It wasn\u2019t that long ago when Labor Day weekends were big, involved deals for us. When we were lake house owners, that would always be the last blowout of the year. Lots of friends or family down for two final days of floating, swimming, boating and fun.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve backed off that pace quite a bit and these weekends are much more laid back. We did have some friends over Sunday evening. I spent about 10 hours smoking a pork shoulder which turned out well. I may have had a beer or two too many, though, and Monday morning was a struggle. Sadly that \u201cbeer or two too many\u201d limit comes a lot quicker than it used to.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what else went on during our final weekend of the summer.<\/p>\n
It was a PERFECT night for football as Class 6A #6 Cathedral pounded #9 Penn 35\u20136 Friday. The Irish were up 35\u20130 at halftime and all the starters sat out the second half. The fourth or fifth string let in a long, impressive touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to ruin the shutout.<\/p>\n
This is homecoming week with big rival, Class 3A #1 Bishop Chatard on the schedule.<\/p>\n
My first point, one I will repeat next week, is that playing a college football game on a Friday night is generally stupid. When you are a program that has struggled to be successful and generate fan interest for over a decade, it is super dumb. So big thumbs down to KU for deciding to play the first two games of the season on Friday nights. Sounds like they had a decent crowd last week, but I bet playing on the night when almost every high school in the state was also playing cost them a few thousand more asses in the seats.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t get to check the score until halftime of the CHS game, when it was tied at 7-all late in the first quarter. That alone confirmed that Jalon Daniels was not playing.<\/p>\n
I was able to listen to the first drive of the second half – a KU touchdown – and then watch the rest of the second half. Obviously I was the key as the team shook off some inconsistent play and did what you\u2019re supposed to do to FCS teams. It was just a few years back when KU was losing these games, so a 31-point win without the starting QB was just fine.<\/p>\n
As I only saw part of the game, I won\u2019t offer any assessments.<\/p>\n
OK, we all owe Deion an apology, right? I mean all of you who doubted him. Because I, of course, did not. I believed he would turn Colorado around immediately. Never had a single question.<\/p>\n
It was good to have a full slate of games, even if I spent four hours of the day in the car between here and Cincinnati. More on that in a moment\u2026<\/p>\n
My appointment to get an estimate on the girls\u2019 car was last Thursday. My big fear was that they would need to open the back tailgate to assess the damage, not be able to get it shut, and we would lose the car because of that.<\/p>\n
Turns out that shouldn\u2019t have been my worry.<\/p>\n
They crawled underneath the vehicle, looked for about five minutes, and told me the impact bar was compromised and the car was no longer drivable if we wanted insurance to cover the repairs.<\/p>\n
Great.<\/p>\n
I already got an initial estimate but the car is supposed to be disassembled today for a full inspection, so I guess we\u2019ll see. Turns out the other kid\u2019s family\u2019s insurance company uses the same body shop as one of their preferred vendors, so hopefully no issues getting payment hammered out. The shop told me Mazda parts aren\u2019t too difficult to find, and ballparked it at 2\u20133 weeks for repairs.<\/p>\n
All that means I\u2019m back on the school driving grind for awhile. The only bonus to that is I get to sleep an extra half hour since I don\u2019t have to wake C up as early as when she drives.<\/p>\n
As for that trip to Cincinnati, last Wednesday M texted us and said she had looked at her schedule of sorority events and realized this was the last weekend she had a chance to come home for awhile. The catch was that while she did not have a ticket to the Bearcats\u2019 season opener Saturday, she did want to hang around for \u201ctailgating and fun,\u201d which I thought was a hilarious way to put it. She asked if we could pick her up late afternoon to bring her back for a quick visit. We didn\u2019t have anything on our calendar, so we said of course.<\/p>\n
I drove down and picked her up around 5:00. I checked the UC score when I parked and they were up on Eastern Kentucky something like 45\u20137 just before halftime. It was very hot in Cincinnati and people were already streaming out of the stadium to return to tailgates or just get out of the sun with the game firmly in control.<\/p>\n
Long-time readers with great memories may recall the years I picked M up from CYO camp, when she would talk nonstop for the entire 90-minute drive home telling me every detail of her week away. This time she had three weeks of material and talked the entire two hours home. I didn\u2019t mind.<\/p>\n
She seems to be doing well. Classes aren\u2019t too hard. She and her roommate are getting along great. She really likes the girls in her sorority. She\u2019s made a co-ed friend group in the dorm.<\/p>\n
The only bummer was she found a fraudulent charge on her debit card a week ago. Fortunately it was for only $2.00 and the bank reimbursed her. Glad she has learned the lesson that it\u2019s a good idea to check your account frequently before a single bad charge can turn into a bunch of them that wipe out her balance. She\u2019s been able to manage between Venmo and the balance on her Bearcat Card. Hopefully her new debit card will arrive this week.<\/p>\n
Friends who have already been through this will likely agree with me, but one of the greatest sounds you will ever hear as a parent is when your college student comes home and she and her siblings are all upstairs, screaming and laughing together.<\/p>\n
She saw one friend while she was home, did some laundry, took some naps, and hung out with us. Pretty low key.<\/p>\n
S took her back on Monday afternoon. It was a quick but good visit.<\/p>\n
