June Update!

Kelsey played the last tournament for the season over the last weekend, and it was a good one. Playing for the U-19 team, they took the Championship on PKs (Penalty Kicks). As seen, they loved the t-shirts they received, the plaques promptly got handed off to parents. We finished up the day treating our 'kids' to Dairy Queen, they never really do grow up.

Kelsey is middle row, second from left


Next big news for Kelsey - She got her bottom braces off this morning and the remaining top 6 brackets to follow next week. She was so excited, they look great! Will have pics when they are all off.

Alex had cheer camp this past week, those poor girls practiced and learn great new stands, routines and cheers in a sweltering hot gymnasium. We (the parents) got a taste of it Thursday when we got to see all the new stuff the girls had learned. It was nerve wracking and fun to watch Alex be on top (a flyer) and fully extended up (girls arms straight) - she was a little scared, but trusted her bases and all worked out well. She got A+ Flyer award for the 8th grade girls. This camp was followed by doling out $$ for (2) Cheer jackets and personalized sweatshirts - got to have the gear, but why is it so expensive? It just kills me sometimes!

The grass gardens in the back have met thier demise with I expect resounding cheers from my neighbors, though they served as nice protection to the family of bunnies, when the grass got taller than me, well, I thought maybe it was time to chop it down. My new weed-wacker did a great job and I only ended up with 2 nice gouges out of my legs from flying debris, course when you do this in shorts what do you expect....ahh, love my garden war-wounds makes me feel like I put effort into it.

Summer is in full force and the girls are on the go. Kelsey has started her new job at Mikes and I do have to say for an employer they do it right in getting new employees started - she has to wear a 'uniform' that includes a clip-on tie, she has yet to master how to put it on - but so far she has received more working hours than her full 2 months at Krogers, enjoys the work and loves her co-worker (it's Shae - what were they thinking to put those two together).

I am out and about more now that the girls are having more of a social life than me, with Kelsey driving I am now finding more time to do things I haven't been able to before - but on a down-side, going out during the work-week and staying out a wee bit late some mornings doesn't make for a happy camper the next evening - but the girls are dealing with it, as well as me having to listen to Kelsey tell me what time I got in! ;) I have planned my first trip to Vegas July 14th, flying out of Chicago leaving car and dog with mom and dad, know they are so excited about the dog coming to visit - but he is good, I promise! The cats will fend for themselves at home.

Upcoming Events
Girls Gone July 6th-17th Me - Vegas July 14th-16th 3 v 3 Soccer (Alex) July 29th-30th H.S.
Tryouts (Kels) Starts Aug. 1st Alex Chicago Aug 6th-12th School Starts August 14th

Continue to have a Safe Summer All!

Dad's Weekend!

Wishing My Daddy a Happy Father's Day
Love You!

Soccer is Over! Well at least until August! Still have one more tournament for Kelsey this weekend and of course she has training and conditioning all through summer - but no running for me. Now it's time to look forward to a small vacation somewhere for myself - someone put a buzz in my ear to go to Vegas, I'm thinkin' that might be a good thing!

Alex will be playing for St. Francis this coming fall, she is looking forward to working with some new coaches and girls - this will be her last full year in league play before trying out for the HS next fall.

I am finally going to get my butt in gear and get out in the yard. For 'Father's Day' I bought myself a new weed-wacker and have a ton of places to use it with. I will finally get the 'nature areas' of tall grass cut down for which should make my neighbors so happy! The gardens are starting to get full of weeds and I expend more energy trying to get the girls to help me than waiting for a nice afternoon to do it myself.

In addition, I have finally decided the color(s) I will be using in my bedroom, for the un-informed this has been a process of me staring at patches of the colors on painted on the various walls of my bedroom (I have been staring since before Christmas).... To all whom I have solicted opinions, I thank you! (These are shades of blue)Next week Alex has cheer camp for the week, Kelsey will be leaving Kroger's employment and beginning her new job at Mike's Car Wash, for those not in Indiana, Mikes is not your average 'workin' at the carwash' job, several of her friends work there and hey, I am hoping to get a few free washes - I do drive a black car!

Wishing everyone a great weekend - it is supposed to be a hot one here!
Happy Father's Day All!

Summer begins

And soccer is in full force with tournaments, practice, tryouts and more. Since Memorial day I have been at a full run trying to keep with has left me tired and um...sick, so now trying to recover.

The Indy 500 was awesome, my brother's team had some difficulty with the driver and slick track which left him a little frustrated, but I managed to win some money on one of the driver's our team had from the auction. It was of course, an alcohol soaked weekend that left me hung-over and suffering from a nice sunburn - well I guess I did want to get some sun. I fell sick the following week and have been trying to catch up ever since.

Work still has me slammed and work lots of overtime trying to keep up, the girls have been patient and I have taken some time to get out to my regular poker games Wednesday night. Started this week playing some after games of 'Euchre' as they call it 'cause you know no gambling can happen - yeah right. Enjoyed a night downtown having ridden in a limo with some friends to the dance club, though the later evening had some drama that had my friend and myself wishing we had stuck with our original plans, but oh well, what's life with out a little drama.

I haven't seen Kelsey hardly at all between work, practice and her social activities, she is seeking another position after working limited hours one week and recieving a big whopping $0.00 for a paycheck after union fees were taken out - she was hot. Alex has been hangin with friends and at home, she goes to cheer camp in another week and they are both off for vacation at the beginning of July.

I will be back out to the soccer fields, with a game at 8am this morning, another at 2:30 and 7:30 today - it would be fine if it was a beautiful June sunny day, it's not, it's cold, rainy and windy - I froze at the early game. Another couple of games tommorrow and the week will begin again.

I would like to take a moment to send a hearty congratulations to Niki and Sean Lang for thier respective graduations, thier momma and I have known each other since High School, and she is now entering another phase of her life now that the kids are all grown up, as always I wish them all well.

If interested, there are some awesome pictures online here of Kelsey, there will be some posted at the same website next week of Alex's game. Updated - Added a few of Alex from last tournament.

1st Set Kelsey - (that starts - go through next 5-6, they are all her) and
2nd Set Kelsey -(the next thirteen are all her)

1 Picture - Alex
2 Picture - Alex (the next one is her too)