Wrestling is over and possibly baseball too. During Friday nights match he pulled is fingers and we thought he sprained his hand. After a couple of days of not really improving Steve took him to the Doctor. Sure enough it is broken.
The break is in his pointer finger right below the middle knuckle. He sees the orthopedic surgeon tomorrow to see what happens next. The surgeon was Anthony's basketball coach last year. Small towns.
We are pretty sure that this will take him out of the first part of baseball season and not sure about the second part. He is really bummed, baseball is truly his favorite sport. Plus there is a little competition going on between him and the other 3rd basemen.
What kills me, is that his finger was broken and he still wrestled the next day. He did amazing, not good enough for state but maybe next year.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Almost Over
Yep, wrestling season is just about over. We head out tomorrow to watch the last tournament. He was nervous today because they upped his weight to 145. The kid only weights 138. If he does really well he could go on to state and earn his varsity letter. As much as I dislike this sport I have to admit the last couple of meets have been really fun. I am proud of his effort and how far he has come.
So you would think that with wrestling almost over we would be looking forward to our break from sports. Nahhhhh, not in this house. Baseball starts on Monday for Anthony, Little league for Jason in a couple of weeks and Megan will start spring soccer. Just for the record, high school football never ends. He is still working out in the mornings even though he doesn't have to.
With all the budget cuts they are making in Oregon, there is no money for sports. I am sure there is none for band, drama and all the other stuff as well. I just don't have any kids there. So we are also in a constant state of fund raising.
More important then sports our schools are in serious trouble. The state has been talking about closing the schools at the end of April. They are hoping that the Fed money will be enough to keep them open. My children have suddenly begun to believe in the power of prayer. Since the announcement of the possible early closures the kids have been praying regularly.
So you would think that with wrestling almost over we would be looking forward to our break from sports. Nahhhhh, not in this house. Baseball starts on Monday for Anthony, Little league for Jason in a couple of weeks and Megan will start spring soccer. Just for the record, high school football never ends. He is still working out in the mornings even though he doesn't have to.
With all the budget cuts they are making in Oregon, there is no money for sports. I am sure there is none for band, drama and all the other stuff as well. I just don't have any kids there. So we are also in a constant state of fund raising.
More important then sports our schools are in serious trouble. The state has been talking about closing the schools at the end of April. They are hoping that the Fed money will be enough to keep them open. My children have suddenly begun to believe in the power of prayer. Since the announcement of the possible early closures the kids have been praying regularly.
Monday, February 16, 2009
The Party is Over
We only have one Chuckie Cheese type place here in town. It's all you can eat pizza and it's not a bad deal. We can feed our family for about $20. Then you turn around and drop another $40 on video games. What a deal.
Since I loved the idea of not have 10 screaming kids in my house, I figured this would be money well spent. Including my kids, we had 10 second graders, 2 11 year olds and 3 15 year olds. If you have never had the pleasure of going to one of these places, let me describe the scene. This place is crack for kids. Their eyes are all bugged out and hands are starting to shake while they are begging for more tokens.
They great part is, we are not going back for a long time. The kids really did have a good time. Both Megan and Anthonys friends where a big help with the little kids.
Here are a couple of pictures from the day.
Since I loved the idea of not have 10 screaming kids in my house, I figured this would be money well spent. Including my kids, we had 10 second graders, 2 11 year olds and 3 15 year olds. If you have never had the pleasure of going to one of these places, let me describe the scene. This place is crack for kids. Their eyes are all bugged out and hands are starting to shake while they are begging for more tokens.
They great part is, we are not going back for a long time. The kids really did have a good time. Both Megan and Anthonys friends where a big help with the little kids.
Here are a couple of pictures from the day.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Saturday, February 07, 2009
I am Published
We're not talking about Time Magazine or Sports Illustrated (wouldn't that be cool), but I am in a publication. I took some pictures for the church not too long ago. I was just playing around and it gives me some practice on people other then my kids.
The new Church directory came out this week. Not only are there pictures of all the families from our parish (not taken by me) but pictures I took of events and even some stills. I think the pictures came out really nice, if I do say so myself.
Now, I know what you are thinking. The Church directory is not really a publication. Well, I believe that it is. There is over a hundred of them in print and they went out to 3 Church's in 4 towns in 2 different counties.
I am well on my way.
The new Church directory came out this week. Not only are there pictures of all the families from our parish (not taken by me) but pictures I took of events and even some stills. I think the pictures came out really nice, if I do say so myself.
Now, I know what you are thinking. The Church directory is not really a publication. Well, I believe that it is. There is over a hundred of them in print and they went out to 3 Church's in 4 towns in 2 different counties.
I am well on my way.
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