10) say hello. He’s handsome. Just look at the picture. He’s good with the baby. Sure, Francis gets her face licked a few times a day, but Scout puts up with a lot from her, too. Francis’s method of petting the dog looks a lot like dog punishment. I will say, however, that Scout has picked up a bad habit since Francis has been eating real food. With the constant shower of food from the highchair, Scout is becoming confused about which food is his. He snuck half a sandwich off of the table the other day. We’re working on it. We’ve had Scout for almost three years. We joke about this a lot, but learning how to raise Scout had a positive impact on our raising Francis. Good dog! IN OTHER NEWS Francis has a new trick, too. If you say “scare me,” she gives this wide-eyed, scary-mouthed look that is guaranteed to make you scream from sheer terror. The Irish beat Washington, 36-17. Sloppy game. ND is going to have to defend the long passes if it wants to avoid a blowout loss or two this season.
September 28, 2005 - 3:52 am
Scout IS a great dog…and oh, so cute! I think you guys are GREAT parents…to your dog and your daughter. GO GULDES! Love, Amy I can die happy. I’ve seen the cutest possible thing on earth: dog sleeping with nose on sleeping baby’s leg.
September 23, 2005 - 8:04 pm
that is one of the cutest things I have ever seen…wow!
September 28, 2005 - 8:31 pm
Ok, that is very cute! Our friends the Carlssons picked the Michigan State game for their annual tailgater extravaganza at Notre Dame. A word on the Carlssons, who’ve been mentioned before on this blog: Mr. Carlsson was my dad’s college roommate and civil engineering classmate. When I moved 1,123 miles away from home to go to college, the Carlsson house in the south Chicago suburbs became my proximate home. Every Thanksgiving and Easter meant gathering around their table for a fantastic meal. I’ve brought many friends to the Carlssons’ house, and they can attest that Mrs. Carlsson is a cook with few peers. Amazingly, this was the first time my mom had ever been to the C Family tailgater. The university has made it a lot more difficult by banishing RVs to a distance remote from the stadium. The Irish made it a little less jubilant by losing a close one to the Spartans. Nevertheless, as you can see in these pictures, we had a lot of fun. As for the game, ND lost 44-41. College football teams only play a dozen games a year. The eventual champion is likely to have no losses. So any single loss is devastating. It’s not like the NFL, where the superbowl champs typically end up with three or four losses. Losing to MSU hurts, especially when they’ve beaten ND so consistently in the last nine games(MSU won seven). Adding further insult, MSU is the kind of team that ND has owned in the past. Before Bob Davie slithered in as ND’s head coach, the Irish were 25-5-1 against MSU since the time of Ara Parseghian. So don’t hear what I’m about to say and think that I’m diminishing the fact that ND lost the game. When I walked out of that stadium, I could think of a dozen losses in the last three years that hurt much much more than this one. I’m not calling it a moral victory; I’m just saying that I’d rather see a game like that than a 20-point blowout to an also-ran team. The fact is that the Irish were down by three touchdowns late in the third quarter. They stormed back and tied it up before losing in overtime. High school recruits are not discouraged from attending a school that loses a close one. Seeing a team demolished, though, is pretty strong incentive to stay away. Taking the long view, then, I would rather see ND lose a few close dog-fights than a single non-competitive blowout. Well, there’s a lot more to say, but I fear losing the attention of our readers. Call me any time if you want to talk Irish football. |
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