It's been a very busy summer, as summers usually are...Andy spends Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at Hillcrest in weight training. Tuesday and Thursday morning he's at Athletic Republic, a new training facility that's part of the hospital complex here in Fergus but it is geared to help athletes better their stamina and performance skills. This is something special for Andy who is morning challenged at the best of times. But he makes it up every morning and is committed to the morning long sessions.
Andy is also working at Take 5, the convenience store that has now employed four Stenders! And he just returned from a week long basketball camp in Wisconsin.
During his absence, his Playstation 3 quit working - with a rented game in it! He was not happy at that news. It is now on its way to Sony headquarters to hopefully get fixed!
Jose just completed traveling team soccer. He did quite well and met many new friends. Good friends of ours from our Trinity Church days also have a son on the team so it was great to connect and share rides. The downside of the traveling soccer team was the travel. The games to Alexandria were one thing but the three hour ride to Thief River Falls was another. It was especially frustrating when they had a game in Bemidji -another three hour trek - and it rained very hard all the way up and back. We were afraid the game would be called when we'd arrived but the sky cleared long enough for them to complete the game - a tie - and for us to grab something to eat.
Today I took Jose and a friend to the West Otter Tail County fair here in Fergus Falls. I received a season pass from the fair board and received two extra free passes from a business in town. I'd also purchased two fair ride arm bands since I know Jose enjoyed the bumper cars last year. Because I still had stories and cutlines to finish for work, I dropped Jose and his friend, Theo, at the back gate entrance armed with my cell phone to call home when they were ready to be picked up.
They called just two hours later. After I picked them up, I started to ask questions about their trip to the fair but the two were VERY quiet. Dear Theo, a very nice, polite young man, grunted short answers to my questions but Jose minced no words at the cause for their behavior.
"We don't feel good," Jose said.
They'd enjoyed a fair meal of hamburgers and sno cones followed by rides on the bumper cars and several trips on whirly, twirly rides. Theo got sick on the fair grounds and Jose made it home only to be sick a short while later.
Jose then vowed he did NOT want to go with the church youth group to Valleyfair this month. This once brave carnival ride kid has sworn off the whirly twirly things!
Julie planned a fantastic surprise party for JP last weekend. JP has graduated from Phoenix University with a bachelors degree in business with a finanace emphasis. He is an associate with Thrivant for Lutherans but couldn't make the trip to Phoenix for his college graduation. Julie worked hard to keep the event quiet and JP said he had no idea she had planned the party for him.
Wayne has been busy heading recruiting trips for Hillcrest and Bible camp experiences plus working concessions for Doug Hansen. Nancy was able to work with Wayne at the Cass county (Barnesville) fair. Andy even took part in that one. Nancy is also babysitter for a friend. With their two and the little one, it's a busy day for her.
At JP's surprise party, Breiden enjoyed playing with the balloons and, as he would bat the balloons in the air, he'd say, "watch this." some might dispute his baby phrases but we really heard him say that! And of course, he's one of the smartest one-year-olds around. And we're not biased.
Doug continues to drive bus for the Alexandria Beetles. IT's a crazy schedule with him on the road for a few days then home for a couple more.
And me? I'm still trying to figure out where the first half of the summer went and how I can schedule in some painting days here to finish some of the room painting.
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