Fantasy baseball update

I am sure almost none of you care, but I have moved up the standings in my fantasy baseball league. I have been consistently in 10th place, and spent one day in 9th. I have been stuck in 12th to 14th in our 14 team league for two seasons.

I had hoped for this improvement using a more long term approach, and planning on reaching the top tier of teams by the end of next season. After that I hope to challenge for the title.

A quick hello to the other at-home dads that make up our league including Marty, the owner of the hated Milwaukee Polka, and Chapa whom I am finally ahead of.

A nice lunch on 4/19 at Old Chicago in downtown Minneapolis with my Mom, my brother Thom, and my sister Kris. We didn't sit this close for the entire lunch. 

Fantasy baseball

Tonight I have my fantasy baseball draft. I have been playing in a league with other stay-at-home dads for about 5 years now. Some of the team owners have changed over time, but most are the same. I have never won in this league but I enjoy it every year.

Our draft tonight will take place online, and we have guys participating from coast to coast. I already have 8 players, 7 that I kept from last season and one I picked up in our pre-draft since I didn't keep our max of eight players. I have Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau of my hometown Twins and six others. I hope to do much better this year as I finished second to last last season.

Fantasy sports are a fun diversion. I participate in a football league during the NFL season, and am currently involved in fantasy golf (PGA), racing (NASCAR), and the NCAA basketball tournament.

Me and my beautiful daughter, Abigail Lee. 

Winter...bring it on!

This winter has been quite mediocre so far. We have had some snow, which is nice but with stretches of temperatures above freezing we have lost most of it.

Winter here in Minnesota is always better with a lot of snow and temperatures just below freezing. All the fun stuff you can do here depends on the snow, otherwise it is just dreary and brown. The kids like to go sliding, and there hasn't been much good snow for that. They did get out with Krista during the last snowfall and made a snowman in the front yard.

Minnesota is a great place to live, but sometimes winter can drag on. There is so little daylight with so many overcast days, and the days of light are short to begin with. We need our snow to make it fun.