Today, Connor has his last football game... And of course it's Halloween...
I think I'm going to cancel lessons this evening. I remember last year that turnout for my classes was very lite.
Today is a 'marketing day' for me... I've got to publish results from the gran prix, and send out a newsletter regarding my November programs...
That's it. I'm not so much in a blogging mood this morning... Perhaps I'll write more this evening..
Bye for now... SC
Our house was sold yesterday. We closed the deal at around 4:15 PM... Yea..! It was a little bittersweet yesterday, but this morning the bitter is gone and it's just sweet now...!
And now we can focus on giving our proprty here at Columbia Lakes the tender loving care it needs and deserves...
I made a trip to the old house at about 4:30 AM yesterday morning to clean out what was left of our stuff in the garage. That was it. No no more trips to north Houston...! Yea... Again, I say Yea...!
Today I have to be in preparation for my upcoming junior tennis tournament. I'm dropping Connor off at school early today so he can take a make up test then I'm heading over to Clear Lake and Galveston to pick up tennis balls, trophies, and -shirts for my tournament.
I have a full day today and tomorrow, but Sunday won't be so difficult. And I'll be able to relax Sunday afternoon...! In fact, I'll probably take some more time to blog and get caught up with everything Sunday afternoon.
Well, that's it for now... -Coach Sam Out...!
Well, the buyer's bank didn't have all the paper work completed for us to close on the sale of our house this past Friday. Now we have to wait until this coming Thursday because of everyone's work schedules....
Anyway, this coming Thursday evening Monica and I will be sipping celebratory champagne...!
Saturday was a full day... I had lessons in the morning, then worked at the house in the yard the rest of the day. I used my chain saw and sawed down some big limbs that were hanging over the front of our house... Monica helped me with a pole saw... We were both very sore on Sunday...
Sunday after church we went shopping for clothes for Elijah and Connor. Then we we had small group bible study in the evening. we just started a study of Hebrews.
It was 66 degrees in the house when we awakened this morning. It was 55 degrees outside when I dropped Connor off for his bus... Now we're finally getting into some October weather...!
This week I will be extremely busy preparing for the Gran Prix tournament. We're up to over 70 entries now... I'm hoping to eclipse 100...!
That's about it.... My knee is still feeling ok... I haven't really tested it with hard playing yet...
I'm serious about losing weight and getting in shape... Starting this week I'm really, really going to be careful about what goes into my mouth...! (and the quantity and volume that goes in, too...)
That's it for now... More later... SC
We're waiting to see if we get to close on the sale of our home in Houston today. As of yesterday evening it wasn't looking good. The title company was still waiting on some paperwork from the buyer's bank.
There's a slim chance it could happen late this afternoon if everything goes through first thing in the morning. If not, the deal has to wait until the end of next week because of everyone's work schedules... Oh well... We'll wait and see. We've waited a year already and another week won't matter a whole lot more...
Yesterday Monica and I went to finish cleaning out our garage. Boy, we will not miss Houston traffic... We just have one more little trip to make in my jeep to get some bulky items and then we are done...!
After our cleaning project we stopped at our favorite Thai restaurant on the way home... Mmmmmm... It was delicious...! We sure can't get food like that here in the country..!
Today I have to finalize the details for my tournament next week... Order trophies, t-shirts, etc... And... I need to get more players...! I'll be burning up the phone lines and email links today and this weekend for sure...!
The weather is so awesome right now.... Cool and crisp.... This is what October is supposed to be about....! It's perfect weather for smoking a brisket on the back patio...
Well... I need to get to work.... That's it for now... I might come back a little later and publish some photos. Otherwise, see you tomorrow!
Have a nice day and thanks for checking out my blog
Coach Sam
This photo was taken on Mother's Day 2006... That was an awesome day... Monica got baptised at church that morning, and we spent the afternoon goofing around in Wharton.
I believe this was Elijah's first time to ever go down a slide. Connor traveled with him to make sure everything went ok...
Ahhh... Nice memories... That's what I want for Connor and Elijah.
Looking back on my childhood I can't recall any pleasant family holidays. Not that they were all negative experiences, but I just don't have any recollection of a really special event or time. And no, it's NOT my memory that's the problem....
I mentioned it before in a previous post, but I'm forty-one years old now... (sigh....) I've got a great life that includes a very fulfilling job and a wonderful family. One thing that could make it a little better is if I got my weight under control... I'm going to try to keep myself motivated by writing about my weight and weight loss a little bit every day.
Last night I watched the TV Reality show the Biggest Loser... I've watched one other time and it's really motivating me to get in shape.
Now that my knee is better I'm going to definitely be more active and just stay on a good regimen. I weighed in at 237 at the doctor's office a couple of days ago...
