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Tonight Evan & I watched Cameron’s St Pats team beat Queen of Peace Academy.  We went down to the Sports Complex in Ocala.  It was the 1st game in a tournament and since we won we get to come tomorrow too.  Yea!  :>  

The kids did great and it was a battle all game.  The weather turned windy & colder, a brisk 65 for all my friends in the North.  Here are a couple of shots of Cameron.

This afternoon I watched Cameron play goalie for St. Patricks.  WOW!  It was awesome to see cameron playing soccer again.  I loved the way he played a commanding leading role for the team.  As the keeper, he was constantly praising each of his team members and giving them direction.  Constant communication.  

As a kid I played soccer (never keeper) and Cameron has it down.    As he put it after the game, “Dad, the Keeper is the coach on the field.”  Even though it was not a strong opponent, he stopped all that came to him.  He had a strong defense.  I think Kathy R. stopped 4 times on score atempts.  

Yesterday I got the privilege of escorting our Bishop, Victor Galaone, during the Mass for the dedication of the new sanctuary.  I had never been to a blessing of a Church.  It was very cool as the Priest, Roland Julien and our Bishop blessed and anointed each of the four walls.

Bishop of St. Augustine Victor Galeone and Sir Knight Paul Smith

Sir Knight Jon Meinholtz and Father Roland M. Julien

Sir Knight Chuck Henault

Yesterday I went to Evan’s 3rd grade Easter party at St. Patricks School. 

Here they are opening their eggs.

Today Evan had a class party and invited the parents. At the beginning, they each read a class project in which they had to write about an immigrant to the United States. Some choose family members and some made theirs up. With the help of his mom, Evan talked about Joe Healy coming from Ireland and arriving in New York. Joe was a potato farmer, but ‘hated’ them. I was so proud of Evan. Who by the way, was not affaid at all to stand up there and read.

Here is his immigrant he made with his mom (note the red hair
[Joe Healy]

This was the ending of Cameron’s BB game tonight. It went to overtime and then a teammate, Ryan Fisher, hit this..