On Tuesday night February 2, 2010 my Grandma past away after suffering a stroke, she was 85 years young. My Grandma raised two children, help raise 5 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, and dozens of family friends children who she lovingly called "her kids". When she past it created a huge void in my heart that will never be fixed. I do find comfort in knowing that my "Gram" is up in heaven looking down on me and her whole family with a glass of Ginger Ale and saying. "I lived a great life, and I left some really great people back there who will never forget me." So knowing that she is looking down on me I thought it best to write her a letter to let her know what she means to me.
Dear Gram:
Thank you for being my Grandma, you always had time for me when others were busy or off at work. You always had a ear for me to talk to, and opinion to give back to me. You taught me how to treat others and how to love unconditionally. You taught me never to cheat yourself, because cheaters never win. You showed us how to give of yourself without expecting anything in return. You taught me that saying "Thank you" can take you a long way and in turn make someone else's day. You also taught me that food doesn't taste good because of all the herbs and spices you may put on something. The best tasting food is the food that is made with love, because love is the spice of life.
When I started working at my current job everyone was saying what Culinary School they graduated from and why the decided to go in the culinary field, and I had nothing to say to them it was just my job. However, that changed at my wedding when I introduced you to my Boss and told him that I graduated from the best culinary school on the planet, your kitchen. You taught me so much about food without even knowing at the time. I use to love sitting there and watch you do your thing. I am going to miss eating all the wonderful things you would make. Even though I have an idea of how you made everything there is just always going to be something missing from the spaghetti, turkey, the roast, and tacos are never going to be the same again.
One thing that I am going to miss the most will be looking into the stands at games and not seeing your smiling face looking back at me. You have always been at my games since I was a blond haired, snot nose 9 year old playing for the PAL Sargents, through High School basketball, and now on through beer league softball with a bunch of fat out of shape 40 somethings trying to hold on to one last stitch of our youth. I loved it when I told you of the new home run rule and you said in that the rule was idiotic in your own way. That you didn't come out to see someone hit a home run then trot down to first and then back into the dugout to sit down. When you said that in front of everyone it got everyone laughing because you were right.
I am so happy that you got to know my wife and my daughter. I still remember the day after you met Dawg-ette for the first time at Kim's. You gave her a hug and welcomed her into your heart and into your family. Then the next day you called me in the morning and told me I picked a good one and to hold on to her because she is the one who is going to make me happy. Even to this day you are so right. I also still remember the first time you got see Puppy, and how your eyes teared up with joy and that unconditional love you have for everyone. I know that both of them miss you just like I do.
Gram, I know that you are always going to be there watching over me and everyone else. You have done so much for me over the years and you use to always tell me how proud you were of me. But I never got to tell how proud I was of you. You gave a lot of yourself to everyone and never said boo. You never complained about anything, you just went along for the ride. And I know that as I am writing this and the tears stream down my face. You are right here with me trying to make everything better. Gram, I told you in the hospital that I would never say "good bye" to you. Only that I would see you later, and I mean that.
Gram one last thing. I know that you watched the Super Bowl yesterday and I know that your happy the Saints won because they were the underdog. I was hoping they won too, because I knew you were pulling for them. Oh ya, and the Sharks won tonight 3-2. I know you want to know that too.
I miss you and I'll talk to you soon. Love you Gram!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
We're Still Here
Wow! Can it be possible that I have not blogged since October? A lot has happened since the last post so I'll give everyone a quick update on what is going on at the Dawgs House.
Let's start with Puppy. Puppy is growing so fast and is fast getting a mind of her own. Without question she is my pride and joy. Puppy now talks to Dawg-ette and I in sentences. It is the cutest thing when she comes running up and asked us to get something for her. Her Christmas was special for her. Santa bought her a Fur Real Pony. This horse is amazing. It does everything a real pony would do except walk and do it's business. Other than that it moves it head to where the sound is coming from. if you pet it she whinnies, and shakes her head. All in all Puppy had a really good Christmas and Holiday.
