Saturday was another looooong tournament day. We were all there by 9:30am with our first game at 10:30. We played hard & good, but unfortunately, we didn't win that one. We DID, however, win the next TWO games. Our last game started at 6:30. The team we were up against for this game has been playing together for many months. They also practice 4-5 times every week. Needless to say, they're very good. We were beat, but did manage to get 3 runs in even with the two very bad calls by the ump. If we'd won that game, we would've went on to play in the championship game. Maybe next time. The girls were happy to have those 2 wins under their belt. Their practice & hard work paid off. It also helped with their self-esteem too. Anyway, it was a very long, HOT & steamy day.

We were better than last weekend. And we'll be better even this coming weekend (than we were this time).

We'll go back to the same complex this weekend for a 2-day tournament. We have a Friday night game at 6:00p, & then all day games on Saturday. Wish us luck!!

Wanted to share with you:

Once again this year, I received a letter in the mail to "The parents of Tay". She has been invited again to the Jr National Young Leaders Conference.

This is a week long conference held for the upcoming leaders of our country. It's totally academic & only for students going in 8th & 9th grades with a 3.5 - 4.0 GPA.

The principal is the one who nominated her this year. I'm so proud of her - again! This is such an honor to even be invited. Now, she can't go as I can't afford for her to, but she still was INVITED!

Yes, I'm a happy/proud mommy.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Apparently Grandma Doesn't Know Everything!

Little Tony was staying with his Grandmother for a few days. He'd been playing outside with the other kids for a while when he came into the house and asked her, "Grandma, what's that called when two people sleep in the same room and one is on top of the other?"

She was a little taken back, but she decided to just tell him the truth. "It's called sexual intercourse, darling."

Little Tony just said, "Oh, OK", and went back outside to play with the other kids.



A few minutes later he came back in and said, angrily, "Grandma, it isn't called sexual intercourse. It's called Bunk Beds. And Jimmy's mom wants to talk to you."

I've been so busy with softball games & such that I have been unable to get Lulu to her cheer-nastics classes since early May. I went by & had her listed as "inactive" last week & told the owner/teacher that we will still make up her 3 missed visits.

Yesterday after work, we went in for a make-up class. She hasn't been since early May so I figured she wouldn't be up to par. She amazed me (& some older ones there) with her jumps & such. When it was time for her to practice her back handspring, I thought she'd have a problem. You know, no practice lately. Nope. She did great! Then she tried her power-round-off-back-handspring & it went without a glitch! I was so proud of her. She was happy too.

She has cheer camp the last week of the month. I wish she could show them what she's learned, but her teacher won't allow them to perform these until they've done them successfully 100 times without her spotting them. Lulu still has a spot - not helping, but still there just in case. So...

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B & Tay will be home Friday evening from their week at church camp. I miss them so much!

Tay has softball practice at 6 Friday, so she won't have much time at home before I have to take her there. They need the practice though.

Saturday will be another all-day tournament. This time it's only about 30 minutes away from home. Not so bad.

I received a call last night from Lulu's softball coach. The board may do something special for her team since they won 1st place in the 8 & under tournament. I hope so. It might be a cookout & a t-shirt. Hopefully it'll be Sunday afternoon instead of Saturday. Otherwise, we'll have to leave during some of Tay's games to attend that. Of course, we'll return.

So...there you have it. These are the days of my life....

Hope you're all having a great week!!