Yep, I suck

Oh man, two weeks behind!  It's been a busy two weeks so enjoy some pictures!

First up fourth of July week.  Three lifts, no runs due to heat.  4th of July in Boomtown is serious!  

Lots of rain so we moved the party inside and welcomed some new families to the Boomtown fold.  A great time was had by all (I think).  The pyro crew put on an amazing show with Paint the Sky being a new element that I truly loved.  I try and just watch the show and not video or have my phone out, but these fireworks were so beautiful this year.

Oh Boomtown, how we love you!  I didn't see the crowd numbers they were expecting, probably because of the rain.  Yeah, it was muggy but overall, a very cool and comfortable day.  We love opening our home up to our friends to party, blow shit up and have a great time.  

Week 2, not as much excitement.  Just coming down from Boomtown.  Four lift sessions, no runs.  A crazy storm that dropped major limbs.  Another band, Side Hustle at Manhattan Brewing Company.  

Also, the Simon Spectacular Year 2 where we ate great food, blew some shit up, and I tried blackberry crown and fell in love (JK).  We had some really pretty fountains we lit up this year and those are always my favorite over the big booms.  It was fun to blow up an old grill however with some big boomers.   Ended the week with some yard work, some lifting, and some family time.  

The next few weeks could get spicy.  We have racing returning, lots of bass lessons, enrollment for high school, crazy experiments at work, and a work party.  Have a great week y'all!!!!

Another band?

What to say about this week?  It's been a long one and an interesting one at work and while I hope someday, I can elaborate, right now I am not saying anything out of respect for the situation.  Stay tuned.  I am hoping for resolution one way or the other soon.  Sorry to be so very cryptic.  I will share at the appropriate time.  

  

Four lifts this week, two upper body and two lower body.  I totally screwed up my thumb by doing renegade rows on my 20 lbs that have metal gnarling.  I felt it coming and stopped before it got worse but in typing this on Sunday, I hope I can actually grip the dumbbells. No running.  Between the week I had with late days and Andrew's bass lessons, nothing aligned for me to be able to safely run.  If I could get my butt out of bed at 4 am again like I use to, that would probably work, but I can't so that is not going to work.  This week we are in an extreme heat advisory, so running probably won't happen again.  It's okay, before we know it fall will be here and Ollie and I will be back on the road.  

Another week of bass lessons and summer fun!  I am not sure how we are going to fit in two nights a week in the school year, but I am loving the progress and don't want it to stop.  Andrew absolutely loves Mr. Andy and how he pushes him to do hard things.  They are working a lot on technique and musicality and I LOVE it.  They have really clicked lately and it's fun to watch.  

We hit up Manhattan for another band, this time at Manhattan Brewing Company.  My goal was to get Andrew around as many different types of bands as I could get him around and we have been trying to get this band in our schedule for weeks.  This was a jazz band complete with a bass, drummer, and a xylophone player.  How cool is that???

Have a great week y'all and stay cool!  I am ready for BOOMTOWN 2026!

Weird Al and Happy Father's Day

Not much to write about this week other than the weekend goings on.  I was able to get three lifts, a pull work out, an upper body workout, and a lower body work out with one run AND one walk.  It's been hot or stormy, or we've been busy post work with lessons.  That's all very boring so let's skip to the good part.  

Andrew's first concert!

Weird Al at the new Morton's Amphitheater.

Andrew is a huge Weird Al fan and when he saw he was coming to KC, he begged for tickets.   Since we didn't' know what to get him for his promotion to high school, tickets ended up being the easy answer.  Since this is a newly built venue, we had no clue where to sit, but there honestly were no bad seats in this whole place. 

Of course you have to have merch for your first concert.  An official Weird Al Hawaiian shirt is a must.  Having a merch tent in the parking lot is brilliant.  You can make your purchases and take them right back to your car, so you don't have to lug them around.  

Got there a little early so had to wait in line to get into the venue.  It was okay the boys passed the time playing quarters.

Was able to get in quickly, get our tickets scanned and get food.  I was starving and immediately got my 20-buck chicken strip basket.  Can't beat expensive food that tastes like cardboard along with beer flavored water.   I kid but really I don't.  

Was able to find a table in the little lounge area.  Love the turf seating area for eating and lounging and don't forget people watching.  

Gates for the seating area opened at 7 and we found our seats fairly quickly.  