My knee's feeling great today, but to appease Monica I'm still going to 'take it easy' for awhile...
I did well last night resisting the urge to eat ice cream after dinner, and this morning I did some crunches. (And that's slang for working my abs not eating Nestle Crunch Bars....!)
The Big News.... We may be finally selling our house in Houston... We should know today if we can close on Friday or if we'll have to wait until next Monday.... I am ready to celebrate...!
Today I'm taking the day off from lessons. I really am resting my knee a little more... I'm working on marketing my tournament next weekend... And Monica and I are going to finish cleaning out the garage at our house in Houston...
That's it for today... SC
I went to see an orthopedic specialist about my knee yesterday. I was expecting a worse -case scenario, but it actually wasn't that bad...
The Doctor did not do an MRI as I had suspected he would. He did take several x-rays. The x-rays showed my knees were in pretty good condition. There was a little bit of wear on the right knee cap, and I'm working on getting some spurs on the side of each knee but he said that was 'normal wear' for someone who has played competitive tennis for nearly 30 years.
He said the discomfort I'm having is most likely due to some tearing along my meniscus. The x-rays won't show that, but he said I wouldn't be in his office if there wasn't something going on.
I requested a shot of cortisone for the pain and now I'm pain free. I'm to spend the next 2 weeks being religious with my stretching and leg lift routine sand to continue wearing my brace and icing it after each athletic episode.
We'll see how it is in two weeks and if it's not better, he'll go in and surgically repair the injured area.
In the mean time it wouldn't hurt me to lose some weight... You know I weighed 130 lbs when I graduated from high school and I weigh nearly 100 lbs more than that now...! Of course, I'm not going to try to lose 100 lbs... But I could definitely stand to lose 40-50 lbs...
What sort of impact will that have on my knees..? well, losing weight is the biggest favor I can do myself, period. It will improve my health all around...
And how am I doing with my war on busy-ness...? Pretty good, so far... But it's only been a little over 24 hours...!
Today Monica and I are going to Houston to check out the old house... We're supposed to close on our sale either this Friday or next Monday. Yea...! Boy, is that a blessing!
All we need to do is clean out the garage before we hand over the keys...
It's supposed to rain here again this afternoon. Wow, this has been the wettest October I ever remember...!
I've got a lite day today... No lessons... This will be another good day to just rest the knee and work on my strengthening and flexibility exercises.
That's about it... More tomorrow.... SC
I celebrated my birthday on Saturday. But I just gave myself my present this morning.
-Peace of mind...
I don't care what the consequences are, I'm slowing down. No more killing myself with impossible deadlines and unrealistic expectations. I'm just going to put less on my plate. I'm still going to get stuff done, but that stuff will just take a little longer to get done, and that's ok...
I'm just trusting God to make my path straight. I'm sure there will be some repercussions. But God can handle it. I'm reclaiming my life from busy-ness.
I'm sure this is going to be a shock to some of you readers out there.... Let's see how it goes... I've got a good feeling about it...!
More tomorrow... See you then...!
Today's about a s busy a day as I've ever had... I really don't have time to journal except to mark the enormous volume of work I'm going to accomplish in the next three hours and beyond...!
Tomorrow will be a day to catch up on sleep and rest up... But today is a manic Thursday...!
Well, I gotta run... Bye for now... -Coach Sam
It's quite foggy out this morning. I gave Connor a ride to school early this morning... Now I'm hanging out watching Elijah until 12 Noon.
Wednesdays are pretty much office days for me... And boy do I have plenty of office work to do... I'm trying to get the HPTA master schedule done today so I can take it to the printer. I also need to issue a press release for upcoming events... It's pretty much a marketing day...
As of now we are scheduled to close on the sale of our house next weekend. I'm going to a specialist in Houston for my knee next week. (Tuesday) And I'm hosting a big tournament on the 28-29th...
Oh yeah, I almost forgot... I'll be 41 years old this Saturday...! Yea...!
I'll try to post more photos soon. Bye for now... SC
Wow... I've been going non stop lately... Right now I'm back into my old routine of going to bed late, getting up early, and working every minute in between. Sigh... And am I making any headway in life...?
Maybe... Some... A little.... I really don't know...
I do think there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Monica is almost finished with legal issues pertaining to Connor's Dad passing away last year... We've almost got our house in Houston sold... Those will be two big things off of our plates...
Then, we've got to be diligent in keeping our plates clear...!
Today I'm on the road... Thursday is my day to teach in Clear Lake. I'm on the court a total of 4 hours in Clear lake and then two hours here at Columbia Lakes... And I'm behind schedule right now... So, sorry I don't have any pictures for you today... Tomorrow will be more of an office day for me...!
Bye for now... Coach Sam
