SORRY ABOUT THAT... THAT'S TWICE NOW I SENT THE TITLE ONLY AS A BLOG AND I APOLOGIZE... THE FINGERS GET A LITTLE FATTER AND SLOWER AS THE THE DAY WINDS DOWN... AND WHAT A DAY IT WAS!
DAY TWO OF THE SOCCER TOURNAMENT WHERE THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THREE (3) STATES IS PARTICIPATING! (JUST SEEMS LIKE IT, OK?)... A NIFTY PIECE OF DRIVING BY ANNA (VERY IMPRESSIVE CONSIDERING SHE COULDN'T MANEUVER OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY THE OTHER DAY) NETTED US A PRIME PARKING SPOT FOR MOLLY'S THIRD AND FINAL GAME... IT WAS AGAINST A TEAM MORE ON THEIR SKILL LEVEL AND A HARD FOUGHT GAME ENDED IN A 0-0 TIE... MOLLY PLAYED WELL AND I WAS IMPRESSED AT HOW WELL THE GIRLS LISTENED TO THEIR COACHES AND STAYED DISCIPLINED THROUGHOUT THE GAME... LITTLE MAGGIE WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND INTO EVERYTHING...(WHAT A FOUNTAIN OF ENERGY!)... WE CAME BACK AND MET DADDY MIKE (HE HAS A PAYING GIG PLAYING MUSIC FOR A CHURCH IN TOWN) AND HAD A PICNIC IN THE BACKYARD, (GRILLIN' AND CHILLIN').
AFTER A ROUND OF NAPS FOR ALL, MOLLY CAME DOWN AND ASKED ME TO JOIN A HUGE RAKE-A-THON ON THE FRONT LAWN. WE AMASSED A HUGE PILE OF LEAVES AND EACH TOOK A TURN DIVING INTO THEM...(NOT AS SOFT AS THEY LOOK--THAT'S GONNA LEAVE A MARK!)...THEN WE TOOK A RIDE OVER TO THE CHURCH WHERE MIKE AND ANNA BELONG FOR SERVICES... VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE CHURCH AND THE CONGREGATION... AGAIN, THE CHILDREN ARE BROUGHT TO A SEPARATE WORSHIP AREA SO THE PARENTS CAN HAVE SOME ALONE TIME... THE SERMON WAS ABOUT A SUBJECT THAT ONCE AGAIN REAFFIRMED THAT THE DECISION I HAVE MADE IS THE CORRECT ONE... (I WILL NOT PREACH, YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD ON FAITH---BUT YOU CAN UPLOAD THE SERMON, IT WAS VIDEOTAPED.) A VERY COMFORTABLE EXPERIENCE ALL AROUND...
CAME BACK TO THE HOUSE AND PACKED UP MY "VALUABLES" AGAIN...(THE REPACK OF THE JEEP WENT WELL---I NOW HAVE SUPERIOR LEG ROOM)...WATCHED SPORTSCENTER TO CATCH UP ON SOME FOOTBALL (GIANTS RULE, J-E-T-S JETS, JETS, JETS!) AND SAT DOWN WITH MIKE AND ANNA AND GAVE THEM THE REAL STORY ABOUT MY PAST...TALKING ABOUT IT WAS A BIT PAINFUL, BUT I NEED TO KEEP IT FRESH IN MY MIND...TALKING ABOUT IT MAKES MY COMMITTMENT TO BE CLEAN AND SOBER THAT MUCH STRONGER...KEEPING IT FRESH REMINDS ME OF WHAT I COULD LOSE...AND IT RELEASES THOSE MEMORIES AGAIN AND IT FEELS GOOD TO LET GO OF THEM...
OK, I'M OUT OF GAS AND NEED SOME SLEEP... I HOPE TO MAKE OKLAHOMA CITY TOMORROW, MAYBE MORE IF THE FEELING MOVES ME... MY THANKS TO COUSIN ANNA, MIKE, MOLLY AND MAGGIE FOR WELCOMING ME INTO THEIR HOME AND LIVES FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS...THANKS TO THEIR FRIENDS FOR MAKING ME FEEL WELCOME IN THE COMMUNITY... AFTER TOMORROW "YOU'RE NOT IN KANSAS, ANYMORE."
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