behindtheax

the ball game

Yesterday we took the afternoon off to watch Monica’s team play their semi- final game. If they had won they would have went straight into the final game. (Back-to-Back games) However, it was not to be. It was a very good game though. The final score was 10-8. I was so very proud of her out there in her baseball cap and school jersey. Her long braids and freckles. She struck out the first time but the second time up she cracked it out into centre field. Got a run in. The third time she was up she popped one up high and it was caught. It is striking out that bothers her. It feels so much better just to hit the ball regardless if it is caught or not. I remember feeling the same way as a kid.
We are taking the girls out of school on Friday to go up north to camp for the weekend. We keep saying we will never camp again but something keeps drawing us up there. Well it was mainly Erin this time. She was the one that suggested we go up north this weekend. Greg and I are still trying to figure out some strategy of getting the two dogs and camping equipment all into the car. Going to be tight.

I have a story up on Gryphonwood’s new blog. A fantasy. It is the only story I sent out this year and am very happy to have found a home for it. And I received a copy of my book from Lulu. It looks pretty good. The cover turned out nice. I need to clean it up in some places but all and all not so bad for a first try. Makes me think I should do the same thing for the children’s book I wrote a long time ago and discarded. Monica said she would make me the illustration for the cover. And the story I am writing now. I don’t know but something a kindred to hope surfaces when I go back and read bits of it. I think it might be a decent one. Thinking I might even send off the first three chapters to a few places. Why not, I say?

So behind. Must get back to work.

posted by mary j. @ 10:21 AM