After a very long winter and a very short spring (snow in mid-May), we are now roasting in the midst of summer with baseball and apple pie. Well, not so much the apple pie, but roasting nonetheless. The boys have finished nearly a month of their baseball season, which has been more interesting than most, as Aaron's age group of 10-12 has really shrunk every year since he started playing. They started out with six different teams, which went to four teams in 2007 and now only two. Aaron's on the Red Sox, and they play the Twins every week as their only other opponent. It has been somewhat humorous, though, as before the start of the first game, one of the kids on the Twins team asked, "Who we playing this week?" A parent told him, "The Red Sox," to which he replied, "Oh geez! They're gonna kill us!!" Apparently he wasn't aware yet or had forgotten that there was only one team he would be facing the whole season. Either way, looks like that boy is in for a long season, especially as Aaron's team remains undefeated as of last Thursday's game with a record of 4-0. Daniel's Cubs are now at 3-1 (tied for first place?), and there are a lot more kids in his age group with enough players for at least four teams so hopefully they will stick with it long enough to reach the 10-12 age group where the kids get to pitch as in Aaron's division. The boys will be having swimming lessons once baseball is over the end of July (early August) and that should round out the summer's activities for the most part.
I continue to be busy beyond belief with all the transcription work I've been getting to the point I've taken to "conveniently" forgetting my cell phone so I can spend an undisturbed afternoon at the ballpark watching the boys' games. I've never intentionally left the phone at home, but it sure seems like there's been a run of occurrences lately that it just "happens" to be left at home. I got my first big sunburn of the summer from spending so much time out there this past week, so I'm learning to use an umbrella in all this sun. We started off the season with several thunderstorms and cancelled practices like last year, but thankfully this year we've had a good run of dry weather, albeit hotter than Hades on some days. Last season I only mowed the lawn three times max whereas this year summer isn't half over yet and I've already mowed it at least four. Good exercise and excuse to get out of the house, though.
I took the boys this morning after church to a pancake/french toast benefit breakfast at the Eagles Club for one of the local police investigators here in town who's been having substantial medical concerns as of late, and realized the night beforehand that he's actually a former schoolmate one year behind me at Franklin. Anywho, I've been friends with his mother, Bonnie, for some time now since moving back to TRF, and I went to sit down and chat with her at the breakfast, when I noted there were a couple older gentleman and a lady sitting there with her, and Bonnie asked me if I knew them. I didn't recognize any of them, so she introduced the first man at the end of the table, "Roger Thibert," and his wife. I of course then said, "I'll bet you know my dad, John," and Roger replied, "You bet I do!" with a broad grin on his face. He asked me to make sure to say hi to you, Dad.
Other than baseball and weathering the weather, we've gotten in a fair amount of fishing this summer with several trips to the dam. We went last weekend with Darren Panek and his son, Blair, and we didn't have as much luck as usual, though Darren hooked a small northern, and I got a good size rock bass that we threw back. I'm thinking of looking into one of the Pathways "father/son" fishing weekends up at Lake of the Woods that's run through the Lutheran church for next year. It looks like it would be a lot of fun for the boys and perhaps a lot more walleye availability than down here. Back to work now...
Sunday, June 29, 2008
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