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Spring … birds are singing, flowers are blooming and most of all… bats are swinging.

Briar and Brad will play baseball in the Hoxie league this summer and Jarah will play her first year of t-ball. Yesterday, we were all at my Mom’s house for my birthday dinner and decided to practice.

Briar, Brad, Dad, Blake, Georgetta, Jarah and I played catch and then let the kids take turns batting. Briar and Brad have grown quite a lot over the past year – and although they hit the ball well before – they amazed me at how hard they were hitting. Their fielding surprised me, too.

Jarah was just as amazing as the boys. For a six-year-old, she was hitting the ball really well. While fielding, she eagerly tried to catch every ball that came her way. Although we had her way out in outfield, she scared me when Briar hit a line-drive in her direction. She went after the ball and ended up being hit right in the chest. You could hear the thump all the way across the field.

She jumped right up, though, and threw the ball to my dad. I worried that the next time, she wouldn’t be as eager to get the ball. Those worries were soon put to rest. She and the boys raced after every ball hit without any reservations.

I can’t wait for their season to begin!

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It has occurred to me having heard discussion and reading comments on the LawCo. Talk Message Board that it would be helpful to have a volunteer coordinator for the county. This individual would be the contact for groups or individuals who need assistance and for those who are willing to give their time. Part of the problem is there are people who are willing to work, but if they don’t know what needs to be done or how to go about doing it, nothing will be accomplished. If anyone has any ideas about how this might work, please share them on the message board or by e-mailing me at ghunt@thetd.com.

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