I'm back for a while

[ClingingToHope]

Excellent weekend so far. Friday was the last football game for the fall and the school I run the scoreboard for was hosting the school where my daughters go to school.

So the announcer helped set up an opportunity for D14 to sing the national anthem with a senior from the host school.

I had to do a lot of logistical stuff so they could practice Thursday and then they nailed the anthem Friday. XW supposedly came, but I didn't see her. I was up in the booth with D14.

But for D14 that was just the second best thing of the night. After the anthem, the boy that took her to homecoming asked her to be his girlfriend. It's her first official boyfriend and she was on cloud nine.

It was a really cool night.

D11 stayed with the professor and her daughter, who although she's 11 is worlds different. They didn't get along great this summer, but Friday went well. She was laughing and trying to entertain the professor's daughter, who was skyping with her cousin in Baltimore.

So Friday easily was one of the top 10 moments of my post divorce days.

Today, D14 and I painted her room. It was expensive, but I have been saving a little each check for home improvements, so it was covered. D14's "boyfriend" called and asked her to eat dinner at his dad's house tomorrow. I said that's fine. They are Vikings fans. D14 knows nothing about football. I told her if it comes up, she should just say "Adrien Peterson is a beast."

Next week, I am hoping to take them to a college football game. But D14 may have theater practice.

D11 had a friend over for a few hours. It's one of those friendships where they are good together in small doses. The friend was over for five hours and by the end they were fighting.

Later, D11 and I watched the first episode of Glee. They've watched it with their mom and wanted me to watch. It's a good show.

D14 had a friend over and they spent most of the time in the basement talking. ... Life sands through the hourglass.

The professor did a zombie run today with her daughter. Her daughter spends one day each weekend with her dad so the professor is coming in the afternoon Sunday to teach D11, D14 and I one of her vegetarian recipes. D14 is interested in going vegetarian. D11 still has an awful diet -- she'll learn once puberty hits her.

With D14, the struggle when she was 11, 12 and 13 was getting her to up her exercise. That's changed. Today, we went for a run. Things are going really well for her right now.

I got paid $250 for a freelance piece I wrote for a national auto magazine. I got that money in the bank this morning and it means the wolves are away from the door for a couple more weeks.

Honestly, I have a question. What's the difference between competition and motivation? I read once and try to live by this -- the best revenge is a life well lived.