I was trying to think about what I should post. So I started thinking back to my last post, and it was hard for me to remember all that has transpired from then to now. But in an effort to update everyone on recent happenings, I will ramble aimlessly about current events in my life.
1) Hilarious Sayings
My boys are particularly good at coming up with these. While it may not be entirely appropriate, I laughed out loud at an interchange I overheard between them while I was in the kitchen this evening. They were pretending to joust (not against each other--Aydan was the horse and Brennan was the knight; so at least they were cooperating and getting along) when I heard a loud crash. I then heard Aydan moaning, and Brennan starting to laugh. Aydan complained, "Why are you laughing? That hurt my foot!" But Brennan's simple (and awesome) response was, "No...not at your foot. I'm laughing because your penis hit the table."
2) My job
I had my first student teacher this year. I learned a lot from the process, most notably how to manage a student teacher and maximize his/her time in the class (as well as maximizing the benefit for me). It was a bit draining, always having someone around and not feeling fully in control. Not the complete awesome benefit I was anticipating, but not bad in any way.
On the other front, my job as a JV basketball coach has become interesting lately. Due to injury and poor performance of some varsity athletes, my two best players were moved up to the varsity team today. Good for them--but winning willl become more difficult for us without them. Still I'm proud they're making that step.
3) The Beard-Off
Always a fun culmination of No-Shave-November, the beard-off ocurred on December 1st this year. I think for the first year, Josh may have one (see the pictures to judge for yourself). I, myself, had to vote for him, with "Jay" cut into one cheek, and "Asp" carved out of the other.
4) Random Meetings
By an odd chance, I recently ran into my friend Brian at a shopping establishment. I was encouraged to hear that he still visits HopelesslyUncool to keep abreast on our lives. Seeing him made me miss him. Hi Brian. It was awesome catching up.
5) Song of the Moment
I'm currently listening to Jethro Tull's "Another Christmas Song." It is a buried and forgotten holiday gem. If you've never heard it you must give it a listen.
6) Random Sayings, Endowed with Deep Significance
It is probably not funny to hear them retold, but I now have a new arsenal of phrases acting to augment my vocabulary, all but one of them being picked out from daily conversation and applied more generally than they were intented.
(On seeing our head coaches footwear) Josh: "I feel like your feet....'over-socked'."
Over-socked--ill; not quite right
(On the fare in a tournament hospitality room) Josh: "It's horrible: all they had were Sun Chips and a banana."
Sun Chips and Bananas--bad; of poor quality
(On an unfortunately incident in the shower) HM: "That's my life right now: shampoo on my loofa."
Shampoo on my Loofa--crazy, hectic, out of control
7) Performance
The boys sang during halftime at the Houston Rockets game on Saturday. They have been performing with their CPAC "show choir" somewhat frequently in recent months. They've been enjoying it, but they're about to take a break in order to play basketball.
I'm sure there's more, but it will have to do for now.
