It's been a while since the last post. It's tough to post regularly. So much is going on around here.
Sarah is playing soccer and t-ball softball. T-ball is twice a week and she has soccer games once a week and practices once a week. Her soccer team is not that good, but they are 2-1. Sarah is not quite the super star she was last year, but I think she is a bit intimidated by the 8 year olds. T-ball on the other hand is going great and she is still doing really well. I'll try to find some pix of her playing t-ball and soccer and post them soon. I think she is really enjoying both.
Nick is still playing and loving football and that usually eats up 4-5 days per week. He's having a ball, playing really well and making some new friends so I won't complain about playing taxi man.
Last night, Nick and I went to the Univ TN vs. Arkansas State football game at Neyland Stadium. We were joined by about 102,000 of our friends and I think about 600 fans from Arkansas showed up. It was a great time and TN won big against the smaller school.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
September 4, 2007
It's been about 4 weeks since my last post. A quick apology to my regular readers for being so tardy. I'll try to be more timely in future posts, but I am not optimistic. Life is just a bit too busy for regular postings. This will be a longer post but sans pictures.
In late August I took a trip to Corning, NY for Gram's memorial service. While there were a few sad moments, it was great to see everyone there and we did a pretty good job of celebrating her life. She had a truly spectacular life and in her earlier life, she was a simply a ball of fire and fun to be around.
While celebrating her life, we made a few new great memories. In no particular order, some of the highlights were:
1. Installing a railing in Donna and Paul's house to help Buppa navigate the stairs. It was a learning experience. Fun too, right Paul. Only two trips to The Home Depot.
2. Watching a slide show on Paul and Donna's back porch projected on to a large white sheet/screen with an mishmash of electronic equipment.
3. Eating a fabulous lunch with friends and family and watching Pop's slide show of Gram's life at a great restaurant following a perfect memorial service in Bath, NY.
4. Drinking some of Bob's 150 year-0ld (or at least really really old) Irish Whiskey. Not enough ohs in smooth to describe it.
5. A couple of plates of some Noodles and Beans. 'Nuff said.
6. John and Mary's Royal subs fresh from the original store. Thanks Pops! Man I could use one right now.
7. Buffalo chicken Pizza. We can't get that in TN.
8. Cold Beer. Lot's of it.
9. Rebecca and Julie's birthday celebration.
10. Drinking a beer with Buppa and watching the double rainbow form after a fast moving storm moved through Corning. Some would comment that the storm and rainbow could only be a sign from Gram, perhaps signaling her approval of the festivities.
11. Mike's double eulogy of Gram. He simply needed 2 turns to cover it all.
12. Ma freezing me the first night in the hotel when she turned the thermostat to 24 degrees below zero and I only had a sheet. At least the price was right.
Well, that's about all from the trip to NY. I may or may not post pix from the trip at a later time.
Since the trip to NY, Nick has played a couple of more football games, won them and scored a couple of touchdowns. Sarah has started softball and tonight she simply dominated the game. In one inning she made all three outs and hit a 3 run home run, ensuring a victory. I've not been to one of her soccer practices yet, but rumor has it that she is doing well there too.
I started shooting photos for a national photography company part time shooting sporting events that will go into the kids high school yearbooks. So far I've covered a golf match and a big high school football game between 2 local state champions. Later this week, I'll cover a volleyball match and some more football.
We spent the night in Gatlinburg over the Labor day weekend with Yvonne's family and the kids played in a mountain stream for a while while we grilled some brats. Later, we ate out and then played some mini golf and laser tag. The next day, Nick and I went to a haunted house and then we swam for a while before heading back to Knoxville.
In late August I took a trip to Corning, NY for Gram's memorial service. While there were a few sad moments, it was great to see everyone there and we did a pretty good job of celebrating her life. She had a truly spectacular life and in her earlier life, she was a simply a ball of fire and fun to be around.
While celebrating her life, we made a few new great memories. In no particular order, some of the highlights were:
1. Installing a railing in Donna and Paul's house to help Buppa navigate the stairs. It was a learning experience. Fun too, right Paul. Only two trips to The Home Depot.
2. Watching a slide show on Paul and Donna's back porch projected on to a large white sheet/screen with an mishmash of electronic equipment.
3. Eating a fabulous lunch with friends and family and watching Pop's slide show of Gram's life at a great restaurant following a perfect memorial service in Bath, NY.
4. Drinking some of Bob's 150 year-0ld (or at least really really old) Irish Whiskey. Not enough ohs in smooth to describe it.
5. A couple of plates of some Noodles and Beans. 'Nuff said.
6. John and Mary's Royal subs fresh from the original store. Thanks Pops! Man I could use one right now.
7. Buffalo chicken Pizza. We can't get that in TN.
8. Cold Beer. Lot's of it.
9. Rebecca and Julie's birthday celebration.
10. Drinking a beer with Buppa and watching the double rainbow form after a fast moving storm moved through Corning. Some would comment that the storm and rainbow could only be a sign from Gram, perhaps signaling her approval of the festivities.
11. Mike's double eulogy of Gram. He simply needed 2 turns to cover it all.
12. Ma freezing me the first night in the hotel when she turned the thermostat to 24 degrees below zero and I only had a sheet. At least the price was right.
Well, that's about all from the trip to NY. I may or may not post pix from the trip at a later time.
Since the trip to NY, Nick has played a couple of more football games, won them and scored a couple of touchdowns. Sarah has started softball and tonight she simply dominated the game. In one inning she made all three outs and hit a 3 run home run, ensuring a victory. I've not been to one of her soccer practices yet, but rumor has it that she is doing well there too.
I started shooting photos for a national photography company part time shooting sporting events that will go into the kids high school yearbooks. So far I've covered a golf match and a big high school football game between 2 local state champions. Later this week, I'll cover a volleyball match and some more football.
We spent the night in Gatlinburg over the Labor day weekend with Yvonne's family and the kids played in a mountain stream for a while while we grilled some brats. Later, we ate out and then played some mini golf and laser tag. The next day, Nick and I went to a haunted house and then we swam for a while before heading back to Knoxville.
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