All the buzz around our house for the past month has been about the Mancillious International V I golf tournament. You’ve never heard of it you say? Well, it doesn’t exactly rank up there with the US Open or the Ryder Cup but it creates quite a bit of excitement in the Snyder household.
Every year all of the adult males in the Snyder clan including Wayne, eight sons and two sons-in law gather to participate in a two day golf tournament dubbed The Mancillious International. Two sons come from as far away as New York to participate in this yearly ritual of male bonding. The “trash talk” starts early in an effort to “out psych” the other family members……….all done in good fun, of course. This year the tournament will be in mid-October so we are all hoping the beautiful fall weather holds out for a few more days.
You may wonder how the event got its unusual name. It all started the first year when son Nick and his wife Angie decided to design a jacket for the tournament winner to wear proudly. The winners name is embroidered on the jacket each year. They found a lovely jacket at the thrift store…………checkered with a paisley lining which became the official tournament’s coveted prize. The label inside the coat read “Mancillious International”. Thus the tournament found its name.
To date, son Jim has been the winner at each tournament so last year the men subtitled the event “The Race for Second Place” and had t-shirts emblazoned with that slogan. A trophy for the most improved player has been added to the awards ceremony.
In addition to the men who gather for the golf there will be 13 of our 15 grandchildren, 4 daughters, and five daughters-in law joining us for the weekend. We plan to do our share of bonding as well. We have been much blessed and welcome every opportunity to celebrate life with our family.
On the real estate front, interest rates continue to drop and are at levels never seen in our lifetime. We greatly appreciate all of your referrals.
Please pray for our men and women serving in our armed forces.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
In the State of Chaos
I am not one that has ever been labeled a compulsive “neat nick”. Raising twelve children has made me tolerant of a certain level of chaos. However, when the household is in order and the cleaning is complete it gives me a sense of peace and serenity.
With that being said, you may understand the state of turmoil I find myself in at the present time.
As you may know, we are in the process of preparing our home to put on the market. For years we have been counseling sellers as to the importance of having their home ready to capture the “buyers eye”- windows must sparkle, paint must be fresh, clutter packed away and counters cleared off. Along with those items, we understand the value of updating and upgrading a home that has been on deferred status as we raised a large family. We now find ourselves recipients of our own advice and have been in the throes of remodeling and repairing and de-cluttering for weeks.
We try our best to maintain a certain level of normalcy, but the necessity of clearing out rooms and displacing personal items can be unsettling. Keeping in mind the final result and the enjoyment it will bring I resolve to embrace the change and the temporary chaos.
When things get overwhelming I resort to the age old axiom that has sufficed in the stressful life circumstances- “This too shall pass.”
Update on our grandson Michael-
This pass week Michael completed his last round of chemotherapy. We wait for the final results, in hope that the cancer is gone! Thank you for your continuing prayers.
Our best wishes to everyone sending children off to a new school year, whether it be kindergarten or college!
With that being said, you may understand the state of turmoil I find myself in at the present time.
As you may know, we are in the process of preparing our home to put on the market. For years we have been counseling sellers as to the importance of having their home ready to capture the “buyers eye”- windows must sparkle, paint must be fresh, clutter packed away and counters cleared off. Along with those items, we understand the value of updating and upgrading a home that has been on deferred status as we raised a large family. We now find ourselves recipients of our own advice and have been in the throes of remodeling and repairing and de-cluttering for weeks.
We try our best to maintain a certain level of normalcy, but the necessity of clearing out rooms and displacing personal items can be unsettling. Keeping in mind the final result and the enjoyment it will bring I resolve to embrace the change and the temporary chaos.
When things get overwhelming I resort to the age old axiom that has sufficed in the stressful life circumstances- “This too shall pass.”
Update on our grandson Michael-
This pass week Michael completed his last round of chemotherapy. We wait for the final results, in hope that the cancer is gone! Thank you for your continuing prayers.
Our best wishes to everyone sending children off to a new school year, whether it be kindergarten or college!
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