Random Update!

As always it has been a while since my last blog. Therefore, I am going to spew out many random happenings in the last three weeks. First of all Madison has two days of school left until she goes into 8th grade. Her mom and I went to parent teacher conferences last week and left fairly happy. As always she did absolutely great in her schoolwork. We were informed she was chosen among 30 or so other 7th graders to take high school algebra in 8th grade. This will have lots of additional homework hopefully making next year a lot more challenging. Ironically Madison achieved the exact same score on the state science test as at the beginning of the year. Not a good sign of what she learned this year. At least she understands the term going through the motions. This should be the last year she can skate by doing almost nothing.
The tennis team I coach and play on officially made the playoffs. We won our division out of 8 teams and finished seeded second out of the 24 teams in the Northern Oregon section of the USTA. Playoffs start Friday at 7:30 at West Hills Tennis Club. I won my second doubles tournament in a row last weekend, quite possibly the strangest match I ever played. One of the other players through a fit over what he perceived as a bad call. He defaulted the match and walked off the court when we had match point.
My regular doubles partner got married over a week ago in what was possibly the classiest wedding in the history of mankind.( We have played together for almost three years now) ironic sidenote, during this tennis season, he got married and I got divorced. HMMMM.
One thing I realized after my divorce is how much I miss my old animals on a daily basis. Andrew the sheltie hurts the most. He was about as loyal of an animal as you will ever find. I've only seen him a couple of times and I cried both times I left. I never knew how each animal owned a small piece of my heart.
My daughter and I started a couple of planter boxes at the store. One has flowers and the other has herbs. Chocolate mint sure does smell good. It's hard not to rub a little on my fingers every time I walk by. Okay it's starting to get a little too fruity here so I'll throw in a quick thought to change that.
What a stud!!!! Steelers quarterback goes into a windshield, on his motorcycle, without a helmet, spends seven hours in surgery and loses a bunch of teeth. Now that's a real man!!!
or idiot if you ask me.
There now you are somewhat updated.