Dawg-ette just got a new car for the New Year. Dawg-ette's lease was up on her BMW so she needed to turn it in and get a new lease or buy her old car. Well to make a long story short, she did not like her car to much so she looked and found a used 2007 BMW 328-i. This car is so much nicer than the old car. There is more room for things, and more leg room for me. Plus the extra features are exactly what she wanted.
Now on to yours truly. I just had root canal yesterday. It wasn't as bad as everyone was saying it was going to be. I was in and out of the dentist office within 90 minutes. Today I am feeling a little sore but nothing to bad. My dentist said I should be feeling 100% by the end of the week.
Well that is all the time I have for right now. I hope that everyone had a wonderful Holiday and a very Happy New Year. We hope that everyone has a great 2010. Talk to you all soon.
Let's start with Puppy. Puppy is growing so fast and is fast getting a mind of her own. Without question she is my pride and joy. Puppy now talks to Dawg-ette and I in sentences. It is the cutest thing when she comes running up and asked us to get something for her. Her Christmas was special for her. Santa bought her a Fur Real Pony. This horse is amazing. It does everything a real pony would do except walk and do it's business. Other than that it moves it head to where the sound is coming from. if you pet it she whinnies, and shakes her head. All in all Puppy had a really good Christmas and Holiday.
Dawg-ette just got a new car for the New Year. Dawg-ette's lease was up on her BMW so she needed to turn it in and get a new lease or buy her old car. Well to make a long story short, she did not like her car to much so she looked and found a used 2007 BMW 328-i. This car is so much nicer than the old car. There is more room for things, and more leg room for me. Plus the extra features are exactly what she wanted.
Now on to yours truly. I just had root canal yesterday. It wasn't as bad as everyone was saying it was going to be. I was in and out of the dentist office within 90 minutes. Today I am feeling a little sore but nothing to bad. My dentist said I should be feeling 100% by the end of the week.
Well that is all the time I have for right now. I hope that everyone had a wonderful Holiday and a very Happy New Year. We hope that everyone has a great 2010. Talk to you all soon.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sick Kids
Okay, I have taken some time off from my blog and in the time away a few things have gotten me a little upset. One of which has gotten me back up on my "soap box" to let it all hang out.
Recently Dawg-ette and I have enrolled Puppy in a gym class where she can run around and play with other kids and learn something while doing this, and for the most part it has been a joy watching Puppy grow her personality, confidence along with learning new things. But like just about anything that we do now a days everything comes with a slight risk, and that risk is careless parents who bring their sick kids to class. Now, the parents are not 100% to blame because the gym should not allow them in if they are sick, so they too play a part in this.
What the hell are these people thinking bringing their sick kids out to infect other people. I understand that keeping your kid stuck in house while they are sick is not easy on the kids, but it is harder on the parents because we need to now entertain all day long, and that can be very stressful on the parents. Keep your kids at home so they can get better.
As for the Gym. If they see that someone is sick they should have the guts to tell the parent that they can not have their child in class until they are over whatever it is they have. The Gym we use is very good about disinfecting everything the kids touch, but they can't disinfect the kids themselves. The kids will run into each other, wipe their runny nose with their hands and then pick something up and now another kid picks it up and the germs on now on them. "Come on Mom & Dad's, wake up!" If your kid is sick keep them at home until they are over their illness. I am tired of your kid infecting my daughter with your colds and flu's.
The funny thing about this is that everyone in one way or another feels the way I do about this, but if their kid is sick they will still take them out to infect others without even thinking twice about it. I am guilty of this too. No one is perfect, and all we do is try to live our crazy lives. Maybe we should take a step back slow down for one second and think "Hey, my child is sick, maybe I should not be taking them out today."
That's all for now. I'll now be getting off my "soap box." Until next time ...........
Recently Dawg-ette and I have enrolled Puppy in a gym class where she can run around and play with other kids and learn something while doing this, and for the most part it has been a joy watching Puppy grow her personality, confidence along with learning new things. But like just about anything that we do now a days everything comes with a slight risk, and that risk is careless parents who bring their sick kids to class. Now, the parents are not 100% to blame because the gym should not allow them in if they are sick, so they too play a part in this.
