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the kostels played in a benfit tournament this weekend and had a great time. the team dressed as "christmas". each game was 6 innings with each inning having a 'twist'. the first inning you got 1 pitch and that was it. 2nd inning throw with oppiste had, 3rd innin infeild and out feild switch, 4th inning run oppisite way ( 3rd was 1st ete...) 5th inning hit off a tee, 6th inning you had a ghost runner. and the 5th batter always carried a pumpkin, and if they scored the team got an extra 3 runs. It was great fun and all procedes went to a great cause. cant wait till next year!

HAPPY FALL!!

it's fall and it feels like it!!! hope every one enjoyed there summer because it's officially over! So who else has started their christmas shopping? Yep i have. Last year was such a busy time, with dads illness and all, that i thought i'd get a jump on things this year. I love christmas and last year was just not the year to celebrate. (with good reason)
Mom is doing well. Her brother inlaw came to visit this last week and sounds like they had a good time. Her friend Joanie continues to keep her busy and she even has a little social group she goes out to lunch with once a week. She has been thinking back to this time last year, which makes her a little sad, but that is to be expected. On a funny note.... Darrick was taking a shower the other day and said all of a sudden it got SUPER cold in the bathroom...he figured it was just dads spirit stopping in to say 'HI'. Darrick said, out loud no less, 'Vern you mind stopping by when i have some clothes on' and just like that the coldness disappeared. i no we're looking into it a bit but seriously how cute!!! Another funny story. Lizzy and I are getting ready to make Lefsa, ya thats right Lefsa...from scratch...any way we're talking and she goes ' yeah, dad told me to make the lefsa thinner...' Darrick and I both stopped what we were doing and just looked at her...i finally said ' dad talks to you?' she's like no no last year he said that. we just laughed because I talk to dad all the time and he doesn't talk back to me...I was going to be pissed if he was just talking to her...ok maybe you had to be there for that funny story but it was funny!!!