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September 25, 2005
Tee Ball
Matthew started playing Tee Ball this past week. It's a small fall league run by our church, with 4 teams. Since it's starting so late in the fall, it will just last 6 weeks, with 8 total games. So far, they have practiced twice, and he loves it! He wanted to play Tee Ball this summer, but we decided to not do it, because it was a big commitment--every Saturday morning for nearly the whole summer. When we found out CFC was forming a league, we were excited to have him play in it.
Their first game is on Wednesday, and I'll post more pictures then. Until that time, here are some pictures of his first practice.
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September 7, 2005
"Cache" Me if You Can
This past weekend, we took advantage of the wonderful weather and spent most of the day outside. The humidity was down, and it was warm, but not too hot, outside. We spent the morning and some of the afternoon trying an activity called Geocaching. This is basically a treasure hunt with a GPS receiver. People hide various containers, and post the GPS coordinates and a hint to find them on a website. Then, you enter those coordinates into a GPS receiver, and go off to try and find the cache.
Some are smaller than a 35mm film canister, while others are around the size of a shoebox and are filled with various trinkets to trade. If you take something, you're supposd to also leave something behind. And there's always a log, where you can record your visit, as well as recording it on the geocaching.com website.
This is turning out to be a very fun activity for us to enjoy as a family. There are many benefits. First of all, it's cheap. The only real expense is the cost of a GPS receiver. I've actually been borrowing one from a friend (thanks, Bob), but entry level models can be had for as little as $90. After that, there's not really any expense at all. Another good thing is that It's an outdoor activity, and can even involve exercise, depending on the terrain where the cache is hidden. I did a cache the other day where I had to walk nearly a mile on a trail to get to the cache. Of course, others are more easily accessible. Regardless, you get fresh air and no TV! The kids enjoy the thrill of finding hidden "treasure", and they get to take something home with them.
Anyway, if you like technology or gadgets, and you like the outdoors, geocaching may be right up your alley--check it out!
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September 6, 2005
The Blog is Not Dead
Okay, months have gone by and I'm wanting to come back to this blog and keep it updated better. I'm planning to add a photo gallery, and give the look an overhaul, to make it something other than the default movable type look and feel. Stay tuned...
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