Pickleball Tuesday 12-30-08

Five showed up for Pickleball on this 65 degree, breezy day. And, the last Pickleball event for 2008! Present: Jan, Bob H., Elaine, Sharon & Ron. We played games of seven so the 'odd man or woman out' could rotate in without sitting too long. Elaine left early, so we - the remaining four - played games to eleven and changed partners and sides at the end of each game. The team facing west had to contend with the sun - now low in the sky and a challenge when receiving high serves or lobs from those with the sun at their backs. Of course, no one would do such a thing on purpose?
Ron & Sharon

Pickleball Friday 12-19-08

Today it was about 65 degrees and very, very windy. According to Weather.com: winds were at 26 MPH with gusts to 35 MPH.
Present: Mike K, Bob Hopp, Steve, Sharon & Ron.
The wind was from the west, so we played on the easternmost court so we wouldn't have to go so far to shag balls. The wind was so strong that we had to make a lot of adjustments during the games to keep the balls in the court. This was especially true while serving. We played several games and rotated the 5th person in at the end of each game. In spite of the wind, we had about 3 games that went 10 to 10. We also had a few blowouts.
The wind managed to blow our chairs down more than once.
But, we had a good time.
Because of everyone's busy schedule and travels, no matches are going to be scheduled for the week of Christmas.
Ron & Sharon

Pickleball Wednesday 12-17-08

We rescheduled the regular Tuesday pickleball matches for today (Wednesday Dec. 17th) because it seemed to be the best day - according to the weather forecasts. But, it was foggy, and the weather didn't look especially promising. Sharon and I went to the courts in case anyone showed up. We tried to dry one court with limited success, because it was drizzling at the time. Sharon & I warmed up by playing singles. Steve showed up after a one-week hiatus having been on a cruise. We played 3 games of "Canadian doubles" each taking a turn "in the box". We started to slip around on the courts, so decided to call it a day.
Friday looks like we'll have good weather, so we'll schedule a match for then.
Ron & Sharon

Pickleball Friday 12-12-08

Some of our missing pickleball players showed back up today. We were pleasantly surprised. Claude has moved back into the area and Lynne S. came back today. We hadn't seen Claude since last spring. It was great to have both of them back.

There was a good group for pickleball today. There were 11 all total. The most we've had in a while. The players were Ron, Sharon, Elaine, Jan, Ralph, Mike, Claude, Lynne S., Bob H., Ken and I. Ron and Sharon were already working on the courts when we got there. We've had a lot of rain over the past 3 days so there were lots of puddles on the courts. So Ken and I hurried on down to the courts with our squeegee and broom and started helping them to spread the water out. It didn't take too long to have the courts playable. The sun was out for the first time in 3 days and it really wasn't too cold. Some of us were in shorts. The wind wasn't too bad at first but seemed to pick up as the afternoon went along.

Ron and Sharon are going to organize the pickleball sessions for a couple of weeks now so I hope they get some good turnouts for play. We really appreciate their willingness to keep things going.

Remember to always be on the alert for potential picklers.

Hope to C U on D courts!!!......Lynn

Pickleball Monday 12-8-08

Ron was able to play today after his 6 weeks off for the shoulder surgery. Yeah!!! We were so glad to have him back on the court with us. It was a pretty nice day for pickleball.....sunny, about 50 degrees and not too much wind. We had 8 pickleball players today. They were Ron, Sharon, Ralph, Jan, Bob H., Mike, Ken and I. Ralph was also back from being sick last week.
We all had some good games and Bob H. was really hustling today and playing good. Jan is really playing well too after just having played a few times. During our last game the temperature was really cooling down.
We missed Steve today and hope he and his wife are having fun on their vacation. We are also missing our other pickleball players and hope they will find their way back.
Remember.....if you have any friends that would like to try pickleball bring them along.
Ron and Sharon are going to be sending out the pickleball messages for a couple of weeks. We hope to play on Friday again. Looks like rain for Tues, Wed, and Thurs.
Hope to C U on D Courts......Lynn

Pickleball Friday 12-5-08

It was a really nice day but only 5 pickleball players and 1 ball boy, who also did some geocaching, showed up. Steve, Mike, Sharon, Lynn and I were the players and Ron was our ball boy. After getting the water off the courts from yesterday's rain we got in our usual 3 hours of play. Mike and Lynn played against Steve and I for 3 more close games after Ron and Sharon left.
Ron says he will be able to play the next time we play but we have lost Steve for next week as he will be going on a cruise. He was really excited about being upgraded to a penthouse suite.
Next week is not looking the best but hopefully we can get in a couple of days of play.
Remember to invite your friends to come and try pickleball.
C U on D courts.....Ken

