I was talking to Nathan yesterday as he headed off to ref five soccer games. Reffing soccer is good money. Depending on how many other refs are involved in the game (there can be up to three), he could easily make $100. That’s a lot of gas and burger money for a teenager. “I was thinking about which was worse,” Nathan started. “Running a 3K race or reffing a soccer game.” I wasn’t surprised that either of those choices was…
So I’ve noticed the last several times I’ve done a load of laundry, that Nathan’s shirts are always turned inside out. I have this thing about reversing clothes and socks. I don’t do it. If either the boys or John take off their socks inside out, they get washed inside out and folded inside out. Same with shirts, underwear, shorts… They don’t like it when I do that, so they’re careful about how they take off their clothes. But having…
“How much do you think I could get for this on eBay?” Ryan was holding up a chunk of sod and grass that, in golfers lingo, is called a divot. It’s what’s left after a golfer takes a hard shot at a ball lying on the grass. We were at the President’s Cup in San Francisco and all the big names in golf were there with us: VJ Singh, Phil Mickelson, Mike Weir, Ernie Els, Fred Couples…and, everybody’s favorite, Tiger Woods….
I got a phone call from Nathan and Ryan’s high school yesterday. It was on the automated system they implemented several years ago as a way to keep parents informed about school happenings. And I love it. Believe it or not, I don’t often find out what’s going on at school through the boys! I was prepared to hear about the upcoming football game or PSAT testing dates but was pleasantly surprised, instead, to find out about the First Annual…
I don’t like to interfere with the business dealings Nathan and Ryan have. I am confident that they can handle them effectively and ethically. A year ago I probably wouldn’t have included the word ‘ethically’ but given what’s happened since then, focusing on ethics has become pretty important. Nathan has a little side business where he drives kids to and from school…for gas money. If you read an earlier post where I wrote about two empty seats in his car…