I have my priorities. This summer ranking high on the list are ball games. The grandkids are on, respectively, softball, baseball league and baseball traveling teams. And the youngest will be doing some sort of T ball when school is out in a few days.
Not all games are well played. The weather is not always idyllic. But when things are perfect, well, there's nothing better.
The bench.
A new puppy, sunk into comatose sleep after hyperactive play with kids.
The parent and grandparent chair array. We follow each other from game to game, from year to year, from sport to sport.
When my son was the age my grandson is now, I coached him on a traveling baseball team. I was a good coach. My son is better.
With Father's Day near, what better sentiments than: "I did my best. It was pretty good. You turned out great and will now do your best. Your kid will turn out excellent."
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Addendum. At last report my grandson's two teams - regular league and traveling team - are both undefeated. The latter just won their second straight tournament when our lad came on in the last inning with the tying run on base.....and put away the batter with three straight strikes. It's good to be focused and well coached. It's also good to be left handed.
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