Nearing the End

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Everything is starting to wrap up.  After today, the boys only have one Tuesday left of school.  And we're finishing up batting practice as well.  After today, there is only one batting practice left.

In the morning, after taking the boys to school, I went into Hey Cupcake! for a meeting.  They had a few issues they wanted to talk to me about.  The good thing is that I was able to bring home four cupcakes for us.

I worked in the afternoon and then walked to pick up the boys.  Rachel didn't come with me since she was tutoring.

I took Evan to batting practice.  I dropped Noah off with Grandma and Papa.  Rachel would have been home in time so Noah didn't have to go, but he wanted to go so I dropped him off.  He had dinner with them.

We had chicken skewers that we grilled tonight.  We got the pre-seasoned chicken skewers from Costco.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Until next time...

Low Key Tuesday

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

It looked like it was going to rain this morning.  So Rachel decided to get on the treadmill rather than run outside.  It never did end up raining.

I stayed home all day doing work.

Rachel's tutoring is slowing down since the end of the school year is close.  So she didn't have her earlier student for tutoring.  She was able to walk with me to school to get the boys.

The boys didn't have any homework so they immediately went and started playing video games together when they got home.

Around 5, I took Noah over to Grandma's where he had dinner and then Evan and I went to batting practice.

Rachel stopped at HEB on the way home from tutoring.

Evan, Rachel and I had dinner.

The boys are now in bed.

Until next time...

Second Day Home

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Evan was really whining this morning about not feeling well.  He was complaining his throat, head and stomach were feeling bad and he couldn't even try to go to school.  Rachel and I relented and let him stay home with specific guidelines.  He was acting pretty sick this morning.  He did write his report that he has due tomorrow.

I had a dentist appointment at lunch.

Rachel left to tutor in the afternoon and I walked to get Noah.  Evan stayed home alone while I went to get Noah.

Evan was not allowed to go to hitting practice since he didn't go to school today.

The boys are watching the Pirates game now.  Rachel should be home soon.

Until next time...

End of Math Pentathlon

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Rain was predicted for today but it held off all day long.  We were able to walk to school this morning with no problem.

Rachel went for a run this morning.  Later she had another call with the Point of Sale people.  She's creating a cheat sheet for the Houston store.

I stayed home all day long.

Rachel had her long tutoring today so I went by myself to get Evan.  Noah had a Math Pentathlon party after school today.  This was the last event for it.  Next Tuesday, he'll come home like normal.

I dropped Noah off with Grandma on the way to batting practice.

Evan had a good batting practice.  He had fun with his friends.

The boys are about to get ready for bed now.

Until next time...

Best Birthday Present Ever

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

When Villanova won with a last second buzzer beater last night, Evan started to scream that it was the "best birthday present ever."  He was really happy.  It took him a while to go go sleep last night.  He didn't have any problem getting up this morning though.  I think he was excited for his birthday.

After walking the boys to school, Rachel and I went to Donut Taco Palace and picked up donuts for Evan's class.

We went to the school around 12:15 for Evan's 12:30 lunch.  We brought the donuts.  Grandma and Papa met us.  We sat at the visitor's table for lunch with Evan.  Evan invited Wade and Jack to sit with us.  I think Evan was happy to have us there but he was still busy with his buddies.

Noah had Math Pentathalon after school.  Grandma volunteered and then Noah went home with her.  Rachel and I picked Evan up.  Later in the afternoon, Rachel went to tutoring and Evan and I went to batting practice.

Evan had a really good batting practice.  It was good to see him hit well.

For dinner, Evan asked that we pick up Home Slice.  Rachel stopped there on the way home from tutoring.  Grandma and Papa brought Noah home and stayed for dinner.

The boys are in bed now.

Until next time...

Another Busy Afternoon

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

We walked to school this morning.  Lizzy had a nice time.  She got attention from Savannah, Evan's friend Colby, Colby's brother, and she got to see Brody the golden retriever.  She was very happy.

Rachel went for a run in the morning.  I stayed at home today.  I had a busy morning dealing with several clients at once.

In the afternoon, Rachel's first tutoring was cancelled so she could help with Math Pentathalon for the first half.  So we drove to school.  Rachel then went in and helped and Evan and I walked home.  Rachel said that Noah did well as always.

Shortly after we got home, Ethan's mom texted Rachel to see about Evan coming over and playing so Evan went over there.

Noah came home for a little and did his homework.  Then we left and picked Evan up.  From there I dropped Noah off at Grandma and Papa's and Evan and I went to batting practice.  It was raining out but the batting practice is indoors.

We're home now and getting dinner ready for Rachel, Evan and me.  Noah ate at Grandma and Papa's.

Until next time...

Marauders Tournament #2: Day 2

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

The day started very early this morning.  I got up at 5:45am so I could get some things ready before Evan's alarm went off at 6.  I got some breakfast ready for Evan, got his uniform ready and started getting the car ready.  We left the house around 6:25am.  Of course we stopped at Donut Taco Palace on the way.

With no traffic, we got to the fields quickly and early.  Evan wanted me to throw batting practice to him.  I threw him about 50 pitches before everyone got there and the other coach started pitching to everyone.

We were playing a team that scored the fewest runs in the tournament yesterday.  Through the first two innings it seemed obvious why.  They just weren't hitting.  But in the third, their bats broke out.  They hit three home runs over the fence accounting for 8 runs.  They hit several balls off the fence.  We played well but we weren't hitting the ball like that.  Evan played well again.  He seemed to have no effects from being hit in the face and fielded several balls cleanly at second base as well as in left field.  He had another hard hit line drive single into the outfield.  The outfielders in these tournaments are so much better than during the season.  These were the balls that would be played such that they would get past the outfielder and Evan would race around for a triple or home run.  But instead, they held Evan to singles.  In the end the other team's bats just were too much and the Marauders lost.

When we got home, Uncle Marvin and Aunt Sandy came over.  They are putting money down on a house being built about 10 minutes from us.  They will be moving in to their house around mid-late July.  We drove over to the house and walked through it as it was being built.  The boys thought that was really neat.

Afterwards, we had lunch and the boys watched the Gremlins.

At 3:30 we went over to a pool in another development.  It was our end-of-season party for the Rockies.  It was good seeing all the parents.  The kids had a blast in the pool.  I enjoyed talking to all the parents.  I handed out trophies to the kids and they kids made a banner for me which was nice.  The parents chipped in and got me a gift card.  We had a good time.

The boys are in their rooms now.

Until next time...