Monthly Archives: February 2013

My buddy Dan lounsbury who I coached with here at Deer Park had to go back to Afghanistan this fall as well. He is in the Army National guard and has spent a year in Iraq and now is in Afghanistan. He is one of my best friends and we have argued about sports and everything else under the sun in our backyards cooking out or just hanging out. During the process of getting ready and going overseas he would show me where he is going and what he is supposed to be doing. He is defending our country and I am proud of him for that. He ask me to take him to drop him off so he and his wife Debbie could say all their goodbyes at home. Then I would drive him to Austin where they would have a little ceremony for all the men leaving. It was a really cool deal and you put in perspective what a great thing these men and women are doing for us giving up their time away from there families to protect our country. Me and Steve Matejka drove him the first time and then he trained. Then he came home and I drove him when he left for good. I stayed with the group for about 2 hours and then they take you in a gym and all the men file in and a general or someone gives a speech about them leaving. It was very cool and I applaud him for everything he is doing and everything his has done for me. Keeping me laughing and argueing with him. I just want to say good luck, we will have a beer when you get back, and we are all very proud of you.

Go Raiders!!

Ya’ll be safe out there !!

School started for Mady and Brad and it is still amazing to me to see Mady in 9th grade. Brad being in 6th grade was and is also a shock. Madyson decided to play golf and basketball. She made the A team in basketball and just loves being part of a team. She went to offseason basketball during 7th period then go to golf after school. I am very proud of her for what she did, she was in tough classes, had two pap classes and one was geometry. Then she rode the bus to south and went through offseason basketball. Immediately when the bell rang she came to my office and I would take her to the golf course and she would practice that. She wouldn’t get home until about 6 then have to do her homework. Not very many 9th graders would do all that work and I am very proud of her. It seems like she is having a good year and her grades have been great for the first semester. Ill talk about basketball and golf more in a separate post.

Brad is a very social bug and his 6th grade year has started great. He loves sports and is always spending time in the gym shooting basketballs or running around with his buddies at the junior high football games. He is also doing good with his grades. I worry about him in the afternoon and am proud of him in the same note. He goes to school and the rides the bus home. He only walks about half a block home but he is sometimes there by himself until about 6 if we have things going on with Mady or work. Well he has done a great job of doing his homework before playing his xbox or going outside. We have never gotten home and him not done his school work. Sometimes he will have a couple questions or math problems that he can’t answer but he will immediately let us know he needs help. He also has donme a great job of being a good student and helping others.

The first day of school was good for both kids. I took a picture of them in the living room and they look so old compared to all the baby ones from them growing up. I take Mady to school and her friend Julia Savedra. We go pick her up and Mady is usually tired. Neither girl is real active or talkative so I usually try and get them to sing or something. Like during christmas time they wanted breakfast so I made them sing christmas carols before I would stop and get them anything. When they get out of the truck I will usually holler out something goofy that might embarass them such as ” let’s go underwear shopping after school!!”. They usually take off running now the minute they see me roll down the window. But I have really enjoyed being about to spend that time with Mady and seeing her in the morning. For so many years I would leave for work before them so this year for me has been fun. Brad usually rides with Tressa. They sometimes get breakfast and i’m sure they have little things they do as well.

Both kids go with Dada still on wednesday for “Donuts with Dada”. He takes them to eat breakfast and spends time with them. I think it is wonderful because they are building memories with him. He was worried that Mady being in high school she wouldn’t want to anymore but that is still one of her favorite mornings of the week. All in all the school year has really been good for both the kids. Mady has made so many new friends and is starting to open up more. She is still so funny. She has worked so hard and is doing such a great job. Brad is really maturing and becoming such a good young man. I am really proud of the work they are doing in school and such effort they are putting into all their activities.

Ya’ll be safe out there!!

One little funny thing that happened with me and Brad one day during football was him meeting a radio talk show host named John Mclain also known as “The General”. He is a guy who has been on sports talk radio here in Houston for many years. Well I usually listen to his show and one day he was at a wings place here in Deer Park with his show. So on the way to football practice we stopped by for a few minutes. Then during a break i introduced myself and visited with him for a few minutes.So I introduced Brad and had him  pose for a picture with him. He was nice and stoof up with Brad and put his arm around him. I thought that was pretty neat he didn’t have to do that. We talked about football and sports for a minute then headed for practice. It was a pretty cool deal

Thanks General!!!

Ya’ll be safe out there!!