last week in regulation play

Charlotte won the last week (remember she won the first week too!) and won a $10 gift card to Subway! YAHOO! Below is the bracket. The top 9 seeds have a week off with an automatic bye into the tourney. Some interesting match ups.... and interestingly all the match ups are of people who probably don't know each other! I will do some head to head intros on the blog this week!

Same rules apply- bowl 3 games send in your best score! If you send a pic of yourself in a fun costume all the better!

Happy bowling and sorry I was so late getting this up!

Week 5- Blindfolded!

OK, lots to share with you!
First off this next week is the last week in the regular season. Then we go to a single elimination bracketed tournament. Just like March Madness but in February! I will email you the bracket after next week's scores. Then you bowl and send me your score each week beating your competitor to a pulp until one person rises to the top, victorious! We have a trophy, and it is quite special.

Next, much news. Jen and Skip had to withdraw due to some health issues with Skip. Sounds like things are not going well so please keep good thoughts for them. I am sorry they were never bowler of the week, but maybe next season.

ALSO< this week some people had great games....

like Billie- best score ever for her!!!
AND for my most positive bowler friend Greta from Cincinnati!! Who bowled 4 strikes in a row!! YEAH!!

This weeks scores are up! Congrats to Kate who is leading the pack! 

Lastly, I wanted to thank those who tried bowling blindfolded.....

Including Russ who bowled a 177 with his hoodie on backwards!

And Ashley....

Who will be getting this in the mail this week

For winning moustache week. Sorry I am late!

Lastly, I wanted to let Allisone know that I took a point away from her score. She got the lowest score this week because she didn't bowl. WHY didn't she bowl? Well she is in Bermuda. She gets -1 point. The commissioner is a meanie when others are in the sun and I am still looking at piles of snow.

STANDINGS TO DATE

Here is a look at the current standings...
Our league average is 179. Not too shabby folks!

On top of the leader board are Kate and Joe! Way to go!

It is interesting that Joe has never won a week but is in the lead. Consistency is his secret weapon! Also, please note that I am not even bowling the league average. Bummer. Whose idea was this anyway?? 

Don't forget to bowl and bowl blindfolded for the 3rd frame!! 

Week 4 scores

Better late than never. Me and the snow plow people have to keep working even when everyone else gets a snow day. Argh!

Good week and thanks to everyone who participated with your moustache wearing selves. I am excited that Ashley is our high bowler this week. She is the daughter of a twitter friend of ours Allisone. Ashley was stoked for Moustache week as she has her own collection of fake staches ready at all times. She was right in the spirit of things!!!

Great week! Now for next week.....

This was a suggestion from Jessica and Andrew. How about bowling blindfolded? I was going to suggest a whole game, but it might be hard for those bowling solo. So how about this.....

Bowl the third frame of each of your games blindfolded. Or at least with your eyes closed. Let me know if you try it. With some of our scores it honestly couldn't hurt.

Sorry again about the delay!

Moustache Week!!

Charlotte and Carter sporting the stache! 

Adrienne looking devious! 

Annika the dog who got into the spirit. Annika belongs to Allisone and David. 

This is Allisone and David who are doing an American Gothic pose. 

Ashley, who has her own moustache collection! 

The bib with her cool stache! 

Bob and Beth added the Moustache to their Miis

Andrew sporting the double stache! 

Jessica twirls her Moustache! 

Sammy helped mommy (billie) this week with her moustache! 

Kate and Joe with a crooked stache. 

Bowler of the Day!

Our bowler(s) of the day- Beth (and Bob)

Bob was our friend first. He dated another friend of ours and after they broke up, we kept Bob. Kinda like a pet, but much less work. Then he met Beth and we were instantly friends. Beth went to Disney last Spring with us which is where this photo comes from. She was raised in California by a hippy mom. Beth has countless stories of very fun, weird and wonderful things that happened to her during her life. Beth used to be a paralegal but now works for Penn as does Bob. Bob has the softest hands you have ever felt as he is a computer guy so spends a lot of his day typing away. Bob can drink more beer than I have ever seen anyone drink. When Bob and Beth wanted to get married, I did the ceremony for them. Now they live in Philly and are crazy cat people with 10 cats! Those are a lot of facts about Bob and Beth. Bob's birthday was Jan. 31st and Beth's is Feb 9th so happy birthday to them both!!

