Our Trip to Cary, North Carolina

Michael and I had a great time while we were in Cary, North Carolina.  As stated in a previous post, we were there as my son Michael who is 13 years old was trying out for the USA International Baseball team.  This was the second  round of tryouts. This was more of a showcase than a tournament.  Sure the kids played baseball games, each team played four games.  The games were played so the scouts could see the abilities of each player.  The ages were 14-17 years old, my son being one of the youngest kids there.

The best of the best baseball players were there so the games were really good!!  Michael's name was on the scouts list as one of the players to watch out for.  Michael did what he knows best and played his best up until the last game that was played on Sunday.  Michael was in the bull pen warming up with his pitching as he was going to pitch the next inning.  As he was in the bull pen, he "tweeked" his back and could barley move.  He told his coach what happened and Michael was pulled from the pitching position (the scouts wanted to see him pitch one more time).  Michael was next to bat and he ripped the ball up the gap between first and second base.  He could barley run up the first base line to get to first base, he was in severve pain!  He got out at first and everyone could see the awful pain he was in even the scouts.

(This is Michael #57, 5'9 tall, 180 pounds, not an ounce of fat on his body!)

Michael was having back pain before we left, he's  had it for about two months now.  We've been to his sports docotor and many tests have been run to figure out what is causing his back to "tweek" (it stiffens up).  All the tests have come back negative.  He's been going to physical therapy 2 times a week and doing his exercises at home.  His doctor said he may be going through another growth spurt which could be causing the problem (humm, not to sure I agree with that).

My husband received a call today from the one of the coaches who will be coaching the USA International Team.  He said that  he was really impressed with Michael and was one of the best kids out there in the showcase and  Michael was their number one pick but  due to the fact that  Michael had gotten injuried, he is the first alternate on the team.  Which means he didn't make the team per say.  Each team consists of 24 players.  If one of the kids backs out then Michael will be on the team. 
I have to say, that my husband and I are not upset about the news.  We would rather concentrate on Michael getting better than him playing on the baseball team (although Michael doesn't see it that way).  Plus if Michael made the team he would have to miss 10 days of school, yep 10 days, that's a whole lot of school to miss!!  Michael is still young and has a long baseball career ahead of him.  He has been gifted with the most amazing talent and athletic ability, these things can't be taught, you either have it or you don't, and Michael certainly has it!!
Thank-you all for reading as I bragged about my son, we are so proud of all his accomplishments and love him to pieces!!

Make it a great day, Janice

My Mini HP & Cary, North Carolina

Wednesday morning my oldest son (Michael, age 13) and I fly out to Cary, North Carolina and will return home Sunday evening. This is the second round of tryouts for the USA Baseball National Team. I won't go into all the details just in case your not a baseball or sports fan. But this is huge and a honor that my son made the first tryout which was in California. If he makes this second round of tryouts, then we'll be off to Tampa Florida for the third and final round which will be held the second week in October. If Michael makes the third round then they will immediately fly to Ecuador, South America where they will play baseball for 10 days, playing against different teams. Not every baseball player can tryout for this team. You have to be the best of the best and be invited to attend.

With all of this traveling and being away from home for extended periods of time, my husband and I decided to get a Mini HP from Verizon. I have to stay connected don't ya know, hahaha, and keep up with my blog. The Mini HP is a mini laptop, just perfect for what I need it for.

I've wanted a laptop for such a long time and I'm so excited to finally have one!

Ohh, can't you see my fingers just typing away on these big nice keys! Yep, love everything about it!
I bought a nice carrying case for it with lots of pockets, this will be a carry on for the plane ride.

I hope to post on my blog while I'm there and share my trip with you. Not sure how much time I will have to travel around as this trip isn't about me, haha. I've never been to Cary, North Carolina, have you?

Ok, I just had to have some pretty picture on this post,:))

I found some antique shops while I was online looking for things to do in North Carolina and I do plan on stopping at them.

If any of you know of any fabulous places to see or things to do, please leave a comment on my post, I'm open to any suggestions.

Time to double check all the luggage (again) to make sure everything is packed.

I'll be posting real soon, Janice