Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Tournament Championship #2 on the season. Ending the year in grand style! A game ending home run in the semi-final game to push the team into the finals and then a game ending grand slam in the final. For the first time in 5 years of tournaments at this same location every Memorial Day weekend,... Continue Reading →
What happens when you are playing "bump out" on the school basketball court at recess and you get hit in the face with a stray soccer ball from the field which causes you to turn your head quickly in reaction to the soccer ball thump only to smash directly into the basketball pole? You get... Continue Reading →
Ok, not this week really since I have done NO baseball updates at all this season. But, today was such a fun baseball day that I have to. First the LL team played, and lost, a 1-0 game. But, it was good because it was so well played that as a fan you had to... Continue Reading →
I'm stealing from my Goodreads reviews 🙂 Here is what I wrote in December after finishing Hillary Clinton's Living History: I am so glad I read this! For a non-fiction book, it almost reads like a fictional story. Hillary dose a great job describing the people and places in her life. Those eight years in... Continue Reading →
Written sometime in the fall by Sportsboy as part of a writing assignment. They were given the first two words of each line as prompts. I Am... I am a smart guy who loves sports I wonder if I will make the hall of fame I hear the grass scream when stepped on by cleats... Continue Reading →
This week in politics will be up later tonight, but I had to get these silly thoughts out first. First, a HUGE thank you to Grandy for my first ever Blog Award!! It's over there ----------->>>>> Cool huh? I've been ever so envious of the links on my blog roll that display all sorts of... Continue Reading →
Finally! A Saturday without a conflict when we could attend a Miracle League Game! Of course, even without Little League or travel baseball, I have been out all day! First the gas station, then Starbucks, the nails appointment, then finally on to the ML game. Sportsboy was buddy for a girl in a wheelchair -... Continue Reading →
Thursday morning last week at 6:30am, I saw the lights on in Sportsboy's room and went in to see what he was up to. You will NOT believe this people...he was studying!!!!! He had notes and a science book spread out on his bed and he was studying for a science test. I just stared... Continue Reading →
\ This is where I was at 5:45. Sitting in the sun watching batting practice. This is where Sportsboy was. Prepping the field for the opening ceremonies. View from our seats. Traditional photo of Sportsboy with the scoreboard in the background on Opening Night. A kind usher volunteered to take this picture of us so... Continue Reading →
I was all set to share some gorgeous pictures from yesterday. Those will have to wait. At 7:15am we had another parent-teacher conference for SportsBoy. He had to lead it this time which is standard procedure for Feb conferences for 6th graders. His part was OK. He had filled out a self evaluation and properly... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 