Hey, I know you...

It's funny, my father is one of those special individuals who never met a stranger. When I was growing up when we were out at a ball game, whether it was a high school or college football game, he always knew someone there, or would talk to so many different people....On a side note, it is six degrees of separation with my father: Bobby Knight, Lou Holtz, and George W. (please no political discussions here) are a few of the names he can drop.....Back to the main point of the blog or blizzle as my friend calls it. I would like to think that I inherited some of my father's traits of never meeting a stranger and always running into someone you know or someone who knows someone you know (does that even make sense?).

Case in point: My father was a college football coach and then a TX High School football coach. One of his stops was in a town in east TX. He was putting together a staff and needed to fill a spot and there was a coach from Iowa that was referred, so my dad hired him and he and his family moved to TX. This coach had a son who was about 3 years younger than me. I was about 8 at the time. The other coach's son and I would play Star Wars together and we were both ball boys for the varsity football team. A few years later the coach took another job and they moved away. Fast forward about 22 years. About 6 months ago, I'm going for a jog, after I'm done, I stop to talk to my neighbor across the street to catch up. We are talking about random stuff and he says, hey you gotta meet the couple that moved down about 4 houses. They are some great people and a young couple. My neighbor tells me about the guy: he played football at a Big 10 school and in the NFL some. I'm like, who is it? My neighbor gives me the name.....What? I know that guy! It was the same kid who used to play Star Wars with me 20 years ago.....ridiculous! He's living on the same street as me know. It took a few months for us to catch each other but over the last month we have talked 2 or 3 times a week. Also, God is using him in a great way. He is a big hunter (I'm not). He hunts and kills bore hogs (that story could be a blog by itself). Anyway, once a month he cooks the meat of a few that he has killed and feeds the homeless and the needy over in Fort Worth. Wow...now that is really acting on what Jesus talks about in the Bible.

Moral of the story: God has a funny way of connecting everyone, and I'm truly thankful for all of the different people that I have met over the years. I really think we all can act on what God calls us to do more than just talk about doing the right thing.

Trini and Sammy

Well the past two days have been great. Start with tonight. My little butterfly, Trinity, aka Trini had her kindergarten program. Well the performance was a hit. They performed several top 20 songs you may know: Cookies, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Guacamole, I'm a pizza, and 1st grade/1st grade, among other things. She did fantastic. Her smile was ear to ear, and I know she really enjoyed performing. I am so proud of her, and there is no greater joy seeing your child have fun and do a great job! Trini is my pride and joy; I can't believe that she is growing up and going to be in 1st grade in the fall. Note to the fathers out there: Be present, take advantage of the time that you have with your family, and be the example that your children can follow.

Now, Sammy and I got to enjoy some time together with each other, and then with the rest of the family. We got to go down on the field before the Rangers vs Angels game. Well, my son loved it. I think he even slid down in the dirt on purpose so he could get his baseball pants dirty! I can tell you that getting the opportunity to go down there and do that, as well as go to Red Raider games and meet some pro football players, he really enjoys sports even more now. All of a sudden he wants to throw the baseball in the front yard during baseball season. During football season Sammy wants to play football in the backyard, and then go upstairs and run around with the football while jumping into the couches! He is growing up as well, and is becoming a talented little fella.

Thankfully, both my kids take mostly after the great woman that puts up with me each and everyday!

C-Pep Out!

Mama Mia!

Anyone ever get frustrated by your mother? Can a grown woman really get upset about me throwing away a goodwill doll (that was naked) that she gave my daughter 6 months ago? Really? Come on, it's just a doll. Man, I wish she would have just tried to enjoy a little time with the kids instead of talking about a doll. Oh, that's not all. Picture this my wife and daughter doing crafts with tissue paper, while my mother claws for all of the scrapts of extra paper on the floor. Maybe she wants to recycle, that's honorable. NO. She wants to use it to stuff the arm of a mannequin.....(earmuffs kids, I don't usually curse, but WTF). Well I really screwed up because I didn't know about her master plan and threw away the paper. She was very disappointed, and had to retrieve the paper from the trashcan when she left. Maybe I should go back a couple of sentences to read that again....that's some crazy stuff! She is a good woman and I love her, I just want her to enjoy life and not worry/stress over things that aren't major.

Idol rewind with some thoughts

Taking a hint from my good friend Sammy, I thought I would weigh in on tonight's American Idol episode. First off did anyone see the evil stare from Jordan Sparks after she performed her song.....that scared me!
Anyway, American Idol is one of the many shows that my wife and I watch together. I guess I will admit that I am a fan now...Do I have to turn in my man card while I watch the show?...Danny got voted off. What a joke! That guy should be in the finals. Why can't America see that Adam will not make it in the main stream. He needs to be a singer for Cirque De Soleil. Kris' version of Heartless was on point; it might have been the best performance of the year. Although, I am thinking Kris made it sound soooo much better since Kanye sounds so horrible performing it.
Which leads me to my next point. I gotta invest in a DVR so I can just record the show, watch the performances, and get through all the nonsense. I will admit, my wife and I are old school. We still tape shows on VHS. I know, I know, this is the year 2009, not 1990. Well, maybe that will be our next family purchase. Maybe my daughter will want one for her birthday? Don't act like you've never bought a gift for your kid that you wouldn't use for yourself. Just kidding, or am I?
Have a great rest of your week, keep Christ and Family First!

C-Pep Out.

The first will not be last...

Well this is my first attempt at blogging. Being a father, parent, husband, friend, and worker requires a lot of time, but I think that there are a lot of people out there that would like an area to talk/blog about what's important to them, what's going on in their lives, and discuss random things that happen. I look forward to sharing and seeing the comments to follow.

C-Pep Out!