Kickball Championships of the World...

The other day, the youngest and a couple of friends decided to have a kickball game (friendly little two on two). When the middle left the game due to injury, I decided to sub in. The game was close (I was playing with the youngest of all), we were down by two runs in the bottom of the 9th with two outs. My team mate up...kicks a base hit, putting the tying run at the plate (me). Here, is when Mom calls the game...for dinner. Rather than letting the pitch roll, allowing us to finish the game and decide the champions of the world...she encroaches on the field...then she threatens to beat the children...THEN, she takes the ball.

When was the last time you played a game which was called for "Mother delay"? For me, its been nearly 30 years, but the whole process was nostalgic and fun for all.

So, here's to Spring and more Mother delayed games of whatever sport...

What sports is all about...

Folks, I know sports are competetive and all, but this is what they are all about. Enough can't be said about what a classy act this young lady did, nor about how little winning and losing really means.

Its nice to win, but it is simply AMAZING to have the opportunity to help someone else like that.

Great weekend

This weekend was such a wonderful weekend. Spring is in full swing here in GA and we took every advantage of it Saturday and Sunday. Saturday we spent the day at the park with some friends along with a picnic. When we went home we decided we would also go out for dinner with our same friends. Just a good relaxing fun day. Today the hubby hit the golf course early while Syd, Ethan and I went to the Big Shanty Art festival. It was perfect, they very much focus on the kids, so it's mostly free stuff with some other inexpensive fun stuff too. Ethan very easily shimmied up the rock climbing wall.....I swear he's more than half monkey. Syd is still broken, so we cheered him on. She really enjoyed watching the different dance troups up on stage do their thing. Lots of fun local arts and crafts to see. Frozen lemonade is awesome when it's warm out!!! Last but not least, Sami came home from her trip to D.C. She had an amazing time and just wonderful experiences. I'm really glad she had fun but am so happy to have her home. We really missed her. I hope everyone else had a great weekend too.

Mr. Doke ROCKS!

The teenager is off on a 5 day trip to Washington D.C. with the high school orchestra. I am so happy for her to be able to have this great opportunity. While there, they will visit the White House, capital, Smithsonian Museum, Jamestown settlement, enjoy a teen night improv dinner theater, a day at Busch Gardens with a festival performance, and lots of time bonding on the long long bus ride with fellow students. As some of you know, Sami has a boyfriend who is also in orchestra and along on the trip. Let's just say, I was nervous. Great kids, but lets just say I lost more than a little sleep.....Until, we had our manditory student/parent meeting the night before they left for their trip. First of all, the principal was going along as a chaperone and he himself is a force to be reckoned with. Well, then Mr. Doke, the orchestra teacher extrodinare made his speech with a fantastic conclusion. He calls out "Samantha and Daniel, raise your hands!.....All the way.....higher" then looks at all of the chaperones going and states "they're the ones, the couple." Now I do have to say I felt a little bit bad for them being singled out in front of everyone, but I can sleep at night now! Thank you Mr. Doke for being an amazing teacher and for helping parents sleep better at night. You Rock!

NHL playoffs

I LOVE this time of year! We don't get as much GOOD hockey here as we'd like because of location. We are die hard Red Wings fans which makes it difficult to be in a southern state that doesn't really understand the sport. Now, I'm not dissing on the players, but the fans. We have been to several Thrashers games. Like fiends, we need a fix, but the atmosphere is just not the same as Hockey Town at the Joe. Well the 2nd period is starting in game 3 of Red Wings vs. Preditors....gotta go! I LOVE this time of year!!!