Ahhh, kids

So I think this is a funny story....maybe it will make others smile. So I had the kids in the car today and we were leaving the grocery store. This pickup truck turned in front of me and proceeded to take 2/3 of the road and he had plenty of time to move over to his side of the road. I yelled "move that piece of sheep truck outta my way!" Of course I didn't say sheep, I said a different 4 letter word that started with S. Then from the backseat I hear Sydney say "Daaaaaaaaaaaad, you don't yell. You have to use your words, and you have to say please!" I said "oh, really.....so if I said please move your piece of sheep truck, then he would have moved?" And she said, "well maybe but you also shouldn't say sheep!" I laughed and said, "well if I shouldn't use the word sheep, you shouldn't use it either!" She went on to continue the lecture about how we don't yell at our friends and that we always have to use our words. What a smart little sheep she is!

Bowling struggles

We went bowling this morning with some friends, I took the opportunity to practice my hook ball. Yeah. I stink at it! Well I guess I should clarify, my ball has a wicked break to it....I just can't control it! It heads toward the right gutter and then breaks all the way across the lane and hits the 7 pin (far left corner pin). So I tried moving to various dots at the start, but never could get it dialed in. It is hard to work on consistency and moving around to different boards. Anyway, I bowled a game and a half with all hook balls, and then I gave up and went back to my straight ball which was working extremely well today!

So I guess in conclusion I'm not ready to break out the curve in league play quite yet. Maybe next year if I keep on getting the practice in. Check out this guy, he is a professional bowler who uses a two handed grip. It is completely legal and starting to catch on. I tried it today and got even more of a wicked spin on the ball, but that made it even harder to control!

Christmas Lights

I was really busy all day hanging lights....What do you think?



Ok, Ok, my lights look like a yuletide log compared to that. But I really did hang up some lights today. Looks pretty good! Then Bridget, Sydney, and I worked on the Holiday tree (I don't know if it is acceptable to say Christmas Tree)....seeing as I am the most wanted man in Utah, I should really watch what I say!

New Obsession

Guitar Hero. Those are the most important two words in my dictionary right now. I got it for my birthday from Bridget's parents. I pretty much play it as much as I can all day long. I get annoyed when I have to stop, but when I do stop I am still walking around singing the songs! As for the kids they can raise themselves right? House chores....you'd be amazed at how much I am willing to stumble over and how high you can pile dishes in the sink! Ah Guitar Hero, why am I not playing right now????

Back from Colorado

Back from Colorado, and now I need to get my BUTT in gear! Bridget and I were talking in the car trip across Wyoming that I have not taken a complete week off of exercise in nearly 2 years! Well that little vacation is over...got to lose those Thanksgiving pounds before they become permanently attached to my body. I am a little nervous that I'll only be able to make it 30 minutes tomorrow, but I'll press on and get through the full 50!