Fall, Football, Fun, and Fantasy

Good day, friend, thanks for checking in!
We're starting the new month off with the warmest (hottest) September
in memory - temperatures in the mid to upper 80's every day!
I wonder if it has anything to do with our "global irresponsibility"? Duh!
God does say that the next time the earth is destroyed that it will
"cleansed by fire" - Huh? 'Spose He knew what He was talking about? Duh!

'Nuff of that - let's get on with the latest from us four Richeys...........

Chartel is to start her college classes this week - GREAT NEWS! At
least she doesn't intend to waitress her whole life, which is not the
worst thing that could happen, but SHE IS SO SMART she should
let someone else do the waitressing, and she can have an enjoyable
and productive career doing what will fulfill her! PTL!

C.J. is back in Harrisburg, sleeping on a friend's couch for a couple
of weeks before he and another friend can move into their apartment
on the 12th. He is in management training for Hollister's clothing
stores, and will be working part-time for The Gap clothing store at
the same mall. Leeann is finishing her last year at Messiah College,
and hopes/plans to enter the teaching field (English) when she
graduates.

It was sure nice to have them around for parts of the summer!

Our honeymoon/vacation to Wisconsin was most enjoyable. I had
my first/last helicopter ride (Bill piloted), and Cindy loved it. Now
she wants to go up in a hot-air balloon! Huh? Not me, thank you.
The grandsons, Bryce, Garrett, and Nolan were a pleasure to be
around (you, too, Colleen and Bill), and all had birthdays in the
same time frame. Bryce is now a teenager (13), and has chosen
cross-country as his sport, following in his Dad's feetsteps, that
tri-athlete, marathoner, and Boston Marathon veteran. Bill is
now a race coordinator, and travels around the state some
weekends working various races. Colleen keeps busy (imagine
that, with 3 boys!), running herself, teaching piano, and trying
to keep up with church activities, etc. Whew! They tire me.

Cindy and I are "settling in" to married life, getting all the name
changes, document changes, insurances, etc. handled, developing
a schedule of sorts - hard to do with my sports writing, games
to watch, keeping in touch with family and friends, and she still
working 3 days a week at the clothing store, me still at Rite Aid
fulltime, at least for now. Plans are to cut back on my hours,
probably 20 to 25 a week, once one of the two remaining major
debts is settled, and then I can begin to start my serious writing.
I want/plan to write a book or two (or more), once we get the
house arranged and my study is set up. We'll do that after C.J.
takes what he needs to set up his place.

Otherwise, all are healthy. My "run for president" netted me
approximately 75% of the votes, with Obama (I have trouble even
writing that name) getting 15%, and McKain 10%. Now to see
if my supporters will mount a nationwide "write-in" campaign!
Ha-Ha! Hope you took the opportunity to read my columns in
the PA Focus! It's been fun!

Well............"that's all folks!" Thanks for "tuning in". My next
few columns will be "Weeds", which just came out, "Pet Peeves",
"A Few Of My Favorite Things", "Acronyms", and "Familiar, But
Not So Familiar Words".

Call or write or post comments here. Cindy's cell phone number is
412-480-7981, mine is 724-263-0505, C.J.'s 304-914-2249, and
Chartel's 304-374-4490. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 327,
Slovan, PA 15078.

WE LOVE YOU AND PRAY FOR YOU REGULARLY!
Cindy, Chartel, C.J., and Bill