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Young Love…
The Butterfly Whisperers
We recently released some butterflies that we raised from the caterpillar stage and the boys proved to be kindred spirits with the butterflies as they handled them with care even though they would fly to another part of the yard. Mason went as far as to name them…Rocky (because he hung out in the rocks), Lazy (because he didn’t like to fly much), and unfortunately I have already forgotten the other names. Below are a couple of photos of the boys connecting with nature.
The Talented Mr Mason
While driving to baseball on Saturday Mason was singing to a song on the radio and after I complimented him on his singing he told me his three favorite hobbies (hopefully not in any particular order) are 1) singing 2) acting and 3) playing sports. Last Thursday he put his first two favorite hobbies into practice as he performed in his first play as part of his “drama” class that he has been taking as part of an after school program. Below are some snippets from the play. It was quick, entertaining, and most importantly Mason had a great time.
Cutler’s New Sport
On Monday Cutler served as the honored hero for the LLS Links for Leukemia golf tournament and he quickly fell in love with the game as well as a new hockey player. I was lucky enough to have Cutler join me and Brian for the last 10 holes of the round and he absolutely loved every minute of it from putting, to hitting the driver, to Brian pulling tees and golf balls from his ears. I can’t even tell you the number of times he told me he wanted to play golf every day now. During the luncheon I told our story and then Dallas Stars center Vern Fiddler presented a signed jersey to Cutler and gave us another for Mason. No matter how hard I tried, I could not peal that jersey off of Cutler despite it being so hot outside. As it turns out, Vern lost his younger sister to Leukemia when she was eight years old and he has taken to working with the LLS as one of his charitable efforts. We talked for a bit and is usually the case with most professional hockey players I have met, he is an incredibly nice and genuine man. I appreciate what he is doing to help spread the word about LLS and the fight against blood cancers.
Below is a quick video that the Stars, also a big supporter of LLS, put together on the day as well as a few photos shot from my phone at the course and at our detour to the PGA store on the way home.
http://video.stars.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=709&id=246065&cmpid=embed-share-video
First TV, Now Print
I recently went to the Make A Wish website and found Cutler’s final hero picture for their big Wish Night fund raiser and as I expected I feel much safer having the super hero sleeping in my house at night. You can see it at www.wishnight.org.
After looking around a bit more, I stumbled upon the story of his wish as well.
http://ntx.wish.org/2013/02/25/cutlers-wish-to-go-to-san-diego/
Obviously I am a proud father.
Not Just Man’s Best Friend
Early this morning we lost my best friend for the past 14 years, Tau. I got her as a puppy while living in South Africa and her unconditional love and support got me through some pretty tough and lonely times until I met Melanie. She has been an amazing dog along the way, patient with the nieces and nephews while they tried to ride on her and dress her in tutus, supportive and protective of Melanie while I was traveling for work, keeping a keen eye on both of our boys at all times, an incredible play mate for anyone that wanted to take a few minutes to throw the ball or engage in a game of tug of war, and always available to provide a loving kiss and hug upon request and at times without. I was fortunate that she awoke me at 4 am so that I could lay next to her on the floor and give her a good 20 minute belly scratch as she took her last breath. She has been in pain for a while now and I am comfortable knowing that she is no longer in pain and was able to live a long and happy life not just as my best friend but also that to anyone that took the time to give her some affection.
Oops…
I inadvertently posted something to the family blog instead of a random blog that I very rarely post random musings for a few of my friends. I apologize for the mistake. Please look away, there is nothing to be seen here. Instead, since it has been awhile, how about a quick picture of Mason and his missing tooth? It happened last Thursday and as usual we had to write a note to the tooth fairy asking her to leave the tooth. He couldn’t stand the thought of parting ways with it.
Perhaps this accidental post that you all have forgotten about already will kick start me to start posting everything that has been going on like Cutler’s birthday party, him scoring a soccer goal, and some other stuff. My wife is very proud of me.
Coaching Can Be Dangerous To Your Health
As a coach of Mason’s baseball team I have been hit in the hand by a bat, caught some foul balls in the chest and arms, but last night I had my first near death experience (read melodrama). Fortunately, for your entertainment purposes, I am able to laugh at myself and Jackson’s mom was filming him when it happened.
One Step Closer
Last Saturday Mason got to play a hockey game at the AAC where the Dallas Stars play complete with introductions, lights, and fog. It was quite the cool experience and despite being mesmerized by the surroundings, Mason played fairly well. It wasn’t his best game, but I will attribute it to the surroundings as you will see in the pictures he wasn’t shy from checking out the scoreboard. Below are a few photos from the game as well as a quick video of his introduction. Very pleased that he didn’t trip on the way out. 🙂
Team Fricke 