Ettinger Family - bowlers of the day!

Meet the Ettinger family! They sent me these photos this morning for moustache week and I was so excited I am making them bowlers of the day!

JD, Abby, Rachel and Tonia

Russ and JD again -- Scores have been with held so you are not discouraged from bowling yourself! 

Russ and Tonia and Charlotte all went to college together and they are like family. They live in Grand Rapids, MI which is a very nice town and the only place I would ever live in the state of Michigan. Although it snows there every day. 

Russ and Tonia have 3 kids JD, their oldest is very smart. He has a pet snake that is very cool. He also is a mythbuster in training and always has some projects going. Rachel is the second in line and she is also very intelligent and caring. She loves to read and play games and sing. Abby is the youngest and full of fun. She is a very good artist and very imaginative. Abby is very cute, and she knows that and uses it to her advantage which is something I like! Tonia is a teacher and probably one of the best people I know to have a conversation with. I admire the way she really considers things as she discusses them. She loves a good glass of wine, a good book and good friends. Russ is the king of the beach. His official job is to be in charge of a YMCA but on the weekends he is a beach volleyball player and we saw him win a championship once! (I think he wins alot when we are not there too!) He loves movies and knows how to make the perfect ranch popcorn. 

The Ettingers are just plain fun as is evident by these photos. They even made their mii's have mousetaches! 

Yahoo for the Ettingers! Don't forget to bowl! 

Scores are up! Week 3 (music week)

I sure hope you all are having as much fun as I am with this! I love to think of all of you out there bowling away!

This week something special happened. Someone bowled a perfect game!
This week's winner--- KATE!!! with a perfect 300!
And Joe her husband was the second place finisher with 259!

Some interesting facts for this week-
While some people (cough KATE cough) were perfect- less people bowled over 200 this week than last. However, our lowest score (poor JD with 140) was highest than it has ever been. Which was good for Jana who forgot to bowl! Good week for that.

Some people are amazingly consistent. I do want to point out that our youngest bowlers are holding their own. Both Rachel and Abby who are both under 12 beat Charlotte this week.

As far as music was concerned, you will be glad to know a wide variety of songs helped us get to the great scores. As well as some well deserved silence for some of the parents of babies!!

Music must have helped us as our average was up this week- to 226!

Bowlers rocked out to

• songs from the Big Lebowski soundtrack
• the Smiths
• Ween
• The Fresh Prince (Will Smith) 
• Journey 
• and more! 

AMAZING WEEK!! 

By now hopefully you have gotten your moustaches in the mail! It's moustache week this week. One extra pin  will be added to you score to any of you who send in your photo with your score and your stache! Or just you in the stache is fine too. 

Have a great week! 

Kate's perfect score!

This is a selection from the Big Lebowski.. from the playlist of Allisone and family as well as Jessica and Andrew!

Another bowler of the day!

This is my friend Sibyl. You can call her the Bib. She is a great friend and an all around good person. I met the Bib about 8 and a half years ago. She is a nanny, at the time she was a nanny for twins! We became friends and I helped her run a nanny group that she had started. The Bib is very loyal and supportive. Whenever I need her she is there for me. Charlotte and I have also nicknamed her the onion. Because every time we would spend time with her, we would learn something new about her. There are many layers to my friend Sibyl. The most important thing is happening right now to the Bib. SHE IS HAVING A BABY!!!! I am very excited because I know how much she wanted this and how she had to go through a lot to get to this place. I hope the baby is a good bowler.

Fun Is Headed Your Way

Attention, League Members:

Watch your mailboxes (real, not virtual) for news about next week's bowling theme! Get your digital cameras ready - it's going to be fun!