Scored 14 points and didn't get hurt....

Our team got beat by 30 points in the church game... There were no officials and it was kind of stupid and Jake got kicked out of the gym but it really wasn't his fault.. There was this player that didn't know how to play and he was just hacking and he did a blind illegal screen against me, he threw his shoulder into me and no one on there team was doing anything about it.... So Jake lost his cool and got kicked out.... The guy gave Jake a dead leg, it was pretty stupid... Rod Spencer and Joshua wasn't there and they really help and I would not let Bo play because I worried about him getting injured... I hit 4 three pointers and another two point jump shot... I only shot the ball about 10 times though.... I was pretty hot and it was fun but as you can see it was very frustrating... I am so tired of the powerful winds we have had for the last 3 days.... President Banfield called me and asked me to meet with a General Authority Saturday, because he wanted to see an Elder Qurom President... So I will do that for him.... If I was younger I would be excited but I think I would rather stay home with Venna... But I will be going to Valencia on Saturday at 2:30... Night.... 39

I am so proud of Bo.... Prayers are answered....

Last night I had a special prayer with my Heavenly Father.... Bo is in real pain and is having a tough time walking... When I was praying I was talking with Father in Heaven and sincerely asked if Bo could be blessed and be allowed to play... I acknowledged that if there was a purpose for the pain he was going through that that would be fine, but if it wasn't for an important reason then could he please allow Bo to play... Bo told me that he was in pain until the game started and then the pain went away and he was able to play... When he got done the pain came back... Now the game... They played Lancaster who is in second place and is a very arrogant team... Littlerock lossed 3 games to 1 but they loss by the score of 25-23, 26-24, then they won 25-20 and loss the last game by a score of 25=20... Joshua and Rachelle and family was there as usual and Bo made some unbelievable saves, passess and kills... He also had 4 blocks.... It was fun to watch him play... He is such a great young man and I am so humble to be his father.... Night.... 39

Bo is injured....

I believe that Bo's siatic nerve is bothering him... Where is Wade when we need him... I did send him to our chiroprator but he is really limping... I feel for him because he has a really big game against Lancaster tomorrow and I don't see how he will even be able to play let alone play well... I am really tired and I miss my walks when I play golf... The wind is going about 30 mph and I am also doing errands so I haven't played since last Friday... I miss it... I am also enjoying watching the Lakers play in the playoffs against Okalahoma... I really feel bad for this girl that Venna is teaching because she came up to me to tell me that her father comitted suicide... Wow, what a jerk, his daughter is such a special girl... I hope he enjoys the Spirit world because he has no idea what he is heading into by taking his life to get away from this life, now he will really know what suffering is and I hope he saw what I saw in his daughters eyes... I pray that the Saviors atonement will be felt big time in her life... I will be praying for her... Night... 39

I enjoyed listening to President Banfield...

We had a Stake Priesthood meeting last night and I enjoyed listening to our Stake President... He really pounded on pornography and protecting our youth... I believe that Venna and I are doing everything we can to make sure that junk does not get into our home.... I talked to Bo and he assured me that we have all the locks for every possible situation... Bo is a great young man and he has to go to school at a time when wickedness is out of control and I am proud of him keeping himself worthy to do Priesthood responsibilities..... Today was a good day at school... Taylor taught a great lesson on Ether 6 and had some wonderful insights on the writing... Night... 39

I have recovered....

I haven't written since playing basketball last Thursday but I am here to say that I am doing just find... I saw an unbelievable volleyball game last Friday night.... Littlerock beat Highlan 3 games to 1 but they were hard faught and Bo was sensational... His only real downfall was that he had 4 service errors which is unusual for him... He still scored a lot of points on serves... He also had 13 blocks and I mean he was blocking hits all night.... He didn't have as many kills as usual but he had over 30 good passes... I saw McKenna, Braden, and Tanner tryout for their softball team... It was cute to watch.... We had a nice Sabbath Day, though I missed Jared being at church, he is sick.... According to Bishop Dassler we are going to have a Bishop change probably in June.... Night.... 39

Wow, the old man is still playing basketball

I went with Joshua and Jacob to play in a church game... Bo went also but I wouldn't let him play because he has an important game tomorrow night against Highland... I did not want to see him get hurt... Jared was sick... Jason Jay, Mark Gallop, and Rod Spencer played also... I don't know, I think I helped them out... I scored 8 points and I still feel that I can pass the ball and get assists pretty consistently... It is fun to play with my boys....I'm actually in pretty good shape for being 57 years old.... Night... 39

Didn't sleep last night....

I got couple of hours sleep and then I had to fast on top of that for a blood test... Obviously today was a rough day... I was sure glad to get home so I could take a nap... Night....39

Taylor and American Idol....

Taylor and I have been falling behind on American Idol this year but tonight we caught up to last week... I enjoy watching it with Taylor but I think this field isn't as strong as they were in the past... The woman were awsome though... I am really enjoying there performances... I am working hard at school to teach last minute math and try to put in as much information as I can so they can do there best on the test next week... Tired.... night.... 39

Exercise, exercise faith....

