Madison finished her sunbeam project in enrichment today, so we're all a bit anxious to see how it turned out. She's liked this project a lot. Enrichment was today, and the last enrichment class is next Wednesday after school, and all of these classes have been a great time for Madison. We picked her up at 4:00 from the school, about an hour and a half after school was over with, and just in time, really: Daddy and Mommy were at several thrift shops today, looking through articles of clothing and accessories in an attempt to put together some costumes for our upcoming series. We had some success, or at least a little more success than we had earlier in the week. Daddy went too, so we could fully focus on this and help ease the stress for Mommy, who is the primary one to put it all together. Really, without her, there's a big chunk of these KidPak series that don't work out right.
It was a rainy day, which is just fine as we appreciate the water. Those who complain about the rain forget about our draughts, and how long they went on for. We're going to choose to be thankful, even for these sorts of days. And really, it's fine. Mommy and Daddy stopped at Cracker Barrel for some "comfort food," the perfect sort of meal for a day like today. Daddy had a chicken pot pie, which was delicious! Mommy and Daddy had a little date after looking through thrift shops, dropping by Cracker Barrel and getting close to their heaters as we looked out the windows at the cold, grey, dreary day. When you get that seat next to the fireplace or some heat, and you've got chicken pot pie... it's a perfect little dining experience!
Anyway, we picked up Madison, and Daddy was off and running to the church for another part of the work experience there, doing music and keynotes and so forth for the upcoming weekend. We have plenty left to do, but we're getting it done, bit by bit.
At home tonight, we were back in Japan with some more reading and Nancy Drew. We also finished the devotional for the "Elevate" series, with a discussion about the Third Man on the mountain. It's an interesting thing that happens to weathered travelers alone - or perhaps with another companion - in those extreme situations.
We've been tired this week. Not sure what that's about, but it seems to be going around. Fatigue? Weird. Daddy has been going to bed at around 9:30 each night, and Mommy was a little after that tonight, although she's hard at work even into the late hours with the new costuming items. Already, she's going to work on them.
By the way, today at the Goodwill, we picked up three more Nancy Drew books for Madison, plus a whole lot of baseball cards.
Call it an impulse buy, but they were pretty cheap. One binder, Daddy looked up online tonight and discovered that it's lowest value well over $100, and again that's the lowest price we saw for it from a more reasonable and respectable website that sort of estimates these things. Other sites had the cards at more, but the end result was a good pick-up today. Keep in mind, we got about three binders, so we're definitely $300 over our initial investment. Again, I didn't just pick these up because they might have value. Really, the cards were just awesome to look at, period. These were 1991-1993 cards, and Daddy just about knew every name, and with each name and face came back all these memories of games we'd watch, listen to, and go see at the stadium too. Some time ago, there was some good advice about being a collector, and not buying things for monetary value only. It's not about reselling these things strictly, though I'd like to do that and have no problem with it. But these baseball cards have a good home right now.
I'll have to show Madison some of them, and perhaps her own baseball card as well. Spring is coming soon, can you feel it in the air? Perhaps that's it. The rain will go away, and we'll all see that sun again. Makes me want to do our Spring Training series again. And maybe even go see a game this year! Madison has been to a few games, and the thinking is that we're going to see a Gwinnett game this year as well. Other than listening to it in the car with Daddy, she has no other real baseball association - nothing like Daddy did when he was growing up. I remember vividly walking into Yankee Stadium, and seeing Reggie Jackson, Thurmon Munson, Lou Pinella, Ron Guidry, Greg Nettles, Bucky Dent, Willie Randolph, Mickey Rivers, Chris Chambliss, Catfish Hunter and more... And yes, down here in Atlanta, Daddy remembers going to the championship games with the Atlanta Braves in 1995, when they won the World Series. It's my favorite of the main sports to watch, although safely from a distance. That game agains the Expos in the ninth inning... Daddy got hit in the side of the jaw with a baseball... nope, not sitting in the ninth row again...!
