First baseball game

Jordan got his first taste of Texas Rangers baseball last night. In other words, the Rangers lost. (If you're going to be a Rangers fan, losing is part of the package deal).

BTW, if Ron Washington and Jon Daniels both aren't looking for new jobs by the All-Star break, then a certain owner clearly isn't interested in fielding a winning game. But I digress.

Dondi is busy studying for the audit portion of the CPA exam (Tuesday morning in Waco), so Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Cristina and I went to watch the Rangers take on (and by "take on," I mean get their brains beat out by) the Boston Red Sox.

Earlier Saturday was a busy day (full of rain), and unfortunately, we couldn't get Jordan to take his nap. As Dondi, Jordan and I drove over to the game, Jordan dozed off. We met Aunt Cristina, Grandma and Grandpa in a parking lot near the Ballpark, and Jordan stayed asleep. We walked the few hundred yards to the Rawlings All-American Grille for dinner. The restaurant sits above right field at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Jordan slept all through dinner. He woke up just as we paid the bill (and boy, was he unhappy about being awake).

I walked Dondi back to the car so she could head back to study some more, and then returned to the park. I stopped by and bought Jordan a hot dog and juice box. He gobbled the hot dog down and drank the juice quickly, and wanted more, so Grandpa went and bought another hot dog and juice box. Jordan ate another half of a hot dog and drank most of the second juice box.

Jordan spent most of the game running around a picnic area behind section 139 (we were seated in section 39). He had a blast, and cheered whenever the crowd did (it was hard to tell whether the Rangers or the Red Sox had more fans there, so Jordan cheered with both teams).

Jordan was tuckered out, so we left in the top of the 7th inning, just as it started raining again. Jordan was home by 9, and fast asleep by 10 p.m. He had a blast. Thanks to Grandma for the tickets!

Final score Saturday night was 7-4 in favor of Beantown. After the game, Boston was 33-15, atop the American League East; Texas was 18-31, and is 12 games out in last place in the AL West.

Happy Mother's Day!

Today wrapped up a fun Mother's Day weekend of activities....

* Friday, Grandma and Grandpa watched Jordan before and after Mother's Day Out. After Mom and Dad came home from work, they, with Jordan, headed to Rosa's Cafe in Hurst to meet Jay, Kelly and Brittany for dinner. Then, we headed home and Jordan went to sleep.

* Saturday morning, Grampy and Grammie D. came by the house and took Jordan to their house for the day. Mom went and ran some errands, and Dad stayed while the exterminator made the annual trek to Kill. Bugs. Dead. Or something like that. Saturday afternoon, Dad and Grandpa did some Mother's Day shopping.

* Saturday evening, we gathered with Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Cristina at Saltgrass Steak House in South Arlington for Mother's Day dinner. We went back to Grandma and Grandpa's house for gifts for Grandma, and Jordan watched Blue's Clues.

* Sunday morning, we decided to be heathens and skipped church (again). Dad picked up kolaches and sausage rolls for breakfast and we hung out at home. Jordan got Mom a handmade card he made at school, as well as a gift certificate for a massage at Shelton's Salon & Day Spa. Mom was thrilled with both.

* Sunday lunch, we met with Grampy and Grammie D. at Mimi's apartment complex. They had a fun program with a ton of delicious food: your choice of salads, choice of salmon or grilled ham, asaparagus, potatoes and lemon pie. It was delicious. We also gave Grammie D and Mimi their Mother's Day gifts.

* Sunday evening is now all about laundry and getting ready to work for the week. Should be a ton of work. Over the next few weeks, posting will be sporadic (as if it isn't already). Dondi will take the first part of her CPA exam on Tuesday, May 29. Roy will be traveling to a convention in San Antonio in June (it includes a weekend down there, so Dondi will be joining him down there for the weekend, and a chance to see Dusty and Kim). All three of us will make a trip to Oklahoma in June, as well, followed by the 4th of July at home, and finally, a trip to Galveston in late July. So, if the posts seem more infrequent than usual, well, now you know why. :-)