Soccer Cubed
Ask us where we will be this Saturday morning AND afternoon?????
NOT at the soccer field.
Hallelujah.
Gas prices. Neglected yard work. And kids who spurn their soccer practice equipment for baseball practice in the back yard (pictures on that coming later). Oh, and the missed time with the kids' friends, birthday parties and other junk.
What a time commitment. I did treasure the family time. Parents in chairs, two kids sitting on our laps while we cheered on the other one. And a little Soccer Mom tan, when it finally warmed up.
With three games each Sat, way across town (with practice during the week - way across town, during rush hour) - most times we would take a picnic and hang out between our breaks which were never much more than an hour.
Last Saturday we had a four-leaf clover hunt during the break. I found one!
We had super fantastic coaches, and met a lot of great people. And observed, er, a lot of family dynamics with some of our teammates. And dealt with a lot of kids who complained about the snack, or wanted more or cried when some awfully irresponsible mom FORGOT the snack. It IS all about the snack.
I know lots of families do this and are way more involved in way more activities than we are, every day of the week. Woah. Makes me tired thinking about it. And seriously, why? Why do we do it?
See ya soccer.
Posted in: on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at at 9:11 AM
HOW COULD YOU FORGET THE SNACK!!!! I thought you were LUCKY..... what up?!