When facing the stage we were to the right side.  Of course, a super tall guy came and sat in front of me, but I had a great view of the big screens.  

Honestly, I didn't know what to expect at this concert.  I'm not a huge fan of Weird Al but I did grow up on his music, so I know a lot of it.  

The opening act was Puddles Pity Party. When I saw a man dressed as a clown I thought, great, this is going to be stupid.  Let me tell you, I was so wrong.  This man can SING!!!!  His act was funny, heartwarming, and he showcased his set of pipes.  I was pleasantly surprised.  When I posted about him on Facebook, several people told me about him and his rise to fame, and I am currently going down a rabbit hole watching his videos with modern jukebox.

Weird AL also blew me away.  He has an amazing voice and is funny and his sets were big and fun.  Andrew LOVED seeing him in person and wants to go again to another venue.  Pretty sure Andrew wants an accordion now.   He played all his hits and then some and did one encore.  His set changes and outfits were perfect and his whole band is SO talented and fun to watch.  It's obvious to see when people love their jobs and love performing.  

We had read about how miserable it was to get out so we hung out, visited the merch tent again, and helped the cleaning crew pick up cans.  

By the time we got back to our car, the wait was minimal and we were able to get on the road pretty quickly.  We want to go back and see another band soon as we loved everything about this venue.  

We got rained out for racing yet again (big surprise), so we headed over to check out a local DJ named Papa Dom whom we had met at another concert.  He was playing at Aggieville Brewing and despite it being dark and rainy looking, we were able to get a full set in. 

We love listening to live music there and you can't beat the food and beer.  We had our entire ticket paid for, which was so very nice.  A local company that we buy baked goods from our farm stand bought our dinner.  We love supporting small businesses in our community just as those support us.  

It was a very kind gesture, and we will pay it forward for sure!

Have a great week y'all!  Happy Father's Day to all of those fathers out there!  Here is one of the very first photos of me and my biological dad.

Slinging dirt successfully

This is all about Andrew and racing and a tiny bit of running and working out.  Three lifts, upper body, lower body, and all things pull and two runs.  This summer is about to get super busy, and I am going to be content getting what I get when I get it.   

First of all, my baby turned 14 on Friday.  We took the day to go to KC and spend time with one of his good friends for his day.  We took in a place called the Main Event (think Dave and Busters), Bass Pro Shop, and a little brewery for drinks and pizza.  We accidently stumbled onto a huge world cup party and had so much fun cheering on team USA!

We had our second ever dirt race this weekend and it was so much fun!  At first, we had storms pop up and didn't think we would get to race period.  We hung out in the parking lot for a little bit before going in, just in case.  We got lucky and the storms all went around us for once.  

Yes, it was cold enough to wear sweats.  Yes, by the end of the night we all had blankets.  Our goals this weekend were to finish a race and to keep his foot in the gas and not lift in the corners.  He drew P2 next to another rookie.  We told him to just GO when he passed the gas up line as she wouldn't and we were right.  Unfortunately, he panicked even though he was leading and let off causing him to spin three times which meant he was out.  The previous car owner came over and worked on his car and gave him a pep talk along with several of the Jay husker members.  Jay husker is the series we are doing this year and most of the people don't know us at all.  Anyway, their words of encouragement worked as he finished his FIRST feature race and got all 20 laps done.  We had hoped he could stay on the lead lap, and he did get lapped BUT he stayed in the gas in the corners and never spun and every lap he pushed his car a little bit more.  In true ginger racer style, this is going to take a little bit for him to get used to dirt, but the race craft and sense are there, just got to give him the amount of time he needs to bring it out.  It was so special, we had parked on the back of the pit side stands and the entire stands emptied out, and they were all standing in our pits giving him a standing ovation.  He literally smiled the rest of the night.  I seriously can't thank them all enough for their encouragement, their little talks, their fist bumps and high fives, and their support.  It meant so much to him.  Also, the professional photographer was there so I paid him (gulp) to get some shots and videos.  I seriously love all of them.

I can't love these enough.  We have been so blessed to have amazing photographers over the years of Andrew racing.  Check out Andrew's Facebook page Andrew Coleman Racing for more!

Have a great week y'all!  We hope to race and we hope mother nature will let up on the weekend rain but it's not looking good at this time.  We are back at the same track, and Andrew is ready to push a little more.