It was a busy week with May birthdays (Darla, David and Alicia), a Make a Wish reveal at our Insurance Association luncheon and the 2 day Zone Qualifier played over the weekend. I was also able to fit in re-staining the stamped concrete deck and I have finished half of the deck sealing. I will finish the rest this week and be ready for Memorial Day next weekend. I still need to work on the stone backsplash on the pool and the tile, but we are getting close to reopening the pool for the season.
The pictures. The top two are of the deck, the top one after the wet look sealer has been applied and the second one with just a fresh coat of stain. The next group are of Darla, David, Miya and I at Benihanas for the birthday dinners on Darla's birthday Wednesday night. The final pictures are of a Wednesday luncheon that we had with a reveal of a Make a Wish Disney cruise for Myles. There is a picture of Miles and his mother. He is 6 and has Childhood Leukemia. He is in remission, but has to continue chemo treatments for another year. There is a twist to this story in that Myle's mom also contracted cancer (breast cancer) as Miles was going through his treatments. They are now both in remission and will be picked up at their house by a limo and driven to the airport for their vacation. He was surprised and a total little boy. We also gave him a big wagon full of toys and he yelled out "I've already got a baseball mitt" when he saw one on the cache. The storm troopers were really cool and he really enjoyed the whole experience.
Paul and I teamed up in the 2 man Zone qualifier and we had an interesting experience. We played Saturday and shot a 30+33=63 to tie for third going into today. I played really well and made every putt. I shot 40+43=83 in the best ball event. We were both really thrilled with our play. Then, that 24 hours thing came up and what a difference. I left 6 putts on the lip and shot a 48+44=92 and the team shot a 36+35=71. One of the guys we played with on Saturday saw me this morning and said, "there goes the best putter in the club." Nope. I drained two putts of over 30 feet for birdies on Saturday. Two of my "lip" putts were under three feet today. I felt off from the time I got up. I had t run over to the office and pick up some tickets for the raffle at the IBA golf event Monday at Del Paso. I forgot them on Friday and have to be at the course at 8 AM tomorrow. I ran over there and then realized that I'd left my golf shoes at the house and had to run back home before getting to the course. I was a little dizzy the first few holes for some reason. Our lethargy cost us as we shot down the leaderboard and finished one shot out of 10th place and the money. It was a costly day. The guys we played with on Saturday had shot 67 and managed a 63 today and won $72. One stroke of improvement (one of those lip putts going in) would have made us $42. Ouch.
Darla shared with me yesterday that Don's (Alicias' husband) niece in Kansas was killed Friday night in a boating accident. The driver of the boat was 22 and had been drinking. They were boating at night at the Lake of the Ozarks and hit a rock bluff that ejected the passengers of the boat. The driver was able to climb back into the boat and row it to a dock. Three people (all young adults) were killed. The driver has been arrested and charged with Boating Wile Intoxicated related to the death of another person. One other young woman was critically injured. Don's niece Haylie was only 21 years old and divers recovered her body Saturday morning. Pray for the family.
There is not a lot of news to tell. Happy to see that the Vegas Knights have won their conference and will be in the Stanley Cup Finals. Apparently some hockey fans are upset that an upstart is in the Stanley Cup Finals, but too bad. You all gave up on the players that came together in Vegas to forge a formidable team.. I'd like to see them seal the deal. There are two $1000 bets at 200-1 outstanding in Vegas and both ticketholders have sold off part of the possible profits and have more than made their money back and they still own the majority of the windfall if they win. Nice.
Well, short and sweet this week. I have to handicap the Memorial event for next Saturday and we have close to 100 players signed up. Joy. Ciao.
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