Hoops, Beef and Buckets

Today was a day to celebrate.  Sam wanted me to take him to Dunkin Doughnuts on the way home from school.  He is a good salesman and I almost gave in, but I promised him a cookie instead.  We have some tasteless cookie dough (storebought) that I got for our Conference junk food weekend, but never used.  Long story short Sam went to bed with a headache and never got to celebrate.  Celebrate what? you may ask...one year ago Sam's tried out for the school basketball team, made the first cuts and was later cut.  He practiced with the team and went to all the games as a manager keeping the book.  This year he confidently tried out again.  The night before the final list was posted, his confidence was a little dimmed.  Yes, he was more experienced than all the 5th graders (lost in the one-on-one with Trevor Pearson, a 5th grader) With only 12 5/6 graders trying out he thought he would make it for sure. The clencher was when they had a try-out with the 7/8 graders.  Anyway that is all history, this year he gets a Holbrook jersey, and gets to PLAY!!

We now have 1/4 of a cow in our new freezer!  Hans and I both have known that it is time for us to "Beef up" our food storage, so this is stage one.  Stage 2 is a big order from Augason Farms.  This place has food in pails and in #10 cans for long term storage.  They also deliver to your house for free (after a 150 dollar order).  So excited to have better supplies---especially after the sad, depressing, scarry, results of the election.  I can't imagine there ever being a better candidate for president than Mitt Romney.