Jenny is a graduate!!

Jenny is now a high school graduate and here are pics of the celebration. Jenny was there.

Family were there.
Cassie was there.
Larry was there tending the fire.

Aunt Mary was there. Robert was there for a while and Dave sang to all.

West Allis Suburban Concert Band Concert, May 15, 2009

Front row, fourth from the right is our contribution to the oboe section.

Cassie on first

Spring is here and the first Church league co-ed softball game was played May 1, 2009. Larry is playing vicariously while Cassie is enjoying the game in the fresh grass and even fresher mud. The pics and video are Larry's work. The video stopped suddenly when the batteries gave up. The pics are of Cassie on first.

Larry loses to the softball Day 4

This is what Larry looked like day 10. The last remaining red on his nose is where he broke it. This is the way it will grow from now on.

This is day 4 since Larry caught a fly ball in the outfield with his face. He is healing quite well. However, he does not photo well with a green wall as a background.

Larry loses to the softball Day 3

My niece had a piano she wanted to find a new home for. Cassie had practiced on it when she had a piano class last semester. It made sense for Cassie to receive this wonderful gift. I drove, because Larry was still a little swollen. Larry backed up the trailer because I had never driven with the trailer attached. The combination worked.

Mark, Kristie and Larry loaded the piano onto the trailer. This week a piano moving company will move it from the trailer to the 2nd floor of our house.

Larry loses to the softball Day 2

He refused to open his eyes for the flash. The swelling is going down, a little. I think safety goggles are in order for future ball playing.

Larry loses to the softball

Larry went to softball practice tonight and caught a fly ball with his face in the right field. His Rx sunglasses are mangled. His nose is scrunched and there is a nasty gash just beneath the bridge of his nose. On the up side, it appears the ball hit his nose straight on. This will prevent a need to have it reset, should it be broken.

I wondered out loud if there was a safer place than outfield for Larry to play. The coach asked me if Larry was allowed to come out and play again next week. Sometimes I wonder how men ever survive to become old enough to bounce fly balls off their faces.