Baseball in the rain and necessary measures.
We have 2 kids in ball, 2 different teams, 2 different sets of games, one other kid to occupy and only 2 parents (one of which coaches both teams).
This past weekend was the big ball tourney of the year…and the wettest weekend in awhile. We spent all day Saturday and Sunday getting kids ready for ball, getting them to ball, getting them back home to dry off and then getting them ready to go back to the ballpark.
My biggest challenge was trying to watch an inning or two while keeping Jayla happy at the same time. 2-year-olds aren’t that keen on sitting still for more than, well, 5 seconds. So, I scrolled through my interior list of parental tips and came up with the perfect solution.
Candy.
That one actually comes from the old list of “things I will never do when I’m a parent” but now do.
During just one bag of Skittles, I got to see Jacob (8) get someone out at first base and crack a double, walk over to the other diamond (kid and candy in tow), and see Jackson (5) whack the ball and run around the bases with the look of “that’s my mom watching me play!” plastered on his face.
Sugar…is sweet.
August 29th, 2007 at 6:42 am
Susan I’m writing here because I couldn’t reach you by phone yesterday and didnt have an email address for you. Yesterday you made the comment you wished there was a Starbucks Drive Thru - we have one in White Rock. It’s at the South Pointe Shopping Centre - along with Tim Horton’s and Wendy’s Drive Thrus all in the same little area. Perfect combination for me (I’m a Timmy’s fan and drive-thru every morning while I’m listening to Clear 104.9. What a way to start the day!