So here we are another Friday, and this week it is freezing! I am a big fan of the cold, but not quite this cold.
yesterday I started my boys group at Pacetti Bay middle school. I have a group of troubled teen boys all in 7th grade that they have given me the chance to spend time with on a weekly basis. It's 7 boys total, and all of them are high risk for one reason or another. Fighting, drugs, disrespect the whole nine yards.IT went really well and we had a blast for sure, we talked about respect and the importance of being pro-active.
After work I rushed over and got my new phone so I am back in business with technology. I had a situation where I had no cellphone and no internet at the office and all my contacts are in those two areas. It's funny, I know about 14 years ago as a young man I had no cell phone and no internet, how did I survive? How on earth did we communicate? Yikes!
So I had to order a new cellphone and while I waited I borrowed one from Tracy Wells at Wells Communications. I found out the hard way that ring tones are on the phone and not the sim card. Silly me! I was in a meeting and I put the phone in my pocket, most of you know that I always keep the phone on vibrate, well it went off and being in my pocket it had taken itself off of vibrate. Thereby, it started to ring, teh song that played was watch me go and smack that @#*, I will smack her on the floo,"
So tell me, a Pastor, a community educator in a women's domestic violence organization, how can someone have picked a worse ring tone for me? How funny is that(now, it wasn't so funny then)
So after work I was in a hurry to get rid of that loaner phone as I am sure you can appreciate. I got the new phone and went to softball practice where it was cold, but barable. I think today will be worse for sure.
I look forward to a nice relaxing evening with the family tonight, and then some work at the church tomorrow(thank goodness I am working inside right now) and then off to the races. That's right, I am dumb enough to load up and drive into the night to race in subzero temperatures and I will love every minute of it. The only draw back is I can't seem to get anyone to go with me, Tara and the girls are not that excited about going in 30 degree weather for along night(usually racing until after midnight at Orlando), what's the deal with that? What kind of racing family are they? I guess I will let them slide just this once, lol!
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend! Stay warm somehow!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
bye bye, rain hello cold?
SO next time you are complaining about soggy, rainy days be more specific in what you wish for. THis cold is not for me, I like it cold don't get me wrong, but it's softball season and hitting, catching and throwing in the cold is not all that fun. It's only begun to get cold. We had our first official day of tryouts yesterday and we had enough girls to hold a complete practice. We do have some on the basketball team and others on the soccer team who will join us later so we are in good shape.
I had to leave practice at 5:00 on the dot and go start picking up kids so that youth can get going. We had a good group last night, we talked about Psalm 139 and it was well received. We started out by telling embarassing stories about ourselves. Everyone had a great time, and then we talked about the Psalmist asking GOd to search him and see if there is any offense in him even though God already knows. We talked about how God's love is not circumstancial, it's unwavering.
After youth we got everyone home, and then I was actually home by 8:30, I had some ice cream with the girls which I know is crazy in this cold, but that is their favorite dessert. We watched a little bit of American Idol, we shipped them off to bed, Tara and I worked on some paperwork and then we hit the hay ourselves.
Not all that much excitement to share, just another great day of serving the Lord!
Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!
I had to leave practice at 5:00 on the dot and go start picking up kids so that youth can get going. We had a good group last night, we talked about Psalm 139 and it was well received. We started out by telling embarassing stories about ourselves. Everyone had a great time, and then we talked about the Psalmist asking GOd to search him and see if there is any offense in him even though God already knows. We talked about how God's love is not circumstancial, it's unwavering.
After youth we got everyone home, and then I was actually home by 8:30, I had some ice cream with the girls which I know is crazy in this cold, but that is their favorite dessert. We watched a little bit of American Idol, we shipped them off to bed, Tara and I worked on some paperwork and then we hit the hay ourselves.
Not all that much excitement to share, just another great day of serving the Lord!
Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
ANother soggy day
Yesterday was another soggy day. I had a speaking engagement at one school and then rushed over to lunch at another. My Tuesday lunch bunch was at about half because several of them were helping out the principal with some things. Still, it was fun and productive. I had a good visit non the less.
Then, I went back to the office, finished off some paperwork and got off at 3. I went home, did some reading on a great new book I just picked up. I then went to softball practice, another indoor session with the girls telling them about the athletes code of conduct. The Athletic Director shared iwth them the expectations for the coming year and the way that athletes will be held to a higher standard than all other students. It's interesting to see the things that they are held accountable to and I hope that these penalties are upheld.
Then, I rushed to teh grocery store and grabbed some food for dinner, got the girls from my mom's house(tara was working at Publix) and fixed them some dinner. WE played a few games of Uno and this time after the second game, P.J. messed up all the cards when she realized I was going to win. It's going to be a long road with these two who can't lose at anything. Alexa did win the first game, which was a first for her and she is not a good winner either. She danced, shook her booty, yes I said shook her booty, then said "oh yeah, oh yeah" "I'm the winner" which her father and sister did not take well. I turned up the heat a little to make sure I won the next game, and I did have it under control until P.J. decided to move the cards around.
So that's it, another day, another night of finding out who is a good winner, and who is a good loser in the bunch. So far none of us fit any of those roles all that well.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Then, I went back to the office, finished off some paperwork and got off at 3. I went home, did some reading on a great new book I just picked up. I then went to softball practice, another indoor session with the girls telling them about the athletes code of conduct. The Athletic Director shared iwth them the expectations for the coming year and the way that athletes will be held to a higher standard than all other students. It's interesting to see the things that they are held accountable to and I hope that these penalties are upheld.
Then, I rushed to teh grocery store and grabbed some food for dinner, got the girls from my mom's house(tara was working at Publix) and fixed them some dinner. WE played a few games of Uno and this time after the second game, P.J. messed up all the cards when she realized I was going to win. It's going to be a long road with these two who can't lose at anything. Alexa did win the first game, which was a first for her and she is not a good winner either. She danced, shook her booty, yes I said shook her booty, then said "oh yeah, oh yeah" "I'm the winner" which her father and sister did not take well. I turned up the heat a little to make sure I won the next game, and I did have it under control until P.J. decided to move the cards around.
So that's it, another day, another night of finding out who is a good winner, and who is a good loser in the bunch. So far none of us fit any of those roles all that well.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Softball season is here
So here it is, my little calm through the December and January months is over. Football ended, I got my afternoons and evenings back, now I sacrificially return them to students. Softball try-outs started yesterday but unfortunately the weather did not cooperate, nor does it appear it will today. But, I knew it was time for softball as it was getting colder and nastier.
My two are extremely competitive. I know I get the blame for them getting it from me, but I can't take credit for all of it. Alexa is reading books for A.R. points. My mom bought her about 25 little Junie B. Jones books for Christmas and I beleive she is just about through with all of them. She started out reading them because she liked them, she would read a little bit here and there. But now, it's hard to get her to come to dinner some nights because after her bath she is shut up in her room. She is reading again because she found out she can get A.R. points by reading those books and taking the tests. She is in first but only by about 2 books right now and she doesn't show any signs of letting up. She is so funny about it, I guess there are much worse things she could be doing to let out her competitive spirits.
P.J. played UNO with us last night, we played 3 good games of Uno before they had to go to bed, it was completely P.J.'s idea that we play. We played and I won two games and Tara won one. (I must confess it was my first loss in many, many hundreds of games to any of those three.) Upon dropping our next to last card, we would shout out Uno!, to which P.J. would respond like clockwork, "I'm not playing", or "I don't want to play this game any more!" They are so funny!
So there you have it, lots of competition in our household, they race to finish dinner, they race to finish ice cream cones. The only thing Alexa refuses to race at is coloring. Because she knows P.J. can cover all the area really quickly with absolutely no regard for the finished product!
Thanks for reading, and have a nice day!
