Not So Hot

According to the Weather Channel, our high in Wisconsin Rapids today was 89 degrees at 2:45 p.m. That's exactly the time the Rapids Rage 13 & Under team was playing their second game of the day ... and still hoping for their first win.

Yes, it was a hot one today! Our games... not so hot.

The first game at 10 a.m. was already toasty. Thankfully, there was a consistent breeze or it would have been brutal.

Sort of like the 2 games.

We lost the first one 8-4 and the second one 7-4. So we went 0-3 for the tourney, which means we won't be playing in any championship rounds tomorrow. When, by the way, it is forecast to be even warmer. I'd still rather be playing.

Too bad Carter's bat was not as hot as the temperature. Too bad no one else's was either. We kept the games somewhat competitive but we struggled. The boys were hanging their heads but their moods improved when they went to one of their teammate's houses and cooled off in his pool. Nice.

While Carter did that, Jim stayed at the ballpark to help with field maintenance (that's the weekend duty of the tournament hosts) and I came home and made some Mandarin Orange Salad for Colin's graduation party tomorrow (I finished my mints at 10 last night).

Now Carter is watching the Celtics and nursing a sore arm and back. He scraped himself up good, really good, on the slide at the pool. I cleaned it out good with hydrogen peroxide, which he did not enjoy. Hopefully it's enough to prevent infection.

If he starts foaming at the mouth, I'll let you know. Of course, that might keep him cool...