Nearly the end of October now, and it definitely appears that we are
full into Fall now. The weather has changed back to the dreary, wet,
colder types of days that have us turning on the heat, starting fires,
and drinking coffee all throughout the day.
The
fifth annual LBF chili cook-off was another success. This year, we had
our first female winner..... Stephana Timmer took home the first place
award for this year. In addition, Tiff Stauffer came her very closest
ever to a win, coming in a very close second place, with her gluten free
chili. And as well, another female winner..... Erin Swedberg took home
the coveted "Boobie Prize" this year. :-)
Football season is
coming to an end for us this weekend. Evan plays his final game today,
in Lynden. We are hoping so much for a great win, and even more than
that, hoping that Evan plays the best game of the season today. He
loves football so much, and we just love watching him play. He has an
amazing gift of athleticism, and he just does things on the football
field that other kids can't do.
With football behind
us, we will enter a new season this year. Although Evan doesn't like to
play basketball, Sierra has decided that she does indeed want to go out
for basketball this year. So, this morning, I will be taking her to
get her signed up for the season, and dropping her off for her first day
of practice. This should be quite fun, as she has never participated
in any other sports, with exception of one season of t-ball. We look
forward to seeing our little girl on the court.
For Evan, with
sports done for the year, we will be starting to have him take weekly
drum lessons. Evan is very excited about band, and music..... and
especially about becoming a drummer.
Grammy and Papa
have been here for a couple of weeks now, and have decided to add one
more week here with us. They came to spend time with the kiddos, and to
see Evan play in his last two football games of the season. They also
wanted to be here for their first time at our chili cook-off. And now,
they have decided to stay for watching the kids enjoy Halloween this
next week. The kids are enjoying it greatly, as they are being spoiled
like crazy!!! :-)
I started my second job, working for
Westside Pizza in Everson, just this last week. My first day was a
full 9 hours, and then I worked just a short couple of hours yesterday
again. I will be back on Monday for another full day, and then should
be into a fairly regular work pattern there throughout the month of
November. I anticipate putting in 20+ hours a week there, in hopes of
making enough money to help us start try and climb out from under the
huge mountain of debt we are in. At minimum wage plus tips, there is no
doubt that I am going to have to work as many hours as possible, and it
is going to take a very long time to make any real progress...... but,
it is a job, and part time jobs that work around my regular shift work
schedule as a firefighter, they are hard to find and come by.
I
am feeling sad today, as I realize that I haven't been on my bike now
in a full 10 days!!! Absolutely crazy, and I feel it. I have slipped
out of my routine this past three weeks, and really need to get back at
it again, right away. I am planning to go back at it hard once again
on Monday...... no looking back, no regrets..... just simply back on
track, with hard work and determination once again. Although I have no
intentions of being in a calendar or anything of the sort....... I would
like to be able to look at myself in the mirror, and to be able to see a
mid 40's year old guy who could be in a calendar!!! Time to get busy.
That's about it for now.... I am sure I am leaving out something, or more..... but I will post about all of that next time :-)
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