Dad's Constant Drone: April 2009 Archives

Next weekend, I'm going with some friends on a campout/mountain bike ride to Caprock Canyon State Park.  Over Spring Break, Chris and I slept out in the tent at Granny and Papa's house and I found out that I'm too big a wimp to just sleep on the cold, hard ground.  Yesterday, we went to Academy and found a twin inflatable camping mattress (and pump) for me to take on the trip.  It was kind of bulky so Chris and her magic sewing machine swung into action.  Using scrap material and an old shoelace off of one of my shoes, she put together a really cool bag for my bed and pump!  I'm really impressed because it looks cool, works well, and only took her like 30 minutes to make!  Here are some pics for you:

Myra's third soccer game was a big success.  Her team won 3-0 and she played really well.  She got an assist when her shot at the goal got helped along by Michael.  If he hadn't kicked it, I think she would have scored it on her own.  She also played GREAT defense.  She is getting so much better at being aggressive when the ball is bearing down on her.  The sprinklers came on during the game and forced us to move to another field.  As soon as we got there, the sprinklers went off and we returned.  The field next to us had sprinklers going as well, meaning that the crowd was getting "watered."  We ended up sitting in the endzone for half the game.  The club that owns the field is not winning any fans from our team.  Anyway, we added some pics to Flickr so you should check them out.  Here's a couple of our favorites:

Another year of Camp Goddard is in the books and it was GREAT!  The weather was cold and windy most of the time but that didn't matter too much.  The kids had a great time and so did us teachers.  I'm all camped out right now, but I think I'll be chomping at the bit to head back out to Scout Camp in June.  Here's a pic of me enjoying teaching on the trail: