July 22-23

Went to the care center on Monday morning to get my mother officially enrolled and admitted, later in the afternoon I was informed that she would be discharged from the hospital to the center at 5:30. The center is on the west side of town, I went over a little after 6:00. They were getting her situated in bed as I arrived so she could have only been there a few minutes before I was. On Tuesday I met with our broker to sign off on the check for the first month, it's a costly proposition but it simply is necessary because there is no way she can be at home under the current circumstances. She needs to be where she can receive proper rehab, therapy and nutrition from trained professionals. Over the years she saved and invested wisely, she's not a millionaire but she isn't a pauper either. She's at a point now where the money is needed and it's for a good purpose. I guess you could make a case that we're spending my inheritance but I don't care about that right now, it's not my money until she's gone and the idea is to postpone that as long as we can. On Tuesday night I was at the ballpark, the Barnstormers hosted the Somerset Patriots. In a way it felt good to be there in a effort to get my mind on other things, it didn't really work but I had to try. The Patriots took a 1-0 lead in the first, K.C. Hobson's two-run home run in the bottom of the second put the the home team up 2-1. Somerset tied it in the fourth and went ahead 4-2 in the fifth, in the bottom of the ninth Andrew Aplin's two-run single pulled the Stormers even. In the tenth each team batted with a runner on second to start the inning (one of several new rules the league has been experimenting with), Somerset was unable to cash in but the Barnstormers did. Devon Torrence was the baserunner with nobody out, he advanced to third on a hit by Hobson. On the return throw to the infield the Patriots tried to catch Torrence off base, the throw sailed down the left field line as Torrence raced home with the wining run. Nate Reed (ex-Stormer recently resigned as a free agent) started on the hill, Scott Shuman (the last of six relievers used) was the winning pitcher. The series continues with single games on Wednesday and Thursday. Take care, thanks for reading.