Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Yesterday, we cut the cord. We got rid of cable. We increased our internet connection to 300 Mbps but got rid of TV. We will now be watching all of our TV via Netflix or something similar. It took two cable guys nearly 4 hours to get it set up and it went well into the evening. But we're all set up now.
This morning we walked to school. Our neighbor, Brody, rode his bike with us as we walked to school. Brody is Noah's age but he was following Evan closely.
I went to Aaron's for a bit and then met a dad whose son has played baseball for lunch.
Rachel had a big Costco run while I was gone.
In the afternoon, we walked to get the boys. As has been the case, Evan and Noah ran up ahead and beat us to the house.
Rachel left shortly after getting home to tutor Audrey. She came home and picked Noah up and took him to another place to tutor.
I left with Evan and picked up Darius to go to baseball practice. We have two fill-ins that are playing with us this weekend so they came to practice. So we had more participants at practice than we normally have. It was fun. Evan pitched quite a bit today. It was good seeing him out there.
After practice, I drove Darius to Cheddars where his family was and dropped him off there. Evan and Darius had a ton of fun in the car and it was tough separating them.
We had rotisserie chicken from Costco for dinner.
Noah is now reading to me as I write the blog. The kids will then go to bed.
Until next time...
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Championship
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
The Bucs earned the 3rd seed in the tournament and earned the bye that comes with it. Because of that, our first game was not until 12:30. I tried to sleep in some and we took it very easy this morning. We had to be there at 11:30 so we left the house around 10:30 to stop at the bank and go to Donut Taco Palace.
The Bucs dominated the first game, winning 14-2. Evan played well. He scored at least two runs but I think he scored three. He played primarily third base in the game but also some second base.
We had some time off before our second game, the semifinal game. The team that we were playing was the other top team in the tournament that was rained out a few weeks ago. Apparently they've been wanting to play us. We jumped out fast to a 5-0 lead. Evan walked in his first at-bat but was stranded at second. He legged out an infield single in his second at-bat. After an inning and a half we were up 9-0. The final score was 11-5. They scored a few runs at the end of the game well after the game was decided.
We tried to get fruit and water into the kids in the 15 minutes before the championship game. The team the Bucs played in the championship were very experienced. They had a pitcher who totally dominated. Our kids were having trouble catching up to his pitches. On top of that, he was highly accurate getting many called strikes. Evan played well defensively at second base the whole game and the whole team played good defense but it was too hard to overcome and we lost. So the Bucs took second place in a 12-team tournament. They should be proud of themselves.
As we were getting in the car we got the text that Rachel and Noah had landed.
Evan and I stopped at Subway on the way home. Evan said his stomach was eating itself it was so hungry. Evan ate well.
By the time we got home, Rachel and Noah had gotten home and they picked up Subway for themselves.
The kids are now asleep after their long days.
Until next time...
The Bucs earned the 3rd seed in the tournament and earned the bye that comes with it. Because of that, our first game was not until 12:30. I tried to sleep in some and we took it very easy this morning. We had to be there at 11:30 so we left the house around 10:30 to stop at the bank and go to Donut Taco Palace.
The Bucs dominated the first game, winning 14-2. Evan played well. He scored at least two runs but I think he scored three. He played primarily third base in the game but also some second base.
We had some time off before our second game, the semifinal game. The team that we were playing was the other top team in the tournament that was rained out a few weeks ago. Apparently they've been wanting to play us. We jumped out fast to a 5-0 lead. Evan walked in his first at-bat but was stranded at second. He legged out an infield single in his second at-bat. After an inning and a half we were up 9-0. The final score was 11-5. They scored a few runs at the end of the game well after the game was decided.
We tried to get fruit and water into the kids in the 15 minutes before the championship game. The team the Bucs played in the championship were very experienced. They had a pitcher who totally dominated. Our kids were having trouble catching up to his pitches. On top of that, he was highly accurate getting many called strikes. Evan played well defensively at second base the whole game and the whole team played good defense but it was too hard to overcome and we lost. So the Bucs took second place in a 12-team tournament. They should be proud of themselves.
As we were getting in the car we got the text that Rachel and Noah had landed.
