sports

Just Another Day at the ER

January 7, 2012

Pin itMichael 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 [...]

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So Proud {What I Learned This Week}

October 9, 2011

Pin itWhat 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 [...]

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Crazy² = Airsoft

July 11, 2011

Pin itMichael’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 [...]

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That Guy…

December 28, 2010

Pin itDo 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 [...]

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A Night In My Shoes…

November 29, 2010

Pin itTonight at wrestling practice, Michael wrestled his heart out for 2 hours. He. did. awesome. He’s out of that “play wrestling” phase and is now using these awesome techniques to actually… wrestle. So, he wrestled for 2 hours, then as the 40 boys went to roll up the huge mats, Michael got hurt. It [...]

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