Conrad Family Adventures

Alex - Gold - Again

2008-06-26T16:29:00.003-05:00

Nothing more to say.

Brians loss controversial

2008-06-26T16:23:00.005-05:00

Brian won the olympic trials, then had to fight best two of three with the number one seed. He lost the first in OT, won the second in OT, lost the third in OT to a call gone the wrong way, robbing him as the #1 representative for Bejing, he's alternate now and has decided not to appeal.

The bad call is here:

Alex wins gold......again.

2008-02-22T13:52:00.002-06:00

Alex took gold at the sooner state games. I just received word that he is getting an award after the state championships this year for outstanding bantam player of the year for the entire state. I'm SUPER proud!!!

Some people just wont shut up...here's the solution

2008-01-30T11:27:00.000-06:00

Company Outsourcing.

2008-01-15T15:53:00.000-06:00

Looks like I'll be doing this in the near future:

Over the hill and through the woods i go...sucks!!

2008-01-15T12:51:00.000-06:00

Not looking forward to turning old, but some humor to lighten it a bit:

God, grant me the Senility
To forget the people
I never liked anyway,
The good fortune
To run into the ones I do,
And the eyesight
To tell the difference.

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2008-01-10T14:31:00.000-06:00

2007-12-20T13:25:00.001-06:00

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Alex is a local Celebrity

2007-09-05T10:06:00.000-05:00

The local news came and filmed Labor day morning. Of course we were running late and Alex didn't comb his hair, he and and Alex-fro!!

Here come the sooners...

2007-09-04T16:46:00.000-05:00

And here's the rest of the pics from the weekend

2007-09-04T16:39:00.000-05:00

Labor day weekend...

2007-09-04T16:33:00.000-05:00

Ready to go for the big game.

Turns out the 79-10 win makes Madelyn tired!.

Big Grandpa and Madelyn.

2007-08-05T16:04:00.001-05:00

ALL PICTURES CAN BE ROTATED WITH WHATEVER EDITOR YOU HAVE AND PRINTED.

Mama and baby.

Alex just getting promoted...posing with coach Alen.

....and posing with dad.

Alex on the podium after winning state.

Alex's gold metal match.

Tired son and his compadre.

Sweet Madelyn chillin'.

Apparently in San Antonio, queso is a huge block of cheese melted on chips...awesome!!!

Niki somehow catches a sand dollar by snagging the hook through it's natural hole.

Dad and daughter resting.

Niki with her spanish mackerel

Alex fishing on the prier in padre.

And catching a spanish mackerel...dad came up empty handed.

Posing just before fighting.

All the kids at Texas land and cattle (awesome, btw) saturday night.

Parents and coaches saturday night.

Waiting to be seated.

Nannie and grand-daughter.

Alex on the podium at the junior olympics.

2007-08-05T16:00:00.001-05:00

Getting ready to fight.

Madelyn's first dip in the ocean.

At the aquarium.

2007-08-05T15:41:00.001-05:00

Sooner Football

2007-08-01T15:08:00.000-05:00

Exactly one month from today is game 1 vs. North Texas! It'll be my first chance to get a look at the team.

So pumped!

Alex placed 4th at the Olympics

2007-07-31T14:16:00.000-05:00

Alex placed fourth at the olympics and I couldn't be more proud. He was disappointed but it was a great experience for him, being so young...he'll get'em next year. Here's Alex bowing in for his 3rd match.

And here is his 2nd match (he's in white, winning!!!)

Junior Olymics - Day One

2007-07-21T17:01:00.001-05:00

Day one was exciting. Approximately 700 competitors showed. There were 500+ fights today. Our kids did pretty good. We got Alex weighed in and he's ready to go...he'll be starting tomorrow at 9:00 and USA Judo is going to go ahead a let me sit in the coaches chair for my own son, which is a serious shock because I didn't pay the $50 bucks 3 months ago. In all sincerity, I love judo and everything about it, but USA Judo (as a governing body), really only exists for the money. The charge for everything, everywhere. I thought I wasn't going to even be able to coach my own son...what a bunch of crap! (but I could go on for years about that)..

So anyway, we got some good vids and pics, which I hope to post soon, but this is the venu.

Funny bunnies

2007-07-19T10:22:00.000-05:00

Just a little humor. I love these silly rabbits:

Pulp fiction
Napolean Dynamite
Office Space

And the rest can be found here

First Entry

2007-07-19T09:45:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the Conrad Family Adventures blog. I have waited way too long to get something up to share family photos, trips, and other exciting stuff.

The family is heading to San Antonio tonight for the judo junior Olympics. I have about 8 kids going and I hope they all do well, I'll be proud either way for all their hard work. Mostly, I'm hoping Alex will bring home the gold. This will be his second national tournament, and first international tournament. We are all very excited. Results can be found here as the tournament progresses.

When we are done with the Olympics, we are heading to Corpus Christi for some R&R (or R$R if you really think about it). It will be Madelyn's first trip to the beach!!

I will be posting pictures and videos from the tournament and vacation as soon as I can.