September Days Around the House

So what were the Random Things happening this month...My buddy Dave Holley turned 51 this month, and later that night on the pickleball court jumped his son David on a skateboard.   He is totally rad!...Anabelle and the other girls helped Magan on Wednesday nights teaching the K-3, and even got to teach class themselves a few times...Ruby beat her dad at pickleball for the first time...Alabama football has returned, and Davis has a new buddy Luke that replaced Sam at the parking job...Ivy Gerald was baptized...Baby shower for Stephanie Sartin...Halloween decorations are up, no finger injuries this year for Magan...Tiffany Britt baby shower...Disney trivia night at the library...Ruby goes to Hamilton...Small group at Ginger Streets...Baby Landry and Laura Lyle visits chelsea...Ruby gets her nails done in preparation for her birthday.

The girls also went to CPR class with AHG, and said that it went well, but they had some extra time, so the guy started teaching them some first aid.   And they were later laughing because apparently what he thought was most important to teach was how to treat a lost eyeball, then a lost finger or toe.

The girls also thought it was funny when Ruby thought Alicia Keys was Frank Sinatra, but then realized she also thought Frank Sinatra was Louis Armstrong, which maybe helped with some of the problems she was having.  

And for a nerd dad like me, it was a treat this month to sit and watch the Back to the Future trilogy with Ruby.   Getting to see her first hand experience with one of the best movie trilogies of all time was a joy.   We even got to sit down before part three and discuss the timeline issues...I almost have tears in my eyes as I got to play Doc Brown, she my marty, as we discussed what needed to happen in part 3.   The movie, while not really predicting the future well, does hold up extremely well for a 40 year old movie.   And what was her favorite movie...of course, Part II.   Clearly the best!

The last story is strange to tell, but I wanted to capture it as Magan and I did get a kick out of it.   On the way back from Plant Hatch, my manager Deidra Garrett was riding with me, and to get her back to her house, waze routed us through Montgomery.   Deidra and I have worked together for probably over 15 years, and now she is my manager, and she does not like driving...so often I end up "Driving Ms. Deidra".   Anyway, as we got past Montgomery, I asked about stopping at Peach Park, and she had never been, so of course we had to at least stop.   And after we ordered our dinner and were getting ready to go, I turned to see Brian and Stephanie Moody from the Helena church.   And while Deidra and I are work friends, and often must travel together, I quickly assessed the optics of this situation for my preacher friend and his wife, and I am pretty sure I captured a similar assessment on Stephanie's face.  Brian was awesome, and we all 4 spoke (5 with their daughter) for quite a while about us heading back from Georgia, and them heading to take their daughter down to tampa to FC.   I told them I always had to stop at Peach Park when driving by...and I am pretty sure Stephanie asked "Did you get something for Magan" here....hahaha, and I quickly responded "Yes, she loves the Strawberry fried pies".   So, probably an awkward situation that maybe I was the only one feeling, but I am looking forward to our next gathering with the Moodys to see how this scenario played out in their mind.   Magan knows that I can't hide anything on my face, and she said she is glad Stephanie was looking out for her.