FYI: I was able to conquer my faulty toilet once I purchased a bigger crescent wrench from Home Depot. I even purchased a dimmer switch and hooked our living room chandelier up to it. I was in the groove ...
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The toilet in our second bathroom decided to quit working yesterday. Actually, it was working but it had developed a leak inside the tank that caused it to fill up REALLY slow. So, in my earnest but misguided own way, I decided to check it out. Fast forward to shoving a towel under the hose and spending nearly an hour on my back looking up with a mixture of futility and despair burned on my face.Here are a few lessons my toilet taught me:1. Know the limits of your own ability.2. Never twist something that wasn't designed to be twisted.3. The right tools will make the job go much smoother.4. Never try to fix what isn't completely broken until your in-laws leave.
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Navajo softball is winding down. This past weekend was the beginning of tournament play and the weatherman decided to serve up nearly 100 degree temperatures! It was so hot that my sunflower seeds starting popping in the shell, just like popcorn.On a related note, Hannah was selected for the 10 and Under All-Stars. It means another three months of softball, almost daily practices, and tournaments around San Diego. She was so excited, I nearly cried!
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Today was my volunteer shift working the snack bar at Navajo softball. All the parents on the different teams take turns working two hour shifts to help the league raise money. I was fortunate that my buddy Matt had volunteered for the same two hour shift -- nothing makes moving corn dogs and slushies go any faster than having a friend to pass the time with.Well, much to our surprise, who comes walking up but the mayor of San Diego -- Jerry Sanders. The mayor shook a few hands and then took a spot inside the snack bar working alongside me. Since he was wearing a long sleeve white dress shirt, I tried to steer the kids away from the chili dogs but it was too much to try and divert them from the slushies. Fortunately, my dexterity didn't fail me and the mayor's shirt survived unscathed.The mayor even kicked…
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As a Christmas present, the girls and Tonya gave me a small season ticket package to the San Diego Padres. I was able to go online and pick from several of the twenty game packages. Of course, I had to check when the Cubs were coming and picked the package that gave me the most Cub games. You can take the boy out of Illinois but you can't take Illinois out of the boy ...So far I've already been to two games -- both against the Astros. Since I only have two seats per game, we're not able to take the entire family but it's good for having one-on-one time with the girls. And they even understand foul balls, so I don't have to spend time explaining them!
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