Whats up this week & Getting ready for next adventure

Guess it has been a few days since last posting.

Thomas had a great game on Weds. evening. His team had some good plays and made some good outs. It was a tough game and for a nice change there was not a lot of walks early on to run up the score.

We got 4 runs in the 4th inning and then they got 1 run. Then it stayed there all the way to the end. Thomas may need to swing the bat more. But as a catcher he is great. He gets in there and goes after the ball. At one point he was getting too close and the batter went way out on the follow through with one hand AND the bat hit Thomas in the back of the head. It was good that he had the full wrap catchers helmet and face cage. He latter held up his fingers and said it hurt that much. (about 2 inches apart) He stayed down for about 30 seconds after the tap on the head. Then gut up and stayed in there as the catcher. What a good strong ball player.

I hope he stays with it. He sees that his brother is giving up on it and wants to stop too. He also wants to stop Cub Scouts. The local pack 59 is falling apart. I am not going to volunteer even though some of the parents pointed to me to step up as they know my other efforts with Y-Guides etc. But I’m not going to do it for Cub Scouts. I’ve had to much heat from the Mrs. for my many hours on MDRAnglers, Baseball, Y-Guides, and Soccer referee. (And she signed me up as referee. Go figure)

Ryan – He got a great report card from middle school 3-B’s and 3-A’s. OK I’m not going to rag on him. It is hard to chide him to do better when he is doing so well.

Today Ryan was riding the BMX bike. Jumping off the Kicker Ramp over Nakita (a neighbor) and over most of the big table top ramp (with Thomas under that) then landing to descend the far side of the ramp. Way out there by 8 to 9 feet on each jump. None of the local boys try to do it.

His next ideas are to dig up the grass and landscaping and install dirt ramps and jumps and make a BMX bike park out of the yard.

Gutsy Idea. Keep thinking bold Ryan. Yeah!

My accomplishment for the week is a fixing up the Jetski for Memorial Day weekend in Catalina. Coming soon. And I finished the registration for Ryan’s dinghy. I’m so looking forward to him having his own boat in Cat Harbor. He is so much going to Rock. Real joy to be your own boss of your own boat. And there is no finer place to be out on your own than in the safe and beautiful waters of Catalina. Especially Cat Harbor.

www.ecatalina.com/maps_island.cfm
and
www.scico.com/twoharbors/mainboat.html#Coves

for good info on the destination. Really looking forward to it.