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Back at home. No trophies this time, but the kids certainly showed they can play with nationally and regionally ranked teams and hold their ground. I’m very proud of the AUSA Wizards and especially proud of Lorenzo – in my very bias opinion, the best player in the team in this tournament! In the first [...]

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Back in Orlando for the Memorial Day weekend, this time for a soccer tournament. Lorenzo is playing in the “Memorial Day Soccer Shootout” being held in the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. The Athens United U11 team is quite good, but I really have no idea about what to expect here. Hopefully they will [...]

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Just finished watching the “Avatar” movie in 3D with Lorenzo (boy’s night)…we both loved it! I must say I was a bit concerned about watching a 160 min movie in 3D. I thought I might get a bit queasy, or worse, a massive headache. It was actually quite fantastic. Lorenzo and I give a resounding [...]

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Now that work is slowing down due to the Holidays (and everyone is taking vacation), I will try to catch up uploading our family photos into Flickr.  Here are the first sets: Lorenzo and Chloe Wall Climbing Summer 2009: St. Simons Island Hammock Beach St. Augustine Atlanta Zoo

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Summer is almost over, and I’m falling way behind on my posts…I will try to catch up in the next few days. Starting with the Spring Soccer Season and the “Every Goal Saves a Life” challenge…the kids did not disappoint us! The Gladiators had another undefeated season, scoring a total of 75 goals: Game #1: [...]

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I found out the other day that Fox Soccer Channel (FSC) is donating $10 for every goal they broadcast towards the “Every Goal Saves a Life” campaign against Malaria. After checking the campaign’s web site (http://www.malarianomore.org/), I decided to get involved by challenging the Gladiators – Lorenzo’s soccer team. At the end of last practice, [...]

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It’s been already three weeks since The Gladiators played Game #3, and I’m afraid to say the game details are already getting a bit fuzzy. Fortunately, I did post the photos with comments shortly after the match, so one can get a feel for the game by reading the photos’ descriptions. In a nutshell, we [...]

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I must say that I did expect our team to win our first match. However, I wasn’t so sure about our second match against the YMCA team. And I certainly didn’t expect us to dominate the match with such ease. But remember last season’s posts on “how big” some of the other kids were compared [...]

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Soccer season is back y’all…and the Green Team had another great start — despite all the changes. Only 3 of the 12 players from last season’s undefeated team have returned: Lorenzo, Hunter, and Rylan. The new team is now mostly composed of younger kids who have recently moved up from U8 — the Under 8 [...]

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Hey everybody give a big Happy Birthday to my Dad! Lorenzo.

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