My new Best Friend - or "How I single-handedly saved the Roughrider's Season"

I got to go to an "Athletes in Action" supper last night. The guest speakers were Rider quarterback Kerry Joseph and running back Wes Cates. There were about 300 people in attendance and maybe 40 tables or so set out.

When the supper started, the MC said, "Now, the players are not going to sit at the head table. We are going to send them out to sit with you guys" - so my buddy Bobby jumps up, runs over to Wes Cates and says, "You have to sit at our table!" Wes looks at him and says, "Well, I am not sure but I think that they have a place reserved for us". Bobby looks at him and says, "Yep - you have a place.... at our table!" So we got to eat with Wes.

Over the course of supper, I asked him 3486593869836986908 questions. When I found out that he played quarterback in high school for a year I offered to draw up a "Half back option pass" play that he could take back and show to head coach Kent Austin.

Now if you had been playing football since you were 7 years old, were now playing pro and you found yourself at some supper in some hick town and a scrawny white guy who has never really played football in his life offered to draw up a play for you - what you do?

Wes laughed at me!!!! :)

But you watch... I think he really liked this idea! He is going to suggest it - and they are going to try it - and it is going to work and turn their entire season around - and they are going to win the Cup....... and you are going to know who to thank! :)

On a related note: I saw Katie's teacher (who is about my size) at this supper, so I went up to him and said, "I will give you $5 if you go up and sucker punch Kerry right in the face. What is he going to do? He can't punch you back in front of 300 people" - but he did not take me up on it! Can you believe it? Everyone in the province would have known his name right now had he done it - and he would have been $5 richer too! :)

But it was a good night and I was super impressed by these two guys (and D-line coach Ron Estay) - they were great! Gave up 6 hours of their day to come here and talk to us about God and about putting spiritual things first. Pretty cool - even if they never use my play! :)

Do you Canoe?

Oddly enough, sometimes beautiful places and fun adventures are just sort of stumbled upon. Today, Sari, the kids and I took my canoe down to the Souris river just to see what we could see. As it turned out, we saw a lot! Three and half hours later - after exploring 3 different parts of the river - and after seeing frogs, fish, a couple of muskrats, a Blue heron, a couple of hawks and who knows how many turtles - we arrived back at our starting point. Who knew that the river was so nice? Who knew stuff like this exists in Estevan? Warm day, calm water, lots to see and fun together - what could be better? :)