My Daily LIfe

Only 3 weeks of baseball to go....this is Doug, the "doubles-machine"

I sat at my desk one evening this week and began to hear laughter and voices in the backyard, I looked out to see Doug and three of his baseball teammates playing whiffleball.  I love these days, I love to hear them laughing and joking and playing together.  Sometimes I feel like I'm in a dream watching my life go by.  I know that in a few years when there are no mountains of laundry to do and the house is quiet, this is what I will miss most of all!!

Thomas had a great game this week.  Can you tell by the smile?  He was called in to pitch in the first inning after the starting pitcher let 7 runs score.  Thomas pitched the rest of the game, had only four hits and the team came back to win 9-7.  Happy Day!!

Just a little story about Emily.  Last week we had some turbulent weather.  While she was watching TV in the early evening, an Emergency Broadcast message was given, warning us of an approaching storm - quarter-sized hail was predicted and the possibility of tornado formation was announced.  It was really too bad that dad wasn't home and I was on my way out the door for a school meeting.  She was very concerned and luckily I could promise her that Doug would watch out the window for a tornado and he would know what to do in case one developed.  We did have a crazy storm but  no tornado.  So, that night as I tucked her into bed she told me what she really hates about tornadoes is that "they take your whole house, and then you don't have enough money to buy all the things you need."  She told me that she has $6.35 including the $2 bill from grandma.  I felt like I assured her that we would be okay but when I woke her the next morning, she was sleeping with her wallet tightly clasped in her hand.

Do you remember being very afraid of natural disasters?  I do.