This morning I woke up at 6:30 and like many Sundays I just wanted to go back to bed or just stay home and take it easy... The problem is that this church is true and it is the Lord's church and I cannot afford to stay home... I knew that I would be going to meetings starting at 8:30 and go until 1:00... After that I would need to go and visit homes and get my home teaching done.... All of this is an opportunity to exercise faith... To take a particle of faith and exercise it so that it might grow to a perfect knowledge... It is not easy to be a member but it is even tougher not to be a member... When I finish the Sabbath Day I always feel peace and harmony with the Spirit... I also had the opportunity to bless Paul Fransen and his Son with Tom Jay at 9:00 tonight.... It is a battle and satan works hard.... I am thankful to see the faithfulness of my family, especially Bo and Taylor... They are handling this teenage stuff really well... I am amazed on how well they do in this computer time of our lives.... I love my wife very much.... She is such an inspiration to me and she has so much patience for me also... She makes me strong, she is my love.... I watched Bradon give a talk today and Riley a Spiritial thought and it reminded me of the days that my mom would prepare me for talks in Primary.... She would teach me what I would say on Saturday and then I would repeat it at least 15 times from Saturday to Sunday morning when I would give my talk... Oh, that's right it was Junior Sunday School, because Primary was on a week day.... But I remember getting up there and being so nervous that I would forget my talk, I believe I remembered most of the time.... I do remember one time that I was in tears trying to remember and my mom was trying to lip the key words to me in the congregation and then I got on track again.... I thank my mom for taking that time with me to teach me what to say... Bradon and Riley did a great job... Night.... 39

Bo wins....

Bo beat Eastside 3-0.... Bo looked a little disappointed because he did not get as many sets as usual.... Oh, don't get me wrong he celebrated the win big time and is very much a team player but I know he would have liked to had more kills... His passing was sensational and he had his most digs in this game than any other... He had 4 of them... He had some beautiful blocks so he made his presence known.... I think the setter didn't set him because the other side was keying on him and blocked his first few kills.... Bo is really fun to watch... Taylor went and saw a school play and had a lot of fun... Taylor is also acting more healthy at this time... I think she is getting over her sickness.... Venna and I went to see "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and it was a lot of fun but way to many scenes of boys sitting on the toilet... I played golf with Joshua this morning and I shot an 81 and Joshua shot an 87.... We are keeping track of our score over a 4 game period to see who could win in a tournament setting... Joshua was leading by 3 after the first match but now I lead by 3 after the 2nd setting... We are half way there.... I really enjoyed talking to Becca this morning... She has such a happy outlook on life... Braden beat Mckenna in a 3K race today.... Joshua and I were surprised to see that... They both got a trophy.... Night.... 39

Played church basketball with Bo....

We had a church basketball game and Jacob and Jared talked me into playing.... We won by one point and I scored 6 points and dished off a couple of assists to Bo as I drove the basket... It is pretty neat that Bo and I were able to play together once... Bo was very kind to me as he complimented me a couple of times... Bo and I could have really worked well together if we were the same age... It was great to play with Jake and Jared also... Mark Gallop and Rod Spencer was there also... I had fun but I am very thankful that I didn't get hurt... night... 39

And the beat goes on.....

So, good old Obama is a little apoligetic for us being a super power... Gee, let's go full blast ahead to make ourselves a much weaker nation so we can be liked better... Where the employment is going down and our taxes are going up, who is going to pay the taxes.... I was thrilled when a person from the state came into our teachers' meeting to tell us how we can use the computer to show more media options and how and where to find it... It was practically all PBS junk... Yea, I really want to show my students Socialistic propaganda.... And the beat goes on....Venna is optomistic about the "Tea Party" effect and though I relate to them I believe the Progressive movement (really they are Red Commies) have us under a bus and we will not be able to get out... Our freedoms are being shredded and watch the propaganda come out if we ever catch on again... That fickle middle of the roaders, independents are a bunch of wimps.... I am in a semi bad mood as you can tell, but I feel like Mormon in the Book of Mormon where we are doing everything we can to keep our country a float but we are going down fast and the prophecies tell us that they have to go down so here's to doing the best we can with what we got... Obama is scary though, isn't he.... Night.... 39

Bo's team lost to Quartz Hills.....

Littlerock played Quartz Hills tough after the first game and Bo made some great blocks and kills, but in the end Quartz Hills was just to much.... I went golfing and shot a 78, I feel my game is getting more consistent but everytime I go out and play I am reminded how lucky I am to have a healthy body and to be able to afford to play... We do live in tough times and the future is raw and scary... I am just thankful that I live in a time when the Fulness of the gospel has been restored and I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ...Night.... 39

I saw President Beazel...

I had a PPI with President Beazel and it was interesting in many ways.... Itsure is interesting with the quakes all over the world, the last one being in China.... My goodness Haiti, Peru, Baja California have all been hit with pretty severe earthquakes... Our administration, Obama (ouch it is even hard to mention his name) is trying to slow down nuclear weapons, but the energy is escalating in that part of world of surviving.... I feel our nation is trying to rear is head and become a nation of God again, but the bombs, to me, are an indication that we are about to be thrust into a completely different direction....

