Dirt Facial

 Have you ever had a dirt facial?  

Not that fancy kind that comes with cucumber slices and soft music playing in the background. 

 The one I got yesterday was free of charge ... courtesy of softball field dirt and the Texas wind. 

In this picture...Mylee is bunting the ball to bring in a team mate who was on third base. 

Sam and I spent a good portion of the afternoon at the softball field watching Mylee and her team play...AND WIN...two games. You can't beat watching your granddaughter play ball, while listening to the chatter coming from the dugout and the rhythm of cleats. Makes for an awesome afternoon...

The wind...YEP....it showed up too!!

It was blowing steady and strong yesterday...  Time after time, the dirt from the field would lift up and swirl straight toward the stands.  This is how I (all of us) were able to get that free grain facial. 

Got to have a Pickle in-between the games....lol

By the end of the day, I'm certain I had a light coating of infield dirt all across my cheeks.  My hair though...oh yes, it had plenty of volume that I wasn't expecting.  

When it's your grandchild out there on that dusty field, playing her heart out...then a few grains of dirt go practically unnoticed (at first).  lol.  

I loved seeing the team work coming from these girls and I loved the sound of the girls chanting during the game.  As an added bonus, it was fun watching the team giggle as they connected between the games.  They were creating great memories that they won't even realize are golden until years from now.  

The girls inventing their own games between the softball games. 

The best days are not polished, so I've heard...they are not neat...and sometimes they are not clean.  This one certainly was not clean!!!

As we were leaving the games and I was busy brushing off all the dust from my face, I realized that being a supportive grandparent is important to our grandchildren even when it's dusty, chilly or inconvenient.  

Most likely, Mylee will not remember how windy it was at the ballpark that day, but she will remember looking up into those stands and seeing familiar faces cheering her on.  If this costs me a little dirt on my face.....Well, I'd gladly take that facial again.  It was a fun day!

Happy Sunday...

shug...🥎