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I've started golfing again.

It's a sport that I spent time around my entire life. My Father has played (every Saturday and Sunday) for as long as I can recall and my husband plays once or twice/week as his schedule allows. I first picked up a club in 1995 - right after we were married. I was instantly hooked. I wasn't great - but I did seem to inherit my Fathers' natural swing and I definitely discovered a passion for it.

For a few years, I played regularly with a girlfriend - two or three times during the week. In 1998, though, once I became pregnant for the first time, I gave it up. I lost that pregnancy (as well as a few others) and my priorities changed as my husband and I struggled to start our family. My children were born in June of 1999 and June of 2000 and I didn't get back onto the driving range until 2002. Even that, though, was short-lived - life was just too hectic with two toddlers for me to get out and play with any regularity.

My kids are finally in school full-time (5 hours/day), now, and I have been thinking about picking it up again since last Fall.

Recently, I dusted off my Callaway irons and my Big Bertha driver and started visiting the range again on the days when I don't work in the classrooms. It's great to be back out there again! Starting next week, I hope to start playing at least two times/week. God help me! As much as I enjoy the game - it makes me absolutely nuts. I expect a lot of myself and have high expectations that I can't consistently meet!

On This Day...

1944 - Carole Bayer Sager was born

1945 - Mickey Dolenz

1963 - Kathy Ireland

1976 - Freddie Prinze Jr.

1971 - Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden and retains heavyweight boxing title

1974 - Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris France

1986 - Martina Navratilova is 1st tennis player to earn $10 million

On This Day...

1913 - Federal income tax takes effect (16th amendment)

1920 - Harry Caray was born (Chicago Cubs baseball announcer) GO CUBBIES!

1932 - Charles Lindbergh Jr. (20 months old), kidnapped in New Jersey

1944 - Roger Daltrey was born in Hammersmith London England, (The Who rocker/actor/producer)

1969 - Jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself at Dinner Key Auditorium

1988 - Pontiac announces the end of the Fiero automobile

2007 - At least 8 people at a high school killed when a tornado touches down in Enterprise, Alabama

Sunday NASCAR

We had a great time at our 2nd NASCAR race (The Auto Club 500) last Sunday. We didn't stay the night (like we did last September) - just going down for the day. The kids did great (despite the two long drives and all of the excitement) and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves once again. The race was great and the weather was much better - 40 degrees cooler than the 115 degree temps we dealt with over Labor Day!

My son was thrilled to meet Kasey Kahne and drive around the track with him once before the race started. He has yet to meet his favorite driver (Tony Stewart) but we're hoping to make that happen for him eventually!

I never would've dreamed - just a year ago - that we would ever have this much fun at a race! We really look forward to the two times each year NASCAR comes to southern California and are already making plans to go again in a few months!