TJ's Dominating the Mound!

After a miserable sophomore baseball season, this year has been a blast. TJ's playing again (as opposed to just wearing the uniform like last year) and doing very well pitching. I think the team's overall record is 8-3. TJ's record is 5-0 and he has pitched 5 full games. (I hope that's right--I'm not a "stat" girl.) We have a tough league with 3 teams that are a few of the best in Texas, so competition is tough.

On the left is Cody Althouse--big time home run hitter. On the right is our TJ :) Lookin' good T!

Quilt Exhibit in Galveston

Yesterday I went with a group of quilters to see a quilt exhibit in Galveston. The trip had everything a quilt-related field trip needs--quilts, food, and fabric shopping! I was a little disappointed in the quilts--was hoping for older quilts. General consensus was that the oldest quilt was maybe from the 1920s, with most from the 40s and 50s. Maybe everything before that was destroyed in the 1900 hurricane. The following quilt is a Carpenter's Wheel.

This Trip Around the World quilt was made from double-knit polyester! Yeah, apparently it wasn't just my Grandma making polyester quilts in the 70s. There was a quilt appraiser with us who said polyester quilts are becoming quite collectible. Apparently no one saw much value in them so not very many were saved. Which makes me wonder, who appreciates them NOW?

A string quilt in "normal" cotton. Gotta make one of these.

The following wholecloth + embroidery quilt was a favorite in our group. This picture just shows one block. Very pretty.

Pretty log cabin with stars.

Is it really possible to be this tired???

And, you're talking to someone who knows tired! Now, Harley has an excuse because he was sick. Still, the couch is just 2 feet away and there's a quilt and pillow RIGHT THERE! I would think it would be worth it...but that's just me.

Just couldn't get enough of this pose. The dog's even in on the action....or lack thereof!

And what do you know? TJ seems to like this spot for a nap as well. Thought I raised them better.

Snake Bite

This is the copperhead the dogs discovered in the backyard.

This is what happens to a dog's neck when bitten in the cheek.

This is what happens to a dog's neck 24 hours after said snake bite.

Ahhhh...and here's our Bella with her normal neck back and just 2 puncture wounds to remember the snake by.

About a week and a half later, another copperhead showed up in the backyard. No one was home but me so I had the "privilege" of disposing of it. Guess I should give Molly credit because she helped. Bella stayed far away. Good dog!

Happy Birthday, Harley!

No birthday cake in this family! It's all about the birthday PIE! Here's Harley digging in to his apple birthday pie. He's 15 now...I can almost hear the car keys jingling in his pocket...

Veggie Boxes

TJ and Harley worked together with Tom to build 4 raised veggie boxes for the backyard. Who knew they'd be so excited about growing veggies :) They're working on the box upside down--attaching chicken wire to keep critters from crawling up from the bottom. All 4 boxes have been finished, put in place, and planted! I'm hoping I can stay on top of the tomato hornworms (grrrrrr) this year.