Professional Baseball Player

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Today was a pretty standard day.  It had started to lightly rain when I got up.  Rachel came downstairs not too long after me because she was tutoring this morning.

The boys had school all day while Rachel went into teach at ATA in the morning.

I interviewed a person today for a job with us.  The 30 minute interview went for more than an hour so it was pretty good.

After I finished work, Rachel was tutoring some more.  I made a marinade for boneless chicken thighs and put it in the fridge.  Then Evan and I went to Marucci Clubhouse to get some hitting work in.  Evan's tryouts for high school baseball are Friday and Saturday.

When we got there, we look at the schedule on the monitor.  A guy who was drafted in the first round by the Mets from Lake Travis was going to be there at the same time as us.  Evan got very excited.  While Evan was practicing, we both took a peek to see how he hit and things like that.  It was pretty cool.  Evan said that the video game, MLB the Show, did a good job of making the video game version of the guy look like the real player.

When we got home, I grilled the chicken thighs.

Now, Evan and Noah are upstairs playing on the Playstation.

Until next time...

More Rain

 Today we had more rain.  It was raining most of the day.

I didn't teach today, so I was home, but I still had tutoring.

For lunch, the kids had pork tenderloin meals we got from H-E-B.

At 4:00 I Zoom tutored a college student.  I have tutored her since she was in middle school and the mom recently contacted me because she needs help with her college Algebra class.

At 5:00 I Zoom tutored the girl whose mom found me on Facebook.  I meet with her twice a week for 30 minutes each.  She's in 8th grade.

After I was done tutoring, Morry and I went to H-E-B to pick up some groceries for the week.

When we got home we got dinner ready. Morry had leftover Chinese food.  I had a chickpeas/rice/cauliflower prepared meal, and the kids had pasta.

Before dinner, Evan and Noah played basketball outside with our new neighbor, Riley who is Noah's age.

Now the boys are playing video games until it's time for bed.

Rain + School Day 2 and 3

We have had a ton of rain the last few days.  It cooled off and we had a high in the 60s today.

I had to move my last class indoors yesterday because it started to thunder and lightning.

School is going well for everyone.  The boys aren't complaining too much.  Noah gets lots of long breaks, which is good.

Today I tutored in the morning and then again in the afternoon.

I'm considering selling my blog and got a preliminary valuation of my site.  Tonight I spoke on the phone with a friend who sold her site last year and she gave me some great advice as well as the agent she used.

After dinner, Morry and I took a short walk with Chewie.  We saw a couple of deer running around and then saw a car hit one of them!  It ran off, so I hope that was a good sign.  

Well.. not much else is happening around here.

No Sports This Weekend

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Evan was supposed to play baseball in Dallas this weekend. He was going to go up with one of his teammates on Friday and I was going to go up on Saturday.  But there was 100% chance of rain this weekend so the parents voted to not go.  That saved everyone a drive as well as paying for a night at a hotel.  It did rain and the tournament was cancelled so it ended up being a good decision.

I was happy because I thought I would get to see Noah play football.  Unfortunately, it rained heavily yesterday morning and Noah's game was cancelled.

I took the boys to Target where they spent some money from their birthday.  Then we picked up a movie from Redbox that we watched in the afternoon. Rachel tutored while we did that.

For dinner, we went to Hula Hut.  We did some shopping at HEB on the way home.  We saw Grandma and Papa as well as our neighbor Rita there. 

Today, I got up with the animals and fed them and then went back to bed.  Later in the morning, Rachel got up.  She didn't realize I had fed them and took them downstairs and fed them again.  I think they were quite happy.

Rachel and I took Chewie for a long walk this morning.  Then we came home and had lunch.

In the afternoon, I did some work.  Rachel left to go to a Pink Ribbon Cowgirl event. 

Noah had Sunday School in the afternoon.

For dinner, we were able to eat outside.  It was nice.  Chewie loved having us outside.  We let Calvin come out too.

The boys are playing upstairs now.

Until next time...

Quick Trip + Sushi

Yesterday Morry and Evan went to Mansfield, outside of Dallas for a baseball tournament.

Last night, since it was just Noah and me, I asked Noah what he wanted for dinner.  He said he wanted sushi, so we tried a revolving sushi restaurant.  We had a nice time.  Look below for the video.  After dinner, we went to the bookstore next door.  It was a Japanese bookstore that had gifts and books with an Asian theme, but also American and English products as well.

This morning Noah had an 8am football game and had to be there at 7:30.  He and his team played well. They won 28-6.

There had been a lot of rain in the Dallas area and this morning, they canceled the baseball tournament.

Morry and Evan ate breakfast with the team and then drove back to Austin.  2 other boys rode in the car with them and came back to our house.  Then, 2 more boys were dropped off here as well.

The last kid was picked up a little after 7pm.

We ate dinner at Panera.

Now the boys are playing some video games.

Tuesday Like a Monday

This morning Morry and Chewie walked to school with Noah.  I didn't go since I had to be at my school.

After I taught and did study hall I went to the Pink Ribbon Cowgirls lunch at Whole Foods.

