Congratulations to Michael

Michael I'm so very proud of you and how hard you have worked

 to improve your baseball skills over the last few years.

Yesterday you got the news you were hoping for and

 I'm happy to announce the Michael has made it

 on to the All-Star Baseball Team for 2012.



Miami Heat Are The NBA Champions!!!

Congratulations to the Miami Heat.

These three players to me show great

Determination, Dedication and Sportsmanship.

They played as a Team,

and played for their Team, Coaches and Fans.

They are greatly deserving of this Championship.



Baseball Dreams

Baseball regular season has come to an end with two very exciting games.

Our fourth place Giants beat the first place Yankees

 to advance to the Championship Game. As a sign of the weather this season

 our Championship Game was postponed on Saturday due

 to the Mother Nature and her showers of love.

Rescheduled and played on Sunday the Blue Jays

won a hard fought battle. The final score was 2-0 for the Blue Jays.

If only our bats were a little hotter.

Now comes Summer Ball.....this is the most committed year

Michael has had so far. He is hoping to get a spot on this year's All-Star team.

He has made it through 2 rounds of cuts. Now he will play 3 games and

 have 2 practices and then on Sunday the final four player cuts will be made and the

 team will be solidified. I hope so much for him to have the best experience ever.

So if you are looking for me over the next few weeks

 I will be at the ball park cheering on the All-Stars

Just follow the BBQ Spitz.

One of my Best Gifts Ever!

The other day I received this precious little Gnome from my friend Kandice.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

I have been actively looking for a Gnome to hang with.

I almost bought one at an antique shop just off the I-5

 in Washington State last month.

The only thing that stopped me was its size.

It was just too big to tuck into my camera bag

and take on the road with me.

This little guy is just the right size (4" tall)

 to carry with me on all sorts of adventures

and to capture with my camera lens.

I'm sure a mini album will be in the works very soon.

Custom Card

I was asked to create a custom card.

Here are the parameters:

- must be an extra large card for lots of signatures

- it is being given for a 50th Wedding Anniversary

 - must have a cruising theme because that is the gift.

I stressed out just a little bit but in the end I was very happy

with my creation and so was the person who made the request.