Back, and recovering

Wow! It has been a long long time since my last post. I was so very busy the week before last that I just couldn't get to the computer to put words on the page. Last week is a blur, sort of, we did the week long tournament in Cooperstown, NY at Dreams Park. It was the final tournament of the season there, the TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS. There were teams of all shapes and sizes there, from Washington state to Long Island NY. It was a true experience for the boys to play there. The kids stayed in "barracks" and most of them flourished through the experience. My son really didn't want to come out to see us unless it was on the field. He had so much fun with his team mates that it didn't mean a thing that we weren't staying in the same place as him. Just an aside here, the coaches also got to experience the "barracks" with the boys. They all ate the food, YUCKY, and all slept in the bunks. The boys begged money from us to go to the consession stands to get food, pizza, burgers and such. They spent money in the arcade, they laughed and went to the vending machines for drinks, they tied each other to the bunks, shaving creamed the coaches and made fun of the one that snored. We on the other hand, didn't know this was going on, we were in a hotel, eating in resturaunts, well, burger joints, and the like. We saw them on the field, and knew they were no worse for the wear. One evening, we all signed our kids out for a BBQ, some of the families were staying at a row of apartments across from Dreams Park, they had small yards and BBQ's to use along with full kitchens and bathrooms two bedrooms, living room etc. Very nice. So we all chipped in and the boys ate a "real meal" that night. Most of them, including my son, wanted to go back to the bunks early. They enjoyed it that much! I will post pictures asap, am working on getting them on the computer. We also visited with our daughter, a brewery, no pics of that mess, and a butterfly conservatory, many shots of that, so those will post also. School starts on Thursday, so now it is crunch time, getting supplies ready for the big day, I bought them a while ago, and making sure everyone has what they need for the first day. Need to go thru Cassidy's fall clothes, see what fits and want doesn't, need to go through to make sure the boys' pants still fit, and then we will see what we need. For the first few weeks it is still warm enough to wear shorts, and that is usually what the boys do anyway. So that is a big burden lifted off of our shoulders, clothing wise. So that is all for now, just filling you up and in on all of our adventures. Boring, I know, but I needed to write again.