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ICSV Basketball Update

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BBall at QSIMiddle School basketball is well underway and the team is playing well. We’re currently sitting 2-0, due primarily to a brilliant coaching strategy I’ve implemented. It’s a system I call “The > Offense”. It’s a complicated system based on a fundamental concept: When we score more than the other team, we win. Or, stated mathematically, “Our Score > Their Score = Win.” I’ve done a lot of research and noted that every winning team without exception implements this same strategy. I really don’t know why everyone doesn’t do it.

Seriously, though, I’ve been blessed with a very talented team with a great attitude. They have fun, work hard and it’s paid off for them. Our victories came against QSI Bratislava(41-6) and VIS – B team(35-19). These victories came despite the fact that we can only practice once a week on a basketball court.BBall at QSI

Next week we have a game on Thursday against VIS (A team) and a tournament on Saturday. Thursday’s game will be a big test for them, but I have no doubt they will rise to the occasion.

Please pray for us next week.  Check back for an update next weekend.

Breaking a Leg

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No, I’m not living a double life. I’m quite happy with the one I have. This is my stage family for the next 4 days. The school play runs from Wednesday through Saturday and sometimes I still wonder how it  happened that I’m a part of this.

Many of you are likely thinking, “I didn’t know you could act?” Well, neither did I. I’m still not sure I can, but I’m having a lot of fun trying. I play Calvin Taylor, head accountant for KittyKat Kat Chow and father of 3. In Every Babysitter’s Nightmare, I go to a nice dinner party with my wife leaving our three mischievous children in the care of an unsuspecting babysitter. Chaos ensues and much fun is had by all.

That’s a Boy Job!

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Dead Bird

Typical “Boy” jobs include taking out the trash and recycling and cleaning hair out the sink when it gets clogged. We also have a few marriage agreements such as, I clean the floors and she washes the dishes. Another such agreement extends my responsibilities to anything that comes out of an animal…and apparently, as I recently learned, dead birds on our porch.

May/June Catch-up

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Well, once again, I find myself at the end of August realizing that we have been to busy to share about our lives or keep this blog up to date. I think the summer that we keep on top of things will deserve some kind of reward. Possibly involving ice cream.

Here’s a snapshot of what was happening with us during the end of May and the month of June.

This year we had a mustache themed birthday party for Matt. Mustaches are always fun!

Mustache Birthday

Then of course, there was the senior trip to Croatia, but you already know about that.

The day after we returned from Croatia, I turned 40. Yes. 40. Sigh. Matt and some of our friends threw me a 39.39393939… birthday party. Matt said I don’t I have to turn 40 if I don’t want to. I kinda don’t want to.

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Then the seniors graduated! Wahoo! You can see by all the smiles that they were definitely ready for this day. More pics here: Graduation 2010

Graduation

During the month of June we had a few friends visiting. Sally, Bekah, and Becca are some of our favorite people, so it was great to see them.

Friends

On June 19, our friends Felix and Leslie got married. They asked me to be one of the wedding photographers. Lots of pressure, but I learned a ton. I especially learned that this is NOT what I want to do for a living. Yikes!

Ring Wedding

We spent the rest of June helping our friends Jeff and Bethany get moved into their new apartment. This was super exciting for us because now they live in our building. Yay!

Stay tuned to for stories from July and August. Things did not slow down. I need a nap.