You are never too old to play in a box.
Summer School!
It is the first day of Summer School for John! Aside from a bus route snafu, John’s first day went well. He gets to see his friends and the learning is all fun.
Laura is staying home this summer as she has reached that age. I did not see her before I left for work. She is not a teenager yet, but she sure acts like one…
Sunday
Andy and I rode to The Station House at Katfish Katy’s today – 28 miles round trip.
We had Jeremy pick up the kids and meet us out there for lunch and drinks.
It was a great way to spend an afternoon – live music, good food and drinks, a great friend, and beautiful weather!
Once we got home, we went to the pool for a bit, and then Andy installed my “birthday present.” Okay, so a new garbage disposal is not really my birthday present, but the old one started leaking on Memorial Day and since that’s close to my birthday…
The new one is so quiet and the new plug actually holds the water in the sink! Win!
Poor Boys
These poor boys look so miserable. They are not having any fun at all! I feel so badly for them…
Friday Night Pool Life
Lessons
It was a night of lessons for John and the Withrow Shockers. First, John realized that he can pitch at this level. It was his first time on the mound and he did well! Two runs were scored, but he also got a strikeout.
The Shockers won their first game, 10-6. Which leads us to the second lesson of the night. NEVER GIVE UP…
The Shockers started game two with three, awful innings. The boys looked like the forgot how to play and were down 11-0. They ended up finding the bats in the fourth inning with one of the boys hitting a home run. That seemed to wake up and inspire them all. After three, quick outs in the field, the rest of the team found their bats. They scored 11 runs in the final half inning (John actually got to bat twice!) to come back to win 15-11! Seeing and hearing the excitement from the boys when they scored that run that put them in the lead was amazing. The parents and families were pretty excited too. These boys had a LOUD cheering section. Way to go, Shockers! We are proud of you!
My Birthday
It’s my 45th birthday today! When I got to work this morning, there were bagels to celebrate my birthday and a great friend and former co-worker brought me one of Hy-Vee’s deluxe cupcakes and a funny card.
I spent the day working and left about thirty minutes early. I had a celebratory glass of wine and then Andy and I left for the first Big Tree Cycling Green & Black Ride of the year. It was a small ride tonight with only four members, but it was still lots of fun! With less riders, we got to go a little faster, so it was a good, workout ride for me.
We spent the rest of the evening enjoying pizza and drinks at Shakespeare’s with Lauren (one of my BBFs – best bike friends) and Jeremiah.
Not a bad way to spend my birthday! Thanks to everyone for thinking of me today with the calls, texts, and Facebook shout-outs!