HOMERUN!

Grandson Elijah hit one over the fence for his Algood All Stars team tonight. Needless to say, the homerun made him smile. Here he is with his homerun ball. Nice job, Elijah! So happy for you and proud of you, not only for that but also for playing first base so well tonight.

They won the game 21 to 0. Great team effort. Lots of hard hits and awesome fielding. Way to go, team Algood! Looking forward to watching them play Friday.

Winning is only half of it. Having fun is the other half. ~Bum Phillips

Grandson Elijah and his baseball team played their first All Stars game in Algood this evening. They won ~ 21 to 3. Here he is with his great aunt Jane and his cupcake treat, looking more like his team lost the game than won it. I think he was disappointed because he didn’t get to play first base until the end of the game. Or maybe he didn’t hit that home run he wanted to hit. Or maybe it’s just his granny’s camera in his face [He should be used to that by now]. Sometimes a cupcake can’t make up for life’s disappointments.

Cheer up, #10! There’s another game tomorrow night. Home runs are cool. But having fun playing the game is the best kind of cool. Way to go, team Algood! Awesome win.

"Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'" — Robin Williams

Spring Break--Week Two  Grandson Elijah and granddaughter Shelby spent the day with me. We joined Neil at Steak n Shake for lunch. Elijah loves to play the "claw machine". He's won a few times. He snagged this stuffed Steak n Shake Sizzle Burger on his second try. Not too shabby.

Shelby amused herself with a quarter, stopping it with her finger while it was still spinning. She's really good at it.

Lunch! I prefer a dawg to a burger. Was good.

The weather today was perfect. It just doesn't get any better than this. We went for a walk after lunch and stopped in the street to take a shadow selfie which we all photo bombed. It was so bright I couldn't see the shot I was getting on my cell phone screen [I look like I'm impaled on a stick]

We stopped by daughter Kelly's house to visit her and grandson Knox, and I managed to get the three grandpeeps all together in the same photo.

Shelby and Elijah played a little volleyball using the brick wall as a net.

Smiley Face

Blue sky. More, please!

"The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring."  ~Bern Williams

WAY TO GO, ELIJAH ~ VISION BASKETBALL AWARDS NIGHT 2015

"Give me the vision to see what God wants me to be. I will do my very best and let God take care of the rest. No matter the outcome of this game, I will give glory to Jesus's name."

Tonight was Vision Basketball awards night. Grandson Elijah has played the past three years. He was totally wishy-washy about attending the awards ceremony tonight. He wanted to go but he was very nervous about having to stand up in front of all those people. His Grandpa talked him into it, and Elijah decided to go at the last minute (which is why he didn’t have his team shirt to wear).

Each team member received a participation award or team trophy, which Elijah was very pleased to get.

This was the stunned look on his face when he received the “Paul Award”, which is the award for most improved player on his team this season. He was totally taken by surprise (and I love that he was). He kept saying, “I was not expecting this.”



We are so proud of you, Elijah Man! Proud that you were brave enough to overcome your fear of standing up in front of all those people. And proud that you played so well this season, improving with every game and having fun while you played so hard with your teammates. Way to go! Looking forward to watching you play next season.