the boys of summer......

i took austen to his second baseball game last night, dad wasn't feeling too well after having a root canal on monday and developing an infection in his jawbone. austen and i had fun but as this first picture shows, he struck out at his first at bat. he was not happy with himself.

the game proved to be a typical fast pitch game played by 8-10 year olds, lots and lots of walks and runs walked in.
and as they are only 8-10 years old, lots and lots of ducking and being hit by pitches.
they ended up with an 11-11 tie, most of the runs on both sides coming from runs walked in. we then watched the end of american idol when we got home. we usually just watch it at the beginning when all the idiots are trying out but we kind of kept up through the news. i think they made a good choice in taylor.

poor don woke up at 3:00 this morning in so much pain from his jaw infection that he went to the emergency room. fortunately, no-one was there so he was home by 4:00 am. a shot of antibiotics and pain killer and he was able to fall back asleep when he got home. i haven't spoken to him yet today so i'm not sure how he feels today. more later.