I'm going to take a break from the "dream adventures" and bring you little snippets of our current "real" adventure.
Friday afternoon we locked up the house, dropped the dog off at a friend's, gave the house key to another friend to tend to the cats, and took off for Southern Iowa. It was time for Sis's annual show of hard work. It was time for the All Star state softball tournament.
I can't say that the games went quite as expected. Boone lost both games, the first to Monroe County (12-1), the second to Grandview (12-6). What I can say is that the girls played very well and I am very proud of the whole team. I can only remember 2 errors by our girls all day and only one that contributed to a run. Sis played great! She hit every time she was up to bat, earning several rbi's and one run. In a change of pace she played catcher for this team. She caught for both games with only a one hour break in between.
Needless to say, she is quite still today and nursing welts from the straps on the back of both knees. She is also sporting a colorful bruise on her thigh from stopping a wild low pitch that was supposed to be a high ball. She, of course, is quite proud to show it off.
Sis had one amazing play where she dropped to her knees to catch a ball (thrown by the 2nd baseman) between 3rd and home, reaching up to tag the runner as she tried to steal.
Friday afternoon we locked up the house, dropped the dog off at a friend's, gave the house key to another friend to tend to the cats, and took off for Southern Iowa. It was time for Sis's annual show of hard work. It was time for the All Star state softball tournament.
I can't say that the games went quite as expected. Boone lost both games, the first to Monroe County (12-1), the second to Grandview (12-6). What I can say is that the girls played very well and I am very proud of the whole team. I can only remember 2 errors by our girls all day and only one that contributed to a run. Sis played great! She hit every time she was up to bat, earning several rbi's and one run. In a change of pace she played catcher for this team. She caught for both games with only a one hour break in between.
Needless to say, she is quite still today and nursing welts from the straps on the back of both knees. She is also sporting a colorful bruise on her thigh from stopping a wild low pitch that was supposed to be a high ball. She, of course, is quite proud to show it off.
Sis had one amazing play where she dropped to her knees to catch a ball (thrown by the 2nd baseman) between 3rd and home, reaching up to tag the runner as she tried to steal.
This is a picture of Bug occupying himself during the games
This morning we left the hotel and headed out on the rest of our adventure. We are headed to Virginia to visit my Dear Cousin. i write to you tonight from the Daniel Boone National Forrest in Kentucky. I can't wait to see our surroundings in the morning light! Such a beautiful state so far!
Enjoy your trip. You will go through some beautiful country. (Although no where is as beautiful as Iowa.) Drive savely.
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