Day 2...Pat wins a flag!

Who won Gold today?

Yeah Baby!!!!

Chinese Judo...Grandma? Wins the Gold!
Smile.

This picture just makes me smile. I think we heard him here in Plainsville.

Great Britain!

That was some serious rain. We had just pointed out what hazardous conditions it must be when the awful crash happened. The Crumbs witnessed Olympic Dreams crumble. Their first. They were silent. I cried.

What else happened today?

"We're fine." ~ Women's Gymnastic Coach after our girls had many setbacks today.

"The Americans? We will smash them. That is what we came here for." ~ Member of the French relay team yesterday in an interview.

Arrrr!!! I am trying to just take a deep Cleansing Breathe y'all. You know how I feel about The French right. Maybe...you don't. Maybe I've not shared? Welllll, let's put it this way, since this is not really a product of France, all they seem to share is the color of the mustard. *Edited after relay: Nanny, Nanny, Boo, BOO! (I can say it here - out of earshot of some Crumbs!)

POTUS & Laura were at THE basketball game (watched by a billion people!) and then again to cheer on that MIND-BLOWING, FANTASTIC, UNBELIEVABLY SATISFYING win over a certain group of Frenchmen...I think he got those scabs while riding the mountain bike track. Seriously. He did. Ride the track.

I found these trivia tid bits about China's Shining Track Star today:

"An overseas insurance company estimates that Olympic hurdling champion Liu Xiang's legs are worth $13.5 million.

Liu is currently living like a monk in Beijing, concentrating on training and nothing else. His team strictly controls his diet and has banned pork in case he puts on weight. All his food is tested to ensure no chemicals have been added.
Medicinal soups, popular in China, are also prohibited. No seasoning is allowed on his food and even his water has to be taken from a tested source."

Wow.

Today's

for the Crumb Snatchers...

Anyone recognize Cullen Jones from the 400m relay team tonight?

He almost drowned when he was 5.

They pumped a pint of water from his lungs before he took a breath again.

His momma would have nothing to do with his now very warranted fear of water. So she enrolled him in the local swim club.

Tonight he is an Olympic Gold Medal Champion.

In his off season he runs a swim club of his own. He teaches underprivileged kids to swim.

LESSON: I would like the Crumbs to see what overcoming fear can do for the lives God has in store for them.

Love Note to my Big Shooter: Our Crumbs will forever remember us screaming, cheering, blowing horns so loud we woke the neighbors...who were asleep...in their house.