What the hell are these people thinking bringing their sick kids out to infect other people. I understand that keeping your kid stuck in house while they are sick is not easy on the kids, but it is harder on the parents because we need to now entertain all day long, and that can be very stressful on the parents. Keep your kids at home so they can get better.
As for the Gym. If they see that someone is sick they should have the guts to tell the parent that they can not have their child in class until they are over whatever it is they have. The Gym we use is very good about disinfecting everything the kids touch, but they can't disinfect the kids themselves. The kids will run into each other, wipe their runny nose with their hands and then pick something up and now another kid picks it up and the germs on now on them. "Come on Mom & Dad's, wake up!" If your kid is sick keep them at home until they are over their illness. I am tired of your kid infecting my daughter with your colds and flu's.
The funny thing about this is that everyone in one way or another feels the way I do about this, but if their kid is sick they will still take them out to infect others without even thinking twice about it. I am guilty of this too. No one is perfect, and all we do is try to live our crazy lives. Maybe we should take a step back slow down for one second and think "Hey, my child is sick, maybe I should not be taking them out today."
That's all for now. I'll now be getting off my "soap box." Until next time ...........
Friday, July 17, 2009
Boneyard Blast
This past weekend my softball team played in the Third Annual Boneyard Blast up in Reno. We went up there to have a good time and play some softball against teams from all over the Western US. The basis of the Tournament is for everyone to have a good time and play for 48 hours. So the first games began at 12:00am Saturday morning and didn't finish until sometime on Sunday early evening.
Anyway, our first game was set for a very early 2:00am against a team from. What for it, San Carlos. We drove all the way to Reno, Nevada to play against a team from our own backyard, and the funny thing is we played against them in a league about 4 years ago. Go figure. Well anyway, we played an alright game but came up a little short. We lost 12-10. So we got stuck in the losers bracket and our next game was against the looser of another 2:00am game, and that game was set to start at 10:00am. So when we get to the field for that game we find out that we are scheduled to play another team from California. Cool, maybe a team from SoCal or Sacramento. No. We get another team from home. This one from Daly City. We started out putting up 5 runs in the first, then we had a really bad inning and gave up 11 runs. I lost track of the score after in was 13 - 6, but we cut down to about 5 runs in the end. So then we have one more game before we are done and out of the tournament, and this game is set for 2:00pm out in Sparks at a very nice 8 turf field complex. Now playing on turf is very different than playing on grass because everything is faster and the heat is magnified. So with that on to the game. This time we get another California team, this one a little farther away from home, but not by much. We played a team all the way from San Jose. Anyway, we played to have fun and not get embarrassed. Again we came up short and were eliminated from the tournament. But not empty handed. By being the first team eliminated in our bracket we were given a new gas BBQ, and our team MVP walked away with a new $165.00 Worth Softball glove.
Even though we didn't win a single game we all had a great time in Reno, and the best part of all is that after everything was all done all the guys wanted to know if we were going to do it again next year. My answer to that is: HELL YA! For those of you who play softball this is a great tournament all the way around, and even if you are not that good there is something for everyone to do at the tournament.
Talk to you all soon
Anyway, our first game was set for a very early 2:00am against a team from. What for it, San Carlos. We drove all the way to Reno, Nevada to play against a team from our own backyard, and the funny thing is we played against them in a league about 4 years ago. Go figure. Well anyway, we played an alright game but came up a little short. We lost 12-10. So we got stuck in the losers bracket and our next game was against the looser of another 2:00am game, and that game was set to start at 10:00am. So when we get to the field for that game we find out that we are scheduled to play another team from California. Cool, maybe a team from SoCal or Sacramento. No. We get another team from home. This one from Daly City. We started out putting up 5 runs in the first, then we had a really bad inning and gave up 11 runs. I lost track of the score after in was 13 - 6, but we cut down to about 5 runs in the end. So then we have one more game before we are done and out of the tournament, and this game is set for 2:00pm out in Sparks at a very nice 8 turf field complex. Now playing on turf is very different than playing on grass because everything is faster and the heat is magnified. So with that on to the game. This time we get another California team, this one a little farther away from home, but not by much. We played a team all the way from San Jose. Anyway, we played to have fun and not get embarrassed. Again we came up short and were eliminated from the tournament. But not empty handed. By being the first team eliminated in our bracket we were given a new gas BBQ, and our team MVP walked away with a new $165.00 Worth Softball glove.
