QB tune up

QB tune up
Yesterday was the end of the All Star Football Camp. At the end of the day they handed out the awards for Mr. Hustle, Mr. Fundamentals, Iron Man, and Most Improved Player. I got nothing. everyone else got trophies or medals or something. I got a piece of paper that states I won the pass, punt, and kick. I got a certificate, and everyone else got trophies and whatever. But the piece of paper did have Bill McGregords' signature on it, so it wasn't a complete loss. Oh, I almost forgot; on sunday I get to go to this QB tune up camp. Very expensive, very much worth it.

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Sparq training with Nike

Sparq training with Nike
Today was the second to last day of camp. And today was especially special because Nike came. They timed all of us at the 40 yard dash, the Shuttle Drill, and (for some people) the Vertical Jump. In the Forty, I got 5.8, and in the Shuttle I got 6 flat. Because today was the almost end of camp day, they gave awards away to players who did really good for the week. Well, they didn't give the awards today, but did tell us who won what(like,the "Mr.Hustle award" and the Mr. Fundamentals award"). I won the Mr. Hustle award and got three Sparq training cones. The guest speakers for today were Elijah Wood and Jordan Scott "someone else" from yesterday was Anthony Perkins. Also today they had a punt, pass, and kick game... I won the pass, the punt, and came in fourth in the kick.

Football!!!

Football!!!
Today was another rough day of football camp. But it was fun. (1) Because two Pro football players came today, Dennard Web, and someone else. I got their autographs, but who can really read anybody’s signature? (2) Because today my team played another team. We won. After we got up three or four touchdowns the other team got discouraged and started blitzing (rushing) every play. This is really hard when you're QB. So after three plays of constant dippin' and slippin' and scramblin' away from anger driven linebackers, Mr. Webb comes onto the field. He says to me ( I didn't know who he was yet) "Kid you got an arm, so next time one of dem' come attcha, hit them in the head[with the ball]." I got advice from a Pro football player to hit a linebacker in the head. I took his advice.(3) Well, not every team at the camp has a star QB. Our team got lucky; they got me. Every one knows I can throw far, so the defense plays deep. There are three football fields at the camp so three games can be played at once. Our game was on the middle field. And halfway through our second game (we probably play two every day) I called a play called the "new hail mary". Everyone goes deep and I launch it to anyone who is open. And by launch, I mean 3/4 of the entire field. Because we play in the middle field, the two teams on the left and right can easily see what happens on the field beside them. We do the play and I throw it someone on the left field sees just how long it is and goes "ooooooohhhhhhh" and by the time our receiver caught it, everyone had joined in. The ball was caught by our receiver…. And even the coaches yelled “OOOOOHHHHHH”!!!!!! So by then it was time to head home. On the way home, I really got dad’s attention when I asked, “Dad, what’s my blood type?” Dad very calmly demanded to know why I needed to know what my blood type was. “Just asking”, I replied.

Site Meter

Site Meter
I finally got my sitemeter up. It was harder than I thought, but it's cool to have my own counter. Today also, we had some carpet cleaners come in... to clean carpets. Ha ha.Not funny. We got up at 7:30 AM to get "every last little thing" off the carpets,as mom kindly put it. But it, however worked out(as per usual).

Joni Eareckson Tada

Joni Eareckson Tada
When I met Mrs.Tada at FRC, I could hardly tell she had any disability. She held herself up high, spoke clearly, and made the room feel brighter.

At FRC

At FRC
Today, I get to hang out at my moms work building; and I get to see Joni Eareckson Tada. I've read several books about her and now I get to meet her.

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Divisionals

Divisionals
Well, our last swim meet ended Saturday;we lost by no more than 20 points. But... The our family made it to divisionals!! We get to swim our fastest stroke against some the fastest swimmers in MD, or, so I've been told.

New template

New template
I accidentally put in a custom template and it didn't work, so I went to get a new one( go to edit posts, click on template, then click on pick new).I like the black a little bit more so I'll keep it this way until I can get my custom template up safely.

