Greetings from Ludlow Mass. We’re down here for a lacrosse tournement. Gabe drove us part of the way downon the interstate through pouring rain. He’s a great driver. I get to sit in the back and relax,,

Caught this goofy sentiment on a car at one of the resstops..

We got down to Amherst around 11.. It was absolutely pouring..  .. The fields were covered with water.. but the nice thing is the heat had broken..

Miraculously, the rain stopped just as the first of Gabes 3 games began and the weather behaved the rest of the day.  Photos form the gae are on the other camera.. but it went well !. Gabe had a good day as did the team.. . I do like these tournesys as folks come from all over the us to play.. and still, no one keeps score. I do like this game.

The games finished aroun 7.. then we had a 30 minute drive to the hotel. By the time we ewre cleaned up, we were all starving. We walked sown the street totto a chineese place that turned our to be a real treat.. the place was excelelnt.. there were 13 of us ..   (the french always had a batchelor frend.. a quatarsieen   they could invite at the last minute to change an unlucky 13 to 14,,,

We ended the dinner with a surprise birthday salute to almost 8 year old Belle

We dropepd the kids off t the hotel and the adults plus Belle walked a few blocks to get ice cream

In the half hour we were gone the boys had gotten into some funny mischief.. they’d created their own fight club.. They were boxing in the corridor wearing their LAX helmets and gloves… and filing it ..  One of the boys  (gabe, i think) almost knowcked out noen of the others..

By the time we got home they were watching it all on tvour hotel room     It was hilarious. 

Now watching a a scary movie in the room with Diane and Gabe… life down’t get much better,.
night folks. Nite Sam.. we’re thinking of you..
-me