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About a week ago, Katie announced, "I want a bat!"

Julie immediately shouted, "No!"

Good instinct for self-preservation in that little girl.

However, it appears that from somewhere, Katie has acquired an urge to play baseball. Now at three and a bit years old, she's not ready to actually play ball, but she is able to swing a bat and hit a ball off a tee, so that's what we eventually decided to aim for. Accordingly, when I went shopping at Fry's in advance of the Windycon meeting on Friday, I looked for a batting tee. I came up empty, but I did find a Nerf bat and a (rather solid) Nerf baseball that I picked up so I wouldn't come home completely empty-handed.

Then I headed over to meet [livejournal.com profile] qnofhrt and [livejournal.com profile] dave_ifversen for dinner at the nearby mall's food court. I turned to park and saw the big sign on the side of the building: "The Sports Authority". They'd have a batting tee!

And they did. I set it up for Katie yesterday and she's spent large chunks of the last two afternoons beating at the wiffle balls that I also bought at the mall.

I don't think that Julie's been clocked with the bat yet.

And the bat lives outside.

Date: 2010-03-29 11:30 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] madfilkentist
However, it appears that from somewhere, Katie has acquired an urge to play baseball.

It must be my fault. The Red Sox teddy bear at ConCertino.

Date: 2010-03-29 01:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] janeg.livejournal.com
When I read the first line, I wondered if she wanted a fruit bat or a vampire bat. Are you sure you got what she really wanted?

Date: 2010-03-29 03:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daisy-knotwise.livejournal.com
The conversation also involved popcorn and a cap, so it was pretty clear it was about baseball.

GHR

You better be careful

Date: 2010-03-29 01:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] maverick-weirdo.livejournal.com
If you leave the bat outside all the time, it might turn into an umpire

Date: 2010-03-29 02:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] filkerdave.livejournal.com
These being fannish children, I automatically assumed fledermaus rather than baseball.

Date: 2010-03-29 07:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jeff-duntemann.livejournal.com
An umpire bat? (The Romans, after all, would spell it "vmpire..."

I'll look around and see what I can find in terms of a stuffed bat and bring it along in April. Maybe kids should have both kinds of bats.

Date: 2010-03-30 01:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] robin-june.livejournal.com
However, it appears that from somewhere, Katie has acquired an urge to play baseball.

Um, just how many Cubbies games have you taken her to?

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