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She couldn’t wait?
Last night, I got a great idea as I was driving home from work… “My wife really enjoys going to the movies…Iron Man 2 has been out for a little while…Hey, today is Thursday so the tickets will be cheap!…I’m … Continue reading
What was the teacher smoking?
My youngest daughter, Cakes, decided to take choir class this year. Periodically, they will give a concert. I wrote about the last one here. But this one was going to be different. This concert was going to include performances of … Continue reading
Long weekends are overrated!
I’m telling you, this weekend just wouldn’t end… Yesterday afternoon, I was in Lowe’s trying to pick out the paint that most perfectly matched the color that is currently on the house. Of course I was factoring in the fading … Continue reading
The countdown begins
This is our final go round… Cakes, our youngest daughter is graduating from high school in a week and a half! There is a little part of me that panics inside and wonders, “What’s next?” How should I know? I’ve never … Continue reading
Excuses, excuses
I don’t know if you noticed, but I have been running a little behind on this blog recently. Searching for a house has been eating up quite a bit of time. However, there is another cause for my delinquency… Last … Continue reading
Victimized by an invisible, sneak attack
On Wednesday night, my wife and I went to our mid-week Bible study. A sharp, middle aged couple that has just relocated from Florida started attending two weeks ago. Towards the end of the meeting, we broke up into groups of … Continue reading
Superman finally gets introduced to cryptonite
I called Big A this morning to see how he was doing. His weight was down to 167.4 but he was not doing well. He was so weak that he couldn’t wrestle this morning! After all, he has lost 16 … Continue reading
I’ve got to make a decision
Big A keeps making progress. He is finally under 170. He has 6 more pounds to lose in the three days. In the meantime, I have to decide if I am going to go. The tournament is in Cleveland, Ohio. … Continue reading
This is so much better
The more I think about it, the better I feel about the FILA tournament. First and most obvious, he will be wrestling against guys his own age. Second, he doesn’t have to weigh in until Saturday afternoon. He would have … Continue reading
Back from the dead
Last Thursday afternoon, back when we were planning to have Big A wrestle in a national tournament, I left messages with two men on the USA Wrestling board. Since Big A red-shirted this year and didn’t win any big tournaments, I wanted … Continue reading
