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Unique Life. Hot Mess. Family Love. Sweet Times.

A Blog of the Ups and Downs & Ins and Outs of a Unique Kind of Life. A life of MiLB/ MLB Baseball and the People in it. A Blog of an over 50 Gravity Touched Hot Mess whose strange sense of humor keeps her going. A Blog of two people who adore their family! A Blog with food ideas from a self proclaimed Foodie. A Blog to encourage the tired, frazzled, aka Normal Women & men of all ages and remind them how Extremely Valuable they are!
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Sharing the Boss Crown!

9/30/2014

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When the season is over my heart screams, "We are home!"
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I'm so excited to see the family!! I'm not too thrilled that I live in a state that doesn’t participate in Autumn🙁🍂.
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Funny People!
Then the same "stuck in first gear" & "can't shift my brain into drive" feelings start to show up. When the kids were younger I would almost panic when this part of the process would start! I would look at the vehicle filled with our stuff and feel totally overwhelmed!
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Thinking...
I knew what was coming--several days of putting stuff away-- and then my frenzied clean out spree would begin! Now I just laugh at myself and the "busy bee" mentality. But with little kids it was almost counter-productive! The kids loved playing in the packing boxes for weeks!! If I had just taken a deep breath and said, "Whoa Angie!, One thing at a time!"--I know I would've been more pleasant to be around!
I also struggled with taking off My Crown and sharing it with Storm. I had been CEO during the season and now he was around everyday--all the time!! It was a process we had to sit down and talk about several times over the years. We are neither one big proponents of "roles" in a marriage. We have found in our marriage that we each have our strengths and those are the things we focus on doing. Storm is far better at keeping the laundry going and long term plans than I am. I am better at spontaneous parties and kids schedules! Lol!
For us, we found our strength patterns for the off season and went from there. It wasn't smooth everyday, but it was a start! I am slightly..ok, big time bossy! Needless to say, it took some time for me to "share My Crown"with Storm. As the kids got older, we re-assessed and kept moving forward.
Even at this stage of our lives, I still have a tendency to want to have a Frenzied Clean Out Party when we get home after the season! I'm still learning to take a moment to breathe-- to hug all those precious people, knowing all that stuff in the van can wait.
Yes, I'm still bossy, but improving on the teachable scale! We cannot read each other's mind! Communication is the key!
Some of the "bumps of off-season" just take time to smooth out. As we begin to get into a rhythm life begins to flow! Change is a major stress in life whether it's a good one or bad one. Our bodies don't know the difference. Our little guys feel it too! Take care of yourselves! Breathe deep! Hug each other often! Find the humor in the everyday mess! Take your foot off the accelerator! Its all going to be ok!
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Side Note:
One of the things I've always done that helps me shift gears is to pull out my Fall decor! Giving the house a Mini Makeover offers me a visual change of a "new season"!🎃
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Sweet As A Peach!

9/30/2014

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Storm & I are so excited about the upcoming arrival of our Grandbaby girl, Abigail! We had a wonderful time celebrating her amazing parents, Zach & Emily--and her precious life at a couples Baby Shower! Family and dear friends shared in our excitement! Baby girl Abby is loved deeply by all!! We can't wait to meet her!!
I had the honor of doing this shower with Amanda Davis. She is our other sweet daughter in law and sis in law of Zach and Emily! It was a blast!!
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The colors were peach, green, and gold. The amazing oval monogram was done by my friend Lauren Atwaters of www.ten23designs.com.
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The proud expectant parents! Zach and Emily Davis. Zach is our firstborn!!
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Sweet As A Peach banner made by Amanda Davis/ sis-in-law!
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Flowers
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More fun!
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Corn Tamale Cakes with Peach Salsa and fresh Cilantro
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Mini Mac n Cheese
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Tri Color Orzo Salad with Roasted Chicken, Basil, Pine Nuts, Arugula, Dried Cherries & Feta
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Balsamic and Basil Berry Salad
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Burger Sliders & All the Toppings!
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Corn Hole Competition
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The Candy & Dessert Table! Cupcakes by Amanda Davis!
Children are a blessing from The Lord!!
Celebrating them and loving them is one of the greatest gifts in life!
"Jesus loves the little children; All the children of the world; Red and Yellow, Black and White; they're all precious in His sight! Jesus loves the little children of the world!!"
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Long Term Side Effects of Baseball

9/30/2014

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1- Packing for any adventure takes no more than 30 minutes.

2- You can sing the National Anthem of 2 countries: US and Canada. 

3- Your children know and can perform all Airline safety regulations by themselves at an early age.

4- Your ladies of the leagues totally understand you! i.e. extra innings!

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6- Not much ruffles your feathers! 

7- Your wardrobe has at least one t-shirt from every team you've been with! 

8- You've seen more fireworks than the average human! 

9- Rain clouds make you smile!  The thought of a "RainOut" means an unexpected Date Night!!! 

10- You ARE a Global Positioning Satellite! 

11- You have the sleeping patterns of a night shift dock worker & are often unaware of what day it is!

12- You still enjoy nachos at the ballpark!

