Where is the time?

Yesterday I woke up, cleaned the kitchen, fed the kids, went to a soccer game, went home for lunch, coached a soccer game, picked up a child from selling popcorn, crashed for 10 minutes, went to buy Cub Scout uniforms, went to pick up new glasses, went grocery shopping, ate dinner, bathed three kids, put three kids to bed and then, basically, died.  Today, I woke up, showered, went to church, checked a map for my afternoon activity, and then started to write this.  After this, I will eat lunch, go to a swim team parents' meeting, do a little house cleaning, eat dinner, then go coach winter swim, before, basically, dying again.  Weekends are not exactly relaxing.

The biggest problem with this weekend thing is I have let this blog go a bit.  It has turned into little more than football picks.  For that, I apologize.  I have some ideas to get it back going again, but they won't happen today.  I will put a higher priority on it starting this week, but for today, I need to get my picks in before lunch, so I can go to the parents' meeting.  Those of you with itty bitty babies who think life is much busier have no idea what you have in store for you in about 6 years.  That is assuming you can avoid whooping cough.  Those of you with 4-5 kids all of activity age, well, I sympathize and empathize.  I would say I don't know how you do it, but I do.  The same way I do my slightly easier life, you just do it.  And hope everyone survives.

NY Giants @ Carolina(-2.5) - Honestly, I didn't commit to this game before Thursday night.  I did, however, pick the Giants to win outright in my office pool, so I am going to take credit for getting 2.5 points.  Why was Carolina favored?  NYG

St. Louis @ Chicago(-7) - Jay Cutler reverted to his former self against GB.  Again proving that my predictions are quite bad.  StL

Tampa Bay @ Dallas(-8)- Since Jimmy Johnson's footprint on this team has faded, the Cowboys have been a team perceived to have decent talent that under-achieves.  Showed that again last week.  Maybe they should try a different story after 15 years.  TB

San Francisco(-7) @ Minnesota - My prediction about SF being the classic drop back team this year may have been just a touch off.  SF

Detroit(-3.5) @ Tennessee - San Francisco isn't St. Louis, but Tennesse probably is.  Det

Cincinnati @ Washington(-3) - Redskins opening day victory over New Orleans is looking pretty unimpressive after the Saints got thrubbed by Carolina.  Cin

New York Jets(-2.5) @ Miami - I still say Miami could go winless this year.  NYJ

Kansas City(-8.5) @ New Orleans - If you had New Orleans as the last NFC team to win a game this season, stand up and take a bow.  Stop lying.  KC

Buffalo(-3) @ Cleveland - For the last 5 years, these two teams have been seen as potential break-out teams.   Should be the same for about 15 more.  Buf

Jacksonville @ Indianapolis(-3) - The king is dead.  Long live the king.  Ind

Philadelphia(-3) @ Arizona - The Eagles can't win every game by 1 this year, can they?  Ari

Atlanta(-3) @ San Diego - Atlanta looks like a true Super Bowl team.  SD is coached by Norv Turner.  (Yes, I am going to beat this dead horse more and more and more and more.)  Atl

Houston(-2) @ Denver - Peyton Manning was trying to remind Denver of the Jay Cutler days last Monday.  Of course, how many QBs can throw 3 picks in 4 passes and still lose by only 7?  Hou

Pittsburgh(-3.5) @ Oakland - Pittsburgh may be old, but you lose to Miami by 176, you don't deserve to be only a 3.5 point dog to Ben Rothlesburger.  Pit

New England @ Baltimore(-2.5) - The only prediction I made that looks good is that Belichick is a better cheater than coach.  Bal

Green Bay(-3) @ Seattle - Sorry Seattle, GB ain't Dallas.  This win streak ends.  GB

Last Week:  7-8-1

Season:  16-15-1