The Twelve Innings of Christmas

Happy Holiday’s Everyone whatever your Holiday may be and remember to give a gift that gets you kid going…like these:

 

In the Twelfth Inning of Christmas my parents gave to me Twelve packs of player cards and NOT the electronic kind but the kind you can stick in your bicycle spokes and not worry about their monetary value.

In the Eleventh Inning of Christmas my parents gave to me Eleven snowballs stacked in a pile so I can ambush my friends when they come over to show me what they got!

In the Tenth Inning of Christmas my parents gave to me Ten hockey pucks ready for smacking against the dryer in the basement!

In the Ninth Inning of Christmas my parents gave to me Nine other players so we can play five on five on the backyard rink they built me which cost less than the new dryer.

In the Eight Inning of Christmas my parents gave to me Eight gymnastics things…I don’t really know what young gymnasts need but I bet they need at least eight of them.

In the Seventh Inning of Christmas my parents gave me an hour to myself with a good book so they could take a nap.

In the Sixth Inning of Christmas my parents gave to me .6 seconds off my best time.

In the Fifth Inning of Christmas my parents gave to me Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive Olympic Rinnnnnnnngs!

In the Fourth Inning of Christmas my parents gave to me Four new golf clubs (to be used next spring).

In the Third Inning of Christmas my parents gave to me three ribbons for three top threes!

In the Second Inning of Christmas my parents gave to me Two skis for skiing.

And in the First Inning of Christmas of my parents gave to me a soccer ball in a pine tree…I honestly have no idea how it got up there.

Travis Baker

About Travis Baker

Travis Baker grew up playing baseball, basketball, football and soccer. There was a brief stint with karate and a briefer one with fencing but he would not return to the glory days of youth sport until he moved to Maine and had a couple of boys, Zane (11) and August (7), of his own. Inspired by his lads, he learned to play hockey at the age of 35 and now plays every Monday night in Brewer. Thanks to a number of former students, he’s learned a wee bit about lacrosse, field hockey and track and field. When not helping out in his kid’s activities, is the award-winning playwright of One Blue Tarp and Hair Frenzy, both of which premiered at the Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor. Travis is the author of Night and the Texas Sky, and numerous short stories and essays. He is married to the founder of Maine Yoga Adventures, Holly Twining. Currently, he coaches hockey, baseball and serves on the board of the Maine Junior Black Bears as the PR Director.