The rain finally stopped, the ground dried up just enough and the sun made a glorious appearance. This formula lead to the Storm having their first baseball game of the season on Thursday.
It was such a beautiful day, the game was at a safe park, so Amber and Titus came and played the whole time on the adjoining playground with a couple dozen other kids all excited to be outside in the sun. The team we played was rational, so there was no stress. It was like we had gone back in time, back when people were allowed to live their lives as they saw fit. Jared was the official game keeper, "the grandparents" showed up to watch; they had a great time, frankly everyone did. At the end of the game the boys, on their own, even shook hands. The final score was 7-0 Storm but the real win was having a "normal" day of baseball to forget the crazy.
Friday, was playdates and chickens. We picked up our 12 new ISA Brown chicks in the morning. Amber and her friend Kathryn came with, while everyone else played with Kathryn's siblings at her house. The girls were so cute, day old chicks peeping between them and their tongues rattling in tune. We got a new type of brooder heater, a stand they can scoot under when cold instead of a hot heater lamp. The lamps were hard to adjust and a fire hazard, this fixed both those concerns and being under something seems to keep them much calmer.
Saturday, we were split into three groups. Amber and Titus stayed home with Holly. Chris and Lance went down to Wilmington for a double header. We had concern there would be some stupid at these games but were thrilled it was all reasonable, meaning a second great day of baseball and two more wins as a bonus. The Storm season is now 3-0. The team is really young (lots of Freshman) so we weren't expecting much out of the season, so this is an awesome, though slightly surprising, start.
Jared and I spent the next two days at the NFAA State and Sectional Archery Tournament. Saturday he had two new personal bests: First Round Vegas Score 286 and NFAA Round Score of 289. Sunday, as he put it, "I fell off the rails". However, there was a lot playing into his Sunday results. In addition to shooting so many rounds in a short period, he was also dealing with allergies in a world that finds them a capital offense if you show them. I think he did great! If the world was normal, I think he would have broken even more records. Most importantly, as you can see, he had a great time till the end. **Update he ended up 4th in State. He and the third place guy tied in numerical score but he was beat by "Xs", which is a note they keep of arrows not just in the center ring but also touching the X to break numerical ties.
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