Go Sox

This morning, as I was giving Elsie her breathing treatment, we were watching this eight-minute on-demand video called (erroneously) Baby Genius, in which they sing nursery rhymes and stuff. Not really genius material, but it does help keep the lass distracted from the fact that I'm holding a breathing mask over her nose and mouth.

Anyway, as the kids on screen were singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," Declan asked, "Daddy, do you love the Red Sox?"

"Yes, son, do you?"

"Oh yes."

He must have known, intuitively, that with their win over Tampa Bay last night the Sox are now tied for first in the AL East. Tonight Beckett takes the mound and with another win they leap into first. It’s worth noting – mainly for Kaleigh’s sake – that the Yankees are nine games back.

In more important news, Elsie realized this morning that walking and standing gives her a better angle for patting the dog's head:


This photo, by the way, makes me realize how monochromatic the back room is. We're gearing up to redo it though, so we can fix that...