Evan and I stopped at Subway on the way home. Evan said his stomach was eating itself it was so hungry. Evan ate well.
By the time we got home, Rachel and Noah had gotten home and they picked up Subway for themselves.
The kids are now asleep after their long days.
Until next time...
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Austin Bucs
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
While Rachel and Noah are having fun in San Diego, the Austin Bucs were scheduled to play two today for the first day of a tournament. I woke Evan up at the time I normally get him up for school. He was pretty tired, but I think he was excited to play.
We had to stop at the bank on the way out and then we went to Donut Taco Palace for our normal pre-tournament breakfast.
In the first game, the starting pitcher struggled in the first inning. Evan was playing third base. The runner on third took too big a lead and the pitcher threw over to Evan. The runner broke for home and Evan threw a perfect strike to get the runner out and end the inning. The coach put Evan in to pitch in the second inning. Evan needed 11 pitches to strike out two players and get an easy pop up for a 1-2-3 inning. In the third inning, Evan went back out to pitch. The first batter hit a ball between third and short. The third baseman dove for it and ended up knocking the ball away from the shortstop. It would have been a tough play even if he had gotten it. Evan thinks it was an error. I don't know. Either way, it was the first base runner that Evan has allowed in 4 appearances dating back to September. That boy stole second and third and scored on a easy ground out. Like the base runner, the last time a runner had scored on Evan was 4 appearances ago. In the fourth inning, Evan went back out there and gave up two solid hits to start the inning. They were good pitches but the kids hit them well. It didn't seem to faze Evan one bit and he quickly got the next three batters out to finish the game for a win.
In the second game, we struggled a bit with our pitches. Darius came in to save us in this game. Evan had a nice game. He walked a couple times and scored. The Bucs won this game to go 2-0 for Saturday. That should be good enough to give us a bye tomorrow so we can start later in the day.
Evan and I went to Chick-fil-A for lunch.
For dinner, Mangieri's a local pizzeria sponsored the Bucs so we had a team dinner. We ate outside. It was just a really nice time. The kids all were able to run around and play and the adults were able to talk. The weather was beautiful. It was a really nice time.
Evan wanted to get dessert afterwards so we stopped at TCBY.
Now we're home and Evan is in bed. We're just waiting for the final results to be posted to find out our start time tomorrow.
Until next time...
While Rachel and Noah are having fun in San Diego, the Austin Bucs were scheduled to play two today for the first day of a tournament. I woke Evan up at the time I normally get him up for school. He was pretty tired, but I think he was excited to play.
We had to stop at the bank on the way out and then we went to Donut Taco Palace for our normal pre-tournament breakfast.
In the first game, the starting pitcher struggled in the first inning. Evan was playing third base. The runner on third took too big a lead and the pitcher threw over to Evan. The runner broke for home and Evan threw a perfect strike to get the runner out and end the inning. The coach put Evan in to pitch in the second inning. Evan needed 11 pitches to strike out two players and get an easy pop up for a 1-2-3 inning. In the third inning, Evan went back out to pitch. The first batter hit a ball between third and short. The third baseman dove for it and ended up knocking the ball away from the shortstop. It would have been a tough play even if he had gotten it. Evan thinks it was an error. I don't know. Either way, it was the first base runner that Evan has allowed in 4 appearances dating back to September. That boy stole second and third and scored on a easy ground out. Like the base runner, the last time a runner had scored on Evan was 4 appearances ago. In the fourth inning, Evan went back out there and gave up two solid hits to start the inning. They were good pitches but the kids hit them well. It didn't seem to faze Evan one bit and he quickly got the next three batters out to finish the game for a win.
In the second game, we struggled a bit with our pitches. Darius came in to save us in this game. Evan had a nice game. He walked a couple times and scored. The Bucs won this game to go 2-0 for Saturday. That should be good enough to give us a bye tomorrow so we can start later in the day.
Evan and I went to Chick-fil-A for lunch.
For dinner, Mangieri's a local pizzeria sponsored the Bucs so we had a team dinner. We ate outside. It was just a really nice time. The kids all were able to run around and play and the adults were able to talk. The weather was beautiful. It was a really nice time.
Evan wanted to get dessert afterwards so we stopped at TCBY.
