The House That Frank Built (with all due respect to Mr. Ruth)

(I hope that you can see that he is mimicking Joba's picture on the car.)

He painted it white, we applied pinstripes made of blue embroidery thread, and then we modge podged his favorite pitcher and some logos. My son probably has the only pine wood derby car made with modge podge.

He wanted to make a garage for his car. He does that every year out of a shoe box. This year instead of a garage, he made a stadium.

This is what I would call a true concept car. If you ask him what shape his car is he'll tell you that it's shaped like a fast ball. Anybody can make a race car. It takes a special kid (and an indulgent mom) to make a Joba Chamberlain Car and Yankee Stadium.

(The car is parked on the field, of course.)

So, seriously, how did I end up in the middle of the Plains with a kid who is obsessed with the Yankees? And who is obsessed with Yankee Stadium? It's going to be torn down next year. My eight year old son, born and raised in Nebraska, is pretty torn up about that decision.