Father of Six

Becca painted this portrait of Zac Efron of High School Musical fame as a project in her art class at school.

Dr. Brown called and reported that the x-ray and CT scan images came back just as I suspected; with no non-conformances. One more test on December 5th, the nature and name of which I won’t specifically mention here, and then I’ll begin the blood pressure and cholesterol regimen.

I had my chest x-ray and CT scan this morning. I won’t know the results for a few days but I’m expecting them to be clear. I dislike the CT process - fast overnight, drink two pints of goo, wait 45 minutes, get injected with iodine, feel warm all over, then feel like you’ve wet yourself, and spend the rest of the day with a serious case of IBS. Not fun at all.

I’ll be going to the Heritage Football Booster Club meeting this evening. The season is over with a loss in the quarter finals to Grandview and a 10-2 record.

Tami and I went to the gym this morning before my clinic visit. She rode the stationary bike and I did an extended BFL 40 minutes on the treadmill.

After all the drama reported earlier cleared and settled, my little league football team won the Super Bowl 37-12.

I haven’t been exercising lately due to travel, little league football, and other things. I had my annual physical and post-cancer check-up last week. I have high blood pressure and high cholesterol and both conditions need medication to correct. I have my CT scan and chest x-ray tomorrow. Tami and I went to the gym this morning. We lifted weight. I need to take better care of myself.

The Liberty Memorial is home to the nation’s World War I Museum. Wow, what a treasure this place is. Dad, me, Brit, Daner, Manda, and Becca, took a trip into the city on Friday after Thanksgiving to see the Museum. If you’re ever in the area, do yourself a favor and try to see it.

Me, Tami, Brit, Daner, Manda, Becca and Boomer went to Lexington for Thanksgiving. We left Wednesday and came back home on Sunday. It was snowing when we left Wednesday. We managed to play a little football ourselves. I pretty sure everyone had a great time.

Tami and I went to New Orleans for yet another football weekend. We met up with Tim and Jeanne, and Tom and Deana. We saw Slidell High School play Northshore Friday night, Tulane play Tulsa Saturday night, and the Saints against the Jaguars on Sunday. We managed to go on the Honey Island Swamp tour too. Fun time, good food, and good friends. Photos below.

My dad and I took our annual trip to Iowa for (what else?) some football. We saw Carlisle High School play on Friday night, and Oklahoma play Iowa State on Saturday. In between we ate well, including some fantastic German food at a bier haus in Des Moines, saw some beautiful countryside, and enjoyed each other’s company. Here are a few photos.