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August 23, 2005
Welcome to the Blogosphere, Sean!
Our nephew Sean has joined the blogosphere (subscribe) to help all of us keep up with life and learning our in Lubbock at Texas Tech.
Much like with my Aggie brothers, I wish Sean all the best 364 days of the year. There is one particular day, October 22nd this year, where I'll withhold my best wishes.
Have fun, learn lots, and we look forward to keeping up with you.
See in Austin on 10/22!
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August 21, 2005
Hundred Degree Hike
With Kate and Claire at the the Austin Tennis Academy Bootcamp, and Deb and Scott at a birthday party, Meg and I set off on a Sunday afternoon hike, in the Balcones Preserve area behind Laurel Mountain Elementary.
Meg grabbed the eTrex GPS and here's our trail, before we decided to break off the trip and return to the comfort of air conditioning.
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August 20, 2005
Finally, Longhorn Football Season!
It's been a long sports lull from the Longhorns winning the College World Series and being crowned national champions and the start of Longhorn football camp.
Thank goodness for Lance winning the Tour de France, or it would be pretty bleak sportwise, given my lack of interest in pro baseball.
Scott, Meg, and I went out to the scrimmage today at DKR Royal Memorial stadium. Both the first team offense and defense looked pretty solid. I think we have some new thunder and lightning with freshman running backs Henry Melton and Jamaal Charles. Melton at 270lbs looks like a svelte Jerome Bettis. Vince look pretty good as well although it looked like he had orders not to take off and go.
Hard to say much about the defense since they stayed very basic, but they definitely fly to the ball in a swarm.
If you happen to be in Austin on September 3rd, stop by for our Cajun classic tailgate party, as we celebrate the return of Tommy, Julie and the Mathis Family from their 3 year stint in London.
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August 6, 2005
Georgetown ZAT Update
Meg is playing in her first 11-12 year ZAT tournament up the road in Georgetown. Her first match this morning was against a nine year old. Sounds OK until I hear from her mother that she's going to the Little Mo National tournament to be held at the Austin Tennis Academy later in the year.
This is the tournament Andy Roddick won in his youth.
It was a very evenly matched battled. Meg got down 5-1 early in the first set, but roared back to make it 5-4, with the serve. She couldn't quite overtake her opponent and lost the set 6-4 after an hour of play.
The second set was very evenly contested with most games going to deuce. Meg's opponent ultimately prevailed, 6-4, after another hour of battle.
Meg will play in the consolation draw this afternoon around 2:30pm. Stay tuned...
Saturday Evening Update
Meg ended up playing at 5pm due to a 2:30 bye. She played hard against an 11 year old but wilted in the Texas heat dropping the match 6-1, 6-2. She be at tennis camp next week working hard to get ready for the Corpus Christi ZAT next month, now knowing what it takes to play these older girls.
We're proud of the way you competed, Meg!
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August 5, 2005
Corpus Christi Champ Tournament Update
Here's a quick update on Kate and Claire at this weekend's Corpus Christi Champ Major Zone tournament.
I'm reporting from Austin, since I'm taking Meg to the Georgetown ZAT tournament tomorrow.
Claire started the day without a first round bye, but acted like she had one, in winning 6-1, 6-0. It was a fabulous start!
Kate's been fighting lower back pain and it showed early in her match as she was bageled (0-6) in the first set. The Corpus Christi heat combined with her competitive spirit loosened up her back as she battled and won a second set tiebreak 7-6 (7-4 in the tiebreak)
Now, feeling much better, she cruised 6-0 in the third set to advance to the quarterfinals which she'll play tomorrow.
Claire came back after lunch for her second match, and hardly missed a beat, cruising to a 6-4, 6-0 win. Deb said she played fantastically and hardly let either of her opponents into the match. Claire's battling has earned her first trip to the quarterfinals as a Girls 14 player. Well done Claire!
Keep it going!
Saturday noon update
Claire steamrolls in her quarterfinal match winning 6-0, 6-2. Deb said thought it wasn't close. When I asked Claire for comments for the blog report, she replied, "For the blog... no comment!" She advances to the semifinals and plays around 2pm.
Kate is in another dogfight, dropping the first set 2-6, but battling back to take the second set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (9-7). She's right now playing in the third set.
Saturday evening update
Kate did not prevail in the third set, ending up with a respectable quarterfinal appearance.
Claire had a breakthrough tournament reaching the semifinals before dropping a 7-5, 6-3 match. The points collected should help her with a seeding and first round bye for next month's Champ major zone tournament in Clear Lake.
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