Kevin Lamb

     Sorry folks.  I realize that I haven't posted for a very long time. And I promise that I will catch you all up on the first day of school and all of the Cossey Crew goodies that you've missed.

But first I feel that I owe you an explanation of what's kept me away for so long.

     On July 9th my best friend and beloved father passed away unexpectedly.  Out of the blue I lost the man that meant the most to me.  

     For those of you who don't personally know me, let me give you a little background.

     My dad was always incredibly dedicated to the game of baseball.  It was his first love.  He passed this love on to me and it was something that we shared for my whole life, well really until the day he passed.  GQ also shared this love and we spent many days this summer at the ball park together.  Blue Eyes always tagged along but preferred digging in the dirt.

     My dad owned his own automotive shop across from the gym I attend.  Every day after my 8 am workout I headed over there because he was just opening the doors.  I usually spent a few hours just chatting before heading on home.  Then in the afternoons he would attend GQ's practices and games.  Saturday mornings in the fall were spent at the part honing in GQ's baseball skills.  My dad loved every minute of it and so did we. Baseball was what we did.  Who we are.  We aren't good at anything else.

     On July 9 I got a call from his wife that something had happened and he'd stopped breathing, she was following an ambulance to the hospital and I should do the same.  As it tuned out he'd had a massive heart attack and passed instantly.  No heart problems, no previous issues, just out of the blue huge heart attack.

     It's been insanely hard.  I really really really miss him. I knew that the hardest part would come when services were over and everyone was gone, but I had no idea how hard it would be.

     I'm not looking for your pity or sympathy, this is not the reason for this post.  I just want you to be aware of the reason for my absence and to assure you that it is not permanent.  I will be back to posting the insanely cute stuff you're use to.  But first I needed a tribute to the man who's back-end I was pulled out of....or so they say.  Love you daddy.