Sean Still Cheering His Patriots To Hopefully A Perfect Season
January 14, 2008
Our son Sean is a HUGE New England Patriots football fan. Last August, Sean’s room got a complete makeover themed in Patriots stuff. It was out with the western theme and in with the Patriots. He’s got Patriots curtains, bedding, pennants and wall hangings. He’s even got a deluxe Tedi Bruschi #54 pennant and Bruschi poster. Not even the “Spy Gate” scandal at the beginning of the season could dissuade him from routing for his favorite team. Our house has been very happy this football season because, so far we have not had to endure a disappointed little boy pouting about his team loosing. It has also been a lot of fun for me to have a winning team to cheer on with my favorite team, the Detroit Lions, failing again.
The happiness in our household pales in comparison to the historical significance of the Patriots trying to pull off the perfect season. I’ve enjoyed reading about some of the other teams that have achieved the much sought after perfect season. Most people know about the Miami Dolphins perfect season in 1972, but I didn’t realize that the Cleavland Browns had a perfect season in 1948. It is probably not mentioned much like the Dolphins and Patriots because it occurred prior to the current Super Bowl era. I found a great article about the Browns season over at 20 Yardline
They also have named who they feel are the best Patriots players ever at each position on their “All Time Team”. My favorite on the list is probably Ben Coates. He was on my very first Fantasy Football team and helped me win our league championship way back in the 1995/1996 season.
The 20 Yardline site also has a very nice NFL encyclopedia. Sean is loving their New England Patriots history stuff. He is currently working on a research paper for school on the subject of the Super Bowl. He is planning to use this site for some of his research.
Christmas Menu
December 23, 2007
Time to disclose what the Klasens will be having to eat this Christmas holiday season. I have to admit, that I am not planning on spending as much time cooking over the next few days as I have in past seasons. We are all quite in the holiday spirit, but have decided to spend more time together than have me being in the kitchen all day. Still, I think we some good food ahead of us.
As is our family tradition, on Christmas Eve we will be having Prime Rib. If you haven’t yet tried my perfect Prime Rib recipe, you really need to try it. It comes out perfect every time and allows me to have it in the oven while we are off at Christmas Eve mass. Actually, I have to admit that this recipe was my Mother’s and it was handed down to me. The kids have requested baked potato as a side dish, so I will oblige them. Suzanne wants some green beans with bell peppers and onions, so I will oblige her. Add in some dinner rolls and a key lime pie to finish it off and we have Christmas Eve dinner.
Christmas day is not so much a traditional dinner for us. We always celebrate a nice meal, but the menu is ever changing. I had some good ideas this year, but Suzanne spoke up that she wanted a turkey this Christmas day. I wasn’t too excited about that, but she acted quickly and bought a bird, so Turkey dinner it is. Don’t get me wrong, I like turkey, but was thinking a bit more exotic. I will prepare most of the traditional sides for turkey but will make them differently than I did on Thanksgiving.
Yesterday, I made a big pot of chili for us to enjoy for lunch over the holiday week. Today, the family will be baking some Christmas cookies. Oh, and we will of course be enjoying the Detroit Lions football game. Only two more games for them this season as they have again failed to make the playoffs despite a 6 – 2 start to the season.
Merry Christmas to all!
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