Text of the Year

I've been trying to get season tickets to the Utes for the past few years, but up to this point I have been shut out.  Whether it was long lines, cash flow problems, conference realignment, or just bad luck I couldn't seem to get things to go my way.  That leads us to today when I had this texting exchange with my friend Eric.

Have you had any luck getting tickets yet?

Nope, any suggestions?

Let me call up there and see what I can do.

A few minutes later.

Who's your buddy?  Who's your pal?  Give me a call.

I immediately called Eric to learn that he used his connections to score me a pair of season tickets to split with my friend Sam. 

Unreal.

It only took three years, but I have season tickets to the Utes.  It only took 3 years - and one important phone call - Thanks Eric!

Father's Day 2012

Father's Day was met this year as a bittersweet time for our family. This marks the first one without Tara's dad Lynn and I know he was on her mind quite a bit. It may sound funny, but I still think of Father's Day as being about my dad and Tara's dad, so the thought of one of them not being here was very sad.

For the kids however, Father's Day is all about me. They really are great kids and they wanted to make today special. We celebrated with some of my favorite food, enchiladas, and the presents. Tara was very nice and got me some new work shoes. She knows how much I need them. I think my favorite part of the gifts wasn't the present itself, but the wrapping job. The kids all helped to decorate the boxes and they were classic!

 

Today was a great day to be Dad!

Photo of the Day

 

 Here comes trouble!

The Soccer Player

Alex decided to try soccer this year.  I always give him a choice of what sport he wants to play and he usually picks baseball.  This spring, he decided to give soccer a try.

Alex actually didn't do too bad playing soccer.  It was his first time playing and a few of the kids on his team were more aggressive than the other kids.  This seems to mean that they control the ball most of the time.  Alex got in the action a little, but seemed content to let the other kids take over.  He enjoyed playing and had fun with his friends, but when I asked him if he wanted to do soccer again, he said, "can I play baseball next season?"  Later, he said "and can I do tumbling again, too?"  We might have a baseball playing gymnast on our hands!

Moderate Home Makeover

Not to be confused with the popular show on ABC, we had our own little home makeover recently.  Painting the house has been on my "Honey Do" list for the past three years or so, but I never really had the time to commit to such a project.  Once I finally finished working on the book I knew my excuses were coming to an end.  The problem is I still didn't really want to paint the house.

Still, I figure my time had come and I prepared to get started on the project.  Tara came and said we should bid out the job and see how much it would cost to turn things over to a professional.  As lazy as I am, I'm even cheaper and knew the bids would come in around $3000 or so.   I decided to let Tara do the leg work and find a few bids on the job.

First Bid - $3500
Second Bid - $2500
Third Bid - $2300

I could tell we were moving closer and closer to painting the house ourselves when I checked out KSL.com for a final bid.  It was a one man operation and we thought we'd try one last time.

Fourth Bid - $1150

What?!  I had already priced out the paint and supplies and they came to around $600.  I couldn't believe my eyes.  We decided to roll the dice and took the cheapest bid.  A week later and our home was transformed.....