Cally on the Family Book Tour

I got a funny call from my brother Paul a few nights ago. It appears one of the few copies of the Goin' Out to Cally book I created from the blog entries on this website have been making the rounds through his wife's family. I only had a few printed, giving one to my Mom for her 80th birthday, one to Tim, my travel partner to Cally, and one to Paul, upon his request. The rest are for me and my kids.

Anyway, Paul let Joan, his mother-in-law, read his copy. Apparently, she thought it was very funny and gave it to one of her daughters, Mary Jo. Mary Jo read it, liked it and gave it to her sister Pat. Pat read it, liked it and gave it to Mary Jo's daughter, Amy.

I find it amusing that it's making the rounds in their family. The next time I see them they'll either think I'm very important or more of a freak than they originally suspected.

I'm guessing the latter more so than the former.

Only time will tell...

Now, if I could only get my brother's John and Stephen to get their bike trip from New York to Florida on paper.

Thanks Chris

Gabe called his cousins, Chris and Michael, to see if they could attend his Tuesday night baseball game. Chris had the evening free and drove up to watch a very close game. Our Safety Harbor team pulled out a 9-8 win over Countryside in a pretty exciting game. Gabe pitched very well, hit once, walked twice, struck out once and he played catcher the last inning.

Afterwards we took Chris out to eat at Applebees where we talked about school, relationships and buying vs. renting. It was really nice for Chris to make the trek out to see Gabe's game. It meant so much to my son.

That's why I love living near family.

Happy Birthday Gabe!

Today, at around 12:30 p.m., my son Gabe turns officially 11 years old. He is such a fun, delightful and compassionate child. He's a hard worker and talented ball player. We are so blessed to have him in our lives.

Happy Birthday, son!