The Seven of Us

Gosh, summer has really flown by this year. We started our summer ball season in Mid-May and the first game was on May 21st.  Because of rain things began a little slowly but we made up for that later.  Our Little League Team (11 and 12 year-olds) had an interesting season. They started off terrible.  The team was inexperienced, and it showed. But they improved and won the Border League Championship!   Caleb played pitcher, catcher, and shortstop.  His favorite position is pitching (lots of contact and glory).  He also catches, which I enjoy because it's easy on his arm and because he's a great catcher. He knows how to think, he knows where the play is, he knows when to hold the ball and when to throw it, and he's willing to use his body to stop the ball.   The two games I most enjoyed watching Caleb play were a Babe Ruth game in Ovid, during which he caught for ...

This year McKenna decided to play softball. This was the third year she was eligible and the second year she played. She played with her friends Riley, Dawson and Molly from school along with nine or ten other girls.  McKenna's team ended up being very successful: they took second place overall. McKenna played catcher.  She learned a lot and seemed to enjoyit, except on very hot days.    Kenna was also able to try second base and left field this year.  She did realy well batting, too.  Great job, McKenna!

Georgia O'Keefe Ansel Adams Vivaldi Cool breezes Utah mornings and evenings Utah stores (Deseret Book, Zupas, Chuck-a-Rama) Going places Getting home Good books A challenge. Any challenge. Hiking the Y.  I'd do it more often if I could. It's gloriously sweaty and invigorating. Knowing that Jimmer has made a difference. Believing I can make a difference. Visiting old friends. Getting texts from my Young Women. Going visiting teaching. Good movies Great parents My family Lowfat ice cream Paychecks Creating things.  A little talent can be big fun. Robert Frost poems Quiet moments

My dad. McKenna, Isaac and Corbin Taylor and Gramma Droddy Kenna, Ike, and  Tay My parents on an air boat in the Florida Everglades. Dave and Bonnie Droddy, winter 2011, Marco Island, FL

 This post is about Taylor. The photos were taken at her 8th grade promotion on May 25th. One of the things I love most about Taylor is her sense of humor. She's always willing to laugh at herself or to make a goofy, off-the-wall comment about a situation.  Not long ago I'd taken her to Sterling to babysit.  I made a quick stop at Sunmart to check out their sale items (they usually have good deals on meat and cereal).  The line was VERY long and I was worried Taylor would be late, so I sent her a text. She fired back:  "Tell the line that your daughter is in LABOR in the parking lot!"   If I could laugh a little more  would life be a little more light-hearted?  I'm grateful I have a daughter to help me with that. Youth and laughter are great anecdotes for middle-aged and serious.  

Well, summer is here, which means my blog is in trouble for two reasons:  I don't have time to post anything, and I don't have a fast computer to use (unless I want to use Jared's work computer between 10:30pm or 6 am).  This post is really a reminder list for me to use when I do have time to elaborate, but maybe it will keep you updated as well.  *Taylor graduated from 8th grade on May 18th.  In spite of the dress drama, it was a nice ceremony.  She was complimented about her dress many times.  People's reactions were generally, "It was SO nice to see someone in a dress that was appropriate for an eighth grade girl." (Thanks, Stalina, for the dress.) +McKenna, Caleb, and Taylor all finished the school year on the Superintendent's honor roll. +Isaac finished the year reading at Level 15 in his Early Prevention books. He worked really, really hard to get there. He is glad not to have homework.  We are reviewing by reading, doing a math worksheet, ...

I have to admit:  I'm plaigarizing again.  I love this post, not because it's about adoption, though I do think posts about adoption are intesting. Nope, I love this post because it addresses something I think most of us struggle with: allowing ourselves to be offended.  My friend Lia (well, not really my friend, just my cyberfriend) is not LDS.  She struggles with a lot of stuff.  She's very honest (almost blunt). But I love her closing statement. If she can see the need to "drop all charges", then shouldn't I, a member of the Church who professes to believe in the Savior and follow him, also be able to do that?  Food for thought. Everything that follows is from Lia. Enjoy. Thunderbolt. Posted on May 28, 2011 So, I was watching a commercial for ancestry.com, thinking about how Before I would never have thought twice about said commercial, and After I’m like, man, it would suck to be in a closed adoption and see these commercials, the...