"Dose of J & L"

Grandma was scheduled to come out in January but a few weeks ago she said to me she needed a “dose of J & L (those are the initials of my children’s names). She immediately got doses of them when she came in the house. On the agenda was my daughter’s softball game last night and my mother is able to see two of my daughter’s game. After the surprise entrance everyone hurried to get dress for the game and we were off to the ball field. It is great having mom here and being able to sit with her at the game and all night long last night. In past years I was absent mentally and physically I would always find something else to do but thankfully now this is all very different.

The game went just like all of my daughter’s games; her team scored in the first inning but was silent the remainder of the game. My daughter walked in her first at bat and struck out in her second and final at a bat. She faced a very hard throwing pitcher in her second at bat but she did have a very good foul ball during the at bat and she went down swinging. My daughter was very intimidated the first time she faced this pitcher but I have a feeling she will get a hit off of this pitcher before the season is over.

My daughter’s team did lose the game which is nothing new but those girls do seem like they are having fun. The game ended and we headed home to catch the latter stages of the vice presidential debate. My mother as well as I was very interested in the debate. I was very surprised to hear who my mother is supporting for the presidency and I do think it is a difficult decision. I am prohibited from voting in this election which is probably a good thing because I wouldn’t know which lever to pull. The debate was good and both candidates held their own.

The rise of the Republican vice presidential candidate is fascinating; I can see a book deal on the horizon with many speaking engagements if they are not successful in winning the presidency. I have my thoughts about the outcome but that is my opinion which really doesn’t mean much so I will keep it to myself. I can say that at one point in my life my views were very conservative but ever since my little foray into the penal system those views have swung more to the left. I do remember reading the quote; “a Democratic is a Republican that has been to prison” and although I don’t align myself with any party since I am trying to be an idealist and vote for the right person I will leave it at that.

The daybreak arose and it was yet another end of a work week. I’m not sure where these days seem to go let alone the weeks but I am enjoying life one day at a time. I was up at the usual time and saw the children off to school with “Grandma” and “Mommy” in tow as well. I was off to the gym and I am certainly into the “tapering” phase of the training program readying myself for next week’s marathon. I had more time to do my “core” exercises and hit this area very hard before going on a leisurely five mile run. My brain does work in mysterious ways because I can tell myself how long the run is going to be and I won’t tire until that mile no matter the distance. I swear a 20 mile run is just like a 5 mile run and my sweat seems to adjust to the distance. I am just as sweaty on either run which really makes no sense. Oh well; I am a conundrum in so many ways but I guess that is who I am; who knows??

The session at the gym was over and I went about my day. I was productive during the day and I stayed home to do some work while the rest of the family went off to my daughter’s softball practice. This time I used to do some writing and it is appears I do have to find the time to stay up to date and I will continue doing everything in my power to find this time. After the practice everyone arrived at home for showers and we were going off to the Souplantation for dinner. Once again my mother was being her generous self and we had a good time at dinner. The day ended as fast as this week as ended but once again life is indeed wonderful in every way possible.