Greetings,
Hello all. Once again, I finally muster the stength to compose a long overdue blog update. Well, here it is: Keely is GREAT, Brad is GREAT, Caleb and Jeremiah are GREAT, Greenville is GREAT, Life is GREAT, Everything is GREAT, GREAT, GREAT..... That's all for now. Take care and God Bless.....
Sike.
We are doing very well, though. We've settled nicely into our new illustrious estate here in Greenville. For those of you who have seen the house then you've recognized the sarcasm. There are about to be five people living in a 1200 sq. ft. 2 bedroom home. Yikes. We are seriously hoping that our house in Bluffton sells real soon so that we can look for a permanent abode. I am going to try and sneak some candid 'preggy' shots of Keely and post them on the next blog. She'll kill me if she catches me in the act. She's finally starting to show. I think that the baby is going to be small.
Oh yeah..... We're having a little girl. Did I mention that? Yep, my life is over. Let the manipulation begin. I am about to be reduced to a bumbling idiot who can't say NO. Robert and Nick, please instruct.
Caleb is adjusting. He secured his spot as the starting quarterback on his football team his first day at practice! He is really stepping up and learning to be a leader. He will also be starting at outside linebacker on defense, and he is also the team kicker. I've stepped in this year as an assistant coach. I'm really getting into it. I love yelling and making the kids hit harder and run sprints when they don't pay attention...I think something is wrong with me. Seriously though, I really love doing it. A lot of the kids in this area come from rough homes in rough neighborhoods. Football is a chance for them to escape all of that for a couple of hours each day. They can come let out their aggression and learn some teamwork and discipline at the same time. Am I starting to sound like a public service announcement? Sorry.
Lastly, summer is over and that can only mean one thing: Spurrier and the boys are back. That's right. Although Saturday's game wasn't a gridiron opus, I still think that we are in for a good season. Spurrier was being conservative offensively so the poopoo-head Bulldogs won't see what's coming. We hope to see you all at some point this football season for some good tailgate action (umm.... maybe I should rephrase that). Remember: 1) Clemson has, does, and will always suck, and 2) as my good friend Donna Bailey has so elegantly stated, "Georgia smells like Dookie". GO COCKS!!!
Here's my wife.....
Wow...I cannot believe that summer is almost over and we are headed into fall. So much has happened this year! The Summer wrap up: we moved, found out we were having a baby, started new jobs and are adjusting to a child in middle school, one learning to destroy everything in his path and one due in 15 weeks (but who is counting)!
A big thanks to all those who helped us make this adjustment. My mom kept Caleb for almost the entire summer (see pics), Aunt Karla let Jeremiah & I crash at her house; Judy, Leah, Virginia, Lillian, Niah & Samuel came and watched Jeremiah for me until I could get him into daycare. Thank you, thank you and thank you!
The move to Greenville has been so positive in many areas. I feel like we have been able to start reconnecting with friends and family. Living in Bluffton felt like the end of the earth. I know this is a long entry so I will end with a list of congratulations, salutations and lamentations: Marc on his new job w/ Michelin but he and Erin are moving; Nick on his new job but he and Leah and kids are moving to SEATTLE; Janna on going to school in Redding, California, Leah & David Moody on their pregnancy and a great big greeting to all those loved ones who put up with us. (Sorry, if I left out someone's big news; feel free to leave a complaint on the comment section.)
Take care and God bless!
