Odd Lessons
It’s funny. I find that my observation of many things has greatly changed since I started taking karate. I don’t remember this kind of change when I was taking ballet or running track and cross country. Of course, I was about 8 when I took ballet, and I only got to take for about a […]
Rained Out!
My son was supposed to have baseball practise last night, but as we were driving to the field, it began to sprinkle. By the time we got to the field, it was pouring rain. And lightning was cracking around us. We sat at the field for a few minutes until the downpour lightened just a […]
Almost There….
Basketball season, for my kids’ teams, will end on Saturday. I’m glad. They decided halfway through the season that they really didn’t care for basketball, after all, and it’s been tough to motivate them when their teams are losing games. Last night, my younger son was angry because one of the boys on his team […]
Take Me Out to the Ball Game…
I may have mentioned before that I am not real good with sports. I ran track and cross country in high school, and I dated a couple of football players. That’s the extent of my sports knowledge and ability. But I’m learning fast. My kids are sports nuts. So we’ve played basketball for two seasons, […]
Weekend’s Coming
Which is a good thing. This weekend sees the end of yet another of my time-takers, although it seems that a recurrent one will start up again on Saturday. If the rain stops. It’s been raining off and on for the past week. Rained out practise on Tuesday night, and may rain out Thursday’s as […]
Friday, Thank Goodness
I’m glad it’s Friday for a number of reasons. It’s been a tough week at work, with multiple projects and lots of “urgent” requests. I’m tired. A couple of days away will be nice. My boss is out of town most of today, and all day Monday and Tuesday, so I can take that time […]
Shaping Up for a Busy Weekend
Everything happens at once. LOL. Tomorrow morning, my son has a basketball game. I have to have him at the gym by 9:45 a.m. I have Messiah rehearsal at 1:00 p.m. at church. I have to drop the kids off at mom’s afterward, and then make my way to my brother’s house for a Christmas […]
The Best-Laid Plans…Gang Aft Agley
Well, I got a lot done last night, but not all I had hoped. We got to basketball practise exactly on time, and the younger son and I went to the library. He’s loving this, and my older son is jealous. I did explain to son #1 that when son #2 starts his basketball practise, […]
Fear and Trembling
I nearly had a heart-attack yesterday when I thought I’d lost the check from my Christmas Club account! I was at work when I first missed it, and, after tearing up my briefcase and my purse looking for it (unsuccessfully), I was in a panic until quitting time, when I could go home and look for […]
Sports Not so Bad After All
I grew up in a non-sports home. We just weren’t all that interested. We didn’t think of sports as “bad,” we just weren’t into team sports. (I hated them. Passionately. For reasons that have nothing to do with the sports and everything to do with how kids interact.) So I was rather nonplussed when my […]