The Rest of the Match with Bruce's Ace and My First Birdie of the Year

    In golf, I wanted to get the rest of that round that we played at the “new” Aztec Municipal Golf Course at Hidden Valley in here.  That was the round Bruce earned his first ace on hole #2.  I am still thrilled about that.  Still basking in the glow of it all.  So happy for Bruce.  It’s just so cool.  He did it!  And, we were all there to witness it.
    C.J. and I were taking on the father/son team again in match play.  We were getting spanked.  With Bruce’s hole-in-one and a round of even par on the front nine, we were down five holes.  It was brutal.  Great for Bruce and Reilly, but C.J. and I couldn’t get anything going.  I was...

Go, Belinda, Go!

Written on 3-21-15.

    I am alone at the cabin home.  Well, not completely alone.  I have the fireplace going.  I have my cup of coffee with a bit of milk and sugar.  *It’s a free day.  I have our laptop.  Music is playing on my “old” iPod as I type away here.  The TV that Eric bought is showing beautiful scenery on a channel that is more like a screensaver.  I think it’s called EscapeTV?  I will watch for the name (I just saw the name; it’s called escapestv, and it can be found at escapestv.com).  Compared to my view out the windows here, however, it looks so small and insignificant, even though it has gorgeous  moving pictures of incredible scenery.  Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby.
    Time to breathe in.  Breathe out again.  Relax, Pat.  You are on spring break in the final year of your teaching career.  Life is good, as usual.  Thank God.
    Belinda is at a training at Mesa Verde, and that is...

"New Course," Pi Day, and Bruce Gets and Ace!

Written on 3-14-15.

    It’s Pi Day, the really rare Pi Day that only comes around every 100 years.  It makes sense then that this day, this Pi Day, Bruce earned his first official hole-in-one ever!  We (our regular foursome) all met today to play 18 holes at the “new” Aztec Municipal Golf Course at Hidden Valley.
    The good news abounds.  First, it’s official that the city of Aztec has taken over our local golf course.  Thank you, Josh Ray and the city for doing this.  I bought my membership right away when I went to the course, and as a teacher I got the government employee discount, more than half of what I paid before when it was owned privately.  Because we walk, I’ll be saving even more money. 
    As C.J. and I were putting and waiting for the Dingwalls, I knew in my heart that it was the same old course, but it felt different and new.  Maybe it was the...

What Was Lost is Now Found

    We visited our children last weekend.  It was a mind-numbing, fast trip, but it was soooo worth it.  We celebrated Kyle's birthday, which is actually tomorrow.  We also participated in a largely attended breakfast/brunch at Taos.  I remember having seven circular tables pulled together and B just told me A counted 24 people in all.  We did some shopping, and we got to meet many of the members of James's fraternity.  We were thankful to stay at Debbie's; she's always a wonderful host and we feel right at home when staying there.  This weekend, Belinda and I will be working on report cards and relaxing at home.
    In golf news, I found the lost official birdie and eagle count that I had worked so hard on before the laptop fell victim to that awful rainstorm.  In order to keep it safe-r, I am copying it here on my blog.  I had included the first part of it in an earlier post, but what follows is the most up-to-date version.  Phew!  Here it is:  

1999 (3 Birdies Total, All Par 3s)

#1-Hole 7-Par 3-Civitan-After Scoring Two Nines on This Hole in Other Rounds
#2-Hole 4-Par 3-Pinon-To 2 or 3 Feet
#3-Hole 3-Par 3-Civitan-With 50-Year Old Chuck (it was his birthday)

2000 (7 Birdies Total, 1 Par 4, 6 Par 3s)