The oldest and I along with his classmate and dad loaded up the car at 12:45 and were off to the football game. I made him bring a hat, gloves, wear running tights under his jeans and threw in a blanket for good measure. Lucky I did as it was right around 30 degrees the whole game with the wind chill about 15. The Broncos didn’t do anything to warm us up either, in fact, they really stunk up the joint. But thanks to the hapless Oakland Raiders losing to the Chargers, we’re in the playoffs. We play the Pittsburg Steelers next Sunday and without a miracle, that will be the end of our season. Oh well, it was a good father son bonding time yesterday and that’s what’s really most important.
The misses and I need to understand that both boys are more mature than we give them credit for. Sure they have their moments that make us think they’re still little kids but if you pay attention, they’re both really young men. The misses and I are making it a point this year to let them have their “kid” moments and still realize that they’re more grown up than we think they are. It’s the old thing, if you treat them like young adults, they’ll act like young adults, treat them like little kids and well, you know.
Today my Mom is all excited as her beloved Wisconsin Badgers are in the Rose Bowl. I hope for her sake that they win. The youngest had his little friend Ben (the neighbor) spend the night and they’re both still sleeping upstairs. In fact, everyone is still sleeping. I was thinking of going to the gym but am still pretty sore from my workout a couple of days ago. I might just do some more cardio and wait until tomorrow, we’ll see what the misses wants to do.
We’re determined to take our family makeover up a notch this year. Last year, just writing about it, forced us to make some changes in our daily lives which were good for all of us. Although some were more subtle than others, we made some good progress. The way we’re looking at it is last year was our “get used to change” year and now we can make some more aggressive serious changes. We’re not going to publicize or write about all the little things but will keep you posted of any meaningful developments or successes.
We have a busy week with the boys going back to school and me getting ready to head to Italy. I also need to continue to clean up and de-clutter my office. Today I hope to get a lot done as most people are off work. We must absolutely get the last Christmas lights off the tree in the front yard. Then the misses can work on the inside while I’m out of town.
So how does it feel being twenty twelve? Do any of you feel any different or is it just another year. How about the big hoopla about December 21st and the Mayan prophecy coming up. Anyone have any thoughts on that one? Hmmm, lots going on this year. That along with a presidential election are enough to put anyone over the edge. Throw in a couple of natural disasters and off we go. I think what’s most important is to stay grounded, believe and trust in God and treat others as you’d like them to treat you. If you do that, you should be ok. I hear the misses stirring upstairs so I’d better run. Here she is now, looking lovely as ever, boy am I a lucky guy. It’s only been 5 days without any adult beverages but we both feel better. Yesterday my buddy at the game bought me a beer but I politely declined staying true to our commitment. For me, it’s all about getting in shape physically. I’m on the path right now and there’s no deterring me, I’m all in.
Time to run with lots to do today. As John Wayne would say, we’re burning daylight. We hope you all are well and happy. Have a great day and stay safe out there, God Bless.
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