The Chicago Cubs

I am taking a break. I don't want to think about, talk about, hear about, dream about, or see anything about the Chicago Cubs for a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long time. What an agonizing, embarrassing, humiliating, utterly depressing post-season. Almost ruined my vacation. So, I need a break. From the Cubs, from baseball, for a while. I'm not going to watch ESPN. I'm not going to look at the amazingly beautiful, framed homage to Ryne Sandberg that's currently on the wall of my office (and may be taken down for a while). I'm not going to go to any zoos because I might see baby bears. I don't want to come to your world series party, and I don't want to hear about who the Cubs are rumored to pick up, will pick up, or did pick up on the free agent market during the off-season. I'll just be surprised in April. I can't handle it. I'm not done for good, but I can't bear to think about this even for a second. For a while. So please, if you see me or talk to me on the phone, please talk to me about something else. Anything else. Seriously. I'd rather talk about knitting or quilting (no offense Allison or mom - I know those two things are very exciting). Thanks. Now, what am I going to do with all this free time that just opened up in my life...?

Brave

It is getting tougher and tougher to post as William gets older. Why you ask? Because playing independently can result in something like this:

or:



He is quite helpful at unpacking suitcases, though...


...And never tires of watching the Cubs with Daddy.

Go Cubs

William is pretty excited about the Cubs this year. His Dad may have mentioned something about it as well.


The frog onesie is so cute and great for disguising avocado and green bean stains.


"Hey, this isn't a Cubs hat!"

Baseball season has started

So William is getting ready (Neifi decided to join in too).



A sign that it is baseball season in our house - the boys watching intently together.


I decided to do a test with dairy since William is at the age when some kids grow out of their sensitivity. It failed and Mia happened to be running around my feet at the time and got nailed. She got most of the spitup off but didn't realize that her ear had been hit too. All three of us needed baths after that incident.

Almost There…

The Cubbies won their fourth game in a row today. With the Brewers losing today, we are now 3.5 games up with one week left in the season. (Yes, I should know better than to use a title like that when we haven't yet clinched the division - look what is already on sale) Go Cubbies. It's been 99 years. Let's not make it 100.

UPDATE (9/29/07): Wooooohoooooo!! The Cubs clinched the NL Central last night and are playoff bound!

wrigley field

Thought we'd throw this picture up of Chris, me, and Ryan (my brother) at Wrigley Field for the Cubs-Cardinals series in April. This was Chris's first trip to Wrigley. (I love the guy licking his fingers on the left.)