Pickleball Tuesday 12-02-08

It was a little chilly today but we still ended up with 7 pickleball players and 1 ball shagger. Our pickleball players today were Steve, Jan, Sharon, Bob T., Mike, Ken and I with Ron as our ball shagger.
We got good news today that Ron will be able to play next Tuesday. His shoulder should be as good as new. We are looking forward to having Ron back on the court with us. We do appreciate all the ball shagging and picture taking that he has done though during his recuperating.
Hope to see our missing players start returning to the court too.
Lynn

Pickleball Friday 11-28-08

We had 9 regular players and 2 guest players today. Jan's two sisters, Joanne and Elaine, came to check out pickleball and played a couple of games with us. They seemed to like it. The regular players were Bob T., Steve, Ralph, Anne, Mike, Bob H., Jan, Lynn and Ken. It was perfect weather for pickleball, shorts and t-shirts and no wind. Today was Bob T.'s last day as he is headed to Florida for 4 months but he should be coming back up here once a month so hopefully he'll get to play with us once a month at least. We sure will miss him. The competition between Mike and Ralph and Steve and Lynn continued today and we are even.
Hope to see everyone next week. Ron and Sharon should be back and also John and maybe Lynne. It was nice to have Anne back today.
Lynn and Ken

Pickleball Wednesday 11-26-08

We don't usually play pickleball on Wednesdays but today looked like the best day of the week. It turned out to be a good day for pickleball. There were 9 pickleball players today but only 8 at a time. The players were Bob T., Barb, Steve, Ralph, Bing, Jan, Mike, Ken and I. Bing pulled a muscle in his calf just about right away but by that time Mike had arrived and took his place. Jan had her new paddle today and really played well with it. We also had a surprise visit from Barb. She was finally able to come and play with us today. It was so good to see her and have her back on the court. We had some really good games today and especially the ones between Steve and I and Mike and Ralph. It is an on going competition that started last Thursday. Steve and I have won 3 out of 4 games with Mike and Ralph now.
We missed the other players today but hope that they can come back next week.
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and Hope to C U on D Courts......Lynn

Pickleball Thursday 11-20-08

It was a beautiful day for pickleball. We had 7 players today....Mike, Steve, Ralph, Bing, Jan, Lynn and I. It was shorts and t-shirt weather with hardly any wind. We played 3 1/2 hours of doubles on one court and Canadian doubles on the other. We sure missed the pickleball players that couldn't make it today. Tomorrow's forecast sounds gastly and I think we are really going to be glad that we changed our pickleball date from Friday to Thursday this week.
Hope to see everyone next week for more pickleball. Ken

Pickleball Monday 11-17-08

We chose today to play because tomorrow is going to be about 14 degrees colder and the winds are suppose to be gusting to 30 mph out of the north. Today we had to deal with some wind from the south-west but I don't think it was as bad as tomorrow will be. We had 12 pickleball players today and 1 photographer/pickleball shagger. The pickleball players were Bob T., Ralph, Bing, Steve, Bob from the Charlotte area, Mike, Bob H., Jan, Joanie, Sharon, Ken and I. Ron was our photographer and ball shagger. It was a beautiful sunny day but the wind did give us some extra challenge. We played for over 3 hours. I think a good time was had by all. We hope to play again later in the week. So far no rain is in the forecast.
Hope to C U on D courts......Lynn

Pickleball Friday 11-14-08

Well 5 of us played pickleball today. Steve, Bob T., Mike, Ken and I. We played for over 3 hours. There was a very light rain part of the time but it didn't seem to bother any of us. And no one slipped and fell. That was good. We gave up on trying to dry the court off as that was hopeless so we played on the right court that doesn't have bad puddles. The traction was surprisingly good. We all were glad that we came and played. The conditions really weren't that bad. There was no wind, no sun in your eyes and it wasn't too cold. We played in shorts and t-shirts. Ron and Sharon came as they had to go to Goodwill anyway. So they stopped by to see the conditions of the courts. Anne stopped by also on her way to get a haircut.
Hope to see everyone first part of next week for pickleball.
C U on D courts.......Lynn

