Today...

is World Autism Awareness Day..... Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the world.... it affects my family... the stats on Autism is staggering... gotta wonder what really is going on with our children....

First day of Softball....

well it was a practice! the season is starting mid april... woohoo... should be fun... have been going to ball since the mid 70s... do i play? no... but i do keep score.. trust me its hard work... keeping 15 women in check!!! my team is pretty good as teams go... most of them actually remember what order they are in... and our league is fun... its Coffee League which was started by Marie Berry, in the 70s... there were other leagues but none for moms with children... it was and still is a very important part of nanaimo... a sign of the times is less teams, more working moms... my eldest daughter Tova is on the team... and there are a quite a few Mom and Daughter, great fun...

this was a pic from our last years wind-up trophy gathering party!! ahem... every year there is a dinner/dance/trophies etc.. for the league... its a lot of fun... btw, the beverage in MY cup is non-alcoholic.. i was the designated driver.. the lush in the front (with the medal around her neck) is well, perhaps u see a family resemblence.. cough cough!!