Xbox Live Arcade and My PC

Tonight has not quite gone the way I had planned. First, I planned to get in a quick couple rounds of America’s Army with my 158th clan mates. Then, I was going to play some Xbox 360 – in particular some of the new Xbox Live Arcade titles that are available. However, when I got […]

New Xbox 360 Arrives

Finally, the new (refurbished) Xbox 360 has arrived. It actually didnt take all that long to arrive, but Sean and I were really hoping to have it last week for our time alone at home while the girls were at the Showstoppers National Dance Finals. If you remember, mine died a couple weeks back and […]

National Showstoppers Dance Finals – Day 3 Savannah

The 2006 National Showstoppers Dance Final is in the books for Suzanne and Savannah. Savannah completed her last dance this morning. Today, she was entered in the Mini Soloclass in the Song and Dance category. She performed “Knock on Wood”. Her performance earned her a Gold 1st Place with a score of 105.8. She was […]

National Showstoppers Dance Finals – Day 3 Suzanne

Suzanne has just completed her last dance entry at the Showstoppers National Finals in Anaheim, CA. Today she did her song and dance routine to “All that Jazz”. She really nailed her performance and scored a Platinum 1st Place winning the Senior (15 and over) Solo Song and Dance category with a score of 112.4. […]

National Showstoppers Dance Finals – Day 2 Savannah

Day 2 is in the books for Savannah at the Showstoppers West Coast National Finals Dance competition. She only had one dance today and will spend the rest of the day at workshops. Her dance today was in the Junior Large Group Recreational class. The dance was in the Lyrical/Modern category. Savannah’s team performed “Masquerade” […]

National Showstoppers Dance Finals – Day 1 Suzanne

Suzanne completed her first day of dance competition late last night. Her one dance for the day was in the Senior Small Group Competitive in the Folkloric category. Yes, she was in the competitive class and not the recreational. I think this was because this group of dancers originally were in the teachers class due […]

National Showstoppers Dance Finals – Day 1 Savannah

Savannah has completed her dance competitions for the day at the National Showstoppers West Coast Dance Finals. She had two routines today. I was able to watch them via the live webcast. Savannah’s two dances today were in the Mini Small Group Recreational competition. The first one was the Mini Small Group Recreational Character category […]

Ping Pong

Suzanne and Savannah left for the Showstoppers dance finals today, so it was just Sean and I. We had been looking forward to a bit of father / son time especially some extended gaming sessions on the Xbox 360. Unfortunately, the replacement unit hasnt arrived yet, so we are out of luck. We must have […]

Showstoppers National Finals Webcast

Tomorrow, Suzanne and Savannah head off to Anaheim, CA for the Showstopper West Coast National Finals. They earne the right to compete there by their performances in the regional competition in Phoenix, AZ last spring. This means Sean and I get some guy time alone. Now we just need to figure out what we are […]

Suzanne’s Cruise Talk Blog

If you havent yet checked out Suzanne’s Cruise Talk Central site about cruising, now might be a good time. She has just posted a review and photos of her 2nd cruise on the World Renaissance way back in 1978. The photos themselves are a good laugh just to remember back to the old days. Of […]