The Friday Post

Happy Friday, and Yay the weekend is here!

But first....ummmm yesterdays post...let me clarify that I do NOT hate mustaches on MEN. My husband has one, as well as a beard ;) I like them just fine on him! My son has facial hair, too....and both my son-in-laws!

It's mustaches on everything not breathing that I find silly, lol. There are even mustache party supplies for heavens sake :P

Okay, this weekend is a FUN one!

Harvest Village tomorrow!

Kim gave me some cool acrylic sign frames a while back, and I have been trying to come up with what to put in them.

I know, bad pictures! Lighting really IS everything

These are just about 81/2 x 11 and I think you can read them at a glance from a short distance away. Except the last one. It's in a 4 x 6 frame. It's still quite noticeable. I'm hoping that by seeing in print what I actually HAVE maybe will make a big difference :) if anyone comes out in this frigid weather, lol.

On Sunday we will be going to the 1st Cannibals bout of the season!!!!!! Yay Roller Derby!

And you already know who my favorites are ;)

But really, all the ladies are GREAT and it takes a TEAM not just one or two people!

And next week I will get some work done! And I do have a Valentine craft.....

Have a great weekend, and stay warm!

The Lady Cannibals

The Ocala Cannibals were hungry last night and devoured the Vandalettes of Vero! This was a fast, action packed bout, and Cannibal fans savored every hit and jam. The ladies were in fine form, and the jammers had the track smokin' with their incredible speeds.

Militant Bulstrode #9 3/4 did some excellent blocking!

That's my girl in the red shorts :)

She jammed once, too!

I'm so proud of my girl, and so proud of the Cannibals. They are our hometown hero's!

Some great jams and lead jammers of the night included Erin Go Brawl, Ms. Jax'em, Lil Looney, Majikal Death Pony, and Lashes N Bashes....and Mili :D

Also some great blocking by Bonesaw Betty, and Fingaz Feltersnatch!

Really, all of the ladies did an excellent job last night, and delivered up a feast of fun for their fans!

They stayed in the lead the entire bout....

and kept the Ref's and NSO's on their toes!

With the final score being.....

259-51!!!!!!! WoooooooooooooooHooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

There is one more home bout in November..... The Feast of the Cannibals!

I'll be there!

Go Cannibals!!!!

Memories Old and New

Saturday we went to the Christmas Parade!

It has been many years since I have attended, due to illness or weather, but this year I finally made it.

The Ocala Christmas Parade is a long time tradition for many in the area, and has been going strong for 58 recorded years! The parade attracts 60,000 spectators who line up along a more than 2 mile stretch of East Silver Springs Blvd. People mark their spot for a week in advance with chairs, marking tape, trucks, trailers, and motor homes!

The parade starts with the Ocala Police Dept. Motorcycle Division.

Then followed by more of Ocala and Florida officers, fire dept, and EMT's.

I had totally forgotten about the vendors!

There are a variety of toys and noise makers for the children,  (I can't believe they still have the blow up Santa's! When did Sponge Bob become associated with Christmas???)  as well as cotton candy, hot dogs, cookies, and the many surrounding eateries getting a piece of the action.

For me, well....I HAD to have some Hot Boiled Peanuts!

It's a southern thing, and the very best way to eat peanuts. Did you know the process of boiling peanuts also draws antioxidants from the shells? The boiled peanuts have four times the antioxidants of raw or roasted peanuts. Yep! There was a study conducted by Alabama A & M University! It's true! And besides that, they are delicious!

I took a few pics of floats....

It really got dark quick after the parade started!

 But the main reason I went to the parade was because my little girl was in it!

Now....where is she?

I see her....but just barely.

It's dark, and these girls are fast!

Ah! There she is!!! In the red skort with the red scarf! She skated with her team, the Ocala Cannibals Roller Derby! These ladies are awesome!

The high school bands were amazing, and there were several, as Marion County is the largest county in Florida! The parade kindled memories of parades long ago when I was just a little girl.

We didn't stay to see Santa go by. We headed for my Trail Blazer and blazed a trail out of the area before the other 59, 997 people did!

I'm excited for next year, too! Hubby just may have his own float in the 2012 parade!

And I'm taking an extra camera battery!

Does your town do a Christmas Parade?

I'm making holiday treats today! YUMM-O!

Have a scrumptious day!
Del

Santas vs. Elves

I had an amazing weekend!
We went to the groves to get our citrus, attended the Christmas Parade, and watched Shae's first scrimmage as an Ocala Cannibal... but she was skating as an elf due to it being a Christmas scrimmage.

The scrimmage was to collect for Toys for Tots, and I saw several boxes of toys. Another option was paying $5 to go towards buying toys for the kids. Gals from around the state were skating in this bout, and it was a close one.

Most of my pictures looked like this...

I need a new camera if I'm going to photo speeding skaters!

There's my Shae...I mean Militant Bulstrode....in the silver shorts. Number 9 3/4

In the end the score was 188 to 190 with the elves in the lead!

I did get a pic of the OCRD afterwards....minus 2 skaters who were taken to the hospital for injuries. We wish Foxy and Lil Looney a speedy recovery! Broken bones take time to heal. As the MC pointed out...Roller Derby IS a contact sport, and injuries do happen.

and just in case I didn't get a good shot, or didn't get everyone in it....

Kyle took some great pics with Militant's camera. Every time he pressed the button one of the girls went flying....and he captured it on film.

You must be aware of flying skaters at all times!

It was awesome, and we can hardly wait for the season to begin next year!

I took a few pics of the girls during the parade, too.
I'll be back this week with parade, and orange grove pics!
It was a really fun weekend, and I spent yesterday napping, but it was so worth it!!! I had a blast this weekend!

Del