Holy moley! I haven't blogged since April?!?!?! How am I supposed to remember everything that happened since then?
Well, my Dad and step-Mom came out to visit. My Dad is retired Navy so they flew out Space-A from Ohio non-stop to Sicily on a C-5! Dad rented a car and we drove them around the island to a few places. Mostly, we just enjoyed seeing them since it's been about a year and a half. Nick and Tom were glad to see them, also. They stayed four days and then went to Austria and Scotland before going home to the States.
We've been making quite a few bike rides lately - and dragging Nick along for a few. He's working on his Cycling Merit Badge for Boy Scouts. There's a triathlon club that meets every Wednesday at 5:00 pm. We usually do around 30 miles. Also, we've met three Italians who ride every Sunday morning. We meet them at a gas station nearby and ride around 30 miles with them as well. They didn't show up this morning, but we had some friends with us, so we rode up to the town of Motta for a granita and a brioce. Heather and the boys are at the beach with them now.
Our friend Trisha has gone to the states for a conference and her 10 yo daughter is staying with us this week. She's taking Tom's room and has threatened to redecorate it into a pink, girly nightmare. She mentioned something about spraying perfume as well...
The boys played baseball on base with the MWR league this year. The first half of the year all the teams were playing Little League rules (leading off, stealing home, etc.) Halfway through the season (so after 3 games) the league changed the rules. They don't keep score, they can't steal home, no leading off...
So, I was very frustrated. I looked up the Little League website and tracked down the district office in Poland who referred me to an organization in the nearby town of Paterno. They have a great program there with a AAA team (The Warriors) that plays all over Italy. There are three Americans who play on the AAA team that help coach the Little League. So , after the last game of the MWR league, we went to Warrior Field. The Little League coach is an assistant coach with the AAA team. They signed the boys up and gave them new hats! So, they practice M-W-F at 9:00 am every week. If they have enough boys, they will practice all summer before the fall tournament season. How cool is that gonna be?!?!!?
I'm sure I'm missing all kinds of stuff, but that's all I can think of for now.
Ciao
Well, my Dad and step-Mom came out to visit. My Dad is retired Navy so they flew out Space-A from Ohio non-stop to Sicily on a C-5! Dad rented a car and we drove them around the island to a few places. Mostly, we just enjoyed seeing them since it's been about a year and a half. Nick and Tom were glad to see them, also. They stayed four days and then went to Austria and Scotland before going home to the States.
We've been making quite a few bike rides lately - and dragging Nick along for a few. He's working on his Cycling Merit Badge for Boy Scouts. There's a triathlon club that meets every Wednesday at 5:00 pm. We usually do around 30 miles. Also, we've met three Italians who ride every Sunday morning. We meet them at a gas station nearby and ride around 30 miles with them as well. They didn't show up this morning, but we had some friends with us, so we rode up to the town of Motta for a granita and a brioce. Heather and the boys are at the beach with them now.
Our friend Trisha has gone to the states for a conference and her 10 yo daughter is staying with us this week. She's taking Tom's room and has threatened to redecorate it into a pink, girly nightmare. She mentioned something about spraying perfume as well...
The boys played baseball on base with the MWR league this year. The first half of the year all the teams were playing Little League rules (leading off, stealing home, etc.) Halfway through the season (so after 3 games) the league changed the rules. They don't keep score, they can't steal home, no leading off...
So, I was very frustrated. I looked up the Little League website and tracked down the district office in Poland who referred me to an organization in the nearby town of Paterno. They have a great program there with a AAA team (The Warriors) that plays all over Italy. There are three Americans who play on the AAA team that help coach the Little League. So , after the last game of the MWR league, we went to Warrior Field. The Little League coach is an assistant coach with the AAA team. They signed the boys up and gave them new hats! So, they practice M-W-F at 9:00 am every week. If they have enough boys, they will practice all summer before the fall tournament season. How cool is that gonna be?!?!!?
I'm sure I'm missing all kinds of stuff, but that's all I can think of for now.
Ciao
1 comment:
I was starting to wonder if you fell off the face of the earth LOL ;-)
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