8/10/22 Where Did The Summer Go?

     I was surprised to see some of our friends on Instagram taking their kids to the first day of school.  At first, I was scared that Mijo was avoiding school somehow and he hadn't told us the real first day of school, but those kids in the pictures are going to Del Valle, which is adjacent to Austin.  The facts are that school does start next week, we haven't even been to the mall in maybe two months.  The last time we went, I think Mijo was going to hang out with friends, we just haven't been in the mood for shopping, and this boy does not care what he wears.

    I bought him a new pair, as I said earlier, for school and he just started wearing them to practice.  Since he is currently injured, he is walking around the football field on his street shoes, so his "new" shoes now have a green color to them.  It is annoying, I want him looking sharp and he could care less.

    I thought there was a rule of some kind that required school start as late as possible in August.  Part of this was so that the school wouldn't have to fight to keep the school comfortable in this crazy heat we have here, in Texas.  I was sure it couldn't start before my birthday (21) this month, but according to Wife, Mijo starts school on Monday, the 15th.  I have conflicting feelings about this.  I want it to get started to get back to our normal routine, but it will also be the last year I get to hang out with Mijo so much because he is still living here with us.

    This summer has also been rough because of his workout routine.  He is/was at school every day, to work out in the weightroom.  Just as football practice started, he got injured in his knee.  According to a doctor and a specialist, it is just a cartilage bruise, but it is taking quite some time to heal.  He can walk okay, and a brace makes him barely feel anything, but he says when he squats, he can still feel pain, same as when shooting forward from the line of scrimmage, and that is without a big knucklehead in front of him trying to knock him down.

    At this point, I will be glad to get out of this pattern of heat, it has been downright shitty, most every day above 100.  I am looking forward to the days when we get another boat and then find a nice place to drop anchor and enjoy ourselves away from the masses.