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I had a nice afternoon of walking and riding bikes planned for today but there’s a massive wild fire nearby and we are shelter in place because of the smoke so I guess I’ll blog even though Young Jedi needs … Continue reading
About Young Jedi
It’s been a while, we were able to get in a quick getaway to Monterey for a few days last week, summer is winding down and we’ve been frantically preparing for the first day of school (T-6 days but who’s … Continue reading
The Old Switch-a-roo
Well, it's that time of the year again where we transition from softball (though we still have a few weeks left on her developmental team) to soccer. Today she started a soccer camp. (We tried to convince Young Jedi to … Continue reading
S-T-A-R Superstars Are What You Are
First off, let me preface this post by saying the title is an ode to the countless softball cheers that I’ve heard repetitively over the past 6 weeks that I might N-E-V-E-R get out of my brain. Like I wake … Continue reading
Training Center
We’re slowly but surely creating a little training center in our postage stamp of a backyard (excuse the crazy tall weeds, we haven’t been home on the weekends to mow it!). Sporty has been begging for a net for our … Continue reading
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So So Close
This past weekend we trekked down to San Jose for our 3rd of 4 tournaments! I can’t believe our summer ball season is coming to end! Sporty has had soooo much fun playing competitive softball. And her skills have improved … Continue reading
Like Boss’
Sporty and I got new hats. I saw a lady wearing a super cute trucker hat that said “Soccer Mom” this week while on vacation so I just needed to have a “Softball Mom” hat for our endless hours spent … Continue reading
Home Sweet Home
Last weekend Phantom hosted a tournament at our home sweet home fields. It was so nice hosting the tournament for a variety of reasons a) we didn’t have to drive an hour for our early game b) we got visitors … Continue reading
If You Give A Sporty a New Bat
If you give a Sporty a new bat, she will approach the plate with a new level of confidence, pride, and determination. After Sporty’s first tournament and after seeing how fast some of her opponents can pitch, Hubs finally agreed … Continue reading
Throwing In the Towel
This here is Sporty on her first day of swim a couple of weeks ago. It was a short lived swim team tenure for her. For years, Dr Fluffy Unicorn has mentioned that swim team is the best exercise … Continue reading
Made to Run 