Our New Orleans Saints are on an eight game winning streak. Last time I can remember this happening was the year they won the Super Bowl! Everywhere we’d go stores, homes, and workplace had signs up announcing how many wins they were at in the streak. After losing the first two games this year it was like a winning switch was turned on and they are barreling down everyone they play against, until this Sunday. They pulled out the win but it was heart attack city until the last second!
Here’s excerpts from an article Mike Triplett, an ESPN Staff Writer wrote.
Saints so hot that a 15-point deficit in final minutes doesn’t stand a chance
NEW ORLEANS — If this winds up being a special season for the New Orleans Saints, they will point back to Sunday’s win over the Washington Redskins for years.
Just like 2009 all over again.
The Saints (8-2) had no business winning their eighth straight game Sunday after trailing by 15 points with less than three minutes remaining — just like those ’09 Super Bowl Saints had no business coming back from a 10-point deficit at Washington in the fourth quarter. Fittingly, the hero of that game — receiver Robert Meachem — served as the honorary captain on Sunday.
Drew Brees also had his finest moment of the year, completing 11 of 11 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns on the Saints’ two quick touchdown drives at the end of regulation. The Saints haven’t asked Brees to be Superman during their win streak because the defense and run game have been so good, but he sure played the role when needed on Sunday. Tight end Coby Fleener also came up huge, among others, on those drives. And Kamara’s bobbling 18-yard TD catch went from a possible disaster to a thrilling moment.
It was far from the Saints’ prettiest or cleanest victory. But sure enough, two quick touchdowns, three defensive stops and a field goal in overtime led them to a 34-31 victory and kept them flying as the hottest team in the NFL (even on their worst day).
The Saint’s new running back Alvin Kamara #41 is so much fun to watch. He’s everywhere! Unless you are in Louisiana you may not know how spectacular our Saints are doing so little old me is broadcasting it here!
We plan to spend Thanksgiving Day with our son’s families this week at Chip and Misty’s home. They told me last night all they are making and it sounds like a massive feast! I am bringing some things including a sweet potato casserole that they said I made last year and I don’t remember making.
I learned this week that the EEG Dr. Patricia Morgan (neurologist) ordered for me is a three day thing. Not a 30 minute EEG in the office. The little I’ve learned about it was from the EEG company calling and telling me about it and looking it up on the internet. They wire you up all over your head, like a regular in the office EEG. All the leads go to a machine that records bursts and seizure events in the brain, 24 hours a day for three days. They also put video cameras in your bedroom and living room to record any physical signs of seizures. I won’t be able to bathe or wash my hair, and am suppose to try to not do anything strenuous, just rest for the three days. This type of EEG captures much more than a 30 minutes or so EEG in the office would catch. I’m pretty sure I’ll have it next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. I’ll share more about it while I’m doing it!
Roy is busy down at the pond this morning cutting down some of the smaller pine trees that have died (we think they died from the water in the pond being so high). I’ve started making Christmas themed rocks so there is red and green everywhere now!
Roy had his OCT test this week at Dr. Greiner. While we were there I got to meet a staff member named Bailey. Last time we were there we hid rocks and she found some and loved it. When I called to make an appointment for Roy the receptionist told me how they loved the rocks we hid. This visit I found that Bailey has two rocks from our last visit sitting on her desk! I told them we hid more outside and Bailey got one while we were seeing the doctor. I offered more to her so she could hide them were she’d like to. She came out to the car with us and said it was okay to take her picture. Here she is!
When we made Roy’s next appointment they were happy because that means we’ll be back with more rocks!!!
This young man, Mr. Butler, found one of our rocks at Ponchatoula High School the day of the play Annie. We got to talking about the rock project and since he doesn’t have a computer to post that he found it, he said I could take his photo! His wife Kay Butler has dementia and it turns out she was my Theater professor at Southeastern several years ago. I really enjoyed visiting with Mr. Butler. God puts great people in our lives when we least expect it!
We went into town in Amite this evening and hid about 20 Thanksgiving love rocks all over the town! Tomorrow morning lots of businesses will be greeted with one that I hope makes them smile!
Ya’ll come back now, ya’ hear!
BECAUSE HE LIVES 