Monday Madness

Its Monday again...with the long weekend last week, these 2 days just flew by, it seemed like I went to sleep on Friday night and awoke on Monday morning...does anyone feel the same way. As I look back on the weekend, it was a pretty good weekend, I got some stuff done that I needed to do, yet my honey-do-list grew longer at the same time.

I will tell you that this weekend was a little difficult on me spiritually, I just did not get focused, so my prayer and devotion time suffered. For that I am excited for Monday, I get back in a routine and I do better at time management, so I set aside time better to be in the word.

I will say that over the past 3 or so months, 'lil man' (LM) and I have spent lots of quality time together. I will say that he and I had the most difficult relationship to bond, even though we are the only 2 boys in the house....I think that it just took time and understanding from both of us. I know it sounds weird but I had to learn how to be a dad to a boy. It is different, they have different needs and I forget that he is a lil boy (well he is almost 11 now, so not that little) but for a man, getting a hug or hearing someone tells us that 'I love you' is not always the way that we need or get love. In the beginning, I was trying to show my love for him, by wrestling and horse playing with him, more of rough-love. And this is not how he was willing to receive my love, he wanted the hugs and kind words that I was giving the girls. I saw me throwing him around in the pool and wrestling with him, as spending time with him, he saw it as torture!!! Now that he is older, he understands more, and I have made strides to pat him on the back, put my arm around him and give him more 'man-hugs' and give him more positive feedback. The results are we are as close as any of the kids and I. Now that we have been a family for almost 7 years, we have grown together and I know how to show / give love to each of the kids in their desired method.

On that note..after his LL game on Saturday, we got home to an empty house, (girls were shopping and filling out job apps). So I took the opportunity to hang the ceiling fan in REDs room, now this was an adventure because she has a 12 foot ceiling, so I had to stand on the top of the 6 ft ladder, and LM couldn't help because I had no way for him to be up that high or that close to me. So he handed me parts so I did not have to keep going up / down the ladder. Needles to say, it was up and it worked....I am starting to become 'Tim the tool-man'. After that since it was still the two of us, we played wiffle ball in the front yard....He is getting so good, he hits almost everything....then we went to Wal-mart to get 2 new tires for the Honda...however it took them over 2 hours, so we walked over to best-buy to look, we ended up playing Rock Band, let me just say....I am white with no rhythm...so LM had a blast kicking my butt....we then played a different game it was a blast.....I totally forgot the name of it, but it is a trivia game and tons of fun, it is for PS2 and up to 4 people can play...I see us buying it...lots of fun. After that we were back at Wal-Mart and the car was done.....However I have to tell you about the first hour at wal-mart..while we were waiting, we went and got some magazines and a Pepsi and then went to the lawn and garden section, and just moved in...we sat there for an hour reading different magazines, drinking our soda, like we were sitting in our back-yard...you can only imagine the looks we were getting....I HIGHLY suggest it....it is worth all the looks...plus Wal-Mart is always nice and cool...so great on a summer day!!!

Sunday was a difficult day for me, because I missed church for the 1st time in a while. My buddy Chris has been asking me to come play on his men's baseball team...and as most of you know I love baseball...although I haven't played in a while....well I could only say no so many times....plus I have wanted to every time but as with most of us, my weekends are packed, or they are my family days, so I don't like to make plans without them...needless to say, LM and I got ready and went to the 930 game....this was my chance to show LM that his old man could still play...(although I will admit I was a bit nervous...was my greatness only in my head, or could I still play). Well I guess I can still play, I caught the whole game...which I loved...I had no passed balls, no one tried to steal on me. But the thing that made me feel the best was that all 3 pitchers that threw that game, all said that they would love to have me back there any game they threw....that made me feel good... I had tons of fun...they asked me to join the team....I didn't give an answer right away...wanted to talk with Momma, plus I really hated missing church....so we will see..the next 2 games are @ 715 at night, so I plan on playing those games, then we wil see from there. I will be honest....I am sore...by thighs and calfs are burning on each movement I make. And for those of you wondering I went 1 for 3, with 2 ground outs to 2nd, and a line drive to center for a single...not bad for an old man that hasn't swung at a baseball over 30 mph in a few years....plus LM was proud of his dad.....that was better than a home run!!!!

When we got home, I parents brought my grandma over to spend time with us while they went to visit family...it was REALLY nice to spend time with my grandma, I realize that everyday is a gift with her....I love her so much.....I have to make a better effort to go see her...I don't want to wish I had seen her more, when I don't have the chance anymore.

After that....I got to do the one thing that I think every parent hates to do, or at least is scared to do....I took D out to learn to drive...plus she is learning on a stick..now it is her car so she has more motivation to learn..but she was really scared....Then she scared the bee-gees out of me, before we started, I went over all the steps to start a car that has a clutch...I told her to put her foot on the clutch and the brake when she starts it, she asked me which one was the brake.....LESSON OVER!!!!!! She though it was so funny....she got me!!!!! Well since she does not have her permit yet, I took her over to the elementary school parking lot, she did pretty good, she is still a bit too nervous...but as we all know...over time that will get less....after I showed her and let her feel how it feels to stall, she only stalled once and thanks be to god...she didn't hit anything.....

Hope you all had a great weekend...I would love to hear about it.

Mick