Family Archive
Merry Christmas
I will dispense with all the usual banter and whining today. Merry Christmas to all my friends and family. Timbeaux and family.
Aging?
I was asked the other day if I felt 45 years old. I responded that I didn’t feel any age. The 45 is just a number that is used to determine if I can buy alcohol, join AARP or which age group I will be in for my next race. …
Turning Things Around
If you pay attention, you can actually learn a lot from your kids. This weekend we went to Sulphur for the High School State Swimming Championship. Because of the size of the high school Mason goes to, he is in the toughest division there is and has to compete against…
20 Questions with Timbeaux
I decided to do an interview with Timbeaux to get some insight into the rationale behind some of his stupidity. 1. Me: Why are you called Timbeaux? Timbeaux: That goes back many years to junior high or high school. My good friend, Jeff Kearns, and I would always answer the…
On with the show!
This has been an emotional week. But I am not going to get into any sappy stuff. The bottom line is that my oldest child, Lara, just graduated from high school. And 3 months from today, I will move her into her dorm room at LSU. In the past 3…
The Lasts
As a parent, watching your child develop is an unending string of firsts. I remember Lara’s first step at our little garden home on Stonegate. I remember her first word which I am pretty sure was “Da-Da’. (Geaux Timbeaux!). Of course looking back now, it could have been “dance”. I…
School’s In
Sometimes I get the feeling that I have dropped off the face of the earth. And then I realize that it is just the beginning of the school year and all that entails. And I have to say that the start of this year has been a whirlwind! This is…
Underwater
If you have been trying to contact me lately, I have been underwater. I am still underwater. I will be underwater until at least July 18th. Why July 18th? Because that is the last day of the Long Course State Swim Championship. That meet will end a stretch of 8…
Father’s Day
It’s Father’s Day, so I figured I would relay a few things I learned from my dad. There are many levels of having patience. Some levels wear thin quicker than others. Wake up early. Get the job done. Provide for your family. You can be mad at someone and still…