There are priorities...and there are PRIORITIES!!!

Yesterday morning...I stepped out of our apartment...and was hit with a feeling that only some of you will understand. Those of you who do...are the fortunate ones. You see...the temperature here has dropped considerably over the last several days. The clouds have rolled in...the rains have fallen...and the air has cooled immensely. It was immediate as I walked out the door...that feeling. You see...the sky was cornflower blue...the breeze just thick enough that the leaves rustled in the tops of the trees. You know the sound...like a light Spring shower falling on a tin roof. The air was cool...crisp. I felt the butterflies waking up deep inside...the flutter causing a feeling of euphoria that the select few will understand. The smell in the air...from 5000 miles away...I could still smell it. Yes ladies and gentlemen...it was that familiar smell that you only experience on a Saturday morning in the Fall. It was the smell...of FOOTBALL!!! Yes...you know the one. That smell thats in the air when you walk out of the house early on a Saturday morning...Bloody Mary in hand...crimson the dress...flags on the Tahoe. Your family and friends surround you...the outside world set aside for the day. There is only one thing that matters...football! Well..."winning" at football. The same routine happens even when you lose...but only "winning" really counts. It is less than a month from that first national anthem...the first "Yea Alabama" blasting from the horns of the "million dollar band"...the first kick-off of the season. We will all be in attendance...whether at the stadium...the local sports bar...or comfy in the a/c of our homes in front of the 60 inch screen. But in our hearts...we are all in the very same place. Those of you who understand...get me...those who don't...I am very sorry. There is nothing like it...anywhere. And...I want to assure all of you...that the process has already begun here in Ukraine. The first lesson that you teach a young child...the first words out of a young one's mouth...and here it is.....

I'm sorry young Danya...I'm not quite certain I heard you...what was that you said?

Roooollll Tiiiiide!!!

Yes...that's what I thought you said.....

Okay...so...I hope that eases everyone's minds about whether Danya has received proper parenting. Yes...Dede has her priorities in line...first things first.






People...I present to you the starting QB for the 2023 Alabama Crimson Tide...

Carsoooooooooooooon Farriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis!!!

That's his endzone strut!!!!

Practices have begun...the countdowns right behind. We are monitoring from here. We can only hope...(oh God please)...that we are home for kick-off! I cannot imagine it any other way. I will NOT allow myself to imagine it any other way.

Many thanks to Stacey...Al...and Jack for the t-shirt and the ball...what a surprise in our incredible package. (They sent us 20 movies!!!...it's better than Christmas!!)


It's one week and counting until the little man leaves through the walls of the only home he's ever known...to land in a strange apartment with two middle-aged women who understand not a word that comes out of his mouth. Pray for him people... : )

I am posting new pics in the gallery at the bottom...

Love & Peace to all...

And a word of caution...anyone who pollutes my blog...and you know what I mean...will be banned for life!!! Just try me......

.....hehehehehehehe...... (you think I'm kidding ; ) )

ROLLLLLLLLLLL TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE ROLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!