Baseball "get-away"

We got to Van Buren around 3pm on Friday afternoon. After we got everything unloaded and into our room I noticed that we managed to leave Gracie's bag with diapers and hair stuff at home. So, she and I went in search of a Wal-Mart. Luckily there is one less than 1 mile from the hotel. I can even look out our window and see it. Gracie was funny, you can tell we spend alot of time in Wal-Mart because she was so excited when we got there! It was a good excuse to get some new hair "prettys" and she even conned me out of a little umbrella. She's been toting that thing around everywhere! After Wal-Mart, we were in desperate need of a Sonic diet coke, so I drove thru town until I found it. Which is also very close to our hotel in the other direction. So, after getting a coke I felt much better!

When we got back from the trip to Wal-Mart, the boys were already in the pool and the coaches had dinner ready, so we ate some hot dogs and chicken sandwiches and then me and Gracie changed into our swimming clothes to join the boys. Braden and Rhett were loving it, of course. They were shooting water guns and having a blast with the other kids. Gracie was a little slow warming up to it, but after I got in with her she did great! She even did a decent job of leaving her ear plugs in her ears.

Today we played our first baseball game at noon. It was super hot and supper sunny. Gracie didn't sleep good last night, so she was pretty cranky, but Braden played very well! The team lost 16-0. We played one of the Washington County teams, who so far we've lost to 3 of them this season. They are really really good. The boys started playing better at the end of the game, but they just seemed so nervous at the beginning and they were making silly mistakes. We play again at 6pm tonight.

Braden caught a fly ball in the outfield and also threw every ball that came to him in to 2nd base very well. He only got one chance to bat, but did hit the ball. They threw him out at 1st base.

Hopefully the boys will do better the next game.

Gracie with her coke icee. You can imagine what her shirt looked like after the game... I had to do a load of laundry between games! Rhett loved his icee too!

Here's Braden when he got his hit in the first game.

Happy 4th & foot update

Happy 4th of July!

It's 90 degrees outside and feels like July. A little hot for baseball weather, but we're playing anyway! We're leaving for the State Tournament in VanBuren tomorrow around noon. I'm busy trying to get all of the work done, errand ran, house cleaned & laundry done today so we can get up and pack tomorrow morning. I'm afraid it might be a late night trying to get everything done... It will be really nice to get out of town for a little break though. Even though I'll probably bring my laptop and do some work while we're there, it'll still be a break. Any break from housework is great in my book!!And the hotel has a pool, so the kids are MAJORLY excited about that!

I went to physical therapy for the first time yesterday for my hurt foot/ankle. I got great news! Wade (who was awesome) said if I do the exercises he gave me I should be better in a week. 3 at the most. I will do the exercises. I'm so ready to be out of the ankle brace and not hobbling everywhere. And to be able to sleep at night without it hurting. That will be great! It's been 7 weeks today since I hurt it... a long 7 weeks...
In a bunch of fancy big word medical talk, Wade basically said that the torn ligament is healed, but the muscles in my calf, front of my leg, and foot are very tight after not being used for a while, etc. When he tested my range of motion, I was at a 3 and he said I need to be at least a 10 to be able to walk without pain. I just need to get those stretched out and everything moving again and I'll be good. He did some other treatments to it yesterday that helped alot because it is feeling much better today. Yeah!!!!!! If I'm not better in a week or if I'm worse, I have to go back and see him a couple more times but it's nothing serious and I'll be fine. Like I told Jason when I called him for the update, "I'm gonna make it!" :-)

Stay away from McDonalds

So, Jason is forcing me to write this one. After the results of his blood test came back, his cholesterol wasn't as bad as the doc thought it would be (which we are very thankful for) and his blood pressure wasn't as bad as we thought either. So, all in all, a good report. Dr just told him to stay away from McDonalds!! But, this was a good wake up call for him because he knows that he's headed in that direction very quickly if he doesn't change some things. So far, things are going great. He's only managed to have time to get to the gym once since then. He ran a couple miles on the treadmill before his hurt shoulder started bothering him really bad, and he also did some reps on the bench press. And we've eaten healthy, homemade dinners every night since. As much as I love to cook, I really hope I can keep it up! I've already got his lunch made for tomorrow and he knows I'll wring his neck if he doesn't eat it, so I think we're good!
Yeah for Daddy!!

Just Kiddin' Baseball's NOT over...

I missed the phone as I was packing Braden's lunch for the community center this morning. On the answering machine was Wes, the All-Star coach. He said we will be traveling to the State tournament in Van Buren!! We thought we were done, but we were wrong. We did get invited to the tournament after all!

So, nevermind about the previous blogging. We're back at it with practice tomorrow night at 5:30. I'll keep ya posted!

Local Celebrity!

Summertime fun at Berryville's Ice Cream Social

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Braden Kennett had a good stringer started during the Kiwanis Fishing Derby at George Pond Saturday morning. Officials said there were 106 young entries.

David McNeal / Carroll County News

This picture/title/caption was on the front page of the Carroll County News last week. We were so excited! Yes, I have SEVERAL copies of the paper for keepsakes :-)

Get healthy...

Here's a pic of my husband setting a mighty fine example for our children... climbing on top of the very high playground equipment. Of course, they think he is "Awesome" for stuff like this, so I try to teach a quick safety lesson and then shut up about it!

So, today's blog is all about Daddy.


The love of my life now not only has high cholesterol, but also high blood pressure... I'm a little weirded out about it. Jason was prescribed medicine for his cholesterol a couple years ago and refused to take it. He said he didn't need it. Now that he's a couple months away from the big 3-0, he's been thinking more about it, I guess. After surprisingly little probing from me, he agreed to go to the dr if I made the appointment for him. So, he went today and we're still waiting on the results from the blood test, but we're pretty sure it will still be high. A year ago, it was higher than it was the year before... but the high blood pressure is new. So, hopefully he won't be so hard-headed and will try a little harder to eat right and take better care of himself. It's the truth that he is one of the busiest people I know, and on the go and on the road constantly, so eating right is not an easy feat. I need to try to do a better job helping him too.... I need to pack healthier lunches and make healthier meals. And I need to quit asking him to take me out to eat so much too! When he knows I'm tired and don't feel like cooking, all I have to do is ask, and he will do anything. Even if it means eating pizza that is slowly sending him to his grave... And as much as I love him for that, I'm vowing to work harder to take care of my man. I can't put it into words, but I simply don't know what I would do without him. He's the "cheese to my crackers" and the "peanut butter to my jelly". :-)

Go Rhett Go!

Here's Rhett on 2nd base

Hit the ball Rhett-ster!

Here's some pics of Rhett playing baseball. This was his first year in Coach's pitch. He was really a little too young, but they made a mistake on calculating his birthdate. He only missed it by a few days, but he was the youngest one on the team. This boy played every game with a huge smile on his face and had so much fun! He also has perfect batting form. If he decides to continue with baseball, I think he'll be a great ball player!

We had so much fun watching Rhett play this season!