20160424 - Rock Jumpers

20160424 - Up and D home from his friends. We all got ready and headed to church, good to see everyone. After church J came home with us so we are all back together. I headed into the office to get things done, L&G headed upstairs to put a Playmobile zoo together and D&J ran and got gas for the mowers. D home and in a tizzy because he now wants to go see DGF5 but has things to do... D ran down to the neighbors to mow, J mowed the front yard. D home and out to pick up DGF5, didn't return as expected... L cooked us some lunch and LJG&I ate on the back porch. D home with DGF5, introduced us, L out to eat with her friends. D took the rest of us up to the HS to see Brady and Conor playing lacrosse. Interesting sport and of course now G wants to play; told him I didn't care what sport he played, but he gets to choose only 1 a season... D ran DGF5 home, no return... Eventually D came back to the HS to get JG&I. He dropped us off along the street on his way to youth group. JG&I went to J Gumbo's for dinner, G way too picky... We then walked around Creekside a bit, the boys running around like crazy, J being a teenage jerk to G... Walked home and G gave J a shower of thistle down, LOL it was really funny. The boys tried to do chin ups, home to finish working at the desk. D stopped for a min, then to Creekside with the youth group to play hide and seek. L home from dinner, Little boys to bed, D late... All finally home and to bed. Up late getting things on the PC in the office.

20160423 + Team Banner

20160423 + Up in the am and to J's soccer game in the freezing cold. L headed out to see one of D's games. J's team won and then J&I headed home. I headed out to see some of D's game and ended up working in the concession stand. Before the game was over L&I headed home to pick G up and take him to his baseball game. A mom was texting L while we were at G's game and in the second game of D's double header he was called in to catch! G had a good game but they lost. We didn't have time to make it back and see D play, but heard he did good at catcher. All home for a bit. D&J went to a friend's overnight. G&I headed to the McClain's so G could play and Bill, Tom and I could talk baseball and drink beers.

20160422 - Left Field

20160422 - Up in the am and in to work. Just another crazy day at work... After work I headed to D's baseball game, a nice short drive tonight as they are playing in Grove City. I hung out with L as J&G played on the soccer field. D got in to play some outfield tonight and they won. Home and watched a movie with the boys.

20160421 + Kick Diner, PIs

20160421 + Up in the am and into work. Long day crunching numbers... Headed to Pickerington to see J's soccer game with L&G, D at a baseball game in Olentangy, he got to play second today. J's played a lot in the 1st half and a bit in the second half, but they lost. After the game we headed to the Nutcracker Diner for a fantastic meal with 2 grumpy tired boys. Headed home and D was on the way to his girlfriend's and he popped up on the 'Find Friends' app right in front of J&I on the way home so we followed him. We tracked him down at a Wendy's were we got to meet his new girlfriend (DGF5). Home and got the boys to bed. Up late working on the PC and watching 4400.

20160420 - Lunch @ Lilly's w/ Lori

20160420 - Up in am and into work. Got some things done around the office and then L showed up for our insurance biometric screening. I gave her a tour of the plant, we got our blood drawn, blood pressure taken and other checks done. We then headed to downtown Grove City for a nice lunch at LIlly's Diner. 

Back to work for a bit and then left early to head to Lancaster to Watch D at his baseball game. John & Betty stopped by to see the game and D was not playing so we had a nice chat. D's team was losing by 1 and there were 2 outs in the top of the 7th. A guy got on base and then coach put D in as a pinch runner... :-o The first pitch D took off like lightening and stole 2nd, just beating the ball with the slide and popping up right on top of the base 'SAFE'! Ready to run with 2 outs, and a crack of the bat, D was already in motion rounding 3rd and flying towards home with the ball on its way... He slide under the catcher, across home, popping up jumping in the air pumping his arms coming down in a sea of his players yelling and screaming as he just tied up the game!!! Bottom of the 7th and the Lancaster team got a run and a walk off win :-( D's coach was pretty upset and made the boys run, he hasn't lost a game until now for the last 2 years... Drove home, saw the little boys for a minute. Up on the PC and watching the 4400.

20160419 + BIG DOUBLE

20160419 + Up in the am and into the office for a day full of meetings.  I headed out, swung by the house and then an to the ballfield for G's game.  It was a pretty close game and then G got up and BLASTED a ball to the fence for a double.  That started a rally where the boys went all the way through the order.  Gma&paW were down for a checkup on her eye and stopped by to see the game.  The boys won 29 - 6 :-o   Home and got something to eat.  D home from his game, he got to play outfield for a bit, but not bat.  Up late on the pc and watching the 4400.

20160418 - Cleared and Out

20160418 - Up in the am and in to work. Owner stopped by for a visit. It was an intense day. Jack's fever broke at noon. Headed straight to D's baseball game. He had a Dr appointment today and was cleared to play! I got there in the bottom of the 2nd and D wasn't playing... He did get in for the top of the 6th and got a grounder thrown to 1st for the game ending out. Great to see him back on the field :-) Next stop was the athletic boosters meeting. Then home for some dinner and hanging out with the boys. Got Doc and went to Bible Bangers. Home and J's fever back...

20160417 + Spring Cleaning

20160417 + Up late and to the desk to get a couple of things done. Had the boys clean everything out of the shed for our Spring cleaning. L&I out to put things back into the shed while the boys hung out in front of the TV, J still has a fever... D&G took all 3 cars to the car wash and checked the tires, then got all of the bikes ready for spring. I trimmed the grape vines and L got groceries and did some other year work. We had steaks for dinner. A beautiful day to be outside and get things ready for the year

20160416 - Double Double Header

20160416 - Up in the am and D&L off to D's double header, L worked in the concession stand. I eventually got up and got Grant around. J stayed home as he still has a fever. We were late and made a stop at the post office before heading to the field for G's double header. It was a pretty day for baseball and the boys were ready to play. Gma&paW and Amy McFarland stopped by to watch. G got to pitch and did pretty good. G's team won both games easily and had a blast doing it. After the game we had some folks over and D ran to pick up pizzas for dinner. It was a fun day!

20160415 - D Goes for a Walk

20160415 - Up in the am and in to work. Worked all day and then headed to the ballfield to see if D was going to get in the game. Stood around and talked to the other dads. D did get in to bat in the last inning and got walked... They won and I headed home with a stop at Chipolte to get dinner for D&I. Connor Barnette was there and I talked to him a little bit about his tennis match. Home and ate and we hung out as J was home from school with a fever. We watched the 'Princess Bride', a true classic.

20160414 + Stuck on the Road

20160414 + Up late in the am and to the accountant to get taxes done. In to work for a short but crazy day. Headed to G's scrimmage and parked on 270 for 30 minutes... Got to G's game late, but just as he was coming up to bat for the first time. He had a good game and it was nice to sit and watch the boys play, they did very well. We were in Pickerington and G&I stopped at a Stake'n Shake on the way home for dinner. Home late, little boys to bed. D filled me in on his game, he didn't get to play. All to bed. Watched a couple episodes of 4400.

20610413 - 1st JV @ Bat

20610413 - UP in the am and in to work. Had a customer on site today that went ok. GmaW had an eye surgery today that went well. Headed to the ball field after work to watch D play. He actually got up to bat tonight! He got walked and scored. Good to see him on the field! Headed to Dave's warehouse after the game to get ebay inventory, home for dinner, Hamburger Helper :-) Fell asleep on the couch... To bed, up late on the PC trying to stay ahead of things...