Hobbies

Since no one will probably be reading this, this will mainly be more for my own personal timeline.

Today, Anna had a T-ball game, she's really doing well. One of the better ones on the team and I'm not just being biased. I am biased, but it's the truth. It's hard for me, being as competitive as I am, to not put the best players in the key spots. (Pitcher, Catcher, 1st Base) Our games only last 3 innings so I try to get one inning in with the three best players in the three best spots. I have to "eat" the other innings and do the right thing and let everyone have a chance at those busy positions. I have help from a few parents, they all would help if I asked, but I have some regulars. And, a girl I work with helped me out when Cathy was in Montgomery for her reserve duty. She even came out today to help Cathy in the dugout.

I didn't set out with the intent to be the coach. The original coach is also an instructor here at Keesler and he was placed on nights. The second to last practice he told us that he couldn't coach so I told him I'd do it. It's fun, frustrating at times as people don't raise their kids like we do, not that we're the best, but we're used to our way and when kids don't act like ours, it's frustrating. Another plus is being able to do this with Anna.

So, anyway, back to the reason for the post....after the game, we came back, ate, then I had to harvest some herbs from the garden as they were beginning to overrun their confines. I've planted Basil, Oregano, Thyme, Rosemary, and Dill. This is my third attempt at gardening in South Mississippi. My first attempt failed miserably due to a torrential downpour the day after I planted everything. Then, over the winter, I grew Collard greens and attempted to grow cabbage. We ate the greens, but no chance at the cabbage. So far this year, I've gotten sweet peas and some green beans out of the garden along with the herbs tonight. I need to pick some more beans and peas tomorrow before it's too late. The girls like to visit the garden to look at all the leaves and vegetables. I have cucumbers, tomatoes, jalepenos growing right now and will soon have bell peppers and green onions, yellow onions, red onions, raddishes, squash and strawberries. Hopefully they'll all turn out worth the time I've put into it. I'm going to try and post some pictures with this, if I can figure out how to do it. To anyone unlucky enough to stumble onto this, you'll never get the 10 minutes back.