Saturday, April 5, 2008

The Aftermath

A T-Ball field that fared pretty well.
Mike surveying the damage while on one of his one hundred squillion phone calls.

T-Ball bleachers stuck to the fencing.


Huge poles were just snapped
Mike and Jim Fink clearing some netting.
For those of you from church, this is Amanda Bearden's dad.



Mike and Coach B...trying to figure it all out.

Our friend Chris Burks and Kody who just happen to be reliving some baseball memories...of the many home runs he hit. Although he did hit many home runs, he wasn't very modest in his conversations about them.
Kody and Mack
Mackenzie, Carson, Cain and Addison
Waiting for ball season!
THIS IS WHO IT'S ALL ABOUT!
Kody found some retro baseball pants that had been stored.


Carson taking it all in.

The scoreboard (or lack thereof) from the Legion field.
Parts of it were found in the upper parking lot and in the woods.
Carson and Chase picked up some gloves that were found laying around and played catch.
Loading equipment to take to the storage facility.


Ready for clean up.

On the phone - AGAIN!
This HUGE light pole was split up and down and moved.



The inside of the office door.
I put this sign up last year because people to tend to leave it open and let the cold air out.
Upstairs
The view from the office.
The trophies are still there!
The sofa Carson napped on just hours before the storm hit.




A piece of the roof stuck in center field.
The path the the roof took.
The next door high school roof damage.
Kody said "this makes me sad".




Kody and Carson decided to work on Carson's pitching form among the wreckage.
A plaque that was on the wall in the office. This was from Carson's T-Ball team that were Regional Champions. The picture is gone.
This hat made it through. Look how white it still is.
These truck were in the parking lot working on a cell tower that was destroyed.
Ahhh...it was salvaged. Chocolate from Cheryl's desk! I LOVE this picture!

Some guy came to the park with his dog. Watch this...you'll love it!
Lots more meetings....lots to do.
Pray for our board members.
~Shannon

Friday, April 4, 2008

HIT!

The ball park was hit.
Destroyed.
Lots of work to be done.
Bobby and Ginger (the Lester's) have damage to their home as well as my brother.
We're fine.






Troy coming down the stairs from the office.
The upstairs office. Mike left from here about an hour before it hit.

The debris from the roof - which landed initially right there in center field.




Carson had an orthodontist appointment yesterday afternoon. After the appointment we went to the ball park to call coaches about uniforms and help Cheryl hand them out. Carson fell asleep on the sofa (he wasn't feeling well) that you see right in front of the green fridge. That's not where it was when he slept on it! We left there at about 7:15 last night.

Down the stairway.
The press box from the legion field - upside down on home plate.






Really sad...we'll make it through, though. It's only a ball park - it CAN and will be replaced!
~Shannon

Thursday, April 3, 2008

He's Playin!

****EDIT****
To read the beginnings of this post - see 'original post' below.
This is Mike and our friend Jeff.
At our ball park.
In front of the concession stand...that is now almost destroyed.
I started this post last night before the storms hit. I didn't finish for watching the the weathermen all evening. Funny how I was posting about baseball and the park, huh?

Carson.

Those dugouts no longer exist.
***ORIGINAL POST***

Many of you probably already knew that Carson didn't play ball last summer. I think there were many factors that played in his decision. One...I think he was too scared of getting hit by the ball. He was to move up to live-arm (pitching) last year. He played fall ball to get ready for live arm and got beaned more than most kids. Two...I think he was just flat burned out. He's played ball since he was four years old and being the ripe old age of 9 (at the time)...well that'll wear a fella out! The last year that he played, which was '06, he started practice in March. The season started in April and he played the regular season until June. Then you have All-Stars. You play in various tournaments to prep for state tournaments and such. Now, mind you, this all usually begins in July. The blazingly, miserable part of the year. The whole month of July is chocked full of baseball. After coming in 2nd in the state tournament (which qualified them for the regional tournament) we spent 4 days in Van Buren for the regional tournament.

Carson #15
8 year old Sylvan Hills Tigers
State and Regional Runners-Up
End of post......storms.....see above

Shirley and Marcy

A mom was concerned about her kindergarten son walking to school. He didn't want his mother to walk with him. She wanted to give him the feeling that he had some independence but yet know that he was safe. So she had an idea of how to handle it.She asked a neighbor if she would please follow him to school in the mornings, staying at a distance, so he probably wouldn't notice her.She said that since she was up early with her toddler anyway, it would be a good way for them to get some exercise as well, so she agreed.The next school day, the neighbor and her little girl set out following behind Timmy as he walked to school with another neighbor girl he knew. She did this for the whole week.As the two walked and chatted, kicking stones and twigs, Timmy's little friend noticed the same lady was following them as she seemed to do every day all week. Finally she said to Timmy, "Have you noticed that lady following us to school all week? Do you know her?" Timmy nonchalantly replied, "Yeah, I know who she is." The little girl said, "Well, who is she?""That's just Shirley Goodnest," Timmy replied," and her daughter Marcy.""Shirley Goodnest? Who the heck is she and why is she following us? ""Well," Timmy explained, "every night my Mom makes me say the 23rd Psalm with my prayers, 'cuz she worries about me so much. And in the Psalm, it says, 'Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me all the days of my life', so I guess I'll just have to get used to it!"

Funny
~Shannon

Friday, March 28, 2008

Favorite Foto Friday 03/28/2008

Easter

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Way to go Grannie!

Love it!