Softball and more

Okay, I had to take a little breather before blogging about softball. I was a bit fired up on Wednesday night - Jeremy says I was "mad at the world." Really, I was just mad at myself. The short of the long is that we lost (if you couldn't figure that out) 1-16; the game was called because the point spread was so high. Just a little explanation... we are right now playing pre-season tournaments (until mid-June) to see which league we should be in - A, B, C. Somehow, we are playing in the "B" tournament right now, but I think we are more of a "C" team - we want to play, would like to win, and want to have fun. Wednesday night's team should be in the "A" league - they are pretty good, super cocky, and not fun to play against because of it. Excuses aside, we didn't have a great night against them. I had two pop fly outs at bat; Jeremy was more successful with one daring triple and I can't remember his other hit. I played right field and missed a hit to my side of the field. I just get frustrated easily when I am not good at something - I know, just play to have fun and I'll probably get better doing it! Enough ranting. We have another game on Monday night; we'll see what type of team we get.

Otherwise, Jeremy is gearing up for the big ride this weekend. I think he is just excited about seeing his friend Mike as he is about riding. Hopefully, the riders can find their groove and complete all 100 miles. It is supposed to be a beautiful day. I think Claire and I are going to go hiking while they bike; I have no idea where at though.

I helped with commodities yesterday. Commodities are like the government's food bank that they pass along to us to distribute. There was a volunteer group (7th graders) that came and helped put 450 boxes together with lots of food - 3 cans of juice, 2 boxes of cereal, 2 pkgs noodles, diced tomatoes, granola bars, tuna, and more. Ben and I estimated it to cost a minimum of $30 at the store. People can come and pick up a box for free if they make under a certain amount of money. We are supposed to do this once every six weeks. It has been seven months since the last time because of the transition of directors in the food bank. We didn't have a very big turn-out yesterday. We passed out about 175 boxes. As we get back in the rhythm of commodities, I think more people will come. It may help cut down on the food bank clients as well. I will try to add pictures some time from this event. Ben took pictures, and I have to get them from him.