13- Texting friends at 1:30am is perfectly normal!

14- The friends you meet and merge with are forever. The bond forged is unique and special!


TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME!!



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Grab a Slushy & Sit a While!

9/30/2014

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Remembering....when I bid farewell to the Coin Laundry in Small Town USA! I was doing my last four loads of sheets, towels, and comforters for the 2014 Season in Kodak TN!
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All season I'd come to the Coin Laundry and done our clothes and met a new person every time! One thing we all all agreed on that we had in common was that we really didn’t want to be there! LOL! However, it isn't all bad when you are done with ALL your laundry in an hour vs. an all day project! I guess those big silver drums had a silver lining!

My trips to the laundromat were snapshots of the many different faces of society. I've been entertained by small children and the elderly. The flirty older gentlemen are quite the characters!! The local gossip keepers were the best source of information. Eye rolling teenage girls stuck helping their moms do laundry caused me to giggle!! The little cuties who like to put dollars in the change machine were so inquisitive! The ever present History Channel on the television taught me about the Real Big Foot & everything else I might need to know! The local Sonic had the best Slushy for keeping hydrated and cool!
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I've was blessed to listen to a lot of life stories. Some are quite entertaining...and some are just sad. It seems talking to a complete stranger in the laundromat brings a relief to some folks & puts a small smile on their tired faces. It reaffirmed to me that listening to someone's Story is one of the best acts of kindness we can give! Being available to people in their messy times is something we can do. By the Grace of God, Ive been a giver and recipient of that kind of life story refreshing moment. ❤️
Unfortunately, I was unable to go out with the 75 year old man who asked so politely... But by God's Grace I hope a smile did cross his precocious face!
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We Said I DO!

9/29/2014

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Yes, we were high school sweethearts! I've actually known who he was since we were 5 years old! In the fifth grade I changed schools, and there he was again! When we were 15 he told me he was going to marry me one day. I laughed really hard! Next thing I know we're dating...even after he had to eat his words of, 'I'll never date a redhead!'
Right after graduation Storm left for rookie ball in Bluefield WV with the Baltimore Orioles! I didn't know how much you could miss someone until these baseball years began. His next stop was 1A ball in Miami, FL. Five days after the season ended we were married! September 6, 1980!
Our first assignment as a married couple was 2A ball in Charlotte, NC!! I had a lot to adjust to that year!! The next spring we hopped in the truck and rode to Rochester, NY for AAA ball! It was so cold for these FL kids!! We spent three weeks in AAA and then Storm was called up to the big leagues with the Baltimore Orioles! We were 20!

We were blessed to spend 13 years in MLB with 5 teams and many great memories and friends. Storm was honored to be part of 2 WSChampionships and 1 ALChampionship. We had 3 precious babes during those years. Zachary Storm (1985/Baltimore) ; Caleb Michael (1988/Jacksonville); Erin Angeline (1989/Oakland).
Storm retired in 1994. During the retirement years we stayed involved with our kids. While in their high school years , God grew our family, & we had the honor of becoming guardians to Stephanie and Justin.
The kids are all grown now. My how time flies! All are married and most are busy making us grandparents! We love having GRANDBABES! 💗
After the nudging of our firstborn Zach..encouraging his Dad to rise to his skill set, we have returned to baseball! Storm returned to coaching with MiLB as a Pitching Coach. We are thankful for this new time in our lives. We are enjoying our adventure and challenges together!...most days! I can't think of anyone else I'd rather be doing this journey with!!
God is good!❣
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Our Off Season 

9/29/2014

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It's almost time for the "off-season"! Baseball will be over for this year. However, that doesn't mean sports for The Davis Family are over---no ma'am!
Our little Davis Family toted children to many a baseball game in their young lives. After Storm retired as a MLB player, our thriving off-spring began playing their own games of choice. As they got into high school, the boys settled on football and the girls settled on basketball! There was never a shortage of games to attend! College years brought football for two of the boys ---so it was off to those games we would go, too!
During all those years of being toted to his game or her game, I watched these great kids support and cheer for each other!! They understood the meaning of family and team! I applaud them and cherish those memories dearly!!
Now two of the boys, Zach and Caleb, coach HS Football. One in FL and one in WV. The siblings, as their adult schedules allow, still catch a game, cheer for the coach, and ask their Dad where we're going for dinner! I continue to applaud their precious hearts!! I am a blessed wife, mom, and Mimi!!
Our "off season" really isn't off! It is scheduled by going to watch football, play with grandbabes, dinners with family and friends, and the holiday season! And I like it!!​
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THIS Never Gets Old!

9/29/2014

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From Newlywed to Grandparent; from Rookie to Veteran; from an Oriole to a Tiger; from Starter to Reliever; from Player to Coach; I still find this man really cute in his baseball uniform!!
His heart always strives to be the best at everything he does--Husband, Dad, Papa, & Coach...This just never gets old!
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    Grace Received. Married to my best friend for 36 years. Baseball Wife. Mom & Mimi. Love to Laugh. Love people's stories! Love Thursdays, Cupcakes, Jazz, Brussel Sprouts & Wet Baby Kisses!

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