last game

Ry had his last baseball game on Saturday. A grandfather of a player on his team last fall came up to me to tell me how good Rylee was at catcher the first inning, and after the game several people came up to Ry to tell him how fun he was to watch this season. He also played shortstop and first, where he made several outs, including one where he had to stretch his arm and body almost horizontally near the ground to make the catch while keeping one foot firmly anchored on the bag. He stole several bases, including one where he dared the pitcher to throw on a large lead off and slid into third head first. He pitched two innings, too, striking out all three batters in the first one.

He finished his Wimpy book and his pumpkin book report last night.

Meanwhile, Jackson's soccer league seems to be teetering on closing. The league cancelled another Saturday of games. It's such a shame, because he's so good at it and I'd like to see him continue in that sport. His homework is getting tougher. Math problems last night took him over an hour. He practiced some geography tests online and aced his test in class. There's lots of reading assignments, which he has to annotate and take notes on. The Spanish written tests may be the hardest thing he is doing now. But all in all, he is doing very well.

Cyndi says he worries about our family's well-being, since we are living on a very austere budget right now, but I had some interviews last week and got a very nice offer from a firm I liked immensely. I start on Monday. Jack's computer parts can't be too far away.

We had family over Sunday for our traditional Halloween potato soup and homemade croutons, with Cyndi's apple crisp for dessert. The clock goes back this weekend. Ry and I have been following the World Series. He's rooting for the American league team, even though it's the arch rival of his favorite team. I talked with Ariel briefly and she is doing well, enjoying her dishes finally. She managed to take some with her on her return flight from her visit here. Mild temperatures, cool at night. The cottonwood is changing.