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What I Did On My Summer Vacation

It’s been awhile.  How’s everyone doing?  I haven’t written a blog in three weeks.  It seems that the summer season has gotten the best of me, but with Labor Day being the official end of summer I am ready to put out some blogs.  I did the usual things that I always do during the summer.  We did some beach trips.  We did some surfing and camping.  We attended a few barbeques.  I had my weekly wrestling match with my pool cleaner.  However, there are some other things that happened that are above and beyond the usual.

My son inspired Karen and I.  He was on the swim team this past spring for the high school freshman team.  We saw how exhausted he was and how intense the practices were and then we saw the transformation of his body.  He was already in good physical condition, but the swimming chiseled him like you wouldn’t believe.  Karen found a swim class every Saturday and Sunday morning and off we went.  It has been very challenging for two people who never swam before.  The first couple of weekends wiped us out completely.  We would swim in the morning and then come home and eat everything in the refrigerator and then fall asleep on the couch.  The kids were worried about us.  Lo and behold, after three or four weekends, we were able to swim in the morning and then function normally the rest of the day.  We’re going to continue it throughout the fall.  We definitely feel better and more energetic.

Ever since our dog Domino died in February, my daughter Jennifer has literally been on her hands and knees begging for a puppy.  Her persistence has paid off because I caved in late July and said okay let’s get a puppy.  Well, the conversation turned into how one puppy would be lonely during the day.  One puppy turned into two puppies.  I found them on the internet.  There pictures were adorable (I’m a big softy).  They were cute little fuzz balls, but they were in Arizona.  The breeder was nice enough to drive them to Temecula because she wanted to visit her grandmother.  Chloe and Bear joined us at the end of July.  They are cute and fun and they sure do poop a lot.

The midlife crisis kicked in again.  Just when you think it’s going to subside, it flares back up again.  I’ve always wanted a convertible ever since I can remember.  I decided to sell my truck and buy a convertible.  In this economy, it took two months to sell my truck.  My enthusiasm to get a convertible waned as the summer progressed, but then lo and behold someone bought the truck and I was out test driving convertibles with my daughter Jennifer the following Saturday.  The first car I drove was a beautiful silver Mercedes CLK 55 AMG.  I told the salesman that I was going to go test drive some other cars and that I might be back.  He said there is no might about it.  He said after driving this car you won’t want any other and he was right.  Two days later I bought the car for my 42nd birthday!

Now, for the downer of the summer.  It’s a cool hundred degrees late in the afternoon on a Friday in Escondido, CA.  The RBV, Orange Glen, Castle Park, and Santa Fe Christian football programs come together for a four team scrimmage.  It’s a great format because you get to play against three different teams in an hour and a half.  Stewart got his shot at starting cornerback and on the third play from scrimmage a running play came his way.  He and the outside linebacker made the tackle and then a couple of other players came flying in.  Everyone got up except Stewart.  He has a broken tibia, that’s your shin bone.  Ouch!  Doctor says three months in a cast from his toe to his hip.  He is definitely going to learn the meaning of patience. 

I hope you all had a great summer.

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