Today makes it 36 years since the last time a Doctor told me that I have another child to be responsible for. The fifth and final time that I had been blessed with the opportunity to love and protect a Kiddo.
So yes, I can absolutely relate to the parents who are getting emotional as their little ones are about to enter their senior year of high school 🏫.
Being the fifth of five myself, I went through life with a Mother who insisted on calling me her ” Baby 👶”. Nine grandchildren later, I feel ♥️ rather old and with the youngest child now being 36 years old, I guess that I’m no longer imagining it.
In that photo 📸, Rebecca is sitting on my shoulders, and 10 years ago, I had that in me. Today, yeah, not so much.
Happy Birthday 🎂 Rebecca and I hope that you have a wonderful experience out there on the Island 🏝.
Morning 🌄 BrewTravis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :
Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Kelsey was leading the WNBA in scoring for the first time in her career when her untimely injury took place. She has missed so many games that she doesn’t appear on the scoring list but would still be second right now behind Aja Wilson. It will be great to have her back out there!
That quote was from Marion Harris last night 🌙 as I was working on a fun story that started out as a tribute to Kevin DeHaven and turned into a list of people who made the loop from The Hill to Bluefield and back. Thanks, Marion, for the late night assist.
Hopefully, we will have Coach Mayo and his Motovational Nugget for the Day to share.
Myranda Burress, Allison Dalton, and Velvet Leonard will take over as the Moms in the Softball room that are starting their senior year journey. Myranda might can lean on her good friend Velvet as this will be the first of three while Laynie-Jo will conclude the process for the Leonard family.
While I’m sure that the Dads in the equation will be feeling more than a few things as well, I believe that it is the Moms 👩 who are wondering how this happened…..
For the six players and families that experienced the emotional roller coaster in 2025 – 2026, it will be one final opportunity to share the same space as a group.
Now you know what I know this morning so get out there and have a Blessed Day 🙌😇🙏.
Fazoli’s is not technically a membership, but if exit 98 is part of the mix, it’s going to happen. Frequent consumer points have been racked up over the years, and there is a kind young lady who works the drive thru more often than not, and her kind disposition is a true blessing !
Stop ✋️ 2 was at the Anytime Fitness in Fairlawn, and it proved to be a very solid 60+ minutes of effort. Still trying hard to bounce back from the amount of McDonald’s World 🌎 Cup meals consumed on the road.
Stop ✋️ 3 – Regal Theater 🎥 at the New River Mall. Give them $20+ a month and they will give you access to as many movies each month that you wish to consume.
3-A, third watch of Moana…
The story in the hopper is about the nine month journey that our Kevin DeHaven is just now embarking on. We will pick this back up in a bit…
Thank you to the folks at The Carroll News for the lead-in.Stop ✋️ 3B is a movie 🎬 about a great leader.
A couple of days ago, I was watching 👀 the movie ” Draft Day ” with Kevin Costner and Company. The term ” On the Clock ⏰️” was used quite a bit, and it’s fitting for Mr DeHaven as of yesterday afternoon.
The Carroll County golf ⛳️ team practiced yesterday afternoon out in my neighborhood at Olde Mill Golf ⛳️ Resort. It is the official mark of the beginning of a 9-month rodeo that is High School Athletics.
In a lifetime of dealing with Athletic Directors at both the high school and the college level for over five decades, DeHaven is as easy of like as I have found. From the school 🏫 and displaying leadership at every level is an accomplishment that can be a great challenge.
37 years have passed since a freshman attended his first class on The Hill, and First Class has been the manner that DeHaven conducted himself. Now, as we enter the next year of the AD stage of the journey, one would think that the DeHaven family is ready for the next 270 days.
[Kelsey Grammer adds a better understanding of Lord Fairfax Community College ]
The unofficial number of teams that fall under the jurisdiction of DeHaven is 27. What is the biggest difference between the AD’S in college and high school ? STAFF and MONEY 💰. College has both and high schools do the best that they can with what they have.
The best example might be the buy-out currently taking place at the University of Michigan. We will be fortunate enough to have DeHaven for decades to come, but I’m fairly certain that when our guy steps aside, he won’t get $100 million dollars and golfing privileges as a parting gift.
In DeHaven, we trust ! Back to this, George Washington fella and the story of his early years.
The next stop ✋️ will eventually be around the corner at Planet Fitness.
More 2 follow…
It turns out that our 1st President bounced back from an 0-1 start….
It’s been quite some time since I watched 👀 a movie 🎬 without any idea 💡 what it is about. Motor City at 6:40 pm.
Great 60 minutes of effort at the second of two Gyms 🏋️♀️…
Very different type of movie for sure but the upside is that I’m in the back of the theater 🎥 getting caught up on some work!
Bluefield College became Bluefield University five years ago, and I’m very familiar with the Rams 🐏 , at least from the standpoint of the baseball ⚾️ program. We ( West Virginia Tech University ) compete with our neighbors to the South every season.
DeHaven is far from the only person to further his education as a Ram. Over the years, a number of Cavaliers turned Rams have found success in the border town.
The movie 🎬 turned out to be a bit too different for my taste, but that is the beauty of the membership. If a movie isn’t what you would enjoy, it’s okay to tap out and wait for the next one. In the meantime, how about the pipeline from Carroll County up to Bluefield University…
Legendary Girls Basketball 🏀 coach at Carroll County High School, Howard Mayo, might be the OG of the list.Getting to use one of my own stores is fun!
While Ethan Richardson is not competing in Athletics at Bluefield, the recent graduate of CCHS is flourishing as a Ram !
Ethan is a second-generation Ram as his mother, Paula Nester – Richardson, played a mean game of basketball 🏀 back in her day !
Jason Stockner found a great deal of success on the hardwood back in the late 1990’s with the point total finishing North of 1,000 points !
Marion Harris met Shelia Bunn on the Bluefield campus and managed to both graduate 🎓 and meet the love ❤️ of his life.
Have I accidentally stumbled upon the college / university in which the highest number of Cavaliers graduated 🎓 from ?
I’m sure that we have just scratched the surface….
The road less traveled ! 