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| Play Day at the Little League World Series! |
We were very excited to see Ben's new home. We enjoyed staying with him for the past week. Since he had just recently moved his things from Texas, there was still plenty of unpacking and settling in to turn it from a house into a home.
Thanks to an estate sale, a couple of thrift stores and of course Wal-Mart we left very satisfied with what we had accomplished. We both also learned quickly that we hadn't used our "domestic muscles" in a few years. While Ben was working we were up and down a step ladder a couple of billion times. Using a manual screwdriver over and over led us both to finding some muscles we hadn't used in a while. It made us appreciate being intentionally homeless even more!
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| Ben's Place! |
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| Taking a break from the step ladder and the screwdriver |
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| Ben's dog, Allie never lifted a paw to help but she did keep us company! |
Of course with Ben around it's never going to be "all work and no play". His current off days are Tuesday and Wednesday. On those days we did some fun and exciting things. We enjoyed going down to the really cool city of Pittsburgh on Tuesday afternoon. He bought a book called "101 Things to Do in Pittsburgh Before You Die". There's plenty of things left, but we managed to check a few of them off the list.
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| Chowing down at Gaucho's......the food was amazing...………. |
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| Shopping in the strip district (most stores close early, go before 6 PM)…...…. |
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| Seeing the Mr. Rogers statue (he was a Pittsburgh native)…………... |
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| taking in a Pirates game (right now they're a bad team with a really great stadium). Four of the 101 Things To Do In Pittsburgh Before You Die |
We took all of Wednesday off and drove over to Williamsport, home of the Little League World Series. I had watched this annual event on TV many times and often thought that it would be fun to see it in person. Although the particular game we saw isn't going to go down as a classic, taking in the sights and sounds were great. If you go, be sure to set aside a little time to take in the World of Little League Museum. It does a great job chronicling the evolution of the little league baseball organization from it's beginning in Williamsport in 1939 to it's present status. Currently Little League is played in over 80 countries and has expanded to include a softball and "challenger" division for children with special needs. Don't miss seeing the cardboard baseball glove that a boy from Uganda made out of cardboard. The craftsmanship was amazing and appreciating his desire to have a glove so he could play baseball brought a tear to my eye. Hopefully they gave him a real leather glove before taking the one he made to display in the museum!
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| Williamsport from the Bald Eagle Overlook just outside of town |
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| It's a very "fan friendly" event and it's free! |
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| It would have been fun to sit on the outfield hill, but it was a little sunny and hot! |
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| Japan vs S. Korea two of the international powerhouses |
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| The glove is made completely of cardboard! |
It was a great day and the drive across the beautiful, green rolling hills of western Pennsylvania left us looking forward to exploring the state more on future visits. Most of the work of helping Ben get settled in is behind us, so the next adventures will be mostly play and a little work!
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| Kicking back for a few minutes at Kozy Rest |
