The News, Golf, Rabbi, and Football

This morning Morry and I walked Chewie as the boys walked to the bus stop.

At 10:30 I went to the Fox Austin News studios to film a segment for BRCA and Breast Cancer Awareness.  The segment will air in October and I'll let everyone know the date and time when I find that out.

From there, I stopped by a new Team Survivor class that was nearby.  They just started weekly golf/putting lessons and games.  The class is from 10-12 and I got there around 11:30. I still learned a little bit today and was able to play a little bit of golf.  It was fun.

Right after the boys got home, Evan had a video conference with the Rabbi.

I left for tutoring after that and Morry took Noah to his football practice.

Morry and Evan ate dinner at home.

Then, Morry picked up Noah from football, dropped him back off at the house, and Morry went to bowling.

I got home a little bit after Morry left and Noah and I ate dinner.

Now the boys should be getting ready for bed.  I need to go check on them.

Bike Riding and Baseball

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

On Saturday morning, Rachel, Papa, and Evan did the Mamma Jamma Bike Ride.  It's a charity bike ride for cancer.  They got up early and it was raining some on the way to Martindale, TX but it was not raining for the ride itself.  They rode 26 miles.  Apparently, Evan had to slow down and wait for Papa and Rachel, especially on the uphill.

After the ride, I met them and I picked up Evan to take him to two baseball games.  Evan played great in the games.  He especially played well given that he had ridden 26 miles on a bike earlier that morning.  He went 0-1 with an RBI and two walks at the plate.  He played a great third base and he even caught for two innings.  In the second game, he made a great play to end the game. His team went 2-0 and earned the second seed in the tournament.

Rachel went to Grandma and Papa's for lunch.  Noah just stayed at home.

For dinner, we went to Rudy's.  We went there for Reid's mom's 40th birthday.

This morning, we all slept in some.  Rachel and Noah went to Grandma and Papa's for brunch this morning.  Evan and I left a short while later to go to his baseball game.  Rachel and Noah came up to watch the game.  Noah got to play with Angelo's brother, Tony.

Evan's team won their first game against a team they had never beat.  It was a close game 1-1 for much of the game.  The other team took the lead 3-1 going into the bottom of the last inning.  Evan lead off the inning with a base hit that started a rally.  The team put together 4 runs to win 5-3.

The second game was not as successful, though Evan still played well.  He caught in this game and did a good job.  He also walked once and grounded out once.

For dinner, we went with Grandma and Papa to a new place called Aviator Pizza.  It was pretty good.

The boys are getting ready for bed.

Until next time...

Football Practice

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Rachel was feeling better today so she was able to walk with Chewie and me after the boys left for school.  Chewie just gets so excited on those walks.

I had meetings all day today.  As soon as I got home I was on the phone.  Rachel left to go teach while I was on the phone.

I did run out at mid-day to get a refill on Calvin's medicine.

Rachel came home in the middle of the afternoon.

The boys came home.  Evan didn't have any sports today so he could just relax. Noah had his first flag football practice.  The same boys have been playing flag football together every fall for four years now.  It seemed like Noah had a good time.

Rachel tutored in the later afternoon and then had to be at Back-to-School Night for her school. 

We had flank steak that I grilled and potatoes.

The boys are upstairs playing on the Playstation now.

Until next time...

Ribs on the Smoker

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This morning Rachel and I were able to walk.  I didn't have a meeting so that was nice.  One thing about working for a company on the East Coast - I have to start earlier sometimes.

We came home and I began to work.  Rachel laid down for a bit before going to school.

Around lunch time, I started up the smoker.  I decided to make ribs today.  I figured I could be done cooking the ribs by the time we had to leave for Evan's practice. 

When the boys got home, Rachel walked over to Luna's house.  They are fostering a dog that just had puppies.  The puppies are only a few days old and the boys wanted to see them.

Just before we had to leave for Evan's practice, I was able to get the ribs off the smoker, wrapped them in foil and a towel and put them in a cooler to stay insulated. 

Evan had a good practice and was really happy with his pitching and hitting.

When we came home, we had the ribs.  The boys ate a ton.  It was great that they liked it.

The boys are about to go to bed.

Until next time...

Another Late Night

This morning Morry had a meeting, so I walked Chewie when the boys left for school.

I taught and then went to a meeting with St. Jude to talk about doing some social media for them.

I tutored one student in the neighborhood.

Noah went to Grandma and Papa's for dinner.

Chewie and I walked to pick up Noah from Grandma and Papa's house.

Morry and Evan went to Reid's house for a fantasy football draft and just got home at 10pm.

Back to it

This morning it was a usual school morning.   The kids walked to the bus and Morry and I walked with Chewie.

I taught and then came home for a little bit.

I was leaving for tutoring when the kids got home.

Evan got a ride to baseball practice since Morry had a Fantasy Football draft to go to.

After the baseball practice, Evan got dropped off where Morry was.  They are still there at the draft,

Noah and I ate dinner at home.

Labor Day Weekend

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

This was our last weekend before baseball tournaments start.  We didn't have any scheduled baseball activity.  So we decided to really take it easy all weekend.  We know we'll be constantly moving and doing stuff starting next weekend, so we decided to stay near the house and just relax.

On Saturday, Rachel and I took Chewie for a walk so all three of us could get some exercise. Then we came home and had some lunch. After that we ran some errands including going to Walgreens and HEB. 

In the afternoon, we relax and in the late afternoon I started making dinner.  I took a whole chicken and butterflied it.  I put it on the grill with charcoal and a little bit of wood to give it some smoky flavor.  And put two bricks on it.  The recipe didn't have me cooking as long as I should have.  I think I know how long to cook it now.  The boys really loved it.

Yesterday, Rachel and Papa went for a bike ride.  In the afternoon, the boys and I watched Zombieland.

For dinner, we went with Grandma and Papa to a restaurant called MezzeMe.  It was pretty good.  The boys ate well there.  Evan said he'd go back.

This morning the boys and I went to the Ramati's for our fantasy draft.  I think we did ok drafting.

Following the draft, we met Rachel at a bagel shop called Nervous Charlie's.  It was our first time there.

For dinner tonight, we had the leftover chicken.  Then Rachel and I took Chewie for a walk.

Rachel and Evan are working on Hebrew right now.

Until next time...