Monday, July 7, 2025

Indiana to Colorado.

 Molly has been on a tour of the United States over the last 2.5 weeks. She and Bobby started with a trip to Crown Point, Indiana where she and her Select teammates won the PGF qualifier. From there, Bobby took her to Notre Dame for a softball camp and to tour campus. From there, they drove to Colorado where she played with the 18's team for the P5. Bobby and I traded out while she ended this week playing with her team in the Colorado Sparkler in the National Power Pool. They won their pool and found themselves in the National TV Bracket. They lost a close 3-2 game yesterday to get eliminated. Molly and I squeezed in a visit to Red Rocks Amphitheater as well as a trip to Golden, Colorado where she and her teammates spent the day tubing down the river. Molly has 3 nights in her own bed before another 2.5 weeks of travel to finish out the 2025 travel ball season









(Changeup :-)






Sunday, May 25, 2025

State Bound!

 Last year, as a freshman, Molly took up throwing the javelin in track.  She had moderate success earning all-conference honors in 9th grade.  She was our #3 thrower behind a Texas State commit for Jav and other freshman.  Her best throw last year was 31 meters. This year, she moved into the #2 spot medaling at all but her first meet of the season.  Missouri post-season is a little different.  Anyone can compete in conference, then the top two throwers per team compete in districts.  You must finish in the top 4 to move on to sectionals and then the top 4 from sectionals qualify for state.  Our girl did just that!  She finished 2nd at districts and 4th at sectionals and will be competing in the Missouri class 5 state championships this Friday in Jefferson City.  Her PR this year is 38 meters and likely would have broken that yesterday at sectionals if her toe wouldn't have touched the line and scratched the throw.  So proud of her hard work and dedication to everything she does.










Monday, May 19, 2025

Hospital Stay

 What started as a trip to urgent care Friday ended up with a two night hospital stay for Ryan and I this weekend. He woke up Friday morning unable to bear weight on his right foot. After x-rays, an ultrasound, an MRI and a fluid aspiration from his ankle joint, we are still unsure what the cause was but today he is feeling much better after some medicine and lots of love from the CMH nurses.




Sunday, May 11, 2025

Mother's Day

 


Breakfast in bed, dinner on the deck, a grand slam, a home run and an 11 strikeouts makes for a pretty good Mother's Day weekend.