My two are extremely competitive. I know I get the blame for them getting it from me, but I can't take credit for all of it. Alexa is reading books for A.R. points. My mom bought her about 25 little Junie B. Jones books for Christmas and I beleive she is just about through with all of them. She started out reading them because she liked them, she would read a little bit here and there. But now, it's hard to get her to come to dinner some nights because after her bath she is shut up in her room. She is reading again because she found out she can get A.R. points by reading those books and taking the tests. She is in first but only by about 2 books right now and she doesn't show any signs of letting up. She is so funny about it, I guess there are much worse things she could be doing to let out her competitive spirits.
P.J. played UNO with us last night, we played 3 good games of Uno before they had to go to bed, it was completely P.J.'s idea that we play. We played and I won two games and Tara won one. (I must confess it was my first loss in many, many hundreds of games to any of those three.) Upon dropping our next to last card, we would shout out Uno!, to which P.J. would respond like clockwork, "I'm not playing", or "I don't want to play this game any more!" They are so funny!
So there you have it, lots of competition in our household, they race to finish dinner, they race to finish ice cream cones. The only thing Alexa refuses to race at is coloring. Because she knows P.J. can cover all the area really quickly with absolutely no regard for the finished product!
Thanks for reading, and have a nice day!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Weekend, the long approach
Tara and I are attempting to drag our weekends out when we have the chance. Life is so fast for us, with the church, work, the girls and all the other things we are involved in we are attempting to take stock in the girls' lives the best we can.
This weekend was an example of one of the few weekends that we were able to execute that plan well.
First, Friday Tara went to the grocery store while I got my racecar out of dad's garage and everything moved around so that Alexa and I could play basketball when they got home. We had dinner together, played some uno and watched a movie, just the four of us.
Saturday morning I got up early, rushed to the church and got some touch up painting done while everyone else was still sleeping. Then, I went home and hung out while the girls rode their bikes around the neighborhood. I rode with my dad to pick up a car that he is going to be working on and then I came right back. We loaded up the girls and asked them what they wanted to do. P.J. wanted to go see Mr. Jimmy's horse and pigs so we took them out there. They had a blast feeding the pigs and playing with them, P.J. scared the horse so it didn't have a lot to do with us. After that we took them to teh park behind the library and let them swing, run around, climb the monkey bars, and ride the carousel. Then, we went home and watched a movie they had been wanting to see.
Sunday, after SUnday School, church and business meeting we all hung around in teh empty nest, strange for just the 4 of us to be in the house alone on a Sunday afternoon, but we did it.
So it was a slow peaceful calm before the storm. I start coaching Girls' softball today, Tara has to work on Tuesday and we are going to try to go to the races next Saturday, so it was fun while it lasted.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
This weekend was an example of one of the few weekends that we were able to execute that plan well.
First, Friday Tara went to the grocery store while I got my racecar out of dad's garage and everything moved around so that Alexa and I could play basketball when they got home. We had dinner together, played some uno and watched a movie, just the four of us.
Saturday morning I got up early, rushed to the church and got some touch up painting done while everyone else was still sleeping. Then, I went home and hung out while the girls rode their bikes around the neighborhood. I rode with my dad to pick up a car that he is going to be working on and then I came right back. We loaded up the girls and asked them what they wanted to do. P.J. wanted to go see Mr. Jimmy's horse and pigs so we took them out there. They had a blast feeding the pigs and playing with them, P.J. scared the horse so it didn't have a lot to do with us. After that we took them to teh park behind the library and let them swing, run around, climb the monkey bars, and ride the carousel. Then, we went home and watched a movie they had been wanting to see.
Sunday, after SUnday School, church and business meeting we all hung around in teh empty nest, strange for just the 4 of us to be in the house alone on a Sunday afternoon, but we did it.
So it was a slow peaceful calm before the storm. I start coaching Girls' softball today, Tara has to work on Tuesday and we are going to try to go to the races next Saturday, so it was fun while it lasted.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
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