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Motivation
I was visiting with my neighbor yesterday when Therese exclaimed “Mr. Harvey, I can put my head under water!” I had to correct her at that point and said, “No, you can blow bubbles in the water.” Well that really upset her and she stormed off. Later I told her in private that she was giving the impression to our friend that she knew how to hold her breath under water which isn’t true. It is something she is working towards at her swim lessons but hadn’t accomplished yet.
We went to the pool that evening after dinner and Therese slapped on her goggles, pinched her nose, and dunked her head. When she emerged I met her with a grin and said “Now that is putting your head under water!” We spent the rest of the time diving for toys and waving to each other beneath the surface.
Pretty amazing that serving a bit of humility can be a point of motivation for a child.
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Father & Son at the Park
Fulton and I had our first father and son baseball outing this weekend. Although the Cubs took a beating by the Astros, we made the best of it hanging out at Minute Maid Park and sampling the fares. Here’s our line score:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Fulton | Cotton Candy | 0 | Ice Cream | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pizza |
| Dad | 0 | 0 | Hot Dog, Beer | Rest of Fulton’s Ice Cream | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pizza |
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Rest in Peace, Grandma
My beloved Grandmother, Mary Datzman, passed away earlier this morning after suffering many years with Alzheimer’s disease. She is once again reunited with her husband who died this past February and for the first time can witness all her great-grandchildren.
Grandma was always filled with kindness and joy. We all remember her for her homemade caramel corn and sugar cookies, but her unconditional love and desire to share her time with us is what remains in our hearts.
May the Lord grant you peace, Grandma. We love you.
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Smoothie Anyone?
Tomorrow I go back to a liquid/soft-food diet. Hopefully not more than a week this time. I’m at the last stage of my oral treatment and will undergo the first of two gum graft procedures to address severe gum recession. It was already pretty bad and it worsened in time after my surgery.
How many pounds do you think I’ll lose this round? 
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Easter Joy
Happy Easter to you all!
The Gretencord family spent the Triduum with the Ceys in Houston and attended the Easter Vigil mass at their parish. I know, we were very daring taking all four kids to the longest (and late) service known to our faith. They did quite well as can be expected – Gianna passed out after the second reading, Therese was content to hold a candle despite suffering a small burn from the hot wax, and Fulton only bumped his head once on the pew.
If you know Fulton as well as we do, he is a ball of energy and joy. You can tell he was bottling it up as best as he could during the mass. As we were exiting the church he let out this loud shout and with the biggest smile gave the tightest hug to the priest standing at the door. A woman standing nearby just burst out laughing and said “He totally has made my Easter day!”
Thank you Fulton for showing us what true joy really is.
Category: Faith, Family
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
A little VeggieTales humor for you all. St. Patrick, pray for us!
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