Happy Holidays
Sorry for the long absence, but with soccer and the chest pain issues I have been a bit busy. Also, in the mean time, my friend and his wife had their baby. Sadly, his lung collapsed so they had to rush him to All Children’s Hospital just before Christmas. So, I have been busy trying to help them.
If that wasn’t enough, all of the girls came down with the flu for Christmas, so we had a bunch of feverish, puckers for Christmas. Hey, it wouldn’t be fun unless something fun happened for the holiday. I spent the 22nd and the 23rd in the hospital with my friends and then my daughter.
Anyway, hopefully your Holidays were healthy and happy. I am thankful though even if the kids were sick. They are healthy other then the flu and that is truly something to be happy for. So many children are not so it makes you thankful for what you have.
Today we started practice again for soccer. We decided to have a 9 am start which is troublesome for teens, but we managed. But this is something that made my holiday so much more for me. On the way to practice, I stopped at the local Shell station. Well, it was cold this morning for Florida, a nice balmy 42. Sadly, a homeless man was there trying to get coffee to warm up. Well, the owners called the police to have him removed because he was homeless. After I bought what I needed, I stopped the man and took him to McDonalds to buy him breakfast and coffee. He was so thankful for my generosity that he couldn’t stop thanking me. I told him that it was my pleasure and wished him well and to try to stay warm.
If that wasn’t enough to make my day, one of my players had gone to a college before Christmas for a tryout. Well, he got a full scholarship and is so thankful for all of my support and for helping them get a ticket so that they could go up and tryout. He thanked me for being more then just a coach. He told me that I am like a father to him, since he doesn’t have one. I just about broke down then and there over how much he was thankful for all that I have done. So, I am ending 2006 on a higher note then I was thinking.
If I don’t get back to you before the New Year, I wish each and every one of you a wonderful, joyous, healthy, New Year. Best wishes and do take care of yourselves.
Sorry for the long absence, but with soccer and the chest pain issues I have been a bit busy. Also, in the mean time, my friend and his wife had their baby. Sadly, his lung collapsed so they had to rush him to All Children’s Hospital just before Christmas. So, I have been busy trying to help them.
If that wasn’t enough, all of the girls came down with the flu for Christmas, so we had a bunch of feverish, puckers for Christmas. Hey, it wouldn’t be fun unless something fun happened for the holiday. I spent the 22nd and the 23rd in the hospital with my friends and then my daughter.
Anyway, hopefully your Holidays were healthy and happy. I am thankful though even if the kids were sick. They are healthy other then the flu and that is truly something to be happy for. So many children are not so it makes you thankful for what you have.
Today we started practice again for soccer. We decided to have a 9 am start which is troublesome for teens, but we managed. But this is something that made my holiday so much more for me. On the way to practice, I stopped at the local Shell station. Well, it was cold this morning for Florida, a nice balmy 42. Sadly, a homeless man was there trying to get coffee to warm up. Well, the owners called the police to have him removed because he was homeless. After I bought what I needed, I stopped the man and took him to McDonalds to buy him breakfast and coffee. He was so thankful for my generosity that he couldn’t stop thanking me. I told him that it was my pleasure and wished him well and to try to stay warm.
If that wasn’t enough to make my day, one of my players had gone to a college before Christmas for a tryout. Well, he got a full scholarship and is so thankful for all of my support and for helping them get a ticket so that they could go up and tryout. He thanked me for being more then just a coach. He told me that I am like a father to him, since he doesn’t have one. I just about broke down then and there over how much he was thankful for all that I have done. So, I am ending 2006 on a higher note then I was thinking.
If I don’t get back to you before the New Year, I wish each and every one of you a wonderful, joyous, healthy, New Year. Best wishes and do take care of yourselves.
posted by Brewster at 1:09 PM
3 Comments:
You were mighty busy werent you?
I hope everyone feels better. Its not fun to get the flu.. but might as well do it together. Get it all done with.
You are a very kind man. Im sure he wont forget your kindness and generosity.
What great news for one of your athletes!! My eyes watered reading about your experience.
Great end to the year! Im sure 2007 will be grandastic for you, your family and your athletes!
comment added 1/7/07....ahem...2 words....Tony Romo.....hahahahahaha, Michael went to the game, was he disgusted.
haven't heard from you in a while...hope things are good
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