God Is Good

Please take a minute and go over to The Stones family blog. Their latest post is very touching and inspiring. Her husaband, Ricky Stone, was with the Reds organization previously. He was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in August '08.

HAPPY EASTER! He Is Risen!

John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.

Mark 16:1-8

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "

It Costs How Much??

So let me start off by saying, I can't stand to be taken advantage of. Honesty is key!

When we were in Florida for Spring Training and looking for a place to stay for the month and a half that we would be there, we met this lady who also had a residence here in Ky that she said she would have available for the time that we would be here for the season. She offered it to us for $2400 (which there is no way that we would pay) and said that it was a 3 bedroom, furnished apt in downtown Louisville. Obviously, if we did take something like this, we would need roommates to split the rent. But, that wasn't the way we wanted to go.

Anyway, she said if we were interested to let her know.

Talking to one of the other wives, we found out she offered it to them for $1800.

I wasn't at all happy about this. I was rather ticked!

Come to find out, the owner had offered it to 3 other people all for 3 different prices ranging from $1100-$1500. Why was is offered to us for so much more you ask? That reason is what ticks me off the most.

It was offered to us for so much because we mentioned we were with the Cincinnati Reds for Spring Training and by that she assumed that we were loaded and could afford anything.

This is not the case.

I'm so glad that I didn't recommend this place to someone else. Hopefully I have saved someone else from being taken advantage of.

Opening Night Recap - Not Too Shabby

Last night was Opening Night at Louisville Slugger Field. And we lost. But, Luis did his part. His first AB was a walk and his second AB was a HR! Not a bad way to start the season!

The weather was beautiful to start out. A little overcast, but nice. As the evening went on, the rain began to fall and it got very cool! We lasted until the 8th inning before heading downstairs to the family room.

Last night, we caught up with wives from last year and met some new wives coming in for this year. We met Baby Chase. A new addition to our little baseball family. He was adorable. I could have brought him home with me! Luis and I plan on babysitting sometime this season, he just doesn't know it yet! ;)

Tonight is another game. The 2nd of 142. I'm so excited the season had started again. I love my days with Luis and the girls and the evenings to sit and watch baseball games and chat with the girls. Or as I hear it said once " sitting with the other hens in the hens nest."

Opening Night is Tonight!

So, another baseball season is about to begin. Tonight is opening night. We are starting this season in AAA Louisville. We are so excited to see what this year brings. Luis will be starting tonight and playing 2nd base. The weather is going to be very cool and rainy. But, because we are so dedicated (lol) we will still be there and bundled up! I can't wait. It's going to be so exciting.

I'm looking forward to seeing some friends that I haven't seen since the end of the season last year. It will be nice to see what everyone has been up to and what's new. My friend had a baby and we are very excited to get to meet him for the first time. I'm sure it's going to be a long night!

We are really excited to be back in Louisville. Not only to be in AAA, but the city is beautiful. Spring is in the air and the trees are starting to change. You don't get to see the change in the seasons on Fl. And that is something I really miss when we are gone. It should be beautiful over the next few weeks.

Here is to a new season, new friends, old riends and lot's of baseball!

Reds vs Furture Game 4.4.09

Sorry I have been missing in action the past week. Things have been so crazy, I just haven't had time to hardly stop and think. Here is a re-cap of the last week with the Bolivars...

Spring training for the Reds wrapped up April the 4Th. However, it was over for us April 2ND. Luis found out on Monday March 31st that he was invited to play in the Reds vs Futures game on April 3d and 4Th. He was invited to play on the Reds side. This was a honor. Especially after the productive spring training that Luis had. He really felt like things are paying off.

Of course since Luis got invited to play in the games, he had to travel with the team. The Reds flew out the morning of the 3RD. And of course, this meant that I got to drive back from Florida by myself with the girls. So, I spend all day Wednesday packing up the truck and getting an oil change. And whatever other odd things needed to be done. I left at and made the 12hr drive to Chattanooga where we spent the night with our great friends. Of course, no trip goes un-eventful. About 30 minutes after getting on the highway, my youngest threw up all over the back seat. Poor thing. There was no warning. Just up it came. Then about an hour later it happened again, and again, and again. After that, it was pretty much out of her system. Thank God! Except getting a little lost in Atlanta, all the remainder of the trip went well and we arrived in Chatt about 7:45 ish. We spent the evening with our friends catching up and the kids played until about 12am. It was a really relaxing evening to end a pretty long day.

Here is all the kids taking a time out long enough for me to take a group picture.


We took our time Friday. There was really no reason to be up early and heading out at the crack of dawn. I had a 7hr trip to Dayton. The kids wanted to play some more. So we left Chattanooga about noon. It was sad to leave our friends. We don't get to see them that much and we really enjoy our time together when we see them. Hopefully we see them again, soon!!!

Bye friends!!


I made it home about 7:30ish. The trip went perfect. It was so nice to be home.

The guys played in NC the night of the third, flew to Cincinnati after the game and then stayed the night in Cincinnati. Then the team drove to Dayton the morning of the 4th. The game on the 3rd of April was in North Carolina. This is where the AA team will play now. They are no longer playing in Chattanooga. Which we were bummed to hear. I know we aren't playing there, but we really liked Chattanooga. We are thinking about maybe making it home one day. It's a very family friendly town and there is so much to do. We love it there! Anyway, Luis was 0 for 1 in the game with a walk. The Reds lost horribly. Something like 9-0 I think.

The game on the 4Th was on my home town of Dayton, Ohio. My Mom, Aunt and Uncle were able to go. It was really exciting for them to be there. We went early to watch the guys take batting practice. Game started at 3:05. We got there at 1:00 I think. the weather was a little cool, but great baseball weather. We took our blankets and snuggled up.

The Reds won and the best part of all, Luis hit a home run with 1 man on. It was awesome. By the time it hit the back screen behind center field, Luis was already rounding third. It all happened to fast. Luis said he was running to fast because he didn't think it was going to go over, so he was trying to make a triple out of it. By the time he made it to third, it had hit the screen. It was pretty sweet! He was on such a high after that. It made everything worth it.

Here are a few pics from the game in Dayton. Enjoy!