ball games and rain

As we headed south from Washington at the end of September, we visited two of our granddaughters on the way. We were pressed for time but got very lucky with the girls' schedules. Hannah had a double header the day we got in and Lacey did not have school or work the day we got to Chico. Hannah pitches for the Lady Eagles and they won both games on the Sunday we visited. We somehow did not get photos of Lacey this trip.. too busy seeing her new house, meeting her housemates, and getting in a good dinner. Both girls are thriving at school, busy as ever, but managed to have some time for us too. We didn't get to stop and see Vienna and her family this trip, but hope to catch up them on our return from places south next year. I've included a little video of Hannah throwing a pitch. I would not want to play catcher for her! Wow, what an arm!

After several hot days in Casa Grande the first of October, we have had a couple of days of "monsoon" weather! I've included a short video, which actually missed the thunder and lightning, and photos of our "lake" at our front door. It was a pretty impressive display of mother nature at work. Today, 10/6/10 sunny weather has returned and it is not quite so hot. After all my complaining of rain in Washington, the 105deg. heat of our first days in Oct were WAY to HOT! We are adjusting to the low 90s, and love the sunshine every day. Well, I hope the videos work... my blogs are always a work in process....

Happy trails....