Sunday, February 1, 2009

A Very Super Cruz Bowl

First Quarter

Kickoff at 6:00 AM with Siena shouting MAMA! DADDY! This "whistle" also wakes up Mason. Score: Kids 2; Parents 0.

Major play of first quarter involves kids watching "Mason Nana movie" for the 68th time and Siena NOT eating her Daddy-made French toast.

End of first quarter: Kids 7; Parents 0.

Second Quarter

Second quarter begins with Mom attempting to fold 1 weeks worth of laundry. Daughter helps by handing clothes to mom. Score: Kids 10; Parents 3.

Mason decides to help by laying in laundry and Siena decides to put her own clothes away. Parents lose 3 points. Yes, it is possible to lose points in the Cruz Super Bowl.

Mom spends 3.5 hours attempting to pick up toys around the house while Dad tries to vacuum and do dishes - people are coming over later. Kids take toys back out as parents try to put them away.

Kids choose to eat Pedialyte popcicles rather than shop with Mom for groceries.

End of 1st half: Kids 21; Parents 0. Oh, and parents look like this:

Third Quarter

Friends the DeCicco's and family (Jose, Sara, Kendra, and Andre) come over for what is known as the "real" Super Bowl. Kids take over house:

Food is enjoyed. Television is watched. All tidied up toys are taken back out...and then some.

Score at end of third: Kids 35; Parents 3 (courtesy of beer and wings).

Forth Quarter

Mom dons Siena's Spelunker helmet. The Cardinals score. The kids are all playing in another room. It seems a comeback and a victory are imminent!

Alas...the kids, and the Steelers, have the last laugh. A mess is made. A game is loss. A Spelunker hat is tossed on the floor in despair.

Final score: Kids 42; Parents 7 (the beer helped stem the rout)
Oh yeah, and the effin Steelers won. Since I still haven't gotten over their unearned victory over my Seahawks, I'm not pleased about this outcome.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm sure the Seahawks will be in there next year. lqtm

Anonymous said...

You guys look cool in your 3d glasses! Wait, not "cool". What's the word I'm looking for? It's not "cool", but it's the opposite of "cool". Help me out here I can't think of it. Oh I know! It's "lame"! That's the word I'm looking for! Sorry about that! What I meant to say is you guys look lame in your 3d glasses! Laaaaaaaaaaame!

Ron Torland said...

I know this is off the subject of the Cruz Bowl but I had to respond to cousin Craig's you-tube recommendations. Video 1: Why doesn't it surprise me that cuz Craig would choose a video of a man in a bear suit acting weird? Still, not a bad choice; points for cleverness. Video 2: What the hell? BTW, did you know their record sti-sti-sti-sticks in the middle? Can we cross the generation gap by agreeing on, say, something by Dire Straits, or maybe "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult?

Anonymous said...

That's OK Ron even the people who like Ministry don't like that song, but I there had to be a price for that "music for coma patients" Kris put on there. Besides it's a precursor to hip hop which I know you love.

Anonymous said...

For some real music try

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG294M_kYWM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JLztfosqik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwkDHLjd25Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYPSeaTeHAI