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Golf Saturday

 

Fun weekend here. Busy, but good.

This weekend was the last soccer game for both kids (Boyd's team won big, Evey's team lost big.) More important, it also marked the first time that me and the kids went and played golf together. 

Boyd once again drove the bus. I talked Evey into joining us. We had a blast.

Boyd wasn't as focused with his Sissy around... but he still was pretty good. Meanwhile, Evey got her swing working, and even hit No. 8 green from the tee! I even have it on video! I'll post it soon.

Never a bad golf round that ends in chocolate cake, right? 

Boyd wanted to go back on Sunday, I had to tell him no -- he needed a little rest, plus it seems he might be getting sick...

But we'll be back soon!

Happy 9th anniversary, Adrianne!

This is what most couples do on their 9th wedding anniversary, right?

Take their 8-year-old to the dentist, the 4-year-old to Rick's to watch the ALCS, then meet up upon the conclusion of the dentists' appointment?

Because I think that sounds pretty amazing! HA!

We'll celebrate for real tomorrow night, OK babe?!? (And good news: we're still enjoying the new car we bought for each other as our anniversary gift!)

Rest In Peace Snickers

Jones family dog, from Oct 2014 to Oct 2015. Approximately 10 yrs old.

You will be missed, nerd-dog.

A great student, a better friend

Adrianne and I have been pretty busy at work lately, which means we haven't had a whole lot of fun lately. It's run-run-run every day and night. Try to keep up with dinners, homework, laundry. Everyone's a little frazzled.

Everyone except for EVEY, who is in the midst of a 4-and-a-half-day weekend. Must be nice!

It's a break at school for parent/teacher conferences. We scheduled ours early, Wednesday at 3:30. Evey came with me and we headed over to visit with Mrs. Golay.

I was happy, first of all, to see that Evey is making straight As in 3rd grade. In her own self-assessment, she downgraded herself in science and math. Mrs. Golay said, "I don't know why she's put herself at red (downgraded), she's great at math."

We talked about the homework, and how sometimes I don't get what the math homework is trying to teach. (Sample question: If Jerry needs to add 25 plus 3, but before he adds 3, he adds 12… what does he need to do now? My answer: He needs to stop adding random-ass numbers to simple math problems.) But I get that we're tip-toeing into algebra… and algebra and sarcasm don't mix.

And frankly, algebra and me don't mix.

But Evey is doing great in school and the teacher really had no recommendations… Evey is at "Tier One" in all her subjects, she has no special assistance, just doing her thing and learning like a big girl.

And then Mrs. Golay told me something about Evey that really melted my heart… she asked me if I knew there was a special needs student in the class, I said yes. Mrs. Golay told me that Evey is helpful with this student, treats him as an equal and a friend. "She's a blessing to have in class," the teacher told me.

GULP! So proud of my girl. She could be making straight Cs and we'd work on it, right? But to hear that she's just a good kid, has a kind heart? So rewarding.

I've told her about a hundred times I'm proud of her. I also told her we'd have to celebrate the "straight As" soon. I get the impression that she thinks that she should be doing better. I'm fine with that.

I'm just so PROUD of her.

Birthday pic

Boyd's golf swing, age 4

Here is a video of Boyd hitting golf balls at Twin Oaks over the weekend, meant to post it but couldn't do it from my phone...
 

And maybe you'd be interested in this column from my magazine, where I write about Boyd's first golf lesson... http://digital.golfdom.com/sep2015#&pageSet=5

Highlight of the weekend

Boyd's interest in going golfing on Saturday... It was his idea!

Quatro Exitos

Happy birthday, Boyd!

Happy birthday Boydee!

Boyd turns 4 on Monday, so we brought him, for the 2nd year in a row, to Worlds of "Fun."

I'm not a huge fan of this place , but I'll admit the weather is perfect for it. I think Adro and Judy enjoy it. I found beer here this year, so I'm enjoying it more...

Also, Adro bought some kinda food pass, where we get free food (entree plus side) every 90 minutes. So I've turned that into my own private gameshow, trying to maximize that thing's value. (I think it cost $37?)

Beer is $8 a cup, but it is craft beer. (Same price as Bud, FYI.)

My biggest complaint about WO"F" is that inevitably, a child will have a breakdown -- overwhelmed by the rides, the long day, etc. -- and I'll bark at someone. But maybe not this year???