FAMILY
EVENTS
We know that we talked about Deavon's baseball in the last edition but we
didn't have these photos at the time. We thought you would enjoy seeing
the Dev in action. Now he is into golf. On August 20 he went out for his
first lesson. Guess what? He blasted a 215 yard drive! How about that.
Then he asked Honey to go with him for the next lesson on Sept. 1, which
she did. When our editorial staff asked if the self reported 215 yard
drive was within the Dev's possibility she said that, "YES! Definitely.
He didn't practice the driver today but worked on the other clubs, but
there is no question that the 215 yarder is an accurate report." Move
over, you aspiring Tigers!
Mare, Ken and Dev took their bi-annual trip to Pennsylvania to see Ken's
folks. They had a great trip. They took in many of the historical sites
in this historic state, including Gettysburg. Now Dev can answer any
questions on a history exam about the battle of Gettysburg. And a few
more of the sites as well. One of Deavon's major accomplishments on this
trip was that he conquered his fear of Roller Coasters. (Now David and
Honey are not sure this is such a good thing - but you know how
grandparents are.) They went to Kennywood Park where they have a raft of
RCs - some are tame and some are very wild. The park contains some of the
oldest and some of the most modern ones. Dev kept at it until his fear
was gone. Now how about that!
While they were gone Honey and David took care of Rosie. Unfortunately
Rosie has lost her sight, not due to old age but due to heredity and a
virus. She was a good sport about going to a new home for two weeks, but
vacillated between being depressed and happy. David took her on a walk
(actually a run!) and this always lifted her spirits. She's an Australian
sheep dog and has a strong need to run. Now the Dev takes her on a walk
in his neighborhood each night. There are a group of people who visit the
park with their dogs at the same time. Rosie, even being blind, now joins
in the fun with the dogs playing together while Deavon and the adults
talk. Deavon loves this.
Mare has applied for the position of Principal of one of APS's alternative
high schools. She had her interview on Friday, August 31. She was good
enough to share her responses to the interview questions with Honey and
David after it was over. And they said she couldn't have done better.
Her only deficiency, if you can call it that, is that she has not been
full time in a specific school for a number of years. To counter this is
the fact that she has been working and developing programs, alternative
programs if you will, that address real district needs and that are not
being met in the current curriculum and structure. We think it is a
strength that she has been working with and through many schools rather
than being in one school doing the usual stuff. But we'll have to wait
and see if the district is that smart!
Ken is back at his counseling position at AHS. They have a new principal
there this year - or maybe they do. After an unsuccessful search the
Central Administration moved the Cibola principal to AHS. Now the Cibola
parents are very upset and they really like the principal they are losing.
We'll keep you posted on this.
Mare, Ken and Dev are going to the Lobo's opening game on September 1,
2001. They play UTEP and it will likely be a very tough game for both
teams. Each needs to start out with a win to start the season but who
will it be! Tune in to the next edition! GO, LOBOS!
LATE BULLETIN --- The Lobos did it. They smothered the Miners 26-6 with a
record of over 41,000 fans in the renovated stadium. How about that!
That's it for Ken, Mare and Dev for this edition.
We
can't cover all the news for this family in this edition! That's how
eventful they are. But we must talk about their new wheels. Ken's car
was becoming unreliable. So was Mare's. Ken has an old VW convertible
that has been parked in his driveway for a number of years - needing a lot
of work. He had indicated to Dev that when he was old enough it would be
restored and the Dev could drive it. When it became clear that Mare was
needing new wheels they all sat down and decided that the VW should be
fixed up and Mary should drive it. So that is what happened.
That took care of Mare's needs but Ken still had to be concerned about his
vehicle. After further family discussions it was decided that Ken would
sell his car and buy a new, small SUV. So that's what happened. But Ken
had to sell his car before he could order the new car. Which he did. But
he had to wait about 9 weeks for delivery. David's '75 Dodge pickup came
to the rescue. David lent Ken the Dodge until his new car was delivered.
You can look at the pictures and try to figure out which is the new Ford
Escape and which is the restored VW convertible. We think they made some
very good and responsible decisions in all these matters.
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