Scott's Baseball pictures

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Michaela Softball Pictures

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This summer has just flown right by me. At the end of June Scott had baseball tourniments. We let him stay for 2 out of the 3 games over that week as we were also heading out to Ohio to visit for close to 2 weeks. Tim, Michaela, Scott and I loaded up our 3 dogs into the back of the car, hooked a little tailgate thing to the back and took off on our 24 hour drive. We did make the manditory gas/bathroom stops that were a bit extended due to having to walk the dogs at those times. The only quick ones were the ones that we did in the middle of the night when everyone was crashed out, to include the dogs! Our visits home never last long enough, and we get pulled in so many directions and it just never seems that there is enough time to do it all, or see everyone. We do always try to do up some sort of BBQ to get everyone together at once. This trip I went just about everyday to see my grandma as well. Grandma is such a special lady to me and it really sadens me to see her in a nursing home, and worse in the crazy wing. She has dementia and needs watched, but not locked down. Long story there...wouldn't get into it now. Anyways it was nice to be able to see her and take her out to lunch and drives around town. Also took her out to the BBQ where she had a great time talking to people close to her age that can have real conversations. Not to mention all the little ones that we had running around there! I know that I gave her a bit of sunshine for that time...I so wish I could bring her here to take care of. sigh...ok moving on before I get all teared up..
After we came back from Ohio I had to take off a few days later to Utah for a training class that we were doing and there I stayed for just over a week. I even got the chance to float in The Great Salt Lake! After I came home from that trip I worked on the garden a bit and then it was time to take off to CA for a week to do a records update with the entire unit. When I came home from this trip we had Leighanna comeing in the next day for about 2 weeks. It was so nice to see her and have her visit with us. I'm always amazed at what a great person she has been turning into! The same day that Leighanna left, I had to leave again too, back to CA for another training class that had to get done. After about 2 weeks in CA I came back again to a bit of a rest this time, before having to take off in the begining/middlish of September for 2 more weeks of training!
I'm happy to say that I am all done for a few months now. Over the last week I have gotten back into the cycle of life. Doing Fall cleaning, getting ready for Halloween, and just living for a bit in general. This year Scott is going to hold his birthday party the week before Halloween so that we can do it up with that same theme. It should be a lot of fun, but kind of crazy at the same time!!! I'll try to put some pictures together in Smilebox and post them on here.

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