I got home about an hour before it was time to get Noah, so I tried to rest a little bit.

We drove to pick up Noah since it was raining.

When we got home I left for tutoring.  I tutored 3 students and got home around 7:30.

Morry fed the kids dinner and then we made dinner, an EveryPlate pork meatballs dish, when I got home.

The boys are getting ready for bed soon.

Tuna Juice!

This morning we walked to school.

Shortly after getting back I left for school.

I taught one class and then came home and got some stuff done around the house.  At 12:30 I called into the staff meeting to discuss the school calendar for next year.

I left the house around 2:30 to tutor and got home around 6pm.

Morry walked to pick up Noah.

Evan was supposed to have baseball practice today but it was canceled because of the rain.

When I got home we made dinner.  I made myself a tuna sandwich for dinner and the animals were going nuts because they know they get tuna juice.

Here's a picture.

Now the kids are cleaning up since we have the cleaning people coming tomorrow.

Back to Blogging

I was having some issues with my computer and we have been busy, so the blog hasn't been updated in a while.

Evan was supposed to have a tournament last weekend, but it was rained out.

It was drizzling this morning so we drove Noah to school.

I went to my work and Morry went into the office.

I came home for a little while after work and then left for physical therapy.  From there I went to tutor.

While I was gone, Morry picked up Noah from school and then Noah went over to Grandma's house.

When Evan got home from school Morry took him to baseball practice.

I picked up Noah from Grandma and Papa's house around 7:30. 

Evan and Morry got home around 8:00.

Now the boys are in bed.

More Rain

The forecast was for rain all day.  We decided to walk to school and take a chance of getting wet because Chewie really needs his walks.  We walked and although it wasn't the nicest weather, we avoided the rain.

I was at my school today and Morry went into the office.

Shortly after I got home, Morry came home.  I made the pizza dough for dinner and Morry walked with Chewie to get Noah.

Right after Evan got home from school I went tutor.

Evan was supposed to have practice today, but it was canceled.

For dinner, we had make-your-own pizza.  Everyone had their own individual pizza and put whatever toppings they wanted on them.  It worked out well.

Grandma and Papa came over after dinner.  They were in Seattle and just got back tonight.  They stopped by to get their mail from us.

Now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Halloween 2017

Yesterday we did our usual walk to and from school.

I taught and then had a brunch at a friend's house.

We ate a very early dinner at home and started trick-or-treating a little before 6pm.   It had been raining earlier in the day, but luckily, stopped when it was time to go out.  We took Chewie with us and everyone had a good time. 

It started raining as it got later, but the boys wanted to keep going.  Around 8:30 we were about to head home and then it started pouring rain.  We had to run home.  We were a few blocks away from home and got soaked.  Chewie thought that was the best thing ever!

Today, it was back to our normal busy Wednesday schedule. 

Since Noah didn't have dinner with Grandma and Papa last night he went over there tonight.

I tutored.  Evan had baseball practice.

We all got home around 7pm.

We have leftovers for dinner.

Now Evan is watching the World Series and Noah is in bed.

Here are some pictures from Halloween.

Rainy Day

It was raining this morning so we drove Noah to school.

I did not go to Camp Gladiator today.

I was at my school from 10 - 2 today.

Then, I came home in time to pick up Noah from school.

Morry and I drove to pick him up since it was still slightly raining.

A few weeks ago, right after Hurricane Harvey, we wanted to help so we signed up with Gold Ribbon Rescue to either be fosters or adopters of Golden Retrievers.   We finally had our in-house interview last Sunday.  During the interview, they told us it could take a few months to match us with a dog.  Well, Wednesday, they called us about a puppy that needed to be adopted.  How can you turn down a Golden Retriever puppy?

Tonight we drove to Georgetown to meet the puppy.  He's adorable and of course, we loved him.

The plan is to bring him home after our fence is fixed next week.  It could be as early as Wednesday.

After that, we got dinner at Pho Phi, a Vietnamese restaurant we found on the way home.

Now the boys are in bed.

Here's a picture of the puppy.

Back to it

This morning Marilyn had an early flight.  Morry took her to the airport around 6am.

We walked to school.

Morry and I went to Camp Gladiator.

It rained this afternoon so we drove to pick up the kids.

I had two students to tutor.

Evan's practice was canceled because of the rain.

I got home around 7:00 and we ate dinner.

Now the kids are getting ready for bed.

New Locks

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

When we left for school today, it was not raining.  We decided to drive to the trail just in case.  It looked like it could rain any minute.  It's a good thing that we did because the skies opened up on our drive back.  Had we walked, we may have gotten to school by that time, but Rachel, Lizzy and I would have been soaked.

We still had Camp Gladiator but it was moved inside to a church near us.

Rachel and I worked from home all day.

We've been having a problem with our front door lock as well as one into the garage.  So we had a locksmith out and he re-keyed the whole house.  He added doorknobs with locks to the backdoor which we have wanted as well.

It was clear enough to walk to get the boys in the afternoon.

