Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

Many of you have been hearing about our little ballplayer, Taylor. So here he is. He is playing on the Texas Rangers Competetive T-ball team. I know, you are wondering, "How competetive can t-ball be?" Just come to Texas and I will show you. It is crazy. There are some kids who already have private coaches at this age! It is fun to go to his games, it brings back a lot of great memories. Taylor has learned a lot and improved so much and we are only half way through the season. Look at that great form! Head in, back foot pivoting on the toe, continuing with the follow-through on his bat. The front foot could be down a little more but who's looking at that!!
Taylor has become a favorite of all the parents. At the beginning of the season he played catcher because he was so quick and paid attention to what was happening. Several times he would get the ball and rather than throw it he would run to third to get the baserunner out. Once he even ran all the way to second to get someone out! He did it too! Taylor has some wheels on him! But, the coaches decided they needed his speed and intelligence in the the outfield to get those balls that get away and the pitcher now has to come up to the plate which is working well too.
We have had a lot of fun watching Taylor play and he has really enjoyed it. Keep it up Taylor!

Home Improvements

Here is my project from some time ago that I keep forgetting to put on here. This is what the kids bathroom used to look like. Sorry I forgot to take this picture before I did the taping but you get the idea. The walls in our whole house are a very boring light cream color. The previous owner then proceeded to sponge very bright yellow over that. I think the yellow over the cream was even brighter than over plain white would have been. So I spent a couple of days repainting. I had to do two coats to get that stuff covered! But, alas, while I was waiting for Scott to get the towel hardware hung our camera has decided to give up the ghost. I was lucky to get the next picture. So, you will all have to wait for the finished product until we get a new camera. Here is my latest project! NO! I am not the one painting those hideous fish I am going to cover them up! C'mon guys give me a little credit. This woman must have really been into sponging and ragging. The teal looks a little dark in the picture, but believe me it is very bright! I had already started painting the trim white beofore I remembered to take a picture so that is a little exaggerated, but other than that you see this room in all it's ummmm..............glory? This is going to be the baby's room. Once again, you will have to be patient for a week or too until we get a new camera or I can coax another photo or two out of our old one.

Another New Texan Moment

What in the World is That?! That is exactly what we asked ourselve one Sunday morning as we

left for church. This "stuff" was suddenly growing on our tree. It looked

a little moist and then had the reddish brown spots oozing out of it that looked

like blood with whatappeared to be mold around the edges. We had just been outside the eveningbefore and hadn't seen it, so what could it be? Personally, it looked like a cat's

last meal hadn't quite agreed with it too well.

But, the next day I looked it up online. It's name: SLIME MOLD.

It doesn't get any more creative than that folks!

It is something that grows when there is plenty of organic matter (Scott

had just put new mulch around the trees a week or so before) and moisture.

By Monday it was pretty much dried out and when you hit it with a shovel it

was just this dusty powder.

Very strange for us northerners who are only used to mold growing

on old produce and forgotten leftovers!