July from Jessica - Baseball practice

 

This is unusual - to be posting envelopes in the month they arrived. There were a few 4th of July themed envelopes. Some people enclose a note saying that they never know what to do in July - because the lists come out on the day after the holiday. I don't think we need to be strict about the calendar. This idea, from Jessica could easily be a birthday envelope - or anything celebratory. Little squares and curly-cues are two of my go-to doo-dads to spiff up any idea. As you may recall - I just did that with two of the Goodnight Moon envelopes. I added little square houses and little yellow doors - which were rectangles - but it's the same design idea. 

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I never expected to have something wildly exciting (and on-topic) to report from Ben's baseball practice. Ben is my 9-yr old grandson. I dropped him off for a practice and did not need to stay because he was getting a ride home. When he got home and I asked how the practice had gone he said, "Well, it wasn't an actual practice. We practiced our signatures."

Me:  What?????? You mean like signing your name?

Ben: Yes. Coach thought we should know how to sign baseballs.

Me:  Did he make everyone sign in cursive?

Ben: No. He said we could do whatever we wanted.

Well --- it warmed my heart that a coach would even think to have 9 year olds practice signing baseballs. Nothing like building confidence in youngsters by assuming they are going to be star athletes. The next day, as I gave Ben and a friend who is on a different team a ride to baseball camp - I suggested Ben tell Logan about what Ben's team had practiced. "Signatures," said Ben. "Why??" said Logan. And they proceeded to discuss at what level you start signing autographs. They think maybe college....

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Yesterday - I added the photo and story about Ben - and I meant to add it to this post - but clearly, I did not. Ooops.