The end of vacation and life as "normal"

The last day of our St.George vacation found us in Moab, Utah. We visited Moab Baptist Church, toured Arches National Park and headed home. Boy did we have fun; boy was it good to be home. We have lots of memories and lots of pictures from the trip; it was a great way to wrap up the summer and get a good start on the impending school year. This week, Michael got signed up for football. He weighs 130 pounds at a 10-year old, so he it too heavy to carry or catch the ball during the games. The coaches have him projected as a defensive end at this point. He's disappointed that he will not be able to score touchdowns, but he's pretty excited about getting to prevent them. I also passed the last requirements for my physical to become a chaplain in the Colorado Air National Guard; my resting EKG came back normal - good to know. Now they have to pass some waivers for my age, etc. We'll see what happens; the doc said it was a "slam dunk." I may be a chaplain sooner rather than later. On Thursday, August 9th, Noel and I celebrated our 21st anniversary. We went out to eat (one of our favorite things to do!) and then sat at the mall and watched people walk by while we ate some Coldstone Creamery ice cream. We laughed about it while we were doing it saying, "We're getting old! We would have never done this 21 years ago." We went to Orlando/Disney World for our honeymoon. Now, if we were to go somewhere, anywhere in the world that we would like, it might be something like a coffee shop to read or something exhilarating like that. We're still up for fun, but we are getting more and more sedentary. Whereas I used to play lots of ball, now I watch lots of ball. Dennae and Jami start softball, Ivy soccer, and Michael football. That means we'll have lots to watch in the next several months. We'll keep you posted!

Hope you have had a great week as well. Noel is in the full swing of real estate, the kids start school, and I'm just trying to hang on for dear life. That's what "normal" means for me.

Don't forget to look at the pictures at the bottom.

For Christ's sake,

MJD,Sr.