Dog Days of August

It used to be the time when I would tell my self don't start any new projects because they would never get finished. Now with year round Strato baseball leagues that isn't important. It used to be that now my family would be on vacation. We went to such exotic places like Indiana Dunes State Park, Gettysburg Military battlefield, and Florida. Those are the places we traveled to most often. Dad would drive and drive and drive. Afterword he would slow down znd say well there's such and such place, enjoy and then he's speed up to another location. It also used to be the time when Susan would begin to prep her room for school. Like this year I think school starts on th 13th of August. It also was the time when football practice started. I could lose 10 lbs per day sweating the beautiful drills
like the "meat chopper" which I excelled at. It also was the time of back to school fees which practically crippled us with 4 boys in school. It used to be the time of many birthdays (which it still is ) Well no more. Now with Susan and I retired it all different. And I like it. Although all the recent changes are messing with my head. Anyway Susan is not getting ready for school rather she is getting the house ready for her specification which I touched on it a previous blog. Strato is taking care of itself and Replay games has returned with a neato (did I just say neato?) computer game. The trips are either done or coming. We were in Memphis Tn for three days last month. No school fees all the boys are growed. Olf course no football but I still get leg cramps like I did then. The birthdays stay the same with some additions. Me I'm turning 61, Russ will be 64 on the 26th, Taylor will be 9 on the 14th,Pat is 33 on the 15th, Grandad and Lauren claim September. When next August comes I've been assured of spending my first retirement check. I already have the pictured ship in mind along with a non-firing Civil War Naval pistol already mounted from Collector's Armmoury. Maybe by then I can add a couple more things to my list. I'm also looking for a movie "Ride with the Devil" staring Toby McGwire and a game World Championship Poker 2 which is cheap from meijer. Oh well I love to shop. I got my first pack of 09 football cards another August thing. Its cool to see my fantasy QB of the last 2 years on the package(Ben Rothlesberger). Well my point is that August is not the Dog Days anymore and I like it.