So much for the Turkey Bowl

 

 

 

 

I don’t really write on this anymore, but as I have recently quit Facebook, this seemed a good enough place to share some info with the world.  Albeit is very likely a small world that will even know this post exists.  The purpose of the post is to put up my cool x-ray shot.  Can you guess the extremity?Yep, busted my left pinky finger playing church basketball.  The doctor doesn’t want the bones to shift, so it is in a cast. This is an inconvenient situation, but it will be worse if the bones shift and they have to put pins in the finger.  He did say the alignment looks good which is somewhat surprising because I popped it back into place myself.

Did I say what happened yet?  Oh, I went up for a rebound and the ball came off the rim at a different angle than I was expecting.  It jammed my two pinky fingers.  The other men asked if it was all right and I said, “Sure, keep on playing.”

   Then, I looked down.  The pinky was pointing out to the left.  We stopped, I popped it back into place and was considering playing again.  Thankfully, good sense won and my night was over.  Maybe they will need an all time quarterback at the Turkey Bowl.  That is my only shot.

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Goings ons

The last couple weeks have been rather eventful.  I convinced Genni to allow me to take the family camping for a couple days to Kanaskat-Palmer state park.  It is about 30 miles south of our house.  The campsite is in the forest and a river goes around it.  Sleeping wasn’t great, but we had a fun time swimming in the river and enjoying camp stuff.  By the time we got home everyone was worn out.  We didn’t even see or do fireworks on July 4th because we were all asleep before it was dark (it does get dark around 10 PM here).

The next morning, I picked my sister, Becky, from the airport.  She has mostly spent time with Genni and the kids since I am working, but we did find time to go to a Mariners game as a family on Wednesday afternoon.  Genni was at book club/women talking all night club on Tuesday night while Becky went to Bellevue to bowl with some friends. 

Last night, I went golfing with some guys from church at Echo Falls golf course in Snohomish.  The course was cool, but a challenge for a non-golfer like myself.  My favorite hole was the par three where my tee shot went into the sand.  I hit a wedge up on to the green and putted in from about 15 feet.  It was awesome!  There is no need to write about holes 17 and 18 and how many balls sunk to the bottom of the pond.  Oops, I just did.

We have enjoyed Becky’s visit.  She was able to go to Seattle, see a Mariners game, and go and see Snoqualmie Falls.  Who knows what they will do today?  Then, next week, we will do it all again when Grandpa and Grandma are here for Joshua’s baptism.

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Fathers

After watching A Father Indeed on our church website, many thoughts came to my mind of fathers who have influenced my life.  A father that strives to be an example and provides for his family is invaluable.  My father has always been an example to me.  As I face the challenges of fatherhood, I find the values he taught me through his example provide guidance when making decisions.

I am fairly certain Dad had many interests he put aside to spend many hours with his children and with his church callings.  Yet, he never complained or seemed to be disappointed.  I know he really wanted to take up windsurfing, but never really got a chance to do it on his own.  Each time he got out there, a kid jumped on the board with him.  This couldn’t help when he was trying to balance and catch the wind, yet he didn’t complain and kept on trying.  He sacrificed his time and mornings to teach seminary while we were of seminary age.  I am sure he was discouraged when his son was sleeping in the back, but he kept on studying and teaching and never gave up on him.  That example, and the influence it had on my life, encourages me as I strive to teach my children.  There were certainly times of frustration, but he never gave up and consistently expressed love and encouraged us to be better.

There are too many examples of the efforts my father made to raise us and be an example to list on one blog post.  I wanted to share publicly my appreciation for what Dad has done for me.  There isn’t enough room or time to write the many thoughts, memories, and lessons learned that have come to my mind while writing.  Thanks Dad for all you have done and continue doing.  I love you and appreciate your sacrifice!

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Finished a good book

I just finished reading Captain from Connecticut by C.S. Forester and thoroughly enjoyed it.  Prior to this, the books garnering most of my focus were the Hornblower series by the same author.  They were put on hold after completing book six because I forgot to put books 7 and above on hold at the library.  This was a pleasant diversion from that series.  There are several humorous situations, as well as a good number of action at sea.  It comes as a recommended read from me.

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Do they even make dictionaries anymore?

My hot wife called me and asked me to pick up a dictionary on the way home from work for Josh’s homework.  What?! Huh?! 

 

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Can’t he just use an online dictionary?

“ I asked.  Well, no, apparently he has to do something with the guide words at the top of the page.  My journey took me first to Fred Meyer where they had a large print paperback for $22.  Too expensive for my taste.  I pulled out my WinMo phone and looked up Half Price books (something previously viewed, but never entered).  Only a couple miles away, so off I went.  There was a Dictionary/Thesaurus for $6.48 and a few kids books for the kids.  My new favorite store

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A Walk in the Forest

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This morning I took the kids on a walk through the forest a couple blocks from our house.  The “greenbelt” really is green here.  This path winds around a little bit of rainforest in the middle of our neighborhood.  The intent was to let Genni get a little more rest and a quiet morning.  Unfortunately, they were loud and rambunctious getting ready.  At least she got a little quiet after we left!  I really enjoyed walking with them and being out in nature.  The kids enjoyed playing hide and seek in the trees, playing and fighting with sticks, smashing slugs, and walking on the trail.

Enjoy this last picture of one of our slug friends pigging out on a mushroom.

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I just learned this morning that I can send a text to my blog and it will be posted. This post is from my phone.

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Movie Star Sighting

Yesterday I had the privilege of eating dinner with a movie star. She was sitting right next to me with beautiful curly hair, pretty pink sunglasses, and shimmering jewelry. It was none other than…

Emma Grace!

For her birthday party, Emma requested a makeover princess party. In the beginning it sounded simple enough to me. Then, the preparations began. Apparently, this wasn’t a play makeover. The girls “needed” makeup, nail polish, hair stuff (in this case, stuff is plural), and other accessories. In the end, our home was transformed into a princess beauty parlor and Emma and her friends enjoyed it immensely.

In the evening, Genni and I decided we were too tired from all the work of getting ready for the party and didn’t want to cook dinner. Emma requested Red Robin and put on her fancy dress. She is our own Fancy Nancy Emma. It was fun to see her happy and enjoying her birthday.

One funny part of the party was opening presents. It turned into a traveling present opening. We had Emma sit on the couch at first. She opened one present there surrounded by her friends. Then, the whole party moved to a different spot on the floor for the next present. This continued until she had opened all her presents. It was interesting trying to get video of the party as it moved around.

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Someday...

I will post a meaningful post on this again.

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