Holy Spirit Jog-a-thon

On Wednesday Cole's school had a jog-a-thon.  We were remiss in getting pledges until the last minute.  On Tuesday he had 20 minutes before his baseball game and he visited our neighbors and came home with $105.00 in pledges.  He told our friend Kathryn that it would be good if she pledged $100.00!  It was all she could do not to laugh until she called me to share.

Cole ran 10 laps.  He is not a runner.  The most laps by a classmate was 13, so his performance was respectful.

Monday Night at the Diamond

The Yankee's played game 4 last night and tied with the Indians. Cole started at 1st, moved to 3rd, then Right field. After I left, Cole caught a pop fly in Right field. Had to look at his glove to be sure it was there before he celebrated. He struggled a bit at the plate. The pitcher was very good and threw hard and Cole is a bit gun shy after being hit a couple of times.

I was off to meet Theresa for dinner at Todo Un Poco. Jeff was out of town and we were having a little girl face time. Dinner was almost as good as my Cosmo :-)

Another week whizzes by....

Another busy week in our household. Cole had Swim practice and Baseball practice on a couple of days this week. On Saturday his team (AAA Yankees) won their first game. They are now 1-1-1. Very exciting baseball at this age. You never know what is going to happen. Cole took another hit from a pitcher, this time in his thigh. He scored two runs in the game. Spent the rest of the time trying to look alive in all three areas of the outfield. Coach promised to start him at 1st base in the next game on Monday.

The weather has been a little cool. We are sneaking up to 70 on some days. Still could use some rain, but it looks like it will have to wait for next year.

I played in the 1st round of the Niner "Match Play" tournament. It was great fun. Jeanie Zaslove beat me on the 9th hole, but I feel good that it was respectably close.

No Golf this next Thursday. I have an interview at Sutter. The job is intriguing but the commute is not. Oh well. It is not as bad as what I used to deal with in LA/OC.

Back to chores... The pots around the pool are planted with herbs and flowers. I also put 4 tomato plants in the side yard. We should have plenty of basil and cherry tomatoes again this year.

2nd AA A Baseball game...

Cole's team (Yankee's) played the "A"'s last night and tied the game. Cole pitched (1st time) two innings. Very exciting and extremely nerve wracking. I think I was more nervous then he was.

The 1st inning he was on the mound he struck out 3 hitters and left the 1 guy he walked on 1st base. The 2nd inning was not as glorious and he walked a few guys and had a run scored on him.

Overall he looked great and knows he can pitch good innings.

His 1st at bat he took a wild ball in the left wrist and dropped liked a fly. Scared me! He got back up, shook it off and took his base.

Holy Spirit Zoo Field Trip..

Today I chaperoned Cole's class on a field trip to the zoo. This trip was a little different then past visits. The 3rd graders were grouped with Kindergartners. Whew are they busy little guys. How soon we forget. It was a great lesson for Cole. He is used to marching off to be 1st in line. Today he was responsible for two "active" guys who were not always ready to listen to him.

After we returned they were to have their "Spring Fling" party. So their first day back after Easter break should be pretty sweet.

Later I picked up potting soil for the big pots around the pool. My tomatoes are in the ground and I am adding some herbs and flowers to the pots!

Need to get to the gym! Swim practice starts tomorrow and I plan to use that time wisely this year. ;-)....

Jenn is ....32......

Happy Birthday Jennifer. It is hard to imagine. I can still see that tiny pretty little baby that arrived that day.

What a week, or has it been a month.

I need to get better at this blogging thing. It should improve when John and I are not arm wrestling for computer time.

Cole has been on Easter/Spring break for the past week. That means we are now juggling two sports. He had butterfly swimming clinics this week and a couple of practce games.

The Baseball season kicked off in the misty rain on Friday night. Cole had 2 at bats and scored on the first hit. Did some great baserunning. He has never played at a level where they were allowed to steal. Defensively he played right and left field. On one play he threw the ball from left field to home plate. None of us knew he could throw that far.

In the end our Yankees lost to the Mets.

Our next game is Tuesday. Swim practice also starts on April 1st and we will be practivcing on the days he does not have a game. The we meaning me in a lounge chair and Cole in the pool.

I golfed on Thursday with the Niners and had a fun time. I really need to work on my putting. John played in a scramble tournament on Saturday.