20200719 - 1 Game & Coach's

20200719 - Up way to early and headed to the baseball fields in Newark. We got there and got playing and the boys were not in it... We got run ruled and it made for a short day of baseball. Home and D left to play baseball. G hung out to cool down and I headed to the back porch to get some things done. Bill & Tom came over and we hung out on the back porch discussing our options for next year and what we were going to do. We have somewhat of a plan... In the evening we all headed to Coach's for Tom Sr's bday and had some food and a couple drinks. Home and finished up some things before heading to bed. Neither L or I could sleep and we up for hours.

20200718 - 2 Games & Dinner

20200718 - Up early for a Saturday and headed to baseball fields in Newark. We dropped G off and L&I ran to bank to get cash so we could park. We didn't know it was the wrong field so we got the cash and hurried back to pick G up along the road. Finally found the field and played some baseball. The boys won the first one easy and then tied the second one. G was a mess, his mouth really hurts him so we swung through Panera on the way home and got him some soup. L&I colled down for a minute and then swung by UDF for some gas and then  headed to Dublin to watch D play, saw a blimp. After D's game L&I headed to the McClain's for a cook out. We swung through Kroger to get some stuff to take  and I forgot my watermelon. To the McClain's and had dinner. D showed up for a bit. Bill & I chatted while L& Tiff rearranged patio a hundred times. Stayed and chatted until G called in a panic because he heard a noise and the light were mysteriously going off. Home and relaxed the rest of the night. To bed early for more baseball tomorrow.

20200717 - No Dinner

20200717 - Up in the am, L went to bfast with a teacher friend that is moving away and I got started on my day. Woke D&J up at 11:15 when I headed out to pick G up. Lilly went with me. We got G and got home. L back and her and D were putting the AC unit in D's window. Back to the desk for me to finish the week. Got some bills paid and finished up the week. Tried to take L to dinner but she didn't want to go so sent D to UDF to get me some ice cream and we hung out around the house for the evening.

20200716 - Bat Breaker

20200716 - Up too early and J drove us to his annual Dr. visit. I met with the Dr. and J briefly and headed to the waiting room. J came out a min later and we headed home. D headed to work to see about future work and L ran J to Wendy's. L then ran to the Dr. herself as she is still not feeling well. I got on the PC and got a project finished off. D home for a bit and then headed out for a game. J got a ride home from work and then went 'Thrifting' with Conor, who just got his drivers license today.  I finished my day up and L&I headed out to see D play a bit. Gma&paW were there so we chatted with them. D didn't play but got in the last inning to hit and shattered one of the bats he made last year (see the barrel right in front of the water tower). After the game D went to dinner with Gma&paW and L&I went to check out the McClain's new patio. We hung out and talked baseball for next year. Got a couple more videos of G cliff jumping and texted with him, he's ok and having fun. Home and to bed.

20200715 - Cliff Jumper

20200715 - Up in the am and L had already ran to Terrill’s to drop off G’s mouthpiece at 5:30am. I dug in to find an issue in a database. D&J headed to work and L headed to Marlene’s to have lunch and swim. Got some texts and pics of G in WV, he’s having a blast. Everyone home, I’m still in the office fixing. D went to a ballgame, J cleaned out his car, L home and cooked us dinner. L not feeling well so she stayed home while J drove me to Newark to watch D play baseball a bit. We had a white skunk right under us in the bleachers but he didn't spray us. We watched D play one inning and they pulled him out so J&I headed home. J told me all about how vacation worked this year and I think we can make it work. Home and I waited up for D to talk to him about vacation this year.

20200714 - Brace Face

20200714 - Up in the am and J headed out running and L took G to the Orthodontist to get braces. I got on the PC and got to busy too fast. G home with a mouth full of metal and tried to eat and knocked one of his braces off so he had to go back. L ran and got groceries, G headed out on his bike with some friends that stopped over. L ran G back to the ortho and got the loos brace reattached. I finished up my day and LGJ and I swung by and picked up Owen and Trent on the way to G's game. It was a dusty good battle of a game and G pitched a bit and had a grand slam hit off of him :-( Our boys lost by 10 but it was still a good game. Home late and to bed.

