2014 Topps Baseball Series One Cards Review & #Giveaway | (5/6) #mlb #baseball

When I was growing up, collecting baseball cards was a BIG thing!   I had binders full of cards, and I would try to collect as many Astros cards as I could.  Back then, after the games, we were allowed to go around to the back exit of the Astrodome and meet the players as they were headed out to their cars to go home.  I would take several cards with me to the games in protective cases, and as the players would file out, I would get their autographs! In addition to taking cards to the games, I would also…
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Texas youth sports, baseball and soccer, are expensive!

You know, I can't even imagine how much it would cost to have a girly girl who wants to do dance and gymnastic and ballet and all that jazz. Seriously, youth sports in Texas are expensive. Kylie's Soccer: $85 plus ball and shin guards (thankfully we have those!) Braxton's Baseball: $105 plus glove, bat, and ball (thank you Nana for those Christmas gifts!) Hawk's Baseball:  $105 plus glove, bat, and ball (thank you Braxton for growing out of yours!) On top of that, Kylie's soccer team will need a sponsor.  It's getting harder and harder to find sponsors for these…
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Baseball & BBQ – What do they have in common? A name. Skeeters

There is absolutely no mistaking that I love baseball.  I've been a HUGE fan since I was little.  My sisters and I played t-ball and softball growing up, and my parents even coached.    (One year, my sister and I were on a team that my mom coached, and we were the The New Girls on the Block!  Yeah, you guessed it - that era!) Now, Braxton plays, and next season, Hawk will, too! When we moved to Sugar Land, we were super excited to find out that there was going to be a new Minor League team forming here!  We're…
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