This summer my oldest two boys finished up their first season of t-ball. Now, my middle son is only 4 so he isn't quite the age to get into it that much. However, when my oldest played soccer last time my 2nd son was just itching on the sidelines to get out there and play as well. So we had #2 play up a level to be with #1 so that we wouldn't have to drive all over creation for 2 different teams, practice locations, games, etc.
To throw another kink into the scenario...I'm not a huge baseball fan. Plus when we tried soccer it was very painful to watch. My oldest is very black-and-white and when the coach said "you're going to be here." he would just stand there while everyone else ran around. As far as baseball is concerned, the one or two pro games that I have been to I just sat there to people watch. I wasn't too excited but it was something to do. Hockey however...if there's a fight I am standing up and screaming=loads of fun!
Being a mom changes so much. This summer of t-ball has been the most fun time! Watching your short-legged kiddos run for dear life around a set of bases, scramble for balls and play in the dirt when they should be paying attention is just the best thing. I also must admit that I got a little vocal with cheering everyone on. I started understanding the plays and some of the strategeries. Oh, I mean strategies. *snicker* I also got a kick out of seeing how many kids were doing the bathroom dance during the game. One particular child was up next to bat and the parent hollered "hit it hard and run fast so that you can go to the bathroom." Boy did that kid ever fun fast.
Maybe that's what I should try next time...send them to the dugout with a gallon of water each. Never mind...I did have to escort my oldest to the restroom in the middle of an inning on the last game. We ran and ran and I decided I didn't want to do that again. So much for that strategy.
My husband says he wants to try soccer again. Ack!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Ode To K'Nex
I hate K'Nex.
They are stupid.*
I want to hit them with a sledge hammer
and then melt them in a deep fryer.
Then I want to run over the remains with my car
and find a rabid dog to toss them over the fence to.
Somewhere in there I would also like to stick them into a meat grinder and see what happens.
* While a piece of plastic cannot and never will have any sort of cerebral function, the design is very flawed. The directions tell you to arrange them just so (even my 4 year old can tell me where that piece is supposed to go) but they never will stay in that position. They fall apart when you put another on. Even when someone with supreme tactile senses as myself (hey, I put sharp instruments under people's gums on a regular basis) is assembling them, it is pretty much a "who on earth designed these and how did the company make such a stupid decision to sell them?" moment.
On the other hand, even though Legos are priced ridiculously high, they make me much happier as my children can assemble them by themselves.
They are stupid.*
I want to hit them with a sledge hammer
and then melt them in a deep fryer.
Then I want to run over the remains with my car
and find a rabid dog to toss them over the fence to.
Somewhere in there I would also like to stick them into a meat grinder and see what happens.
* While a piece of plastic cannot and never will have any sort of cerebral function, the design is very flawed. The directions tell you to arrange them just so (even my 4 year old can tell me where that piece is supposed to go) but they never will stay in that position. They fall apart when you put another on. Even when someone with supreme tactile senses as myself (hey, I put sharp instruments under people's gums on a regular basis) is assembling them, it is pretty much a "who on earth designed these and how did the company make such a stupid decision to sell them?" moment.
On the other hand, even though Legos are priced ridiculously high, they make me much happier as my children can assemble them by themselves.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Walking Calculator
I always prayed for smart kids but my oldest seems to be blooming in the brains a little earlier than I had expected.
See, he's only 5, but he walks around saying "Mommy, what's nine thousand nine hundred and ninety nine plus 4?" "Mommy, 14 plus 14 equals the same thing as 14 times two."
Oh me oh my. This goes on all day long. Of course I don't want to discourage it but...ok wow. I knew when we sat down with a piece of scrap paper off of the floor and began writing things like "10 + y = 10 x 2" and he giggled with joy that I was in trouble. This math gene did NOT come from ME. Math was never my forte'. Neither was science but somehow when I went into college that is the direction I went, did well at and enjoyed.
So I finally went by a bookstore that carried homeschool curriculum and found a nice 3rd grade BJU Math book. It's right up his alley. That was last week and now we're on about lesson 8. If he's done playing outside, doing chores or playing on the wii he asks "Mommy, can I do some math?"
This isn't normal, is it?
I just got 2 different wrong #'s on my house phone. Ok that was random. And while I'm on that I'll just randomly end this post.
See, he's only 5, but he walks around saying "Mommy, what's nine thousand nine hundred and ninety nine plus 4?" "Mommy, 14 plus 14 equals the same thing as 14 times two."
Oh me oh my. This goes on all day long. Of course I don't want to discourage it but...ok wow. I knew when we sat down with a piece of scrap paper off of the floor and began writing things like "10 + y = 10 x 2" and he giggled with joy that I was in trouble. This math gene did NOT come from ME. Math was never my forte'. Neither was science but somehow when I went into college that is the direction I went, did well at and enjoyed.
So I finally went by a bookstore that carried homeschool curriculum and found a nice 3rd grade BJU Math book. It's right up his alley. That was last week and now we're on about lesson 8. If he's done playing outside, doing chores or playing on the wii he asks "Mommy, can I do some math?"
This isn't normal, is it?
I just got 2 different wrong #'s on my house phone. Ok that was random. And while I'm on that I'll just randomly end this post.
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