From Tuff's 1st CFL Game

I got a chance to travel to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for Tuff's first CFL game a few weeks ago.  Here are some pictures from that September 16th game:

The photo below is courtesy of our friend Mike.

I took these from the stadium in Hamilton.

Tuff is #26 in case you can't tell under all that hair.

Tuff got to stay two days after his game and fly back Sunday.  Of course we dropped by Niagara Falls since it was in the area.

We also checked out eight wineries on the Niagara Escarpment.  Last year we went to Niagara Falls in September and visited four wineries in Niagara-on-the-Lake.  Who would have thought we'd be back so soon?

Something we learned on this years trip is that Ontario is full of orchards; peaches, apples, pears.  Its wonderful.  There are places all over where you can pick your own fruit.  They give you a stool and off you go!  So much fun.

Tuff still remains on practice squad with no known date for a return to active roster.  Tomorrow the Eskimos play in Canada's Thanksgiving day game.  I never knew Canada had Thanksgiving.  So much to learn!

Here is a fun article submitted a few days ago on Tuff: 
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/07/esks-harris-likes-old-time-vg

Back to Back Blog Updates

Tuff did it!  He made the active roster.  I couldn't be more proud of him.

Watch Tuff and the Eskimos play this Friday versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on espn3.com at 7:30pm ET (live) or on NFL network at 3am ET!  If you are watching it online on espn3.com just scroll down a bit on the main page and you will see what is currently playing live.  Click on the link for the game you want to watch and the live feed loads right up.  You may have to download the latest adobe but that is as easy as clicking the install button. 

Watch for him on special teams kickoff and kickoff returns and punt returns.  He might get in on a little defense as well.

A Surprise Update and the Usual

Tuff and I are expecting!  We are just over 12 weeks along now (picture is from 10 weeks, five days), placing our due date at March 24th.  I apologize to those of you I had to lie to upon being asked if I was pregnant or anything related.  We wanted to keep it a secret until now.  And we want to be surprised and not find out the gender.  We are very excited!

Now to our usual news.  Tuff has been doing a great job at work learning the CFL system with all its rule differences.  He is currently playing at cornerback and safety on practice squad.  We hope he gets a chance at punt returner and possibly wide receiver but so far no reps.  Mostly we hope he gets a chance on active roster.


(picture from Edmonton Sun)

Here are a few articles I found that local Edmonton papers wrote:

http://www.edmontonsun.com/2011/08/30/esks-get-tuff?utm_source=addThis&utm_medium=addthis_button_gmail&utm_campaign=Esks+get+Tuff+%7C+Football+%7C+Sports+%7C+Edmonton+Sun#.TmI5ZDhhKJ4.gmail

http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Eskimos+sign+Tuff+recruit/5330431/story.html

One of the articles mentions that Tuff brought with him fur lined boots because he made the mistake of thinking Canada was a year round tundra.  Actually Tuff was completely joking but they didn't get it.

Watch the Eskimos play this Friday versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on espn3.com at 7:30pm ET (live) or on NFL network at 3am ET!  Hopefully you have Tivo for the second option.