Hmmmm.....

I really don't have much to say tonight.... My class is going to be tested by the state tomorrow... I think they are ready, I hope they do well but I feel I did the best I could.... I went golfing today but I really didn't golf 18 holes nor did I worry about the score because the wind was blowing at 25 mph... Bo came home with a severe headache and he is now in bed sleeping it off.... Night.... 39....

I am up late, but....

I watched the most amazing "Masters" golf tournament I have ever seen.... There were so many great story lines but I felt a great guy won it and maybe that was the important message at this time.... Phil Mickelson won it.... We had Ward Conference today and I was touched many times by the Spirit... I sure appreciate my wife and her counsel and advice on important subjects this weekend.... Sometimes it is tough to sustain when you think that things are going the wrong way, but in the Lords eyes the most important thing is to sustain no matter what so when the Lord ask you to do something tough, you will not doubt but do it... I had a tough one but I pleaded with the Lord to allow the atonement to work on me and soften my heart.... Satan can really get a hold of someone and will not let go unless you are saved by the atonement of Jesus Christ... We have a missionary program that on a logical level is to much and I have always wanted to do what is asked but I felt this program was impossible and it is difficult to do the impossible and I felt no one was willing to listen, well, that was the test for me and my pride would have destroyed me if I didn't humble myself and now I am at peace, I still don't know how we are going to do it but I have let go of my dark feelings but I could not let go through my powers but it took the Lord to do it... Wow, Satan has dark and scary powers when you let him.... I will never forget the feeling I had when I knelt down before the Lord to plead for his pure love to cleanse me.... I have said more than I planned on, but needless to say the Lord heard and answered my prayers.... Jared is a great councelor also... Night.... 39

Whoops, I wrote in my sports blog....

Pretty much everything I wanted to say was said on my sports blog... Watch out it may make you mad when you read it... I am a weak person when it comes to unbelievable athletes.... Night.... 39

Bo's team lost, but I won....

Bo played against Palmdale today and they were upset 3 games to one... Palmdale was not suppose to win and it was frustrating to watch... I had a great day with my students, I believe that yesterday was just a bad day for both of us... We got a lot of learning done today.... I really love my class... I shot a 79 when I golf today.... Night... 39

I was a bad teacher today....

I just didn't have it today...I was very blah and I was lucky that the students didn't eat me up... Believe me I would have deserved it.... I don't know, it is testing time and I think the students can feel the pressure coming on and I bet we show it too.... I have a great class, but I am still looking forward to the Summer.... Taylor has Mono and it has really affected me... She is my buddy and I love her very much... I want my baby to be healthy, it hurts me that she is so tired... Bo got a strawberry on his side today playing volleyball.... I am so proud of him, I have always had one of those things on my side for almost three years... Good old baseball and basketball kept the strawberry fresh... Now my son has one, I am so proud.... Well, it feels good to be writing again... Night... 39

Well, I am back....

I want to be careful not to say the wrong thing because I love everyone who reads my blog... It is true that I teach writing but I lack the knowledge that some of you have in writing, but I do feel that I inspire young students to express themselves in a way that they have never experienced before... Now, my wife, she knows writing and can help students to be able to express themselves the right way..... I do recognize when my students fall in love with one word or phrase and I try to help them realize that... I guess I do that too, but I am grateful for family members who have asked me to write again... I love writing on this blog and I can tell that I miss it because this feels real good right now as I am writing.... Since I have written amazing things have happened.... The most important one is that Rachael, Brian and their family are now sealed in the Temple and endowed members of the church... Bo is playing on an amazing team in volleyball and they are now 4-1 and Bo is doing a great job of hitting kills for his team.... Taylor is always tired and I am worried about her... She is my special friend and we do enjoy watching American Idol together... Josh and I was the only one on the golf course today because it was raining and the wind was going at 25 mph but we had a blast... We played really well, I shot an 80 and Joshua shot a 86.... I appreciate Joshua being crazy like I am... Oh my goodness Obama and the Democrats are certainly doing satan's bidding but when the dust settles the Latter Day Saints will be standing and prospering inspite of their efforts to take our freedoms away from us.... We have a family fantasy baseball league going with the Wayne Briggs family and I am having a blast with it.... Wayne is in the Bishopric with UVSC and that really excites me..... Rachael, Jared, Joshua, Rachelle, Venna and I went to the Redlands temple last week and that was a great exprience and I especially like it because of the goodness of the Lord allowing me to understand more things dealing with the endowment... Rachael is a dynamo when it comes to going to the temple and it is amazing how comfortable she is in the temple.... School is almost over and my students still treat me with so much respect... I have never had so much fun teaching as I have this year... It is great to be done with WAA... I have my health and I am thankful for that.... I gave Linda Schmidt a blessing yesterday... I also really enjoyed conference, especially when I get to watch it with my wife and family... Bo is more serious now about General Conference and I am proud of him.... There, I am back and I am thankful to be back, thank you for your support in making me feel that my words have meaning... I love you guys.... Night... 39