Small town funny

I wish I had my camera. For those of you who took the pleasure of watching Steve the lawn mower guy on youtube, this is for you. Yesterday while driving home from the library, we passed an intersection with a man driving a lawn mower. No, he was not on his lawn. He was waiting to turn on to route 14. I couldn't help myself, I just laughed. Gotta love the small town.

Day Three

Alas, no pictures as I don't have the camera and Justin said it wasn't saving the pictures. Oh well, think Alec Baldwin in an ASA Uniform. NOT!

Worked four games today and I am completely exhausted. I am washing my uniform's now. (Two pair pants, two shirts, Two hats, knee brace, multiple socks and underwear. Overall a good day. Mom, Justin, Jodi, Michelle (and kids), Roger and Janet joined for a picnic dinner and the last game of the day. Thanks all for the support and for those who couldn't make it we did miss you. Love
Dad

Does anyone else see it?

I was watching 30 Rock tonight and was reminded of a visual similarity I've noticed before. Is it just me?

Yeah, Dad or Alec Baldwin? Sometimes it's hard to tell . . .

crazy illinois day

All of you left before the fun could really begin. What a rollercoaster this week has been. I won't go into detail, because that is no fun. I thought today I would talk of weather. Weather you say? Yes. Typical Illinois weather. Sunshine, a nice breeze, crazy cool weather, light rain, mild tornado, heavy rain, and sunshine again. Ahhh, what a beautiful day. Yes, we are fine. It hit just south of us about two miles from what I hear. Gosh I love this place. HA!

Thanks Grandpa for the Bubbles

The boys loved playing with the bubbles from grandpa,--they tried watering the tree with them, popping them with their mouths and much more! Well, until Jacob dumped them all out. BUT he dumped them outside! Small victory for mommy!

The party after the party

Sorry I'm behind on my blogging but I have been dying to blog this. During our fabulous family reunion there were several people who wanted treats and more treats. So, what did we do after those people left???? We made an amazing treat! That's what you get for leaving early! Here are some fun pics--we made Paula Deans Ooy Gooy Butter Cake. And you know what it tasted like if it is Paula Deans and has butter in it--yes two layers of cake and gooeyness, so eat your hearts out because I know we did!

Day Two

Temperatures here have been mid 80's so not too bad. Only had two games scheduled for today. Bases at 10:00 and plate at 14:00. Even though it was only mid 80's, it was still very hot with the gear on. UIC did no evaluations on either me or my partner today. I asked him if that meant there was no hope or we were doing OK. He took the latter and told us he did not need to do evaluations on us as we are doing the job. It was nice to hear.

Why only two games? Today was pool play to determine seedings and that was all the games there were. basically we all got three games for the first two days and as I started last night, that made my three. Tomorrow however is another story.

I start at 08:00 and have been told to expect 08:00, 12:00, 16:00 and 20:00. A long day. That will be the longest of the tournament as teams will begin to be eliminated. Saturday, if I get a game, it will only be one.

Thanks for your prayers and support. Love Dad