The next time I blog on this date I will be 77 years old!!!---Take me out to the ball game

Norma and Wayne as you enter the ball park

A pano view of the game

That will be a strike!

You can sit on the grass in the sun for only $26!

As the game goes on I wonder if this gal is reading about the history of baseball???

Norma, Wayne and I went to the Twins game yesterday.  Terry was feeling a bit under the weather so she stayed at home.  It was a beautiful day for an afternoon at the park.  The Twins won 4-1 but who really cares in a spring training game?  If you look closely at picture two you can see that one can walk around the entire ball field.  I did that and it was very evident that many if not most come to the game not so much to watch but to visit, walk around and EAT!  Of course Norma and Wayne do not get to many games and they had never been to Hammond Field so they insisted they treat.  Wayne had a hot dog and beer for $14.50.  Norma and I had a soda and hot dog which cost $10.50!  A Bud Light which I never buy but I think you can get a 12 pack for about $10 on sale.  At the park 12 Bud Lights would set you back $96 at $8 a can!!!

It was a fun afternoon.  We did leave at the end of the 7th inning and had close to a half mile walk to our car.  We had NO traffic as we left.  By the way it was $10 to park as well!

I figure if you had a family of 2 adults and 4 children going to the park and each had a dog and drink that would set the family budget back $260 and that is to watch a game where the regulars may not start or if they started they may play less than half the game!  Folks, that is America!!!

Norma and Wayne (the Johnsons) packed their car and headed out about 10 this morning.  It was a fun visit from special friends.  It was a downer that Terry just was not feeling well but she did take in our outings to the Turtle Club and the Fish House.  With a stomach that was not doing well she did not order food but was part of the conversation.  The Johnsons will get back to Tampa early afternoon and then head out from there Monday for the tundra north again.  I really should not say that as the next 10 days in Minnesota will see temps in the 40s which is a real teaseing of spring however I suspect one should not expect that kind of weather from now to May.

I did play tennis this morning.  The Saturday group is a mix of 3.0 and 3.5 players.  It is certainly a fun 90 minutes.  Karl and I lost our first set 2-6 and then we changed partners.  Dave and I fell behind 2-5 but came back to win 7-6 as time expired.  

My team is down 3 players this Wednesday so there will be an opportunity for one of the players to be on the court who has not played yet.  We have 3 matches left which means we have 9 courts left.  I am hopeful of winning 5 or 6 of them.  Either way it should be fun.  We finish up on Wednesday, March 18.

Starting tomorrow we should see our temps go into the 80s agains so I am looking forward to being in the pool again.  It may be warm enough to enjoy by Monday PM.

Enough for this afternoon.  I made FP for Wayne and Norma this morning and made 2 pots so we all would have enough and of course that started the day right.  The egg bake we made was enough for breakfast Friday and Saturday so breakfast was easy.  Tomorrow I may go back to my eggs, sausage and  hash browns.