Stair time

The cats love to help me do some of my physical therapy excercises I do on the stairs.

My view today

To treat my plantar fasciitis, I had electroshcokwave therapy done yesterday. Hopefully this will do the trick, but I'm going to have to wear this boot for the next month, which is something I didn't expect. Also, I have to be off my feet for 48 hours, which fortuately falls mostly on my day off, which gives me a very good reason to just take it easy.

"Fall" Training

Pepaw got the little guy a batting tee and ball several weeks ago and we got it out tonight just before sunset. Mom, Dad, & little guy all got swings. Here's a few bits of media definitely not quite ready for the ESPN highlight reel.

First Day at Kindergarten

Today was the little guy's first "official" day of Kindergarten. He jumped eagerly out of the truck this morning with Transformers bookbag and Spiderman lunchbox in hand and headed into Elementary School, where Sharon had been "re-employed" as a teacher's assistant again, this time in first grade. Most days Nathan will ride with Sharon to school and ride home with her on the bus she drives in the afternoon. However, today, Sharon drove an early bus and so I made the long commute amidst the horrific traffic to drop the little guy off (and a trip aftewards to Bojangles - shhh don't tell). It was a very rainy first day, but all reports from mom & the little guy seem to evidence that he had a good first day. He has actually been to the school twice already, once for an open house, and then a staggered entry day last Tuesday. Here are a few pics that mommy took.

Hendricks Tour Day

I recently reconnected with Angela Patterson Padgett, a friend from high school, who now works at Hendricks Motorsports. She gave our family a tour of the facility today that was really awesome. We got to go inside many of the behind-the-scenes areas where the cars are actually assembled and made race-ready. This was probably the last free day we had before the little guy and Sharon have to go back to school, so it was a great day with family and friends.

Buffalo Beals Pictures

Recently, Sharon took our little guy and and a few friends to the Buffalo Beals Animal Park in Maiden, NC. Here are a few photos from that adventure.

Twins & Jolt

Mommy (a.k.a. Sharon) allowed the little guy and I to have a "Daddy Day" since she was going to be out of town. So, the boys, had a great day seeing the new G.I.Joe movie, picking up a couple of the latest Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen characters - Ice Cream Twins and Jolt, playing video games, and ending the day with a meal at Pizza Hut (new wings there are really good, by the way). It was a great day.