Little Pitchers

My luck has been better than normal the last few weeks. Our Alter Society at church and the neighboring parish have each put on a card party within the last few weeks. I won a door prize at each party as well as having 2 of my raffle ticket numbers drawn.

I won two bags of sugar which will be great for holiday baking.

Some lovely scented candles which I can always use.

Four grape color drinking glasses.

And this fall foliage basket with a bear.

This will become a door prize for "the group" next week.

Lucky in the prize department-unlucky in love. Maybe that's not all bad!





Tuesday I had to take YT for a root canal he needed because of chipping his tooth playing backyard football without a mouthpiece. Daughter had a regional volleyball game and step dad faints at the sight of needles so Grandma got elected to take him for his appointment.

He was a pro. I didn't even have to go back with him and after he went to a two hour basketball practice. Later that night when I called to check on him I heard how horrible he was feeling. I couldn't figure out how everything had gone so wrong. Finally Daughter came to the phone and told me what the real problem was.

Last week the boys went trick or treating at the home of our local football coach. He told the boys he was getting ready to go to a Halloween party and when they asked him what he was going as, he told them John McCain. YT asked "What are you some kind of an idiot?"

Football Coach has a daughter who plays volleyball for my daughter. On the way to the game that night she told my daughter what YT had said. Volleyball girl laughed telling the story, but my daughter was appalled.

Needless to say that YT was told he had to make a phone call to the Coach to apologize for his rude behavior. Suddenly the tooth became excruciatingly painful. Go figure. Pain or not the call was made.

I was so happy daughter gave YT a consequence for his poor behavior.

Now if I could just get daughter to realize that his attitude didn't come watching TV, it came from hearing his step fathers commentary for the last 8 years on what he thinks of George Bush and his political views.

Little Pitchers have big ears.....and sometimes a big mouth follows.