Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Football season is here...
My favorite time of year has arrived - football season! There's nothing quite like enjoying a great football game on a cool, crisp fall afternoon or evening. I'm back coaching with St. Susanna this year - I'm one of the offensive coaches. We had a rough start on Sunday, losing 40-6 to IHM, but things can't get any worse than that, Can they? Let's hope not, otherwise it's going to be a long season!
Ohio State kicks off on Saturday. With 20 returning starters returning from a team that played for the national championship last year, expectations are obviously high. Should the Buckeyes go out and beat USC in LA next month, they may very well be on their way to a 3rd trip to the championship game in as many years. Given the results of the first two championship games maybe that's not a good thing to the rest of the country but I'd rather make it to the championship game and lose than watch it on television. Speaking of going to a game as opposed to watching on TV, I'd like to go up to the Buckeyes opener on Saturday but currently don't have any tickets. If you know of where I might be able to pick up a couple, let me know!
I'm not expecting much out of the Bengals this season. They've looked horrible in pre-season and they just don't seem to be improving at all. They have several key players injured and should they start the season 0-2 they may very well continue to lose the rest of the year. It's an embarrassment. You would think that Mike Brown would learn from his many past mistakes but when you resign a thug like Chris Henry, just months after you cut him for being a total knucklehead, it's apparent that Mikey boy has no idea what he's doing.
We have several pretty big milestones coming up over the next couple months - Abbey turns 16 in September and will probably have her license by the end of October. My 50th birthday is in October and Judd will turn 20 in early November. (Aaron turned 18 in June!) Speaking of Aaron, we need to get him focused on heading to college next year. Hard to believe how swiftly time flies by.
Nothing much else to report. Friday, August 29 marks a very sad anniversary - it will be 5 years since my mom died. Hard to believe she's been gone that long but then I think about everything we've been through since then and it seems like a lifetime. At any rate, not a day goes by where I don't think about her and miss her not being here. For those of you who still can, make sure you give your mom a big hug every chance you get...Wishing every one a great Labor Day Weekend and a wonderfall fall/football season.
Ohio State kicks off on Saturday. With 20 returning starters returning from a team that played for the national championship last year, expectations are obviously high. Should the Buckeyes go out and beat USC in LA next month, they may very well be on their way to a 3rd trip to the championship game in as many years. Given the results of the first two championship games maybe that's not a good thing to the rest of the country but I'd rather make it to the championship game and lose than watch it on television. Speaking of going to a game as opposed to watching on TV, I'd like to go up to the Buckeyes opener on Saturday but currently don't have any tickets. If you know of where I might be able to pick up a couple, let me know!
I'm not expecting much out of the Bengals this season. They've looked horrible in pre-season and they just don't seem to be improving at all. They have several key players injured and should they start the season 0-2 they may very well continue to lose the rest of the year. It's an embarrassment. You would think that Mike Brown would learn from his many past mistakes but when you resign a thug like Chris Henry, just months after you cut him for being a total knucklehead, it's apparent that Mikey boy has no idea what he's doing.
We have several pretty big milestones coming up over the next couple months - Abbey turns 16 in September and will probably have her license by the end of October. My 50th birthday is in October and Judd will turn 20 in early November. (Aaron turned 18 in June!) Speaking of Aaron, we need to get him focused on heading to college next year. Hard to believe how swiftly time flies by.
Nothing much else to report. Friday, August 29 marks a very sad anniversary - it will be 5 years since my mom died. Hard to believe she's been gone that long but then I think about everything we've been through since then and it seems like a lifetime. At any rate, not a day goes by where I don't think about her and miss her not being here. For those of you who still can, make sure you give your mom a big hug every chance you get...Wishing every one a great Labor Day Weekend and a wonderfall fall/football season.
Friday, August 01, 2008
It's already August, 2008...
I can't believe it's been a month since my last post. July flew by and it's hard to believe we are already in the 8th month of 2008. Things continue to go fairly well. I'm still felling better all the time and after a year off, I'm back to coaching football again at St. Susanna. I'm also getting out and riding about 100 miles on the bike per week. Last week I tried riding to and from work but the roads that lead from Mason to Xavier are pretty heavily trafficed during the rush hours and I'm not sure it's the safest thing to do. I have to figure out a route that will allow me to get out of the main flow of traffic but i'm not sure if there is one.
With August here, the kids only have a few weeks left before school starts. They've all been working this summer and Abbey has started up field hockey for the upcoming season. Judd needs to be back to UD on August 19 and I believe Aaron and Abbey will also start back that week. It's hard to believe Judd has been home since late April; it's been nice having him home but I have to believe he's ready to get back to school. Now we need to start the process of getting Aaron settled on a college. He's going to apply to some places this fall and we'll see where he gets accepted.
My next doctor's appointment is in late September. Dr. Leming said if all goes well the next two visits, my Rituxin treatment in December should be my last. That would be almost 3 years from the date of my first Rituxin treatment. Time flies when your having fun.
I was asked to submit my story for consideration for an upcoming book that is being written by a comedienne from Minnesota. My sister Aimee met this woman last spring and told her about my story. The woman suggested I submit my story for her book - she was looking for medical stories that were funny, inspirational or both. I went the inspirational route and submitted my story a few weeks ago. The author said my submission was very good and that she would let me know in November if my story is accepted. I'll be sure to let you all know if my story makes it - I think she said I'll get paid $25 if my story is used so who knows, this could be the start of something big.
I hope all is well with everyone. I'm always amazed when I tell someone something and they say, "I know, I read that on your blog." So all that's left to say is thanks for checking in!
Vince
With August here, the kids only have a few weeks left before school starts. They've all been working this summer and Abbey has started up field hockey for the upcoming season. Judd needs to be back to UD on August 19 and I believe Aaron and Abbey will also start back that week. It's hard to believe Judd has been home since late April; it's been nice having him home but I have to believe he's ready to get back to school. Now we need to start the process of getting Aaron settled on a college. He's going to apply to some places this fall and we'll see where he gets accepted.
My next doctor's appointment is in late September. Dr. Leming said if all goes well the next two visits, my Rituxin treatment in December should be my last. That would be almost 3 years from the date of my first Rituxin treatment. Time flies when your having fun.
I was asked to submit my story for consideration for an upcoming book that is being written by a comedienne from Minnesota. My sister Aimee met this woman last spring and told her about my story. The woman suggested I submit my story for her book - she was looking for medical stories that were funny, inspirational or both. I went the inspirational route and submitted my story a few weeks ago. The author said my submission was very good and that she would let me know in November if my story is accepted. I'll be sure to let you all know if my story makes it - I think she said I'll get paid $25 if my story is used so who knows, this could be the start of something big.
I hope all is well with everyone. I'm always amazed when I tell someone something and they say, "I know, I read that on your blog." So all that's left to say is thanks for checking in!
Vince
