MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE
INCREDIPOWELLS 10.0: Just a Normal Day In the Life
This year marks the 10th installment of the annual IncrediPowell’s Christmas Card and I hope it doesn’t disappoint, as I wanted this one to be bigger and better than ever. When I started doing this, it was to poke fun at the serious Christmas letters that we used to get from time to time. I never really had the intention of doing it every year, but then it became a sort of what can we do to top last year’s theme? So, without any further to do……Another year has come and gone and our schedules don’t seem to be getting any lighter, which means the chance for your entertainment is at an all-time high. So let’s see how the year unfolded for the resident thugs of the Sherrylynn Hood.
Emmerson is 8, in second grade and has a competitive drive like nothing I have ever seen. She would challenge you in anything from a foot race to picking boogers. It’s that type of fire that is great on the playing fields, but gets her in a little trouble on the home front. She continues to play soccer, basketball and tournament softball, which gives her absolutely no break from sports, and I don’t think she would want it any other way. She managed to score quite a few goals this fall while being one of the youngest on her U10 soccer team. We are also really excited for the spring softball season to roll around and see what this year’s team can bring to the table….GO RAMS!
Ellie will be 10 in January and is in fourth grade and has the biggest heart of all….probably gets that from me. She decided that select soccer was not for her and opted to play on her younger sister’s rec team this season. I was shocked that she wanted to play for me as a coach again, since we don’t really seem to have the same “competitive spirit” to say it nicely. While I think Ellie loves to play the game, she realizes it is just that, a game, which is something I struggle with. (Does the movie Kicking and Screaming mean anything?) She absolutely loves to craft, create and experiment, which falls directly at the feet of Kim’s cousin Abbey, who loves to spend time with our girls and Ellie absolutely idolizes…for some reason. When she is busy not getting her Martha Stewart on and destroying the kitchen, she can be found trying to watch EVERY video on YouTube. From making slime to watching Logan Paul’s every move….whoever the hell that is?
Addison is 13, in eighth grade and she thinks that makes her one of the big fish at the Junior High. She will be able to get her driving permit in May, so we have done some driving from time to time, which is way more than enough for me already. Addison also believes that we have an endless supply of money, even though she says she rarely asks for it, and she would follow that up by asking for it. She continues to play soccer and has really come into her own as a defender, she is on a great team with great coaches and parents. She also got her referee’s license and tried to earn a little extra money doing something she enjoys….texting at half time. Last spring she went out for track and was instantly hooked on the high jump, just like mom. To her chagrin, she was also on the 4x400 team, but it didn’t take her long to figure out why I kept telling her that it’s the most exciting race in track and field, and that she wasn’t actually going to die when she finished a 400. In her off seasons she has been going to CrossFit with me and really seems to enjoy putting it to the old man in the cardio department.
Kim is in her fourteenth year of teaching 5th grade at Four Mile Elementary and I think she is really starting to get the hang of this whole teaching thing. She has also tried her hand at booking spring break vacations, but that usually only happens after a few margs at Fiesta, and is followed up the next day with a trip cancellation. We did actually go to Clearwater the week of the 4th of July with a large group of friends and neighbors and I am quite sure the Beachview Hotel will never be the same. She has also dedicated one night of the week that belongs to her, and it is affectionately known as Thirsty Thursday. It is the one night of the week that Kim tries to keep up with our neighbor Kat on beer consumption, even though Kat usually has an 8 beer lead by the time Kim joins in. Needless to say, Friday is movie day in Mrs. Powell’s classroom.
This January will begin my seventh year at Titan Tire and I will have just wrapped up my first full year as a member of the management team. I think the manufacturing environment is something everyone should experience, if for nothing else, to learn the curse words of every language imaginable. This fall I coached Ellie and Emmy’s soccer team and while they fight like cats and dogs at practice, when they are on the same page in a game, it is a thing of beauty. With the addition of a couple of couches and a new TV, we have turned the garage into a neighborhood gathering spot and when that train horn sounds….there is no doubt that one of my teams has just scored! Feel free to stop by the Sherrylynn Hood anytime, the garage fridge is always stocked with cool ones, a game on the TV and new this winter….HEAT, or as Kim likes to call it, my new girlfriend.
We hope this letter finds you and yours doing well this Christmas season. We wish you all the best in 2018 and we hope to see you soon!
KC, Kim, Addison, Ellie, Emmerson, Schumi and Roxy IncrediPowell.
