Happy "Ball"entine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to all our family and friends!
After much thinking and thinking and thinking I came up
with an idea for Clete on Valentine's Day. As you may
or may not know...Clete is obsessed with collecting
"balls" from our local park. He is usually the first
person to hike through the park EVERY MORNING!
He wants to be the first to look for any balls that have
been left behind by the kids (and adults) that practice
there each day. Some will be in the bushes...mud...stuck
in the fence...weeds...anywhere is fair game! He has
been known to climb over fences and go to great lengths
if he has spotted a ball! It becomes his mission!
So with that said (and you would not believe how many
balls he has found since he started this "obsession" almost
three years ago) I went over to the park at dusk the day before Valentine's Day and "planted" 6 baseballs with hearts and messages to him all over the park! Then waiting patiently for him to get up at the crack of dawn on VD and head over to the park...I watched as he arrived home with his pockets full! He was happy to show me his collection of
Valentine Balls...but, he only had 3 of the 6!!! So, back
we went to collect the remaining balls...with my guidance!
He learned some valuable "life lessons"...to look "up" sometimes...
and to look behind you once in awhile...balls can be ANYWHERE!
Happy Valentine's Day Butchy...I love you...NeeNee