Sheed! - Wow, what a game and the Pistons won! Shhhh, can you hear it? Yup, more peeps jumpin on the wagon. I will try my hardest again, to get Finals tix, but this time I got the automatic hookups! My co-op teacher has 4 Finals tix, so I'm gonna see if I can get me some. Here is a did you know fact for you Darko fans: Did you know, Darko has now been to more Finals than Bron, Melo, and Flash combined.

Anyways, starin at this knee during the game was so frustrating. Now I'm no doc, but I felt like the swellin went down a little. So I decided to do some light walkin, and some steps. It's a lil better and I gotta say it is about 65%. Just gotta continue to leave it up to Him to help me through this.

Now is it just me, or am I really ahead of a lot of things that I need to get done? Man this injury has really made me more productive. My mommy came over today and was mad because I would not let her turn on the AC. She read the temp in the house, and it said 86 F. My mommy keeps wonderin how I do it, no fan, no AC, and only windows opened. She just don't understand, the training I put myself for CCUC. Can't wait for the HK temps, and I hope it busts like 100 F, now that's gonna be fun. My daddy was lookin at my knee and was wonderin how is it that I keep gettin injured. I just believe and told him that I just play harder than anyone else. I play every point as if it were my last, who else goes through the bleachers or wipes out the scorer's table, etc more than me?

Picture Me Rollin

Happy Sushi - Ya know like I said before, He throws trials at us and yet still lotz to give props for. I'm hurt for a reason, still don't know what it is yet but He is in control ya know. Lotz of praise though for Dr. Steve for doing his physical therapy on me this mornin. Oi, I thought he was going to snap my knee off. Much better though to know that I was right, that it is just an excessive amount of swelling and juices (burstasac). End result, 5-6 weeks that I need to shut it down for. Don't know if I can sit out that long? The plan, now is to rest for now, and push it when I go back to HK. I figure the time alone out there will be good for me physically, mentally, and spiritually. My goal is also to make it back in time for the Dumars Sand V-ball Playoffs.

I'm also really excited for VBS this year as I am really on the ball. It's wierd that I'm feelin all good because in the past I was always nervous. I still remember when Daddy Moy made me MC for the day, although it was fun. I'm just really excited because I've pimped out Field Day this year, well weather dependent. Plus, Auntie Amy is allowing me to take care of my Yu 2 girls, just like last year. So yup, I must double check with them because maybe I'll bring them to a Tigers game and stuff. Today, my lil Amanda told me how she was glad that I was teachin 3rd/4th again. Yes I miss them too, the prob is Auntie Betty said she gave me the new material. Dude, I looked all over my house and I know for a fact that she did not give it to me. Oh well, I'm gonna go with my Sunday School stuff for 5th/6th then.

Speakin of which, man I was super duper early to worship today, 8:45 a.m.! Before I was teachin Sunday School it was 9:45 a.m. Hopefully I am more diligent and gettin back to worship around my target time of 9:15 a.m. To end it all, I had a great dinner/fellowship with Big Nasty. I know the days are counting down before He calls him to be at another school. With everything that went on from beginning to end, I realized back to what I must do. Lastly, must continue to drop some P.R.'s for the So fam. Whoa, just realized something too, only 3 weeks left till I bounce to the motherland.

Dare

Delfino - Come on Pistons! Anyways, so I've been thinkin bout my recent injury as if I have anything else to do. Some may say that I am coming back from it too quickly while others agree too saying that I need to shut it down for a good time. So it comes down to is timing, when is it right to come back? I believe the longer I sit out, the more I just let my injury manifest itself mentally so it just starts to develop some fear in playing. If I keep sitting out then, it's like well when will I know I am ready to play? Ya know that fear will just keep lingering in my head, it's like I need bubble wrap to protect me.

