Hi All

Hi All,

Well it is almost April already, Easter is just around the corner. I hope that we can have all our children together for the Easter vacation.

This is a picture of William on March 25. We went to a luncheon given by the Zeta Phi Beta to recognize African American future leaders in the Sarasota/Bradenton area. William was chosen by his teachers for this honor from his middle school. It recognized his grades, conduct and overall effort to be a good student.

The boys are doing good. Playing a lot of baseball.

Alan's Cal Ripken League team is 4 and o thus far for the season. His AAU team is 10 and 4 , they came in 2nd place at the Sarasota Spring Tournament last weekend. Alan hopefully learnt two lessons - you ask for time when you steal 2nd base and hurt your knee because when the shortstop touches you with the ball and you are off the base holding your knee you are OUT! The second thing he learnt was that when you come up against some powerful hitting no matter how well you pitch they can still hit you for Home Runs. The team that came in 1st place hit 3 home runs off Alan's pitching. He lost his composure for a little bit but when the game was over and all was said and done he broke down, bless his heart. We are still waiting for Alan's report to see how he is doing in school.

William's teams are not as successful as Alan's but he is doing really good and having a lot of fun. William will be going to Braden River High School next year, he is really looking forward to it. He has grown so much he must be close to 6ft now. I can't beleive how fast he and some of his friends are growing. Boys are so different from girls, smile. He is doing good in school, could do better. He just got his 3rd quarter report and had 1 C and the rest A's and B's.

Jim is working hard, spending a lot of time with 2 of our clients in Orland and also staying busy with baseball. He is coaching a Rookie team, league commissioner for Pre-tee and tee-ball teams, as well as trying to keep up with practices and games for William and Alan's 4 teams.

I have been keeping busy with taking a math class at MCC. This is a self taught class and requires a lot of time and concentration. I am doing very good thus far. We have two more evaluations and 1 final test. If all goes well I should get an A in this class. I am going to take ENG 1102 over the summer and than decide if I want to pursue a 4yr degree. I am still working with our business and doing substitute teaching. The teaching has not been as plentiful as I have been concentrating on my math.

Well take care everyone let us know if you are in Florida this summer and hopefully we can get to see some of you. You can reply on this blog to get in touch with us.