sports

It Really *Does* Take A Village

April 8, 2012

We started out the day in tears. Tears, and we hadn’t even arrived at the tournament yet. I’m not going to win. I don’t want to wrestle today.  We talked about how not feeling confident can affect the way you wrestle, and how he was prepared because of the 2 hour a night, 5 night [...]

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Just Another Day at the ER

January 7, 2012

Michael woke up this morning with a swollen eye. Not black and blue. Not goopy. Just a little red and swollen. With wrestling starting last week and his tendency to get ringworm, I honestly thought it was ringworm. Or the beginning of pink eye. It was swollen enough to take him in. Since our doctor’s [...]

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So Proud {What I Learned This Week}

October 9, 2011

What a weekend! Full of learning… I learned that when your little boy has been practicing 3-4 nights a week for 3 months straight, the culminating swim meet is a BIG DEAL. I learned that it is not possible to write the word breast on your 9 year-old’s arm without giggling to yourself. I learned [...]

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Crazy² = Airsoft

July 11, 2011

Michael’s birthday was last week, and he asked to have his party at the local airsoft course, Toxic Airsoft. I’m not a fan of my 11 year-old running through the desert wielding an airsoft gun, but the players wear face protection and there is a list of rules about a mile long. Airsoft has been [...]

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That Guy…

December 28, 2010

Do you see this? That guy… the one in the silver helmet.. …the one pretending to lasso his go kart… …and whack it on the butt to make it go faster… …the guy who raises his arms in triumph when coming in from a few laps… …the guy who turns to tease his friend and [...]

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