Memorial Day in McAllen

One fine cake maker

 Evey made a deluxe-o cake for the party... it was double-layer and everything!

Funny note about the cake: for the following few days, Judy came over every day around 10 a.m. and had some of the cake with milk. It was her breakfast for a few days. A breakfast of champions!

Celebrating what would have been Virginia’ 96th

At the HOJ! 

Happy Mother’s Day!

Also! Fate would have it… this was our last meal at that old rickety table!

New table now in place at the HOJ and it is FANCY!

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Mom's day was good. Me and the kids made Mexican food and we ate next door, abnormally cool day, and even ate while it sprinkled outside.

The jukebox was rocking the new National CD! 

Evey got her braces off!

 This photo was taken the morning she was getting them removed (5/4/23)... I'll post an "after" photo soon.

Her smile looks amazing!

Eudora Cardinals 5th/6th soccer, that's a wrap!

That's a wrap on Bub's soccer season. Evey still has a few games to go.

Pictured are 8 of the 12 kids on our team. Clockwise lower left to right: Lucas, Aidan, Boyd, Greyson, Caidence, Leo, Tony (Leo and Tony are brothers) and Lyla. Not pictured: Kaleb, Eli, Owen and Tyler.

We won our first game of the season then lost the next five. We were "in" all but one of the games. Trouble scoring and also a hesitance on defense, once the other team broke through. 

I'm pretty sure I cost us two of those games, based on bad substitutions. But we also lacked soccer common sense at times. The kids that were good were GOOD and then some of the other kids lacked awareness. I'm talking handballs, bad positioning, lack of effort, etc.

We had some highlights, that's for sure. Boyd tied for the Golden Boot, with three goals on the season. Lucas also had three goals on the season.

It was a good team, better than their record reflected. I've got a million excuses why... short-handed at times, slow-starting at times... 

Still I'll say they were a better team in practice than they were in games. I was that same person in my sports career. 

But I'm trying to teach them that it's fun to play, it's good to be competitive, to be teammates. And it's awesome to win while losing sucks.

Boyd LOVES soccer. The best matches we have are between him and Evey, here at the house. They're going to keep making each other better, the more they practice against each other. 

Spring photo

Here is a photo that is a repeat of one I took a year, or two years ago. 

Last night was a Monday night and I almost took the magazine to press. I got as close as we could then we stopped. 

Went next door to the HOJ and opened it for business. When Adro came home she joined me and we both chatted about our days. We both had good, productive days. She had her performance review and that went well.

And then the kids came running out! Boyd talked Evey into a 1 V 1 soccer match. The kids play over by the HOJ and use two imaginary goals. There are a lot of hard fouls and even some tackling. And this is after Evey had her high school practice, mind you.

Eventually we had to go in for dinner. Boyd set the table, a little begrudgingly. Evey and Adro made salads. I cooked cheese ravioli with a red sauce. It was good! We ate at the big dining room table, second night in a row.

The neighbor came over to tell us their goat had three babies, so the girls went over to see them. I stayed back since Boyd was in the shower. Sent a few emails and watched the Bucks choke down the stretch and taking $45 out of my Draft Kings account (it was a $5 bet.)

Now I'm on a plane headed to Portland, Maine. Gonna be there for a few days. 

I turn 46 tomorrow! Gonna be weird not being with the family but we'll be together again soon.

Bub’s first Burger King

Today we went to Burger King, it was my first time going and I got the bacon double cheeseburger.It was good except for the ketchup, it was very wet and watery.we stayed away from that Witch made the meal a lot better.

Taco Bell's delicious Winterberry Blast Mountain Dew

 I don't know what those sodas are actually called but it sounds like something Ricky Bobby would say, so I'll go with that.

The other day we decided to try Taco Bell for breakfast after church. The kids were THRILLED. It's a place we never go, but it seems like they consider it a magical, "special" place to go for food. While in my mind, it's a place you only go after the bars close at 2 am, and you regret it the next morning.

It was a decent breakfast! The crew in there on Sunday morning were all bright and kind. We were the only people inside the dining room. The manager even gave me Evey's soda for free, rather than ringing me up a separate transaction as we were wrapping up.

The kids like the commercials and they always go "DONG!" when we drive by Taco Bell.

I would go back for breakfast sometime. I would order the taco wrap, or whatever it is called, next time... 

Hamilton 2023

I think they all had a good time! I heard good things about the food.

I played 18 holes of golf, and I only had three pars. UGH 

Happy the fam got to enjoy some arts though! 

Letter from Commissioner Bill Kentling

 3/27/23

Coach Jones,

 

 

Congratulations on the 3-2, come from behind win against the other Eudora team on Saturday.

 

 

Since you won the only head-to-head match-up with the other Eudora team this season, that earns your team the right to adopt the team name of our high school teams… your team will now be known as the Cardinals.

 

 

Continue to represent our fine town as you play against De Soto and Baldwin the rest of the season!

 

 

All the best,

 

 

Bill Kentling

Commissioner

Youth Soccer Leagues of America (YSLA) 

Cleveland, Ohio

Let’s kick it!

Evey got some more time in the varsity game today! They won 3-1.

Congratulations on being inducted to

National Honor Society, Evey.

We are all so proud of you! 

Spring Break 2023

 

Boyd kicked it off with this group of jokers over for a sleepover. They stayed up until 5:30 am!

Otherwise we're just chilling. Adro and I are both working, the kids just hanging loose. 

We did watch Elvis as a family on Monday night... it was decent. Both kids made it the whole way through. Evey liked it, Boyd thought it was OK.

I liked it... it was a little too long and kinda sad, in general. The actor who played Elvis did a nice job though.

SEAMUS MCDONOUGH!!!

Literally caught it a split second after it happened! 

Seamus McDonough goals are worth two at the HOJ. A Seamus is an untouched strike from the goalie, into the opposite goal.

Named after the old Wichita Wings goalie.