The Sisters Don't Exactly Watch

While the boys play, the sisters try to find a way to pass the time. During the last game, I was invited to play "sharks and meadows" with them. I didn't have the heart to correct them and explain that it's "minnows". Tonight, they went on an excursion to collect pine cones. It started pretty tame and quickly escalated to a serious task. They started by filling their hats. Then, they grabbed my backpack and started filling it up. When they couldn't find any more cones on the ground they took to the trees. Lily climbed the fence and started yanking them off the trees. At one point, I caught her using a scrap piece of metal she found and was tossing in the air to shake them loose. Whew! I'm glad I caught that one.

While this was happening, the boys were hitting and fielding well. They had a good game and narrowly beat the Indians 8-7.