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Despite the fact that he’s been collecting cards and “playing” Pokemon for what seems like forever, we finally managed to get Z a real starter deck.  We got a 2 player trainer pack at Walmart today and ended up playing Pokemon so long that I got up because I was hungry and realized that it was about the time we would normally be wrapping up dinner and deciding what to do before Z’s bathtime.  Z even traded me his Oddish!

Earlier in the afternoon, we finally had a chance to really get out and practice some baseball skills.  I drew a target on the side of the shed and he just kept throwing the ball against it for a bit.  Once I made a few corrections to his form, he was hitting that target more than he was missing.  Having him repeatedly throw to something other than me was helpful.  Afterwards, I pitched a little for him to hit.  I was getting kinda frustrated with his inability to make contact when the ball when I said, “Get on the other side of the plate.”  He hit more left-handed than he did right-handed!  Now, I’ve seen him bat before and I’ve seen him bat much better right-handed than he did, but I think I’ve got a switch hitter on my hands!  We’re going to the majors, baby! 

And now… time to get get back in bed to see if I can fall back to sleep…  These sleepless nights are getting far to common lately…

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Ahhh… the joys of working for a “real” company that is willing (though hesitant) to send me off for a week to attend a Microsoft conference…  Among many other adventures was the first morning’s breakfast. 

Listed at roughly $20 on the hotel restaurant menu was “Homemade Almond Granola and Flaxseed Muffins.”  What the menu failed to mention was the loads of shredded coconut mixed in with this granola.  I said to the waitress, “Is that coconut?  I can’t have coconut.”  Truth: I can’t stand coconut, you don’t want to be around me when I try it.  After apologizing for not telling me it had coconut in it, she brought me two small boxes of Kellogg’s Low Fat Granola with Raisins.  Well, not exactly what I had in mind…  Nor did the charge change, of course.  So, after breakfast, I took my remaining box of granola (worth roughly $10 in some places) and decided it would make a great “souvenir” to take to Z.

This morning, after many hugs and kisses, I say, “Oh, I brought you back a present.”  With the excitement which only a 7 year old can approach a suitcase full of dirty clothes, he waits so patiently as I retrieve… a box of granola for him.  The sheer pleasure on his face was too much!  I had to laugh.  I had expected him to say something like, “Well, this looks tasty, but is this REALLY my present?”  No, he started licking his lips! 

“I love cereal!”

After which, I gave him the little knot puzzle and pirate treasure I picked up at the hotel gift shop…  I’m pretty sure the treasure was his favorite.

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Z is going to be a published poet!  He wrote a diamond poem in his GT class.  For those of you who don’t know what a diamond poem is, here’s the pattern.

Noun 1
Two adjectives describing Noun 1
Three verbs that Noun 1 does
Two nouns related to Noun 1, Two nouns related to Noun 2
Three verbs that Noun 2 does
Two adjectives describing Noun 2
Noun 2

Noun 1 and 2 should be very different things.  In this case, Noun 1 is Lion and Noun 2 is Dog.  Here is the poem:

Lion
Big, yellow
Running, chasing, biting
Jungle, Africa, bone, stick
Jumping, playing, fetching
Small, brown
Dog

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