Creative Juices are flowing

I have had some creative time lately, especially this weekend. Here are two of my recent creations.

I have been busy with summer school. I am enjoying my class. They are a good group of kids. There are only four more days of summer school left. I will be glad when it is done. Of course, that doesn't mean I'm done with work. I have another 3 weeks of that, but this time I get to travel to Minnesota. I will be scoring National Board portfolios in Brooklyn Center, MN. It is a suburb of Minneapolis. That means I will soon be visiting the Mall of America. Can you hear the angel chorus singing in the background? I will also be running a 4 mile race on July 4th in St. Paul. I plan to keep busy on weekends and explore the area. This should be a nice little break, even if I am working from 8 - 5 each day.

I might even try to post while I am in Minnesota. I plan on taking lots of pictures, even during my race.

Hmm, it's been a while

It's been quite a while since I have updated the blog. Baseball season was trying. The team won only two games during the regular season. The good news about that was that Brian pitched both of those games. He pitched just about every other game during the season. When he didn't pitch, he was in the outfield, usually center field. He did pretty good on the whole. By the end of the season, he earned honorable mention for our conference. Someone noticed how hard he was working. He was able to go to a tryout for juniors and seniors at Yavapai. According the dad/critic he did well. His fastball speed increased 9 miles an hour in less than a year. He was also able to throw all of his pitches for strikes. Let's hope that he can keep getting better and pay for school with his skills.

We have had a busy spring. Sayre made it through the semester at NAU. She ended up liking it quite a bit. She made a few friends and has made plans to room with Abby next semester. We became Godparents to Josh Bonivert (and unofficially to Marissa too). Sayre and I walked in the Relay for Life again. I made it past last year's total with 90 laps. That's 22.5 miles in just 7 hours and 45 minutes. Not bad. I was very tired and quite sore, but I made it. I don't know how many more years I will be able to increase my mileage though. It gets harder and harder.

More baseball

Look at this. Posting again in less than a month! Woo hoo me! More baseball this week for us. Brian played in Bullhead on Wednesday and did a great job. Even his dad (his harshest critic) had good things to say. He went in in relief and did very well. He kept it in control allowing no runs, one hit, seven strikeouts, and two walks. He got a mention in the paper for "an inspiring performance". See it here: http://kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=839&ArticleID=36684&TM=52967.4 In the paper was a close up of his face and the grand slam hitter's face.

Love that happy grin on his face. Normally he doesn't show happiness when he's on the mound. He is all business, but this game was a very happy occasion.

They played again on Friday against Boulder Creek. This game wasn't quite as nice. We kept ourselves together until the last inning and then lost it. It was not a great game. Brian did get one of two hits for his team, so all was not dismal. He was mentioned in the paper again this morning for that game. Check it out at this link: http://kingmandailyminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=839&ArticleID=36742&TM=53714.64

I've also had time to sit in the scrapcave and do some creating. Here are the pages I was able to create so far:

They are all baby Sayre pages. Four generations, meeting Aunt Dawnie, footprints on my heart, and family faces. I feel a creative surge and need to make more pages. Must go now.

Here's another page.

Now, I'm trying to make up for lost time. Here's a scrapbook page I created today about Brian.

Baseball

Here's another short video of Brian. Hopefully this is of him pitching. No guarantees though.

Man has it been a while or what? Well we've weathered golf, soccer season has come and gone and now baseball is in full swing. Is there ever a dull moment? I don't think so, at least not with Brian. He was the starting goalie for the KHS varsity soccer team. He loved it when they won (not often enough) and took it personally when they lost.

Now baseball is the sport of the day. He worked hard in February on his hitting and made the varsity team. Not bad for a sophomore! He is constantly worried that he will be bumped back to jv (which wouldn't be the end of the world). He has been the pitcher, the first baseman, the centerfielder, the catcher and the right fielder. Nothing like a little versatility. He has done pretty well. Their first tournament was good for him and he went 5 for 9 hitting. He is in a bit of slump this week hitting, but has done just fine on the field.

Brad is helping with the coaching responsibilities for the baseball team. He started with jv, but couldn't stand it that the outfielders did not know what to do. He convinced Rick to let him move up. He does that every night he's not a fireman. As for me, I have been busy with Brian. Good grief! I don't have time for just about anything else. It won't last forever so I'm trying to appreciate the busyness of my life.