Saturday Wrap Up

Vacations almost over and it's been a good one. Here's the rundown:

1. A trip to Iowa to visit my brother Mike and his wife Jen. Tractors and taco pizza and a trip to the Des Moines Zoo.

2. A trip to Wirth Park Aquatic Center in Brookfield. At 3:15PM. It closed at 4:30. Fun, but need to plan better next time.

3. Alex's first trip to the Wauwatosa Public Library. He snatched up 8 books. And has already read all of them. He's going to be just like me in his love of reading, I think!

4. A night of snuggling on the couch watching "The Jungle Book" with Alex came to a crashing halt. He was sitting on my lap and flung his head back smacking me squarely across the nose with his rock-solid skull. Craig and I both heard a pop and judging by the pain I could have sworn my nose was broken. I was sobbing from the shock and the sound more than the pain. Amazingly, no bruising or swelling yet after more than 15 hours. So I think I'm in the clear. My sinuses are a little screwy today though.

5. We got a sitter tonight (thanks Sara! I owe you two nights now!) and we are going out. Craig planned a benefit for a co-worker of his who was diagnosed with a really rare form of cancer last year. Ernesto hasn't been able to work since early last summer and the bills are mounting up. He's also about the same age as Craig and I (maybe a couple of years older) with two adorable daughters and a lovely wife. So Craig and one of the other photogs planned a benefit at Brew City in Mequon. If you're in the Milwaukee area, come on up! There's a ton of sports memorabilia and photos/artwork in the silent auction and other cool stuff that will be raffled off. I'm so proud of Craig for all the hard work he put into this.

6. I only have about 4 more things on my to do list. They'll get done tomorrow.

7. I ran twice and am 100 pages from finishing a second book in a week's time.

All in all, I feel like it's been a productive week and a half!

I also want to welcome an old buddy to the blogosphere. Neil and I met in high school. We shared many of the same classes and a passion for broadcasting. Neil didn't have the fear of being in front of the microphone that I had, but that's because he was GOOD! So go check out his blog for a healthy dose of sports talk.