Pickleball Tuesday 11-11-08

It was looking like it was going to be slim pickens for pickleball today but 10 players showed up even without me. Ken had to go by himself to pickleball today because I had to go to jury duty. The 10 players were Bob T., Steve, Sharon, John, Mike, Anne, Lynne, Jan, Joanie and Ken. Ron came to shagg balls. He's a good man!!
I thought I might get to come to pickleball so I carried my clothes in case I didn't get chosen for the jury today. Then I was planning to come to the park, change to my pickleball clothes and play. BUT no such luck. I was the thirteenth juror to be called. I was the alternate and I was very upset about that. Then after we all sat through the trial we didn't even get to decide the verdict. The judge decided the outcome and sent the jury home about 12:00. So I got home just as Ken did from pickleball.
We're hoping to play on Friday afternoon. And I hope I won't be on the jury!! Might have to dry the courts up some after the expected rain on Wed. night, Thursday and Thursday night.
Remember.....we're always looking for new picklers.
Hope to C U on D courts......Lynn P.S. I missed everybody today and I hope you all had fun.

Pickleball Friday 11-07-08

There were 8 pickleball players and 1 visitor today. Ron was the visitor. This was the first time that Ron has come since he had his shoulder replacement done a week ago this past Wednesday. It was really nice to seem him and to see that he was doing so well since the operation. Ron picked up balls for us and that was a help as we tend to scatter a lot of balls over the 2 courts. The 8 players were Mike, Steve, Ralph, John, Joanie, Sharon, Ken and I. It was a beautiful fall day for pickleball, bright and sunny and the fall colors are looking great.
We thought that Anne was also coming today but she didn't. We missed her.
It was nice to have Joanie back after her long vacation. She picked the game right back up.
Mike gave us some good news about Bing today. It seems that Bing liked pickleball so well his first time to play that he has ordered his own paddle.
Hope to get in some pickleball next week. The weather isn't looking so good right now but maybe it's still too early to tell. Bob T. and Lynne S. should be back too but I have to go to the jury on Monday. I hope I will not be accepted for any trials and will be able to get out of that. Maybe if I tell them about pickleball they'll know how important that is and let me go. HA!
Anyway.....Hope to C U on D courts soon......Lynn

Pickleball Monday 11-03-08

We had another new player today to try pickleball. It was Bing's first time and he played pretty well. It was a windy morning so it was very challenging for all of us. There were 7 pickleball players today......Bob T., Steve, Ralph, Mike, Bing, Ken and I. Steve was back from 2 weeks in Ohio and it was nice to have him back. Now we will lose Bob T. tomorrow for the rest of the week. Hope we can get some of our missing players to come back later in the week. We sure need them.
Hope to get in a 2nd pickleball session later in the week. It's looking like we might have to plan around the weather again.
Hope to C U on D courts.....Lynn

Pickleball Friday 10-31-08

It was a beautiful day and we had 6 picklers show up for pickleball. Bob T., Ralph, John, Mike, Lynn and I. We started out in long pants and jackets but by the middle of the session we were down to shorts and T-shirts.
Bing, a friend of Mike's, came by to check out the game and he's planning to come and try it soon. Steve flies back today from Ohio and we hope he will be playing on Monday. We plan to play on Monday because the election is on Tuesday and we have to work it.
Maybe after these pesky leaves fall more of our players will come back.
C U on D courts.....Ken

Ron's Shoulder Surgery

This is a message from Sharon about Ron's surgery:

Hey, Ron did great. He went into OR at 7:30 AM and was out by 10:00 and back in his room by 11:00 AM. He was talking o his escort on the way down about canoeing!!
So that's it for now He'll be discharged Friday, most likely around noon. Sharon

Pickleball Tuesday 10-28-08

It was a cold morning for pickleball, about 36 degrees, but we warmed up fast once we started playing. There were 8 of us there at 9:00, 9 total players today though. The players were Bob T., Ralph, Ron, Sharon, Mike, Jan, Anne, Ken and I. Anne didn't arrive till a little after 10:00. She has a bad leg and thought she would only play about an hour or so. It was Jan's first time today. She has a tennis background so she did well with the game. We welcomed Bob T. back as he has been in Florida for about 10 days. And today was the last time that Ron will get to play for about 6 weeks as he goes into surgery tomorrow for a shoulder replacement. Good luck Ron!!
We are hoping to play on Friday morning.
C U on D Courts.......Lynn

Pickleball Thursday 10-23-08

Well everybody's vacations finally caught up with us as there were only 3 of us that appeared for pickleball. Ralph, Ken & I were it. We played Canadian doubles for about an hour and a half and then called it a day.
Next week we will probably shift to the afternoons and plan around days that at least 4 people can commit to come. November should be a better month.
We've added 4 new people to the email list in the last 2 months for a total of 27.
Hope to C U on D Courts.....Lynn