Vegas 10/25 and 10/26

Guest Blogger- Grandma Smith [actually, just Lazy Blogger editing Grandma's email message as a post]:

Dad had a sore shoulder when he tried to catch a double play ball at 2nd base. [We've seen the left-hand batting Smith turn several double plays from second base; these Jackalopes rival the White Sox! Or maybe the runners are a little slower than they used to be, but probably the former.] He fell onto his left shoulder, but otherwise he's happy and chatty (spends a lot of time at the pool with the guys). [Who knew Jackalopes were such hydrophilic creatures? Or maybe beer-philic...]

Vickie and Marv Ayres came to town to visit us! [Ayres are friends from Morton - part of the infamous "Culture Club."] They arrived yesterday with Marv's brother who lives in Illinois. They will take Dennis to the airport tomorrow to go back home, then Ayres will leave for their home on Fri morning. They will meet us at the ballpark this afternoon to see Dad's second game, the Pheasants, who are the 60 and over team. We haven't seen them play, so it will be fun to see the difference between 50+ and 60+. His Jackalopes team is playing even as we speak--8:45 game. [Both Jackalopes and Pheasants won, the 60+ers beat the pants off a Denver team: 20+ to 6 or so. Most of the team members are enjoying the watering hole this afternoon. And the Jackalopes believe they owe their victory to the many beers enjoyed at the Hoffbrau Haus last night. Their coach may not agree, as it took them several innings to realize their game began at 8:15, not 12:15.]

We called Aunt Jessie and Uncle Lee on our way to Denver on Sunday afternoon(they're near Tampa, for those of you who don't know). They had buttoned down the hatches and were prepared to wait out the storm. They wouldn't have left home unless ordered to do so. They are all ok.

No rain in the forecast. My goodness they make a big deal out of it here!!