Spring Pansies

What is more spring like than pansies? Well I guess daffodils which I forgot to snap photos of. I was just in my garden poking around with my Gordie. Looks like there is a bit of action going on! YIPPEE! Stuffs are starting to turn green which makes me feel good that winter is almost totally behind us.

This past Friday night Gary and I went to a fundraiser for the High School team fields. The event was held in the big Women's Club in town with lots of old friends showing up as well as many more newcomers. You see, I've only 1 year left in the schools (which makes me feel old) and so a new generation is coming up. All our ball fields are in horrendous condition. We learned that the school and fields were built in 1921 - and of course NEVER been updated! Quite honestly, the kids are almost embarrassed to play under theses terrible conditions. For us, participating in baseball, we the parents and the players must keep the baseball field in condition. Every Fall and Spring we have to go out with our blowers and rakes and make the field playable. Gary was in charge of fund raising this year and he earned the team enough money to buy a new scoreboard to replace the ORIGINAL and broken 1! We have another father who's kids graduated and he still volunteers and is in charge of getting the fields fertilized as well as building practice pitching mounds and other various things. You know when I went to school the maintenance department took care of this stuff. It's amazing to me that with the property taxes we ALL pay that there just is never enough money for A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G! I often wonder where all that money really goes?!!!

So it's another lazy Sunday afternoon around here at the Cahn household. In just 1 month our daughter will be finishing her Freshman year of college and coming home. All I can say is OIY! Then the real trouble will be begin. Russ takes his driver's test in a few weeks ... and then there will be FIGHTING OVER THE CAR WE ARE QUITE SURE!

On that note, I will close for now.

I'm gathering my strength for another crazy and wild week ahead!

Best,

Jane