Apologies

First off, my apologies for missing last week. I shaln't do it again. Not too much exciting is happening here. I did have to wrestle a 14 year old fat kid to the ground and hold him for 25 minutes after he ripped his shirt off, punched a police officer in the face, and then banged his head on the ground to make himself bleed and then tried spitting on me. As he was being restrained, he shat his britches. Now he is safely tucked away in a mental institution at MUSC and school is normal again.
I wanted to welcome Sherri to our family blog and congratulate our special star, mom.We all knew she was a star but never bought her a burning ball of gas. That award should go to Sherri...you now why. But we are not surprised by your accomplishments and successes. But quit setting the bar so high.
I thought of my childhood this week. Today I watched the original Karate Kid with my boys and Kayla. It reminded me of us watching movies like Karate Kid and Rocky and then having to fight because your so pumped up. Today all my boys were trying to do the Crane and kicking each other. All fun and games till...you know what. A wee bit of a fight. So Kayla showed the boys who the real karate champ is. She did the Crane followed by a round house kick to each of the boys faces and then mine without bringing her leg down. Pretty proud at that moment I was. I loved the lessons Miagi taught. It is a classic. Doesn't matter abou winning, just earning respect. You are being trained constantly but are not always aware. I think Heavenly Father has us waxing off and painting the fence and sanding the floor and we are wondering why are  we doing this or this is hard, but after enduring it well, we come out better equipped. Not always to be 1st place but to grow and become better. Miagi said to have balance is most important. I like it.
I remember being a kid and watching Rocky and mom or Tom got us boxing gloves to fight in the basement. No face punches, only body blows. But one accidental shot to the face and gloves were off, head locks followed, and maybe some shouting and/or name calling. As I watched my boys fight today, I remember those learning experiences. I missed my childhood. I missed Fridays Cardo's Pizza and watching my brothers play soccer all weekend long. I missed raking leaves for 3 months and raking huge piles to jump out of trees into...even head first because I was so little. The one tree that was n the bordr of the field line by Gages property. I kinda feel like a bigger smarted brother should
have stopped me from doing that. I love life and all it's stages. I know that right now I have people all over the country that love me and are there if I ever fall. I feel that right now I'm somewhere between painting the house and sanding the deck. But I know that soon I will be doing the Crane to some guys face and earn my reward. Love Jeff