Today the boys and I are cleaning up around here. I’ve got a little bit of work to do but both boys have a lot to do! We need to get back on track for the coming week and cleaning the house and their rooms is a big part of that.
Yesterday I took Jag to baseball as the coach scheduled an impromptu practice to take advantage of the nice weather which was about 28 degrees at 9am. Jag of course, as well as the other kids, were not thrilled as they all can sleep until noon on Saturdays. The coach said most were asleep on their feet for the first 30 minutes of practice. In any case, most showed up for the 2 hour 45 minute practice. I managed to get there with about 40 minutes remaining. Jag was in the outfield as he’s one of 3 freshman on the team which is made up of a couple sophomores and mostly seniors. Seeing the seniors pitch is quite different from 7th grade when Jag last played ball. Anyhow finally a ball was hit to Jag and it bounced 20 yards or so in front of him. He charged on the ball, bare handed it and threw into the shortstop who then relayed it to the 2nd baseman to get the hitter out. Next up was his first at bat. On the first pitch he made contact but fouled it off. Then after a couple of balls, Jag connected with a pitch and absolutely smashed it! It went over the coach’s head who was playing center field into right center field and he had a triple! It would have been a home run if it was to straight away right field. I could tell Jag felt good about it. After practice the coach said how all the guys welcomed Jag to the team right away and how he crushed that ball. He should know as he was the one chasing it! The other coach introduced himself to me and said how glad they were that Jag came out for the team. Now I’m sure he’ll play a lot of outfield with all the older kids ahead of him but you have to give him credit for joining a team at a different school with a bunch of kids he had never met.
Meanwhile Ty was studying and after we arrived home, both boys went to the mountain. Jag and his two friends took Ty with them as Ty didn’t have anyone to go with. Ty is quite the snowboarder going off cliffs and is probably the more aggressive one on the mountain. With the U.S. Open going on, the town and mountain was packed. We though, from living here, knew right where to go to drop them off and pick them up to avoid the crowds. After I dropped them off, I ran to Costco and then picked Ty up a little after 4. Jag went to Zach’s house to change and then they went back into town for the free concert and award ceremony. Shaun White won the thing which was pretty spectacular. I caught some of it on tv. Finally at 9:30pm, I went to pick Jag up in town. We then had to drive to Zach’s to get his computer and ski clothes along with 2 giant signs from the event. These are like 6 feet by 4 feet and lined the course and the boys snatched them after the event was over. They’re like sponsorship signs that they just throw away. Not sure what we’re doing with them other than putting them in the garage with some other signs that have been accumulated over the past two years.
Meanwhile Lori was visiting Grandma Dixie’s friends and then went to Marie Callender’s for dinner. She then visited a friend from school before watching tv with her Mom around 9:30 California time to wind up the night. We might all go to Hawaii for Spring Break if Grandma Dixie is strong enough. It’d be a great trip where I’m sure the boys and Grandma would have fun for Spring Break. We’ll have to make sure she’s up for it but she looks great in the picture from yesterday.
 We’ll need to decide on Hawaii quick though as tickets will be tough to get. That’s it, time to feed Mojo, shower and get cleaning. Lori lands at 9am tomorrow morning so she’ll be getting up early. There’s a surfer movie on tv right now which makes you miss Hawaii. Have a great day and God Bless.