Too much to do, not enough time...

Man, do I really suck at keeping up with this thing.

I would update more often but real life keeps intruding on my computer time. So where do I begin on how things have gone since my last update?

My last surviving Grandparents died at opposite sides of the summer. That was tough enough but then I lost a good friend and workmate to suicide in the middle of it all. None of the deaths were easy when you know them well.

So much for the depressing stuff.

Dylan's sports have gone nearly full-circle since the last update. Baseball this last Spring was phenomenal, Dylan has really turned into a great baseball player to be only eight years old. His team ended up in second place for the season and he was chosen for the All Star team for the second time. I really have to give credit where due, if it wasn't for his head coach Dylan wouldn't have been nearly the ball player he turned into. I really look forward to next season. Maybe we can recapture a little of the magic if we can keep at least the infield intact from Spring. Next year will be first-year kid pitch and Dylan wants to be a pitcher. He has a great arm so this may be his true calling.

Football didn't go so well again, Dylan's size really works against him doing anything but working the offensive line. He never got a chance to show what he could do on defense. He is also a terrific passer but he will never get a fair chance to compete in Garland PeeWee football because it's a "coaches league". By that I mean that only the coaches kids get the prime positions and all the reps. That's OK, we will put him elsewhere next year if he still wants to play. By the time he is in high school only his ability will matter and I have little doubt that he will be the cream that rises to the top. So much for the "coach kids", few if any will make it that far.

Dylan has played Upward basketball for the last three years but this time he wanted to do something more competitive, so we went with Garland so he can play for his school. Yet again his size should work against him, but his shooting ability and superb defensive skills are his intangibles. He's so big he resembles Shaq when he runs around on the hardwood. He attended the Dallas Mavericks basketball camp last summer and one of the Mav's assistants said that Dylan is one of the best defensive players he has ever seen at that age. Pretty lofty praise from a guy that trains pros.

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End of '06

OK, so I'm not the most prolific poster in blogdom. I actually do WORK for living, so this is just an afterthought.

Football ended with wimper, the Hawks didn't quite make the Turkey Bowl. Now we have moved on to basketball so all is good once again. This year Dylan gets to play on a team with his best friend Dylan (yet another one) so the coach is gonna love this season. He gets to yell at two of them.

Christmas is just days away now, let the insanity begin. I really do wish everybody would learn to slow down just a little bit to remember why we celebrate it in the first place. So sad.

More football updates

The Hawks just won their 3rd game in row, they now possess a 3 - 2 record for the season. The whole team was able to gut out a 7 - 6 win over a tough opponent in what was decidedly a defensive struggle. On a more personal note Dylan played a great game on both sides of the ball. He managed his blocking assignments on offense, usually taking his opponent out of the play. (or should I say put them down on the ground?) He did a pretty fair job at linebacker by stopping an extra point and preventing a touchdown by pushing a ballrunner out of bounds.

He also participated in an NFL punt, pass, and kick contest on the same day against 8-year olds. He came in second place. 'Nuff said.

Football!

Football season is back! Dylan is playing flag football once again, and the team is much improved this year. I can't recall that they won even a single game last season, but they have a 2-2 record so far. See the team website here.

The team is doing well but Dylan just isn't committing 100% to the game, its easy to see that baseball still ranks #1 for him as a sport. Maybe that will change next year when he can put on pads and gets to tackle.

Dylan Sports Update

The chances are good if you are reading this blog, you already know about Dylan's obsession with sports. ALL sports. He loves baseball the most but football, basketball, and soccer also get notable attention and their fair share of play time.

This summer was shaping up to be bit different from the last two however. In the past spring was for baseball and late summer brought out the pigskin and flag football. This time he actually considered playing fall baseball and skipping football. At first I was a little shocked since I just expected a typical repeat, but this year I realized just how much the kid loves baseball. I don't know too many seven year old children that can name most of the players for the Texas Rangers, NY Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox. At any rate we were fairly disappointed to find that Fall ball in the surrounding burbs was not going to happen due to the lack of enough participants.

So, Dylan's baseball dreams will just have to wait another season. For now the gridiron will have to do.

Kickin' this thing off.....

Hey! Got a new rant-box with nothin' to say yet, but give me time. Check back for more details.