Baseball done, Swimming Starts

I thought we were done with baseball. Last weekend was suppose to be the last game but is was raining so they cancelled. I would have been happy with no makeup game but the league had other ideas. So, the last game for the boys is this weekend. They have both signed up for flag football but that will not start until December. Hunter is on the swim team. He originally made the "red" team (the younger ones) but just got moved up to the "pink" team. This team is kids who are not challenged enough at the red level but might not be able to do the entire workout at the white level. He is nervous but excited at the same time. This means that instead of having 2 practices a week, we jumped to 4. Unfortunately, Brody is too young to do swim team so he plays with the kick boards on the pool deck while Hunter is swimming. I am continuing with the Adult Masters swim. I only go 2 days a week and that is enough right now.


Joe is still in the Philippines. He left at the beginning of the month to do and exercise there but the typhoon it and the exercise turned into a humanitarian effort. I don't really know what that entails but I do know one day he was giving out school supplies to a local school. Communication has been difficult. The email is not reliable and when he calls, he is not on a secure line so he can't tell me much. He is schedule to come home soon but there is another typhoon headed that way. It is suppose to hit the northern part of the Philippines, he is not in the northern part, but doesn't know if this will effect his travel back. So, the boys and I carry on our normal routine and maybe one day will be surprised to see Joe sitting on the couch.

I am running the Marine Corps Marathon relay on Sunday evening. They run the event at the same time it is run in the states. I only have to do 5.2 miles of the 26.2 race. It starts at 6pm and the course closes at midnight...I better not have to run the last leg. I only have one speed and there is no sprint or kick for me at the end. If it is not raining (which we have storms all around us)I will take pictures and post them on the next blog.

Cassanova

Hunter and Evan (his buddy next door in CA who Hunter desperately wants to go back and see!)

I can't believe it is happening. Our 7 almost 8 year old child has girls coming to the house already!! Today, the door bell rings and I answer it to find 2 girls, giggling, asking if "Hunter can come out and help them". I go and get Hunter, who is playing basketball with a friend, thinking that he will tell the girls he is busy and he can't help them. I'm sure everyone who knows Hunter would assume the same thing. He is playing a sport, something he loves to do, he doesn't have time to be bothered by girls. But, to my surprise, he started putting on his shoes. Thank goodness his friend didn't want to go help so Hunter just talked to them outside then came in to continue the basketball game. No less than 20 minutes later, the doorbell rings, and I find the same 2 girls wanting to know if Hunter's friend had left yet so he could come out and help them. Thank goodness Jordan (his friend) was still here. Apparently, the girls are building something and they need Hunter's help. He is only in 2nd grade. I expected this from Brody but not our quiet, sports minded Hunter! I'm sure his father is very proud right now and I am thinking about sending him to an all boys school. At least they can't call the house. We only have a state side number so for anyone to call us on base, it would be an international long distance number!