The Big Game

Jae's coach-pitch softball coach had all the girls pumped up about the "BIG GAME" last Monday. Her team is undefeated the team she was "versing" also undefeated. Before the game she looked and me and said, "Mom, I feel tingly. What if we don't win our game?"

Of course I told her as long as they have fun and try their best they will all be winners.

Nothin' but net

While my life-long friend was having a yard sale her ten-year-old son decided to play basketball in the driveway. Did I mention that the yard sale was in the upper portion of the driveway? My friend pulled her son Ben to the side and told him not to hit any customers or the set up tables full of clothes with the basketball. Just minutes later he shoots, he DOESN'T score, and the ball riccochets off an old lady. Before my friend can even grab her son he says, "Hey, she should of had that rebound."

Pool party

Had a little get together today with some friends and their kids, ranging in age from 2 years to 8 years old. While the kids were swimming, the mommies sat on the deck chatting. It was HOT. My skin was sizzling like bacon--lean bacon, but still...

About an hour into the party the kids began to chant my name--all in an effort to get me into the pool. I guess what my daughter says is true...I'm so popular in the second grade! I relented, couldn't let my fans down, and inched my way in to the pool.

My favorite 3 1/2 year old, Davey, found many creative uses for a large pair of goggles while we were in the pool. From "baby crib" to "car", those goggles were getting a work out. At one point he filled them with water and got the CRAZY idea to pour water on all the mommies' heads. I politely tried to tell him I just couldn't have water poured over my head, because I was wearing my favorite hat. About 3 minutes later he tapped me on the shoulder, sporting a sweet smile and holding a pair of goggles full of water, and said, "Hey, take your hat off." Whew! good thing I saw that one coming. A shower was diverted and Davey remains my favorite 3 1/2 year old.

KIDS AND SUMMER

We had an amazing week at vacation bible school. I am a HUGE proponent of VBS, because it really pumps the kids up and reminds them that YES---JESUS LOVES ME. After four strong days of bible school our eight-year-old kept singing the VBS songs during big-brother's baseball game. Finally she looks at me and says, "I just can't get these songs out of my head! Is that the idea?" She gets it!...and so does every other child that will hum their VBS songs all summer long. I LOVE THAT ABOUT KIDS AND SUMMER.

NOT cool

Our bible school started with a bang this week. The theme is BACKSTAGE WITH THE BIBLE, so everything is set up like a rock concert...including me, the co-leader. While talking to the kindergarten group I happened to mention that I could have been a rock star if I wasn't a mom. Let me mention that I did my best to look like a rocker dressed in black with tons of bracelets and shades. So I asked them: Do you think I could have been a rocker? Very blatent answer: NO. Love how kids tell it like it is.

Too Fat to Hop

Four year old Tony says to his teacher,
"Hey, whatch this"...begins hopping on one foot.
Teacher: "Wow, Tony! That's great."
Tony: "Yah, I know. My sister is 21 and that's too fat to hop on one foot."

I never knew 21 was the cut off for hopping.

DAY 20 PRE-K

During a language lesson, our speech therapist Ms. Michelle was reading a book to the 3,4 and 5 year olds. "He was startled be a knock at the door," she read. As she read she wrapped her knuckles on the nearest table to make the knocking sound. She then posed this question to the boys and girls: "Who do you think is at the door?" Several children shouted in excited response....TABLE! Thus the need for language lessons!

DAY 19 PRE-K

One day I introduced L to Reid. It went a little something like this:

Me to Reid: Reid, you know Lela from my class.
Me to L: L, you know Reid.
Lela to Me: Ms. Michele, I don't know how to read!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this age!