Daily Archives: February 26, 2013

Well we haven’t started drivers ed but Mady has been driving for us at different times. She does a good job. She even drove me all the way to Academy the other day. Makes me feel old that she is about to drive but, I guess I am old.

Here is just a little taste of what we are in for in the coming years. That post was started in 2013, I have not posted since then so bare with me and on the next couple post I want to catch up to 2019. Well Mady got her license and drove all of her junior and senior year. We bought her a 2015 Jeep Patriot. Well the story is like this, her and Tres went down to car max, they wanted to do it all their selves. They met with a salesman and found a white Jeep Patriot and thought they got a good deal. They buy the car and drive it home. It is an ok car but I start looking online and I find new cars that are the same price with better wheels. We have the weekend to return the car. Mady goes to golf practice on a Friday the day of graduation and her car wont start when she tries to leave. She calls me so I can try and start it and get back to graduation. It’s hot and I’m on the phone with Brock my mechanic. We get it started and she drives home. So I have to get back to school and barely make it to graduation. The next day I say we are going to get a brand new car. We drive to the dealer and I tell the guy the story and say I want this car new at same price or I’ll just keep the used one. He says ok , lets do it. The car comes up we talk numbers and he says its 5k more. I say ” ok, bye and walk out”. He comes to get us and we go back in and I get the exact car with better tires at same price. Woohoo dad knows best!!! So she has been driving now, for about 4-5 years now. She has the same car and will hopefully drive it until she gets out of college. Not much else on her driving. Like I said I Adm trying to catch up on my blog. But you can see the difference in the two cars LOL!!

Ya’ll stay safe out there!!

I mentioned earlier that Mady was playing Basketball and Golf. She did a great job balancing them that first semester. When basketball seson started in October she quit going to golf except on the weekend. They had basketball tryouts and I knew she had a good shot but was worried about her being slow. She went through off season so I figured that would benefit her. She must have done a good job because she made the “A” team. She wasn’t a starter but came off the bench and did a good job with some good minutes. I was very proud of her all season. She made some good friends and had such a good time. I could see it all over her face when I picked her up from practice or saw her on the sidelines and even on game day after her games. They had to stay for the varsity game and she was always excited about that. Not one time did she complain about having to stay. I think she enjoyed the comaradore with the other girls in the stands.

She has such a nice shot that alot of times she would be the player who is put on the foul line when there is a technical. It is a good arching shot with great form and always has a chance to go in the basket. I think she had one game with a told of 6 or 8 points. She didn’t score alot but she loved being part of a team and hanging out with the other girls. She made some great new friends and I think that is what she missed by not playing volleyball.

She was also one of the top 5 in golf this first semester and that continues into the spring semster. She didn’t play as much golf but she was able to play in 2 tournaments early and did really well. She shot a 100 in the first one and a 96,99 in the second which was a two day one. Then basketball started and she wasn’t able to come back until afterward. But we are so proud of her for what she is doing and how she has started. Being one of the top 5 as a freshman and also playing basketball is very impressive to me. The 100 was in laporte and she competed very hard to break 100 but came up a little short. Then we had a tournament here at Deer Park and she played so well and made a 96,99 in the two day tournament.

I had a great time watching her play basketball. It was the first time I could really sit back and just enjoy what she was doing with no pressure. I don’t know why I was so amped up in junior high but I enjoyed watching her this year the most. I think maybe it was because she was relaxed and enjoyed it so much.

I get more nervous watching golf right now because she is one of the leaders. But that is ok too.

Me and Tres are so very proud of everything she has accomplished so far. It brings me great happiness to see her run up and down the court hustling and dirving the lane and shooting that pretty jumper and to see her tee off and walk with a girl to find the other girls ball and watch the other girl hit twice before they even get to Mady’s ball.  Looking forward to watching her golf the rest of the year and to see what she will accomplish. I am also looking forward to seeing what will happen next year in basketball once she has had a year to improve and grow bigger and stronger.

She is the best Golfer/basketball player I know

Go Mady Go!!

Ya’ll be safe out there!!