Happy Birthday, Cindy

Duke loses in the last 2 seconds

What a tough loss for the Dukies! After being down 61-48 in the 2nd half, Duke was able to come back and tie the game 68-68. I thought the game was headed for overtime with 2.6 seconds left. Wake had missed their shot with 2.6 seconds to go but was able to get the ball back when Duke was called for traveling after securing the rebound.
Wake ends up winning 70-68.

photos from our "After Christmas Party"

Click link to view photos from our "after Christmas party"

It took a few weeks, but I have another Christmas photo album ready.

On the Saturday after Christmas (27th) my sister and her family along with my mom and dad drove down to Georgia from Cowpens, SC for the day. We had a good time, with lots of food and games. Click the link above to view all 33 images (I borrowed a few of these from April's facebook site)

Duke vs Wake - Dukies have a chance to prove they are # 1

Wake Forest was #1 last week, until they lost to Virginia Tech, and Duke moved up in the polls to the top spot this week. Duke has a chance to prove they belong in the top spot when they play Wake Forest tonight at 7:00 pm EST. (ESPN) I will be at church tonight, so I will have to set my VCR to record the game and then watch it at 9 PM.


Click to read "No Question Who Owns This House" - after the win over Maryland Saturday (85-44)

Click to read "Q&A with senior Greg Paulus"

Click to read "Straight to the Top; Duke no. 1 in both polls" - did you know this is the first time the Dukies have been #1 since the 2006 season?

family photo Sunday

Stephen (holding Sophia) and Leah (holding Meredith) with Natalie (r) -Christmas 2008

Sure hope our son's family has adjusted to the cold and snow up in Wisconsin, after spending Christmas in Georgia with us.

Duke is now 4-0 in ACC conference play

Off to a good start in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Dukies are 4-0 (17-1 overall) after beating North Carolina State last night, 73-56. It was not an easy win. NC State is a pretty good team and they were leading by four points with about seven minutes to go in the game. Duke outscored NC State 17-3 in the last seven minutes to win the game. Of course, all the teams that Duke plays always bring their best game against the Blue Devils. Duke (#2 in the nation) can now look forward to playing Maryland on Saturday and Wake Forest (#1 in the nation) next week.

Link to Recap of game at ESPN.com

battle of Cowpens

This past weekend the Battle of Cowpens was re-enacted - celebrating the 228th anniversary of this decisive Revolutionary Way battle (January 17, 1781.)

View photos and read the article at the links below:
Blasting Back to Cowpens
photo gallery

family photo Sunday

Josh, Janelle and Brielle - Christmas 2008

We are looking forward to March 15th, when Josh will be ordained into the ministry at Hope Baptist Church in Hanover, Pennsylvania.

Slideshow: After Christmas fun

the Dukies win a big one

Georgetown played tough but the defense of the Dukies wore them down and Duke won today 76 - 67. Gerald Henderson shined again and is fast becoming a star for this team. Singler and Paulus and the rest of the team didn't do too bad either. Seth Davis of CBS and SI said at halftime he thought Duke was playing like a "final four" team. It is a different team than last year. Things are looking good for March Madness, but they have to play North Carolina twice and Wake Forest once between now and then! Photo of Greg Paulus - good to see him playing so well today!
(Click to Read recap at ESPN)

Duke plays a tough Georgetown team today

Game time today: 1:30 pm for Duke vs Georgetown. (Click to read preview of game)

Duke is now 15-1 overall and # 2 in the polls but the Georgetown Hoyas always play a tough game against the Dukies. Gerald Henderson has been outstanding in the last month and is becoming the team leader. He scored 19 points against Georgia Tech. Kyle Singler, who also scored 19 points in that game last Weds, has become a solid player this year also. My favorite player this year is Jon Scheyer. Last year he was the sixth man and came off the bench to play every game, but this year he is a starter and he can really shoot the long ball when he is hot. He reminds me of JJ Redick, who by the way is playing for the Orlando Magic and his team is leading the conference and may be in the NBA finals this year. (Check out his website at this link)

cold is a relative thing...

Making the rounds on the internet........

COLD IS A RELATIVE THING. . . . . . .

65 above zero:
Floridians turn on the heat.
People in Wisconsin plant gardens.

60 above zero:
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Wisconsin sunbathe.

50 above zero:
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Wisconsin drive with the windows down.

40 above zero:
Georgians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves,wool hats.
People in Wisconsin throw on a flannel shirt.

35 above zero:
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Wisconsin have the last cookout before it gets cold.

20 above Zero:
People in Miami all die.
Wisconsinites close the windows.

Zero:
Californians fly away to Mexico .
People in Wisconsin get out their winter coats.

10 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Wisconsin are selling cookies door to door.

20 below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air.
People in Wisconsin let the dogs sleep indoors.

30 below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Wisconsinites get upset because they can't start the Snow-mobile.

40 below zero:
ALL atomic motion stops.
People in Wisconsin start saying...'Cold enough fer ya?'

50 below zero:
Hell freezes over.
Wisconsin public schools will open 2 hours late

Duke #2 as the ACC regular season begins

Now that the college football season is over, I can concentrate on my other favorite sports team, the Duke Blue Devils and college basketball. When the season began in November, the Dukies were # 11 in the nation, but as the season has progressed they are now # 2 in the nation. The ACC (conference) season began last week as Duke defeated Virginia Tech on Jan 4th, 69-44 and also defeated Florida State, 66-58. Next on the schedule, Duke comes to town here in Atlanta Wednesday night to play at Georgia Tech. (Jon Scheyer in the photo - love the faces he makes)

Duke has also started a new website for basketball - for those of us who can not get enough :)

Check out these links to DukeBluePlanet.com and the BluePlanet YouTube channel

family photo Sunday

"Born and bred Gator fans" Meredith, Sophie and Natalie were dressed to cheer as the Florida Gators won the national championship game Thursday night.

Go Gators!

more Christmas photos

Click this link to view more photos from Christmas Day at our house!

Gators play for the National Championship tonight

Today is the day the Gator fans have been waiting for. I don't know if the Gators will win, but I know that they can win; and I expect the final score to be a close one.

Go Gators!

link to BCS coverage at ESPN.com

January Birthdays Slideshow

family photo Sunday

We enjoyed spending time with Rachel and Brandon - it was their first Christmas since their marriage in March.