Even though we didn't win a single game we all had a great time in Reno, and the best part of all is that after everything was all done all the guys wanted to know if we were going to do it again next year. My answer to that is: HELL YA! For those of you who play softball this is a great tournament all the way around, and even if you are not that good there is something for everyone to do at the tournament.
Talk to you all soon
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
So Long King
I have been watching the news on the passing of Michael Jackson over the past two weeks, and it has given me some thoughts on the "King of Pop." First, I am going to remember him for his music and for all of his talent's as an entertainer. He was amazing to watch on MTV or to hear his songs on the radio. The first song I remember hearing from him was "Rock with You" and thought it was a cool song. But when he came out with Thriller and I bought for my sister as a Christmas present I couldn't believe what I was hearing. It seemed at the time that every song on the album was a hit song. even after 25 years the songs still song fresh and new every time I hear them.
Over the years his music has grown on me just like a ton of stuff from the 80's that I originally didn't listen too. His music will be around forever, for all of us to enjoy whether you like it or not.
So, from this life time Rock Fan. Michael, Thank you for all of your music and your videos. You will be missed by billions of people all over the globe.
Over the years his music has grown on me just like a ton of stuff from the 80's that I originally didn't listen too. His music will be around forever, for all of us to enjoy whether you like it or not.
So, from this life time Rock Fan. Michael, Thank you for all of your music and your videos. You will be missed by billions of people all over the globe.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Happy 2nd Anniversary
First off we are still here and we are all doing well. Okay, some of us better than others. Let me just say that it is hell getting older, but that is for a different blog.
Today is Dawg-ette my 2nd Anniversary. So "Baby" I love you so much and thank you for putting up with all my crap for the past 2 years. You have given me so much in the time we have spent together and I am forever grateful to you. You always give of yourself and make me feel like I am the luckiest person on the planet. You are the best wife any guy could have, and you do an awesome job with Puppy who is growing like a weed right in front of us. So from the bottom of my heart, I love you so much and don't change anything.
Special shot out to my cousin and her husband, "Silver Back." Happy Anniversary to you as well.
Our Love , Dawg, Dawg-ette, and Puppy.......
We'll be back soon with some updates. Until then, Peace out. Have a great summer......
Today is Dawg-ette my 2nd Anniversary. So "Baby" I love you so much and thank you for putting up with all my crap for the past 2 years. You have given me so much in the time we have spent together and I am forever grateful to you. You always give of yourself and make me feel like I am the luckiest person on the planet. You are the best wife any guy could have, and you do an awesome job with Puppy who is growing like a weed right in front of us. So from the bottom of my heart, I love you so much and don't change anything.
Special shot out to my cousin and her husband, "Silver Back." Happy Anniversary to you as well.
Our Love , Dawg, Dawg-ette, and Puppy.......
We'll be back soon with some updates. Until then, Peace out. Have a great summer......
Monday, April 27, 2009
Puppy Turns 1
This past Saturday Dawgette and I watched as our little Puppy turned 1. It is just amazing that it has been a year since Puppy was born and over that time she has grown up so fast. Before she was just a little baby that needed to be carried all over the place and her day consisted of sleeping, eating and pooping. Now, she is walking all by her little self, eating real food, not drinking formula, trying to talk, and still making our lives better everyday that we get to spend with her.
I never thought that being a father was going to be so rewarding. Being a Dad is the best thing I have ever done and Puppy makes Dawgette and I the happiest parents in the world.
So in closing, Happy 1st Birthday Puppy! Mom and Dad love you so much.......
I never thought that being a father was going to be so rewarding. Being a Dad is the best thing I have ever done and Puppy makes Dawgette and I the happiest parents in the world.
So in closing, Happy 1st Birthday Puppy! Mom and Dad love you so much.......
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