Now, I can't be stupid either by just rushing into playing. I think I know my own body by now to know what I can and can't do. Ya just gotta come back in moderations so your body can slowly ease back into it. Like Shaq when he sat out towards the end of the season, he came back. Coach VG didn't let him play the whole 48 minutes, but more like a 20-25 minutes just to get back into things. There is always that risk of gettin hurt whether a person is 100% or 10%, but it's the chance we take. Coming back from an injury, I know I'll need to watch my playing time, because I don't want to be no Carlos Defino.

Well the good part is, I'm done with the crtuches for short distance walking. My leg is almost straight now, but the knee kind of bulges out. I've been tryin to force the rest of it back to normal, and I think it has caused some swelling and soreness. I just gotta remember now to pace myself and let it heal. The goal is to get ready for Monday night, even if it means I am relegated to peppering.

Dampier

Gimpy - Ya know I kept thinking this morning is that we don't give Him enough praise when things go wrong. It's easy to give Him love back when things go great. So as I woke up today, of course things just go bad from beginning to end. Let's start with breakfast/lunch, I was pulling out a box of fried rice my mommy made me from the fridge. As soon as I was pulling it out, I lost grip of it, and it splattered all over the floor. However, the positive outlook is that it gave me a reason to finally clean the floor.

We got our exams back and yup Jason did way better than me, scoring a 100%. The positive, well if you can call it that is that I got an 86%.

Then let's see, oh of course I pretty much dug my own grave for 2 people to fit in at U-Hills. Oi, need to think before I talk. The positive, well I finally learned how to play Bejeweled on my cellie.

Finally the biggest damage of them all, playing in the first game for the Dumar's Sand Opener. We were up 23-18 in the first game, until it happened. I tore a lil more cartilidge in my knee and it locked in again. I had to be carried off the court. I tried to stay in, but I couldn't stand. The worst part was, we lost 25-23 when I went down. So now I am on crutches, pain killers, ice, and heat until this thing heals. The positive, well I guess I realized how much I need to clean the house. Sheesh it's hard gettin around on crutches, and I wanna heal so I can be ready for next week's game. So please, I ask of You please heal me.

In the end, for every incident today I gave Him some more because it happened for a reason. With those reasons, some I may not know still and that is why I must still be in the fog ;)

Mutants

RIP City - Yes, the Pistons won like I always say never underestimate the heart of a champion. I loved everything RIP talked about during tonight's game, the challenge. That's all I have ever cared about is meeting and overcoming a new challenge. Today, by far was the most multi-tasking I ever done at Magahay. Let's see pass out tests, scan to make sure no cheating, correct/grade them, take care of the 6th grade field trip, make sure pics get taken, covers get designed, 6th grade letters are written, and placing the kids for 7th grade. Yeah, this was done all at the same time, a lot harder than most peeps think. It was fun though because I was able to complete each task.

Then there's the challenge of Dumars v-ball. Last season, I was one of the most hated turning into the most respected. Now, I'm playin on the same team and I just want to win. The challenge is trying to carry this team another step closer to the championship as I was so close last season. The challenge, playing sand. The challenge dealing with the same teammates who would turn on each other in a heartbeat. The challenge, being the light on and off the court.

As last night, I was worried bout the days I was takin off from student teachin for next year. Ya know being in T-O for the reception, and Chicago for the tournament. However, SueSue told me that I'd be good because Magahay has all those days off already so I won't be missing any. PTL! The challenge, has been waiting patiently as each Saturday passes by because I'm not able to practice with the A team. I wanna be able to go to war with them if we are going to the airbase to practice. We need a coach too on this team, because I still believe we can beat CCUC if we made the adjustments that I pointed out last year. I also wish I didn't have to run the offense as much against CCUC, as opposed to lettin it run through me. I'd rather have the ball durin the closing minutes. I just feel more effective getting the ball off a screen. Plus, we gotta let me just lock up against CCUC's top scorer. The challenge is they expect everyone to play the same 2-3 zone, woo and hoo. The challenge is getting everyone on the same page too, and I guess that is my job as captain of the team. Many challenges to look forward too, and I'm always willing to take on another.

Woohoo my lightsaber finally came in the mail today too!

Fine Day