The Sweet Smell

I'm a bit late, but better late than never is what they say.

Last weekend Christopher's baseball season ended.  It was a bittersweet ending for me.  While I was happy for Christopher to receive his very first baseball trophy, I was sad that I would not get to continue teaching these kids my favorite sport for at least another 5 months.  His last game was fun, and boy were the kids excited.  Just look at that grin.

Congratulations buddy, you earned it!

I really enjoyed having the kids last weekend, we had a bunch of fun.  One of the projects that we decided to conquer was making a bird house.  Christopher was my shop helper, and he was great!  He helped me measure the wood, and he helped with the design too.  He wanted it to be different.

As you can see, it's different.  He help me make it water tight, and to sand it, and he learned how to use wood filler to conceal the nail holes.  Lastly, he helped me stain it.  I think it turned out good.  I call it our "Bird House Ark".

On Monday, while waiting outside Aidan's school to pick him up, Christopher worked on his homework.

After Aidan got in the truck, he and Christopher and I went for an afternoon ice cream snack.  Mmmmmmmm........can't beat Baskin Robbins and their 31 flavors......

I dropped off the boys at school on Wednesday morning, and I have not gotten to see them since.  It's a bit harder now that baseball season is over, and they are not having practice and games a few times a week.  I am really looking forward to seeing them at Christopher's last soccer game tomorrow.

One last thing.  We have been getting an awful lot of rain lately.  That, combined with moderate temperatures, and my flower garden looks like spring.  It's always nice to come home to an abundance of colors.

 I hope each of you has a wonderful day.  Take your time.......and "smell the roses"

William