September Report

As mentioned in the August Report we started our month at the NJ shore. Kim and the boys spoiled me on my birthday and took me out to a very nice seafood restaurant for dinner. We spent Monday at the beach and then headed home on Tuesday morning. We got home in time for Brandon's practice and I was able to get some work in.

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School started on the 3rd for Brandon and the 4th for Chayce. Its hard to believe I have two boys in High School. Wow and I must be getting old. The boys seem to be off to a good start. They went to a new scheduling system and I think it has taken a little getting used to, but they seem to be figuring it out and getting to the right place at the right time. I'm sure they would deny it, but I suspect they are at least glad to be around their friends again, if not glad to be back in classes.

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We have two in seminary this year, but that doesn't make it any easier to get out of bed in the morning. Surprisingly we haven't had any major drama, I wouldn't go so far as to say they love it, but at least they are tolerating it. I had to drive for the first few weeks, but now that Chayce got his licence he is driving them to seminary and then on to school. It's not as ideal as you would hope, our school does not have enough parking for all the people who want to drive so it is limited to Seniors only. As a result Chayce has to park across the street in the town municipal building parking lot. Given that Chayce is not the first high school kid to try that, they have a four hour limit that is strictly enforced. As a result Kim and I have to go pick up the car when I leave for work, what a pain, but it is better then me getting up at 5:30AM every day and driving two towns away.
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So YES you heard it right! Chayce turned 17 and is now driving. He took his test on the morning of his birthday and passed with flying colors. While I'm not sure how I feel about having my boys get so old, I have to admit it has been nice to have him able to help out with some errands and to be able to get himself around.

About a year ago I bought a truck to have when we needed to do yard work or get stuff from the Home Depot. I bought a manual transmission so the boys would learn how to drive a stick. Chayce has learned well and now can be seen cruising around town in it. He prefers to drive mine when he gets the chance, but hey this truck is better then the 1976 Ford LTD wagon with the imitation wood panelling I drove until we got the Mustang working.

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Brandon's football team is doing great this year. It is amazing the difference I see in the quality of play this year versus prior seasons. The coaches he has really know the game and do a great job of teaching the boys and helping them play to their potential and to play as team. Not to mention the fact that the boys are so much bigger and stronger. Brandon is having an outstanding year. He is playing both offence and defense as well as special teams, translation, he plays every minute of every game.

Here are a couple of pictures of him playing. I have been taking pictures at the games and I post them online so the rest of the parents can download pictures of their kids. Randolph has the dark blue helmets with the dark blue and white uniforms. Brandon is # 21 when the team wears their blue jerseys and #22 when they are in white. So if you what to see a bunch of pictures follow this link.

http://randolphfroshfootball.shutterfly.com/

Don't worry Mom it's just dirt!

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September turned out to be a rather insane month for work so I didn't get nearly enough golf in. I'm hoping to correct that in October. I have a couple of things planned to make that happen, but I'll report on those next month.

Have a great month!