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About this Entry Posted by: DeeringFamily Original: 4/27/2009 11:27 AM Views: 16 Comments: 4 eProps: 4 Read Comments Post a Comment Back to Your Xanga Site Who recommended? Who gave the eProps? 2 eProps from: Mrs_Lynnette_Marie Alaskasister

Monday, April 27, 2009   Saturday was the pre-season tournament for Caleb's Coach-Pitch team league.  His regular team moved up to kid-pitch (10 and under) this year but he wanted to play coach-pitch one more time.  He was one of the younger ones and could still (by age) stay back.  All of the kids on his team now are younger and smaller but he is excited about being the "big" kid - something he's never been before.  I don't know what will happen next year, ball isn't 'fun' for him as it was in years past and even though he pushes himself to do his personal best, he isn't competitive in the "we have to win" sense.  He is learning that as the kids get older, ball gets more serious.  The teams are playing 'to win' rather than have fun so this may be our last year.  That thought leaves me a bit melancholy on one hand, a bit relieved on the other.  Between games we spent the lovely day in the yard climbing trees and planting our raised garden beds.   The pear tree is loaded - any ideas on how to get them through to being edible?  They never seem to make it and we'd love to have pears this year.   Roses are not my favorite but a couple of years ago we fell in love with a beautiful little rose bush named "Joseph's Coat".  It had lovely multi-colored petals in soft hues of peach, yellow and pink.  I purchased it and planted it and since that time it has somehow turned into a plain wild looking red rosebush.  I have not been able to find the reason (other than being told it was a hybrid and something made it revert) or how to make it go back to producing the lovely multi-colored petals it once produced.  I suppose there is a lesson hidden in there somewhere. Everything seems to be blooming. The bees were certainly having a great time with the Hawthorn blooms.  The bush was buzzing with them all afternoon.  I'd love to follow them back to their home and find the honey!  Maybe that would help my allergies.  They seem to be on overdrive this Spring for some strange reason. Another busy but lovely day!   Posted 4/27/2009 11:27 AM - 16 Views - 4 eProps - 4 comments recommend recs0 share email sent0 Give eProps or Post a Comment 4 Comments What adorable kids you have!  Even though the roses aren't what you really wanted, they are still very beautiful.  It looks like you have a very nice yard.  Me and the kids have been trying to fix up our yard.  It has been a lot of fun and it is really starting to develop.  I hope your allergies get better!!!! Posted 4/27/2009 12:35 PM by Mrs_Lynnette_Marie - reply @Mrs_Lynnette_Marie - Thank you, that's so sweet!  Yes, the roses are still pretty but the others were just so ... amazing.  What all are you doing to your yard?  We've been working on ours for several years and I don't know that we'll ever be finished!  If you go back through the posts I think I've posted pictures in the past of the flower beds we built.  The garden beds my men built for me last year and we love them!  We need several more I think because we all want to plant different things. :o)  It's been a great family experience to work in the yard together.  Hope you are enjoying it too! Posted 4/27/2009 11:29 PM by DeeringFamily - reply All I have ever had is a rectangular patch of weedy grass, that when mowed looks like a decent lawn.  I have always wanted to do things but just haven't.  We rent.  And I got to thinkin' that we are not going to move for a long, long, time.  My husband is in college and working toward his master's in Library Science.  I expect that we will be here for the next 10 years.  5 more years of school and then saving for a house.  So I thought that I should make the best of this little patch of land that the Lord has given me to enjoy.  I have been ripping out patches here and there to make flower beds and adding containers on the porch.  So far I think it is looking beautiful.  Most of my neighbors are Mexican and they have been stopping by as they walk and trying to talk to me.  I can't make out everything that they say, but I understand when they say  "Muy Bonita!"  (If I spelled that right!)  They really like it and one lady sent her little boy over with a pansy to put in my flower bed.  So sweet of her and thoughtful.  It was really touching. Since being out there I met a lady who strolls by in her wheelchair.  We had a long conversation.  Amazing that just working in the yard could open up such doors.  I have been trying to plant mostly perinnials so it would be a wise investment.  I have a couple annuals.  Lots and Lots of color.  Blues, Pinks, yellows, reds, purples.....  And a very, very, tiny pine tree.  It has been lots of fun.  We have been growing our own from seeds, too.  I have a bunch of zinnia from seed.  It is addicting!!!  I wish I could just add more and more...... Posted 4/28/2009 1:26 AM by Mrs_Lynnette_Marie - reply Hello! Love all your flowers...I'm not a rose person either...the multi colored sound beautiful!! I'd like to see those...i hope your allergies get better....I'm beginning to think that is what I have....can't seem to kick whatever I have right now.. Have a great day ..enjoyed your post very much....PS...Chad.my oldest got out of baseball about your son's age for the same reason..I really missed it after he stopped playing, but it was a relief at the same time..I know what you mean. Posted 4/28/2009 7:23 PM by Alaskasister - reply Choose Identity Xanga Network (?) Anonymous (Sign up for free!)   name (required) email (required) email not publicly displayedemail not valid website Give eProps (?) 2 eProps 1 eProp 0 ePropsComment Only Post a Comment Add Link | Preview HTML comment help  Say it with Minis! (?) Ninja attack! Feeling Prickly? I Know How You Feel... arrrr... 1,000 eProps! View All Minis » [mini text] [mini credits] reset Profile Pic: Default  |  Choose »  (?) reset incorrect code Code You See Below (?) Submitting… or Cancel Back to DeeringFamily's Xanga Site! Note: your comment will appear in DeeringFamily's local time zone: GMT -05:00 (Eastern Standard - US, Canada)

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