The Baseball Games are Over, but. . .

The high school season is over, though basebal continues as it should.  We finished 13-14, a smidge under average.  We needed to be above to make the playoffs, and I suspect for some of the team this is the better place to be for them.  For myself and others it isn't.

Now the rest of baseball takes over.  The field has to be maintained through July.  The Lions All-Star game is June 6 and some of the field projects need to be finished.  There are Babe Ruth games that the field will have to be marked for, which isn't a bad way to make some money.  W will do that with a bit of my help.  

Life at this time settles into another rhythm.  School is speedily winding down.  Summer school is on the horizon with its different pace and structure. Four days a week isn't bad, but many students have a difficult time with 6 hours of English a day.  We will have two new teachers in the English department next year and that will be a big change.  The leaving and changing of the staff was expected, just not so soon.  I have matured enough to realize that the teachers leaving and left are great teachers and greater people.  I will miss rubbing shoulders with this greatness and I fear that I won't be able to hold up their standard.

The gardens are up and growing.  This will be a new adventure and I hope to enjoy the bounty.  It is always fun to see new plants sprout and push skyward through the earth.

S is leaving soon and possibly B will be home for the summer.  I look forward to being with W and A.  I'd like to do some of the activities I used to do with B and S like hiking and visiting local places.  I haven't been to Mineral King in years and was reminded of it in a friend's post.  I wonder if the marmots are still running amok.

M and I have many things to do, not the least of which is eating and talking.  Summer evenings with a bit of cheese, home-made pizza and a glass of wine is a great way to decompress.