20200713 - Cracks

20200713 - Up in the am and got timesheets approved. L cleaning up things from the weekend and D already at work. I jumped in to work and tried to clean up everything from over the weekend and get started. G went out and hit some balls off a tee and his new bat is cracked... D home from work and hung out for a bit before vanishing, J cleaned his car out and G over to Andrew's for some swimming. L&I out to the post office, stopped by Scouts to drop off awards and then to the Mallon's where I stayed and helped bury some electrical line and L ran to pick G up from his friends. L swung back to pick me up. Home and watched kangaroo Jack with L&G before heading to tbed.

20200712 - Last Out

20200712 - Up in the am and G, Trent and I went to bfast with the team. We went back to the hotel for a bit and then to the game, it was HOT!  G got the 1st hit for the day and then got picked off trying to steal home and caught some crap about that. we were way behind and started to make a come back and then with 2 outs G struck out and they called the game due to time. G was devastated... We packed up and headed home. We stopped at Farm on way home, we had Trent with us and Terrill & Andrew stopped too. The boys took a rid on the pug and swung on the rope in the barn and fed the cow. It was a nice visit, Terrill got the full tour. Terrill and Andrew headed home and  G, Trent and I went for a nice dinner with Gma&paW at Applebee's on the way home. Home and got things unpacked. Chris came to pick Trent up. Chatted with D about his weekend and Pirates Scout... Chatted with J a bit. To bed exhausted

20200711 - 2 Good Wins

20200711 - Up late and L&G down to the pool and then to the beach with some of the boys from the team. I hung back and got some things done for the Boosters. Everyone back to the hotel and L headed home with Janel and Trent is going to stay with us. We headed to the game and picked our dugout, but the other team wanted it and it was a stressful mess with the coaches arguing over it... We conceded and moved to the 1st base side and the boys played their best baseball yet this year. We stomped them 18-0 and it was a good win. One of the new dads came to the dugout and yelled at the boys 'FOOT TO THE THROAT!!!' over and over and I told him to stop, we had already beat them 18-0 and he did not like that. Not to mention how inappropriate it was to say that after George Floyd was just murdered by a knee to his throat and all the riots that happened... NOT GOOD and there was tension, he was mad at me. I didn't care, I was right...  Gma&paW were there for the game, they picked a good one to watch. Game 2 was also a great game! The boys played awesome and secured us the number 4 seed for the tournament. Back to hotel, everything fine with the shouting dad... To bed in good time before things got out of hand.

20200710 - Baseball Weekend

20200710 - Up in the am and LG&I said goodbye to D as he headed off to work and to J and we headed North to Sandusky for a baseball weekend. We got there and met up with the team in the 3000 degree sunny day. The place was very nice with all turf fields and restaurants and things for kids to do, very well thought out park. The boys played really sloppy and got beat by a team we should have managed easily... Storms were blowing through so we headed to the hotel and then a bunch of us went out to eat at Danny Boys. The food was amazing and we got our fill. Back to the hotel and the boys swam and hung out in our suite while the adults hung out in the lobby. Up to the room and looking for J... He had a bunch of kids at our house...

20200709 + New Baby

20200709 + Up in the am and headed to the Endocrinologist for a regular visit. D headed out to a friends baseball game and J had a square of cheese on his car door we made him get up and clean off. Had a good visit at the Dr. Everything is really close to normal range so just a slight adjustment in meds and I'm good to go. Home and hit the office. Got a ton of stuff done today and finished up late working with Lonie trying to solve a problem that has been bugging the crap out of us. L got a call from the neighbor and was asked to watch their baby for a bit while they ran an errand. The baby go picked up and L&I jumped in the car and ran across town to watch D play baseball. We ran in to some parents from last year and had some good conversation. Home and made sure everything was packed and gave final instructions to D&J and headed to bed.

20200708 - Only RBI

20200708 + Up in the am and D at work, L running G to and from XC and J headed out for a run before work. I got coffee and did some email in the living room in the morning quiet before heading in to the office for calls. Got stuck on a coding issue... L took G to practice, D went to his game, J at work. I got to a stopping point and L&I headed to Dublin to watch D play. He did good tonight and drove in their only run. Home and had some dinner and watched some TV. up VERY late working on teh coding issue. No solution at 3:30am when I gave up...