Third Place! Go Cougars!!!

So today is always a bittersweet day.  It is Father's Day.  Father's Day is always special because Brandon is an amazing dad.  It is a day that makes me miss my daddy so much.  He was amazing and truly my hero.  I know that he would be so proud of these boys and that he would love nothing more than spending his day with all of us, especially at the ballpark.  My dad was a huge part of me and I miss him so much.  There is a hole in my heart that was left when he left for Heaven, and while I know that he is happy and healthy there is still a very selfish part of me that wishes he was here.  A little chat and a hug would be amazing.  To my daddy and to my amazing husband Happy Father's Day! 
We spent our Father's Day at Huffman ballpark.  It was great. Our frst game was against CenterPoint.  We won 17-12. I  was so proud of the boys.  They played great and they are now 3rd.  Immediatly after game 1 we played Pinson again.  This is the same Pinson team we played Thursday night.  They won 20-12.  So we finished this tournament in 3rd, which is awesome.  I am so proud of all of these boys.  They played hard.  We do have one coach who seems to want Danny to hold the ball.  I understand he has not played with Danny before, but defensively Danny can make the plays.  Many catchers cannot and if he is paired with the right infield.  Sorry, I needed to vent.  I am over it sort of, my baby loves baseball and he truly believes that one of his coaches hates him and that is not the case.  Anyway.  I think overall our coaches are amazing.  When you see teams like the Pinson team, whose coach yells and cusses and argues with everything I again am so thankful that we are at Clay where overall the coaches want the boys to do well, but more than that they excel. 

We headed home and I have edited a little more and am about to head to bed.  I am exhausted, and I need to rest as this week is going to be non stop!  I am so ready though.  Regionals here we come! 

Day 2 District Tournament

This morning we got up and headed to the new house.  We needed to sign a change order because of the fifty cent balance that was there.  It sort of cracked me up when it appeared, but regardless it had to come off.  While we were there we headed to the house to see the finihed tile.  For the most part it looked pretty good.  The shower in our bathroom though was horrible.  Seriously I think they tiled it blindfolded.  They will fix it though.  This week we are supposed to get hardwoods, countertops, and a driveway so stay tuned to see how it all goes.  Our fireplace is so pretty though!!!

We headed to the ballpark from the house.  We played Pinson and won.  It was 27-10.  GO CLAY!!!  This put us in fourth and gauranteed our spot next weekend.  Now we play tomorrow to see where we go from 4th.  The boys played amazing and I was so proud of them all. 

We headed home and literally relaxed.  Well, I edited and did a little homework.  I also did laundry as the boys were wearing their white uniforms again since it is going to be hot.  I fell asleep editng at the computer so I fell behind on my blog.  Catching up right now though!

I did manage to get  few things on eBay and I am so excited about how well everything is selling.  Hoping that I can keep up listing and that they keep selling! 

The Tournament Begins

So this morning we took the boys to their last day of VBS.  I cannot believe that the week is over.  They had a blast.  Today they got to dress up like superheroes.  All of our costumes are already packed but they made some things and we did still have John Michael's cape out.  I was able to get in before they were done and I gt a few pictures of them.  I am seriously considering starting the books for the teachers now for next year.  Maybe it will eliminate some of the problems that I had this year. 

While the boys were at school Brandon and I headed to the Botanical Gardens.  I had a photo shoot and it was a great one.  Stay tuned to the blog at http://www.monicaannephotography.com/ for more on this shoot.  I am really hoping to get it caught up soon.  I am slightly behind.  About six months to be exact.  Maybe one day! 

We had to go on a helmet hunt this afternoon to try to find three helmets as close to the team helmets as we could find but a little larger.  We had a few boy who the ones that we got would not fit.  Danny was one of those boys.  We finally found some and Rick got them.  YAY!  Thank you so much Rick.

We started the district tournament tonight.  We played the Pinson 1 team at Huffman.  This was a rough game.  We lost, which means one more and we are out.  I do not want All Stars to be over yet and I know that the boys do not either.  This means we have to seriously pull it together and show up tomorrow ready to go.  We have to come in at least 4th to go to regionals.  Praying that it happens.  I would love to see the boys really do great tomorrow.  A lot of rest and a little motivation will hopefully be the answer!  GO COUGARS!!!

Well, I have written a paper since we have been home and gotten a few more things on eBay.  I also had to get some laundry done so Danny would have sliding shorts for tomorrow.  Progress is happening all over the place! 

Car Wash

Brandon was able to go into work a little later this morning mainly because he has to work late and OT is frowned upon.  Yet another reason I am looking for a job.  So if anyone knows of anything let me know.  It was nice we all had breakfast, he fried eggs and made toast.  Breakfast is his speciality!  I cleaned though.  Then he took the boys to Vacation Bible School on his way to work and I started to bust my rear end around the house.
All of the stuff I had piled up on the couch for eBay I got pictures of which means they are one step closer to eBay.  The box of books I had I got posted on eBay.  There are a lot more but one thing at a time.  I also got another box ready to come upstairs that has had pictures taken and I have a lot that needs pictures, but needless to say eBay and I are definitely working together right now.
I cleaned the den.  I did not worry about packing just about getting the stuff that I could donate bagged up before John Michael saw it all again.  I love my baby and I know that he loves his toys but we have so much and there is NO way that it can all come to the new house.  The funny thing is when they came home they did not even realize it so I think maybe I am in the clear.  I hope so anyway.  I know that I will find more, but this was definitely a start in the right direction.
After Vacation Bible School the boys helped me clean out the van.  I promised them that they could wash it by themselves if they helped me get everything out of it.  Considering most of the stuff was theirs I felt like I was being more than fair.  We have already packed most of the car washing stuff, but a water hose and a little Dawn go a LONG way with two boys!  They did a great job too and had so much fun.  I know I used to love washing the cars for my mom and dad so I thought that they would and they are getting older.  It was cute. 

W came in and rested and then headed to baseball practice. 

We went by the new house on the way to practice.  They were working and it was on the floors.  We had linoleum (sp?) in the laundry room and the tile in the bathrooms and kitchen.  They were still working on the grout upstairs, but it was happening.  I cannot tell you guys how much I love seeing progress. 

It wa cut short because of the lightening but the rain seemed to stay away.  At least from the house, I am not sure if it ever rained at the park or not.  Our tournament starts this weekend and hopefully we will continue on after this.  I would love to see the boys go to state, it would be really awesom t go further, but state would be amazing!  By the way if you want to come out and cheer on the 8 year old Clay Cougars come to Huffman ballpark at 7:30 tomorrow night!