Back home!!!

Back home!!!
Well, after a long trip, iit's good to be home. And home I am! To mcelebrate, we went out to see Pirates of the Carribbean 2. It was a little confusing at the end, but was absolutely fantastic.

More in Colorado Springs

More in Colorado Springs
I thought Colorado Springs was a small town with nothing there... but I was wrong. There's alot more than just Focus on the Family. There's the Air Force Academy, there's Pikes Peak, and Garden of the Gods. And then, there's always the GIANT magpies. But I still think Focus on the Family is the coolest(and I should know, cause' I'm all about being cool). I didn't put up the pictures of all the various studios until..... Now.
Did you here about the man who came into FOTF and took a few ladies hostage, then held off the police for six hours threatening to blow the building, and himself up. when he was waving the gun around he accidentally fired a shot and it hit the wall.

At Focus on the Family

At Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family is amazing. Today I got a tour of the building,shots of the various studios, and some great Odyssey audio tapes from Focus on the Family sound producer: Glenn Montjoy. Also, did I mention Garden of the Gods is awesome!?!?
You have to see it to beleve it. So, here....

Man, what a trip!

Man, what a trip!

Well, we arrived in Colorado. The plane ride was smooth, just like everything else.The first pic is me at the gate. The one underneath that is mom boarding the plane. The next one is so awesome;it looks like a bubblebath. But it's really clouds! After that is me in the pilot seat. The real pilot let me sit in his seat for a little bit. We took alot of pictures, so it was hard to find my favorites.I asked the pilot how much jet fuel cost by the gallon; I wish I hadn't.Seventy dollars a gallon.1,400 gallons on one small plane. Wow. Now 250 dollars for a round trip doesn't sound too bad.


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My sis's a blogger too...

My sis's a blogger too...

My sis has a blog up too. she might not use it, but still, she's my sister.

Winter Candles(thats the name of her blog)

DADGUM!! Rain is coming!!

DADGUM!! Rain is coming!!

Perfect. Just wonderful. There's a thunderstorm warning for DC. And we were planing to watch fireworks tonight( just like everyone else in MD).

Four leaf clovers

Four leaf clovers

Just now, while doing yardwork, I found seven four leaf clovers.


Here's an unlucky person

Independence Day

Independence Day

Today is July, 4!!!! People all over the US get to watch fireworks in celebration of independence! But most people also take for granted. So, hey, sing a song, dance a dance, IT'S INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!

Colorado Springs,Colorado

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Tommorrow, my mother and I, will be going to Colorado for 4 days.I will get to see Focus on the Family at work, and mom gets to sit through some interviewings,conferences, and, of course,"But Mo-om,it's only fifty dollars!!" And then on our way back from Colorado, we might stop in the Windy City(Chicago) to visit some old roommates of mom's. The pic with the two spires on top of the buildingis the Sears Tower; the other two are pics taken at the air force base in Colorada.

Sand, Sand, Sand

Sand, Sand, Sand

This year we built(with a little help)a giant sandcastle.It looks small, but in comparison to me... its almost lifesize.

ouch!

Ouch!

I just cut my thumb on my sister's razor. Deep. It was bleedin' bad, and I was all ready for amputation. But it wasn't that bad.Just afew arteries severed. Haha, just kidding. But it does hurt reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllly bad.

No more technical difficulties!

Nomore technical difficulties!

Finally I got all the problems outta the system! And, I got some pictures of me during the regular baseball season.Take a look!

makin' up for lost time

Makin' up for lost time

heres some pics of stuff. I'm still gettin' used to this bloggin' thing.Heres me hitting the heck outta the ball at The Ripken Tournament.(which we lost in the championship by one run)I scored the almost winning run!

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summer vacation

summer vacation

My cousin Benjamin has come to MD for this summer. I havent put up a post in along time because my dad has been hoggin' the computer, and, because technical difficulties on this computer,and, some idiot hacked onto my site.But other than that, this summer vacation has been pretty great.(my hair has also turned kinda yellow just like last year.