Catching up to June

We had the whole family for the holiday. It was wonderful. We had Micah sacrifice several days of pay to come to Utah and be here. Roger Jr., Alyssa and the kids came as well. It was a huge sacrifice from them to be here as well. All I can say is we really enjoyed having our family. These times will be harder to come by in the future. Our family is amazing. For all of the issues the kids had with each other as they were growing up, they sure enjoy being around each other now as adults. I told one of my uncles many years ago how jealous I was of them all being in the same town and having family close by. He told me to not be jealous because of the small family squabbles that happen at times. He explained that I was seeing the how everyone was coming together just to see us when we came home. He said I should be glad we were the reason many of our family came together.

Well that maybe true in some cases but I want to believe my kids really like being together and would get along quite well. As they get older they realize how important family is and they work to make it a happy place to be.

Well I now know I have to be careful even when playing at slow paced games. Yesterday Sara and Triniti talked me into going bowling with them. Now let me say I've bowled for many years and even though I'm not a great bowler, I get a few strikes and can pickup spares when I play most games. Well, we got there and after watching Triniti and Sara take their turns I picked up my ball and walked down the lane and did the one thing I had just told Triniti to be careful of. Don't cross the last line because it's very slippery. Some how when I planted my left foot it barely crossed the line. Yep, I biffed it, big time. I went down. Both feet went out from me and I hit the lane on my back and my head snapped back and hit the floor. I hit so hard my glasses bounced off my head and flew into the gutter. Sara and Triniti rushed to help me and I quickly got up. Slightly embarrassed I put my glasses back on and walked back to shake off the cobwebs. I quickly realized I still had to bowl my second attempt. I was still a bit unsteady but I bowled the rest of the game. I think I now realize something about myself. I'm a bit stubborn when it comes to my well being. I refused to stop and collect my wits and make sure I was okay. I now know I need to watch myself. I'm still sore today. My neck muscles are a bit sore. My head is okay.

Well that enough for now. It's late and I need to get to bed.

Remember to be nice! I'm still trying to be better at that.