I started this blog many moons ago as a tribute to my family, cruising, and geocaching. While they are all still dear to me, there have been many changes and I hope to "update" the blog with current events and status of my family and other activities.
One of the most unfortunate and sad aspects of recent events concerns my interaction with my oldest son - Matt. He has chosen to disregard and break off any relations with his family in Tennessee and taken the approach that basically we don't exist. He has his reasons, trivial as they may be, but he is a grown man and will someday realize that he made a mistake. I do not claim to be blameless for the turn of events but there are many sides to the story. I am not going into any details other than to say he is missed.
Kendal ( SpyGirl2011 ) has given up on geocaching and is now a grown woman in her own right. She graduated from Munford High School in May of 2011 and will be attending the University of Memphis on a full scholarship while studying Psychology. I will update more on her in future blog postings.
Colton graduated from High School and attended a technical welding course where he received scholarships and high marks. He is now employed by US Zinc and although he works very hard, he is doing very well. More on his to come as well.
Carol - Since my last entry, Carol was laid off from her position with a bank after 15 years and decided to make a new start on her life. She enrolled at the University of Memphis and has made the Dean's list every semester since starting. Through hard work and dedication, she is now in her Senior year ( after only 2 years ) and can graduate as early as May 2012 but will probably delay that until December 2012. She wants to teach at the college level and will be going forward working on her Master's degree. Very proud of her and all of her educational accomplishments. She has received some prestigious scholarships and was selected for an Internship with the Memphis Area Women's Council. More on her to come as well.
What's new with me? After going through several temporary job positions it has become evident that a new career is not on the books. The job opportunities for an old, opinionated white guy are scarce. I've done a lot more geocaching reaching my 1K last December but other than that it seems home is where I'm stuck. Had to find a new outlet so starting next month, Carol and I will be taking scuba lessons. We both love to snorkel and decided that this was something that we wanted to do. We found a Groupon.com coupon for an Introductory Lesson and now we are simply waiting to get a class scheduled. Seems all the instructors are in Roatan for a dive trip. Hopefully one of the next trips they take we might be able to join in the fun.
That's it in a nutshell. I hope to keep this blog updated with news and document some of our adventures and the accomplishments of Carol, Kendal, and Colton. Stay tuned for new installments. Posting a picture of Kendal and Carol from last year. Looks like Carol got a head start on our scuba adventures. We were snorkeling in Cozumel and Carol loved it.
