Ashley is graduating Sunday June 8th from Hebron HS. She has had a great HS career and is looking forward to furthering her education in Baltimore next fall. If you would like, please here her a note at her graduation website. Here she is standing next to the project that won a competition hosted by Goss Michael Foundation.
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It's never easy to say goodbye - especially to someone you've known for 10+ years. There is no way to keep the strong feelings as time passes. There are always questions of "what if" or "did I make the right decision". However, the day will come for 99.9999% of the boys playing baseball when they stuff their glove into the bag for the last time. And so, an era comes to end in the Hammer house for Wes.

Wes' school, Hebron, qualified for 3 boys events in this years Texas Relays - a well known invitational track meet. Wes was fortunate to run in all three: 4x100, 4x200 and the Distance Medley Relay (DMR) [1200, 400, 800, 1600m]. It was a very exciting trip down to Austin with great performances by HS, college and professional runners.

Last year, I made a mad dash down to Houston to see my daughter Ashley's work in the state art competition. It was a great experience seeing her work compared to some of the best from Texas. I sure appreciate the help she received from her instructors inspiring her to dig deep both in heart and hard work. It was a huge success that has helped her gain the confidence to pursue Art as a field of study in the coming year.

Yesterday was a fine day. It started with taking Wes to the Physical Therapist to work on his hand. I then get a call from Amy informing me that Paul has gotten a migraine. The weather here was in great flux Mon/Tue - 70 to snow is about 24 hours. So, I worked from home and around 4pm I decided to participate in the Democratic primary. First, I have never voted in a primary. Second, I typically vote Republican though I am an Independent. It was very exciting for me.