Nancy

You in the moonlight

With your sleepy eyes

Could you ever love a man like me

And you were right

When I walked into your house

I knew I'd never want to leave

Sometimes I'm a strong man

Sometimes cold and scared

And sometimes I cry

But that time I saw you

I knew with you to light my nights

Somehow I'd get by

First time I saw you

I knew with you to light my nights

Somehow I would get by

Lovers forever...face to face

My city or mountains

Stay with me stay

I need you to love me

I need you today

"L n L Nicks and Henly"

Gone but not forgotten

Happy Birthday Ed and Troy

Been here before

Never quite sane never quite crazy sometimes so dark sometimes oh so light, never enough but so much more than others.

I am always reaching forward and always slipping backward I speak to God when times are good but when they are bad I find myself alone by my own hand, spiritually bankrupt again.

I want out of my head and back in the world time to let go again of my own control.

I am a Dawg

I am a dog. not an underdog. a dog. a mean dog.
a junkyard dog.
a dog that belongs behind a big fence with a big sign that reads beware in big letters.

and yes, my bark is as bad as my bite. forget about my size.
worry about the fact that i just ate a t-bone steak and i'm still hungry.

worry about a beast that doesn't know when to quit, no matter what seed you put me at.
and if your ball lands in my yard, consider it gone.

I am not an underdog.
I am the top dog.
and you'll be seeing me around your neighborhood from now on.

Field Day

Usually last of anything with one of my kids makes me a little sad but not today. This morning as I was wakening I realized this will be my last field day.

If you ever find yourself involved with baseball you will discover twice a year a call goes out for help with the fields from their Pee Wee season to their senior year in High School. It is a rough day the spring clean up starts kind of fun you will see friends you haven’t seen since last year, you will be outside working and you will realize spring is finally here. But this moment of fool’s gold soon passes as you figure out you have become slave labor for the day. We are talking shovels, wheel barrels, weight, ladders, blisters and what ever pain seeking job known to man arises.

Well today is Field Day and the good news is it is my last of these, I won’t be here for the Fall Day this coming September because College is next year. Hank will be at a level at that point in which there will be field crews employed.

I will miss his HS playing days just as I miss his earlier playing days now, but after fourteen years of Field Days twice a year I will not miss the sore back that follows Field Day.

Erosion

We live on a hill and on the side of this hill there is a creek with run off water cutting through our property, one would think being on the top of a hill all this rain would not be a problem. But we tend to forget about erosion so due to the amount of water for two days this week I have found myself standing in the creek digging a deeper path for the water to follow and also damning up the side where the water has broke through and flooded my drive.

The comparison to our day to day living here is pretty obvious. A nasty comment here, an ugly statement there, mix in a few verbal jabs and the erosion to your relationships are damaging. They can be repaired but you will need to get dirty to repair them standing in the creek at eight pm digging I realized some times my bullshit attitude or nasty words said on the flip may have just tore away at a foundation of a friendship that should be solid. Nothing ever just fails it takes years of damage to really break something. So when the water is moving through the creek bed it won’t just change course for no reason it will slowly pick away at the small rocks then the bigger ones and then poof new direction and never a good one either. I have six feet of mud by three feet high blocking my gate. I don’t think I want to dig that kind of mud away from my friends so maybe I just might eat my next mean comment instead of testing my friend or family’s support walls.

Peyton Manning fund raiser for Childrens Hospital

You may not totally agree with me or care about sports but Peyton Manning is arguably one of the top five quarter backs of all time. Kenny Chesney is one of the top country performers of all time, and nothing makes me happier than spending time with my family. Last night we were not only all together having fun we spent the evening quite literally being wined and dined. We spent a short moment alone with Peyton followed by us sitting on the stage while Kenny performed a private concert with only a few people in attendance. The evening also included an American Idol singer performing as we were treated to steak, lobster and wine with just my family that was prepared by the new JW Marriott.

Professional pictures were taken with lone time and will come later.

Last night dad scored a Hat Trick.