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I realized that I had published a post but it was a draft of the actual post I typed up.

The original "heartbreaking" post asked for prayers for Norway as well. My dear friend/penpal (since the 7th grade!) lives there. Her family and friends are okay, but the tragedy there has deeply affected everyone.

field of dreams

Here we are at beautiful Miller Park, home of the first place Milwaukee Brewers, a couple weeks back. Cal's baseball team played at Helfaer Field, located on the grounds. In fact, home plate of Helfaer is in the same exact place as the old County Stadium's home plate.

Helfaer is great! A mini ball park, complete with dugouts, bullpens, seating, and concessions.

Can't have a baseball game without singing the National Anthem (I love that Cal sang along!)

Pitching under the lights and shadow of Miller Park.

Cal had lots of fan support with us there, and also my Dad, Stepmom, and sister came to the game.

And so did my Grandparents, my Mom, Great-Grandma, Aunt, and two cousins!

30 day photo challenge

I might just give this a try...I rarely scrap or do things for me, and this sounds like fun! Right after I clean the house...

New addition to the family....

...our swingset!! I gotcha, didn't I??

Mike's been hard at work adding on to our swingset. The original section is about 8 years old. The playset up north at the house we rented motivated and inspired him to get crackin' on ours. The set there had the cute little window/clubhouse on top w/ a flowerbox, and below was something that looked alot like a lemonade stand. Sadie and Maddie especially had fun with it up north; feeding us sand creations on the little tea set that was in a play kitchen that was also outside. Here's what Mike's been working on: (not finished!!)

The square area below will serve as a sandbox. We are going to put an awning and table top with a bench at the bottom "window" Also we will put a roof on top with a cute little gable.

So the bridge attaches the old set to the new one. We'll also have a slide come off the taller tower, a porch Mike insists on building, and a couple more swings, too.

Now I get to pick paint colors for it. Which seems sort of silly; since we have been in this house three years already, and still have SO much unfinished work, as well as hoping to repaint some rooms in the house. A swingset is so much more fun, though :)

vay-cay

as in vacation. as in I am in much need of one.

We came back from "vacation" only 10 days ago or so. But not exactly my idea of a vacation...(insert photos of me on vacation cleaning, cooking, and doing laundry here). We were 40 minutes from a Walmart, Target or REAL grocery store. Haha. I don't do well out in the wilderness apparently. And the trip began way too eventfully when we were caught in a storm driving. The storm had definite circulation; was it a tornado? Don't know for sure. But a tree fell down in front of my vehicle while driving, and the back window in Mike's truck was either blown out or hit by debris. Mike pulled over and made the kids get in the ditch; I was about 20 minutes or so behind him. Yes, what is a vacation without a few stories to tell.