None of us had to go anywhere in the afternoon or evening.  We had leftovers and soup made from bone broth which Rachel made.

The boys are playing around upstairs.  They'll get ready for bed soon.

Until next time...

Workout in the rain

This morning it was raining pretty hard so we drove the kids to school.

Camp Gladiator was moved to another nearby park so that we could meet under a pavilion.  We still got a little wet.  There were a lot less people there today.

I took care of things around the house today.

We were able to walk to pick up the boys from school.  Evan and Noah were in good moods.

We went to HEB around 5pm to get groceries for the week.

Morry left to go to dinner at Hula Hut for a friend's birthday.

The boys and I ate at home.  I made scrambled eggs for them and I ate leftover pizza.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Rain again

We walked to school.  On our way home it started drizzling and then it rained again.

We walked to get the kids from school.  Wade came home with us.  He and Evan played mostly outside this afternoon.

Morry left around 5pm to help a client of his set up a new store.

He is on his way home now.

For dinner the boys and I had turbot fish again.  I cooked the other filet tonight.

They were well behaved and are in bed now.

Expensive Day

This morning we had a lot of rain and thunder.  Lizzy was not happy.

I drove Evan to his 11am dentist appointment.  He needed to get a cavity filled.  Everything went well and we were done in about an hour.

On the way home we stopped at HEB.

Finally, our car was ready this afternoon.  So, we drove to the dealership to pick it up.

For dinner, we invited Grandma over.  We had hamburgers, corn on the cob, and asparagus.

We walked Grandma home.

The boys are playing video games, but will get ready for bed soon.

Taking care of things

This morning we had an appointment to drop of my car at the dealer at 9am.  I drove my car there and then Morry and the boys came a few minutes later to pick me up.  My car recently hit 100,000 miles so we are getting a check up and oil change.  It's still not ready.

I took the boys to get passport photos taken.  We are planning on applying for passports tomorrow.  We don't have any international trips planned, but we figured it was a good time to get it done and have the passports ready if needed.

Wade came over during the afternoon.

Morry and Evan went to meet Coach Chris for a baseball lesson.  Shortly after they started it began to rain and lightning, so they came home.

We had corned beef, baked potato, and salad for dinner.

The boys are playing Legos now, but soon will get ready for bed.

Evan's Class Party

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Torrential rains were predicted for today.  The way the forecasters were talking, we were going to need an ark.  However, when we walked to school this morning, the sun was bright and there were few, if any clouds in the skies.

The new forecast had rain starting around noon or a bit after noon.

I worked from home for a bit and then I went into Aaron's to work on a project we're doing for Microsoft.  Rachel went to get her hair cut.

After Rachel got her hair cut, she went to Evan's class party.  They had pizza.  Rachel said it was nice.  Evan said that after the party they had recess for over an hour.  I guess the teacher really didn't feel like working today (if you think I was insulting the teacher - I was).

We walked to get the boys at 2:30.  The sky had some clouds in it, but the sun was still shining.  It was incredibly hot and humid, but still no rain.

Evan had baseball practice, his last of the season, this afternoon.  We thought it would be cancelled because of this epic rain...but still no rain.  In fact, we got in the full practice without any threat.  Evan played very very well.  He pitched well, he fielded well and he hit well.

Rachel and Noah had dinner at Grandma and Papa's because Leah was in town.  Evan and I went over there after baseball practice and had dinner, though everyone had eaten.

The boys are in bed now.

Until next time...

Math Pentathlon Recognition and Class Party

This morning we walked to school and stayed for the assembly.  The school was recognizing the Math Pentathlon team. The school team placed gold in the state of Texas for the Math Pentathlon National Tournament.  They had all of the kids stand up to be recognized.

After that Morry went home and I went to Noah's class party.  They had centers with breakfast and crafts.  After, they played on the playground.

In the afternoon, the sky looked pretty dark and there was some thunder.  We decided to drive to pick up the kids from school.

Evan had a good day.  They had market day.  The kids made or brought in items to sell for pretend money.  Evan made finger flick footballs and said they sold well.  He bought some candy and a bag to carry it all in.

Morry and Evan went to baseball practice.

When they got home we had leftovers for dinner and ate outside.

The boys are ready for bed now.

Here are some pictures from today.

No Power

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

I could hear the rain coming down hard when I got up.  I knew we wouldn't be walking to school.  Luckily the rain slowed down enough that we could drive to the trail and walk down.  But when Rachel and I were driving back home from the trail, the rain picked up again.

We had a big thunderstorm after that.  Some time around 9:30-ish the power went out at the school.  Evan said he was at art.  Noah was in his classroom.  We didn't lose power at our house thankfully.  I think the kids thought it was cool.  The power did not stay out the whole day but I don't know what time it came back on.

The sun came out slightly - enough for us to walk to school to get the kids.

In the afternoon, Rachel went to tutor.  We had leftovers for dinner and were able to eat outside on the porch for the second night in a row.

The boys are upstairs.  Noah is in his room and Evan is watching the Pirates game in his room on his iPad.

Until next time...