On Thursday afternoon, I drove my Terpmobile over to the school where I had taught for many years. My Terpmobile and I were going to meet the first first draft pick made by the new UM basketball coach, Mark Turgeon. The junior in high school will sign officially (once he is a senior) to play basketball for my college alma mater in 2012.
It was fun meeting this young man and taking his pictures with the Terpmobile. When I went to Maryland, the basketball coach was Lefty Driesell. I would sometimes study in Cole Fieldhouse while the basketball players were practicing. I didn't like the quietness of the library, so studying in the bleachers worked. Cole Fieldhouse is no longer there,so when my husband and I go to a game in 2012, we will be watching from the Comcast Center. I really don't know the rules of basketball. I do know you need to get that big round ball in the basket, but the part about traveling, I just don't know. You have to "travel" to get the ball down the court, but the referees are always calling someone out for doing this traveling thing.
My brother always said that college basketball was more exciting than pro basketball. I have heard that more and more over the years.
Best wishes to this future Terp who is welcome to drive my Terpmobile.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Birthday and Mother's Day
This past Sunday, I celebrated a milestone birthday (I will leave it at that) and Mother's Day, all in the very same day. My husband made me a lemon cake as that is what I had requested. He doesn't like for me to tell people that he makes cakes, but it's the truth. He is an excellent baker man. I think he would much prefer that I told people that he was a mighty deer shooter or any other wild beast hunter for that matter, but the truth there is, that he isn't. One time a deer literally jumped over him in them thar woods and he missed that target.
Anyway, getting back to the birthday/Mother's Day subject, it was a perfect day. My older daughter came down. My best friend came over. I got to visit my own mom and take her some goodies and take her for a walk down the lovely street where she lives. My younger daughter called me first thing for my bonus days as she couldn't be here.
Now that I am ___ years old, I am more busy and having more fun than I have had since I was 6. I lead a weekly Bible study and it is in it's 4th year. I call it the Yada-Yada Bible Study after the Yada-Yada books by Neta Jackson. The group is very diverse and is much like the characters in her books. I play tennis in a weekly tennis league 2 to 3 times a week. I am a Mentor Mom to 8 FANTASTIC young moms. They teach me soooo much more than I do them. I will miss them as I am leaving this position, since I will be a Grandmama in July and want to devote more time to that new role. I try to walk 3 miles a day about 5 days a week with some dear friends and my G man. I work out at the Y with my friend also about 5 days a week. In addition, I will run my second 5K at the end of this month, so I train by running 3 miles in the park or on the treadmill about once a week. I also visit my mom 2 to 3 times a week, since I am no longer her full time caregiver. It is a good thing I am retired because I wouldn't have time to hold down a job.
So as I begin this new decade,I am thankful to the One who gave me life. God knows the plans for me and that is sufficient. As I heard a Scottish pastor on the radio say yesterday, "Yesterday is a cancelled check, tomorrow is a promissory note, but today, it is cash in hand." May I spend my time today wisely. May I focus on My Creator and Savior for this day and be happy and content.
Anyway, getting back to the birthday/Mother's Day subject, it was a perfect day. My older daughter came down. My best friend came over. I got to visit my own mom and take her some goodies and take her for a walk down the lovely street where she lives. My younger daughter called me first thing for my bonus days as she couldn't be here.
Now that I am ___ years old, I am more busy and having more fun than I have had since I was 6. I lead a weekly Bible study and it is in it's 4th year. I call it the Yada-Yada Bible Study after the Yada-Yada books by Neta Jackson. The group is very diverse and is much like the characters in her books. I play tennis in a weekly tennis league 2 to 3 times a week. I am a Mentor Mom to 8 FANTASTIC young moms. They teach me soooo much more than I do them. I will miss them as I am leaving this position, since I will be a Grandmama in July and want to devote more time to that new role. I try to walk 3 miles a day about 5 days a week with some dear friends and my G man. I work out at the Y with my friend also about 5 days a week. In addition, I will run my second 5K at the end of this month, so I train by running 3 miles in the park or on the treadmill about once a week. I also visit my mom 2 to 3 times a week, since I am no longer her full time caregiver. It is a good thing I am retired because I wouldn't have time to hold down a job.
So as I begin this new decade,I am thankful to the One who gave me life. God knows the plans for me and that is sufficient. As I heard a Scottish pastor on the radio say yesterday, "Yesterday is a cancelled check, tomorrow is a promissory note, but today, it is cash in hand." May I spend my time today wisely. May I focus on My Creator and Savior for this day and be happy and content.
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