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OK, so of course I have an iPad and I LOVE IT. I’m having some troubles with Wi-Fi connectivity and I hope Apple does something about it soon. The kids have been playing with it a lot so I’ve downloaded a few drawing applications for it, just so the kids have something to do. Here’s a picture Elizabeth drew on it.
Elizabeth's iPad Drawing
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Elizabeth was invited to a birthday party yesterday afternoon and, since August wasn’t invited, I decided it would be a good time for the two of us to have some quality time together. I was going to say ‘he and I’ but worried that Anna would correct my grammar, she’s always doing that, so I went back and changed the phrasing.
August and Elizabeth had been bugging me to go play golf, so we decided to head over to a little Executive (Executive is a euphemism for short attention span) Golf course in a nearby town. It’s a Podunk little golf course and it’s not in very good repair, but it was enough for August. We ended up playing 6 holes. He started out being really goofy and not trying very hard, but for holes 3 through 5 he really tried and did fairly well (for a six year old). Late on 5 and all through 6 he just wasn’t paying attention, so we headed off to Sonic for dinner.
Here are some pictures of August at the course.
At one point, he’d been using his 7 iron for everything except putting so I started having him use different clubs just to get a feel for them. I noticed he had a hybrid club (kind of a mix between an iron and a wood) so I suggested he give that one a try (special thanks to Aunt Sue and Cousin Robert for the clubs by the way). He positioned himself by the ball and took a swing and the ball went further than he’d ever hit a golf ball before. It was way cool. I shouted my praise for the shot, walked over and gave him a bug high five and he hugged me and said ‘I love you dad!’ It was a great night and I can’t wait to do it again (and again and again and again…..)
Every morning before I start work, I head over to the area of the house where the kid’s bedrooms are and check to see what lights and fans were left on. This morning, every single light and fan in that entire part of the house was still on. They turn everything on in the morning when they get up. If only I could teach them to turn things off when they’re done with them.
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I had a few minutes before a customer call so I headed outside to see what Anna and the kids were doing. Anna had purchased some pine straw from a wandering salesman ($4 per bundle, cash) and she was spreading them around the beds. There was a soccer ball on the ground and I told her I was going to see if I could hit the kids (who were playing about 50 yards away). I put the ball down, wound up and kicked it. It curved slightly as it made its way to August (who was riding his bike on the sidewalk). It hit the ground in front of him, bounced up and hit hit right in the middle of his chest. Nailed it!
August isn’t happy about it, but at least I know I can still hit a Soccer ball.
Here are some pictured of the front beds Anna’s working on.