As of now we aren\u2019t scheduled to see her again until Family Weekend in late October, although I may go down for a football game earlier in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It wasn\u2019t that long ago when Labor Day weekends were big, involved deals for us. When we were lake house owners, that would always be the last blowout of the year. Lots of friends or family down for two final days of floating, swimming, boating and fun. We\u2019ve backed off that pace quite a bit and these weekends are much more laid back. We did have some friends over Sunday evening. I spent about 10 hours smoking a pork shoulder which turned out well. I may have had a beer or two too many, though, and Monday morning was a struggle. Sadly that \u201cbeer or two too many\u201d limit comes a lot quicker than it used to. Here\u2019s what else went on during our final weekend of the summer. HS Football It was a PERFECT night for football as Class 6A #6 Cathedral pounded #9 Penn 35\u20136 Friday. The Irish were up 35\u20130 at halftime and all the starters sat out the second half. The fourth or fifth string let in a long, impressive touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to ruin the shutout. This is homecoming week with big rival, Class 3A #1 Bishop Chatard on the schedule. KU Football My first point, one I will repeat next week, is that playing a college football game on a Friday night is generally stupid. When you are a program that has struggled to be successful and generate fan interest for over a decade, it is super dumb. So big thumbs down to KU for deciding to play the first two games of the season on Friday nights. Sounds like they had a decent crowd last week, but I bet playing on the night when almost every high school in the state was also playing cost them a few thousand more asses in the seats. I didn\u2019t get to check the score until halftime of the CHS game, when it was tied at 7-all late in the first quarter. That alone confirmed that Jalon Daniels was not playing. I was able to listen to the first drive of the second half – a KU touchdown – and then watch the rest of the second half. Obviously I was the key as the team shook off some inconsistent play and did what you\u2019re supposed to do to FCS teams. It was just a few years back when KU was losing these games, so a 31-point win without the starting QB was just fine. As I only saw part of the game, I won\u2019t offer any assessments. College Football OK, we all owe Deion an apology, right? I mean all of you who doubted him. Because I, of course, did not. I believed he would turn Colorado around immediately. Never had a single question. It was good to have a full slate of games, even if I spent four hours of the day in the car between here and Cincinnati. More on that in a moment\u2026 Auto Update My appointment to get an estimate on the girls\u2019 car was last Thursday. My big fear was that they would need to open the back tailgate to assess the damage, not be able to get it shut, and we would lose the car because of that. Turns out that shouldn\u2019t have been my worry. They crawled underneath the vehicle, looked for about five minutes, and told me the impact bar was compromised and the car was no longer drivable if we wanted insurance to cover the repairs. Great. I already got an initial estimate but the car is supposed to be disassembled today for a full inspection, so I guess we\u2019ll see. Turns out the other kid\u2019s family\u2019s insurance company uses the same body shop as one of their preferred vendors, so hopefully no issues getting payment hammered out. The shop told me Mazda parts aren\u2019t too difficult to find, and ballparked it at 2\u20133 weeks for repairs. All that means I\u2019m back on the school driving grind for awhile. The only bonus to that is I get to sleep an extra half hour since I don\u2019t have to wake C up as early as when she drives. A Weekend Visitor As for that trip to Cincinnati, last Wednesday M texted us and said she had looked at her schedule of sorority events and realized this was the last weekend she had a chance to come home for awhile. The catch was that while she did not have a ticket to the Bearcats\u2019 season opener Saturday, she did want to hang around for \u201ctailgating and fun,\u201d which I thought was a hilarious way to put it. She asked if we could pick her up late afternoon to bring her back for a quick visit. We didn\u2019t have anything on our calendar, so we said of course. I drove down and picked her up around 5:00. I checked the UC score when I parked and they were up on Eastern Kentucky something like 45\u20137 just before halftime. It was very hot in Cincinnati and people were already streaming out of the stadium to return to tailgates or just get out of the sun with the game firmly in control. Long-time readers with great memories may recall the years I picked M up from CYO camp, when she would talk nonstop for the entire 90-minute drive home telling me every detail of her week away. This time she had three weeks of material and talked the entire two hours home. I didn\u2019t mind. She seems to be doing well. Classes aren\u2019t too hard. She and her roommate are getting along great. She really likes the girls in her sorority. She\u2019s made a co-ed friend group in the dorm. The only bummer was she found a fraudulent charge on her debit card a week ago. Fortunately it was for only $2.00 and the bank reimbursed her. Glad she has learned the lesson that it\u2019s a good idea to check your account frequently before a single bad charge can turn into a bunch of them that wipe out her balance. She\u2019s been able to manage between Venmo and the balance on her Bearcat Card. Hopefully her new debit card will arrive this week. Friends who have already been through this will likely agree with me, but one of the greatest sounds you will ever hear as a parent is when your college student comes home and she and her siblings are all upstairs, screaming and laughing together. She saw one friend while she was home, did some laundry, took some naps, and hung out with us. Pretty low key. S took her back on Monday afternoon. It was a quick but good visit. As of now we aren\u2019t scheduled to see her again until Family Weekend in late October, although I may go down for a football game earlier in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[16,52,26,67,13,56,58,14],"class_list":["post-12175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cars","tag-college-sports","tag-family","tag-football","tag-high-school-sports","tag-holidays","tag-kansas-jayhawks","tag-parenting"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12175"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12177,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12175\/revisions\/12177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}