tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post2360687824501438538..comments2024-03-22T14:46:37.849-04:00Comments on A Fly on Our (Chicken Coop) Wall: It's a Sports-Lover's Favorite Time of the Year! TToT Time!Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-34315301145308179472016-08-10T11:56:32.650-04:002016-08-10T11:56:32.650-04:00Oh. My. Word. I do not remember anything about you...Oh. My. Word. I do not remember anything about you having that particular surgery. That had to be borderline traumatic.<br /><br />Ah, two seniors is pretty rough! Praying and praying for that!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-76365973080322783582016-08-10T11:55:21.255-04:002016-08-10T11:55:21.255-04:00Funny how during the normal year we are choosy, bu...Funny how during the normal year we are choosy, but come Olympics time, we'll watch any and all events. :) Even biking, which can get mighty tiresome sometimes. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-52913734536351382822016-08-10T11:54:30.394-04:002016-08-10T11:54:30.394-04:00Rubbish? What rubbish? Wait, I don't want to k...Rubbish? What rubbish? Wait, I don't want to know. Nothing but awesome from where we are.<br /><br />Ah, I, too, love the gymnastics. It's astounding the things they can do. In elementary school PE class, we always did a unit on gymnastics with a balance beam and everything. I think they stopped doing it because too many kids got hurt. <br /><br />Hooray!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-20564541894024713752016-08-10T11:52:42.530-04:002016-08-10T11:52:42.530-04:00Aw, thanks Clark. It would be fun to be a photogra...Aw, thanks Clark. It would be fun to be a photographer for a paper, but the hours would conflict majorly with our schedule. :)<br /><br />Yup. Our elementary was the last school in the area to start. Big bummer, to be sure. Glad you don't have to face it out there on the coast yet.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-14919132175071356992016-08-10T11:51:07.482-04:002016-08-10T11:51:07.482-04:00You're missing some awesome events. Luckily, y...You're missing some awesome events. Luckily, you still have some time to catch up. Track hasn't even started yet! :)<br /><br />Thank you!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-43100548106485868742016-08-10T11:50:17.930-04:002016-08-10T11:50:17.930-04:00You know the pain and worry!! I worry so much more...You know the pain and worry!! I worry so much more for my keeper than for the other kids. <br /><br />Gotta love hometown athletes! We have several Hoosiers competing this year, including a gold medal swimmer yesterday!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-91603681486026646172016-08-10T11:48:16.380-04:002016-08-10T11:48:16.380-04:00Ha! We tried to watch it the other night, and we j...Ha! We tried to watch it the other night, and we just kept asking, "What is going on?!?" :)<br /><br />It was so much fun. As for the school year, so far so good!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-41047917302402689412016-08-10T11:47:17.165-04:002016-08-10T11:47:17.165-04:00It really is amazing how so many countries, with s...It really is amazing how so many countries, with such different governments and ideals, who are sometimes even enemies, manage to civilly compete against each other. I guess, in the end, it's not countries competing, but individuals. It's a lot harder to hate a person than it is a country. <br />Their attitude is as good as it can be for a teenager starting a school year full of difficult classes and loads of work. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-55984782056501479642016-08-10T11:44:11.581-04:002016-08-10T11:44:11.581-04:00I know you are. I read about them each Thursday. :...I know you are. I read about them each Thursday. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-23605749327733398652016-08-10T11:43:51.163-04:002016-08-10T11:43:51.163-04:00I get that sports aren't everyone's cup of...I get that sports aren't everyone's cup of tea. (How's that for a British reference?? Ha!) Fortunately for the American non-sports folks, the one "channel" owns the rights to broadcasting the Olympics. "Cause everything is for sale, dontcha know. Most channels can only highlight the events on their normal news broadcasts, so their programming is normal. It's only the channels that end in "NBC" that show Olympics.<br /><br />Thank you! So far so good.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-91337149404367131502016-08-09T21:33:44.579-04:002016-08-09T21:33:44.579-04:00We enjoy the Olympics at our house! Currently watc...We enjoy the Olympics at our house! Currently watching swimming and gymnastics. (Side note, four years ago, most of my Olympic watching was done from my bathtub where I spent much time recovering from hemorrhoid surgery.)<br />Four kids in high school? And I thought I had it bad with two seniors! I hope for no ER visits for you this sports season!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-1392996196318740292016-08-09T19:58:26.673-04:002016-08-09T19:58:26.673-04:00We enjoy watching the Olympics, too--and it doesn&...We enjoy watching the Olympics, too--and it doesn't much matter what the sport is. Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136276061114462192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-49687271904186442092016-08-09T16:29:39.493-04:002016-08-09T16:29:39.493-04:00I haven't watched the olympics at ALL! I'v...I haven't watched the olympics at ALL! I've heard a lot of rubbish about them on the facebook though *sigh* Seems there's always something.<br /><br />My favourite events have tended to be the gymnastic ones, just because I'm so impressed by the skill and fluidity of movement, but I suspect there is grace and beauty and power in all sports, when it comes to the masters of them.<br /><br />Glad you're having such an awesome week, and HOORAY for your sporty clan.Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-31341927602731573092016-08-08T21:50:49.485-04:002016-08-08T21:50:49.485-04:00yeah... you do have a way with the sports photos (...yeah... you do have a way with the sports photos (have you given thought to doing photography for your local newspaper?)<br />have not been keeping up with the Olympics but I catch the headlines in the newspaper when I have my lunch<br />summer's pretty much over out there in the West(ish) part of the country?<br />we still have another month of summer (as measured by start of school year)clarkscottrogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721067761094911305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-7093454582934463382016-08-08T21:28:17.539-04:002016-08-08T21:28:17.539-04:00I usually love the Olympics. Just haven't been...I usually love the Olympics. Just haven't been watching this year....great soccer pics!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864898827831713032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-20315219684927088292016-08-08T21:26:59.745-04:002016-08-08T21:26:59.745-04:00I usually love the Olympics. Just haven't been...I usually love the Olympics. Just haven't been watching this year....great soccer pics!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864898827831713032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-80459427059420637522016-08-08T15:56:44.150-04:002016-08-08T15:56:44.150-04:00I'm a goalkeeper's mother too. YIKES!!!!! ...I'm a goalkeeper's mother too. YIKES!!!!! Lots of nail biting for sure. The Olympics is just so awesome, especially the back stories on the athletes. Of course the fact that my West Virginia University girl won the very first gold medal for the USA this year was extra special.Just Keepin It Real, Folks!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02691470259291755580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-26047881434705190752016-08-08T13:15:11.748-04:002016-08-08T13:15:11.748-04:00I love the "Olympics" time of year too. ...I love the "Olympics" time of year too. Hahaha...we feel the same about rugby. :D<br /><br />How exciting for the boys to be playing with/against each other! Looks like you guys are off to a great start. @dkotuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395598913393994830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-62040829985649305622016-08-08T12:39:14.572-04:002016-08-08T12:39:14.572-04:00We are loving the Olympics too. What I like best o...We are loving the Olympics too. What I like best of all is seeing people from so many nations, some of them sworn enemies, come together for something higher, their common passion for sports and excellence. It teaches a powerful lesson about what is possible if we will focus on the prize. These people work so hard for what they want to achieve, and I wish we could bottle that passion! How fun to see your boys playing in the same games, and I'm delighted that your high school kids are starting out the year in an attitude of happiness, it makes all the difference. How fast the years go by!Josie Two Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388032819905416258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-77018565569497035872016-08-08T12:02:35.819-04:002016-08-08T12:02:35.819-04:00We've not watched any of the Olympics. Well, ...We've not watched any of the Olympics. Well, wait. We did watch the guy beat all the girls in some race. That was more than I wanted to see.<br /><br />I'm thankful for so many things. <br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-46711410257682661262016-08-08T11:27:28.849-04:002016-08-08T11:27:28.849-04:00I have to admit I have no interest whatsoever in s...I have to admit I have no interest whatsoever in sport of any kind and I certainly won't be watching the Olympics. I don't know how much tv coverage things like that get in the USA but it really annoys me that over here our 'normal' tv channels are very often saturated with sports coverage, meaning regular programmes are dumped to make way for it. With all the different freeview and sports channels we now have I really don't see why sports programmes can't be kept on the sports channels so the 'normal' channels can be left alone for those of us who have no interest in it.<br /><br />I'm glad your high school kids have had a good start to the school year and have got good teachers and friends, I hope they do well :)Tigermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386636767916316587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-88611704217598444582016-08-08T11:19:20.676-04:002016-08-08T11:19:20.676-04:00Frist!! lolFrist!! lolTigermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386636767916316587noreply@blogger.com