Now we're home and Evan is in bed. We're just waiting for the final results to be posted to find out our start time tomorrow.
Until next time...
Friday, March 27, 2015
Goodbye Rachel and Noah
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
This morning, Rachel and Noah left for San Diego. They are going there for a Bar Mitzvah. Rachel called in a breakfast order to Wholy Bagel and they stopped there on the way to the airport so they left a bit earlier than they normally would have.
Evan and I rode bikes to school.
Around lunch time I picked up a smoothie at Smoothie King and then stopped at a restaurant called NXNW that is sponsoring the Bucs.
I rode my bike to get Evan and then Evan and Jack rode home together while I rode with Jack's dad.
In the afternoon, we went to Academy to get new cleats for Evan and then went to Chipotle for dinner.
Then Evan and I drove over to the Oak Hill baseball fields to watch Jack play a baseball game.
Evan is getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
This morning, Rachel and Noah left for San Diego. They are going there for a Bar Mitzvah. Rachel called in a breakfast order to Wholy Bagel and they stopped there on the way to the airport so they left a bit earlier than they normally would have.
Evan and I rode bikes to school.
Around lunch time I picked up a smoothie at Smoothie King and then stopped at a restaurant called NXNW that is sponsoring the Bucs.
I rode my bike to get Evan and then Evan and Jack rode home together while I rode with Jack's dad.
In the afternoon, we went to Academy to get new cleats for Evan and then went to Chipotle for dinner.
Then Evan and I drove over to the Oak Hill baseball fields to watch Jack play a baseball game.
Evan is getting ready for bed.
Until next time...
Thursday, March 26, 2015
A Little Bit Colder
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
We had a cold front come in overnight with some rain. The temperatures cooled considerably. It had dried up by the time we walked to school, but it was at least 10 degrees colder than yesterday and it was very windy.
I went into Aaron's for a bit and then to Hey Cupcake.
Rachel and I met at Wholy Bagel, since she and Noah won't be here this weekend. We didn't get there until late and they were almost out of bagels, but we were still able to get stuff. They actually were closing up while we were eating.
We walked to get the boys.
Rachel tutored in the afternoon out of the house and then came back and met Evan's teammate Josh and his dad here and tutored Josh.
We had leftovers for dinner.
The boys are getting ready for bed now.
Until next time...
We had a cold front come in overnight with some rain. The temperatures cooled considerably. It had dried up by the time we walked to school, but it was at least 10 degrees colder than yesterday and it was very windy.
I went into Aaron's for a bit and then to Hey Cupcake.
Rachel and I met at Wholy Bagel, since she and Noah won't be here this weekend. We didn't get there until late and they were almost out of bagels, but we were still able to get stuff. They actually were closing up while we were eating.
We walked to get the boys.
Rachel tutored in the afternoon out of the house and then came back and met Evan's teammate Josh and his dad here and tutored Josh.
We had leftovers for dinner.
The boys are getting ready for bed now.
Until next time...
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Windows and Gutters
Hello everyone, this is Morry.
Our morning was the same as the other two mornings this week.
I worked from home in the morning but left to go to a couple meetings.
Yesterday we got a call from someone who had cleaned our gutters back in 2012. They were offering a special on window washing. I asked them about gutter cleaning and power washing as well. We ended up working out a deal for everything. They came out around lunch time.
I was not able to go pick the boys up so just Rachel walked without Lizzy or me.
Rachel took Noah to tennis this afternoon.
The window/gutter guys didn't finish until nearly 6pm. They did a great job. Everything looks good.
We had orange chicken for dinner.
Rachel is reading with Noah now.
Until next time...
Our morning was the same as the other two mornings this week.
I worked from home in the morning but left to go to a couple meetings.
Yesterday we got a call from someone who had cleaned our gutters back in 2012. They were offering a special on window washing. I asked them about gutter cleaning and power washing as well. We ended up working out a deal for everything. They came out around lunch time.
I was not able to go pick the boys up so just Rachel walked without Lizzy or me.
Rachel took Noah to tennis this afternoon.
The window/gutter guys didn't finish until nearly 6pm. They did a great job. Everything looks good.
We had orange chicken for dinner.
Rachel is reading with Noah now.
Until next time...
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