Anyway, we might have to introduce more baseball to Madison this year. At least play catch outside or something. Just have to watch out for those knuckle balls. And speaking of which, I do have a Phil Neikro card or two. Just spotted that one in the collection, along with the tickets to the games, dirt from Fulton County Stadium's pitcher's mound, and a whole lot of cards now.
It was a rainy day, which is just fine as we appreciate the water. Those who complain about the rain forget about our draughts, and how long they went on for. We're going to choose to be thankful, even for these sorts of days. And really, it's fine. Mommy and Daddy stopped at Cracker Barrel for some "comfort food," the perfect sort of meal for a day like today. Daddy had a chicken pot pie, which was delicious! Mommy and Daddy had a little date after looking through thrift shops, dropping by Cracker Barrel and getting close to their heaters as we looked out the windows at the cold, grey, dreary day. When you get that seat next to the fireplace or some heat, and you've got chicken pot pie... it's a perfect little dining experience!
Anyway, we picked up Madison, and Daddy was off and running to the church for another part of the work experience there, doing music and keynotes and so forth for the upcoming weekend. We have plenty left to do, but we're getting it done, bit by bit.
At home tonight, we were back in Japan with some more reading and Nancy Drew. We also finished the devotional for the "Elevate" series, with a discussion about the Third Man on the mountain. It's an interesting thing that happens to weathered travelers alone - or perhaps with another companion - in those extreme situations.
We've been tired this week. Not sure what that's about, but it seems to be going around. Fatigue? Weird. Daddy has been going to bed at around 9:30 each night, and Mommy was a little after that tonight, although she's hard at work even into the late hours with the new costuming items. Already, she's going to work on them.
By the way, today at the Goodwill, we picked up three more Nancy Drew books for Madison, plus a whole lot of baseball cards.
Call it an impulse buy, but they were pretty cheap. One binder, Daddy looked up online tonight and discovered that it's lowest value well over $100, and again that's the lowest price we saw for it from a more reasonable and respectable website that sort of estimates these things. Other sites had the cards at more, but the end result was a good pick-up today. Keep in mind, we got about three binders, so we're definitely $300 over our initial investment. Again, I didn't just pick these up because they might have value. Really, the cards were just awesome to look at, period. These were 1991-1993 cards, and Daddy just about knew every name, and with each name and face came back all these memories of games we'd watch, listen to, and go see at the stadium too. Some time ago, there was some good advice about being a collector, and not buying things for monetary value only. It's not about reselling these things strictly, though I'd like to do that and have no problem with it. But these baseball cards have a good home right now.
I'll have to show Madison some of them, and perhaps her own baseball card as well. Spring is coming soon, can you feel it in the air? Perhaps that's it. The rain will go away, and we'll all see that sun again. Makes me want to do our Spring Training series again. And maybe even go see a game this year! Madison has been to a few games, and the thinking is that we're going to see a Gwinnett game this year as well. Other than listening to it in the car with Daddy, she has no other real baseball association - nothing like Daddy did when he was growing up. I remember vividly walking into Yankee Stadium, and seeing Reggie Jackson, Thurmon Munson, Lou Pinella, Ron Guidry, Greg Nettles, Bucky Dent, Willie Randolph, Mickey Rivers, Chris Chambliss, Catfish Hunter and more... And yes, down here in Atlanta, Daddy remembers going to the championship games with the Atlanta Braves in 1995, when they won the World Series. It's my favorite of the main sports to watch, although safely from a distance. That game agains the Expos in the ninth inning... Daddy got hit in the side of the jaw with a baseball... nope, not sitting in the ninth row again...!
Anyway, we might have to introduce more baseball to Madison this year. At least play catch outside or something. Just have to watch out for those knuckle balls. And speaking of which, I do have a Phil Neikro card or two. Just spotted that one in the collection, along with the tickets to the games, dirt from Fulton County Stadium's pitcher's mound, and a whole lot of cards now.
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