End of the Sports Year
We wrapped up the spring kid sports season last night with the City track finals. C had a very good night. She first ran in the final of the 400. Looking at the preliminary times I figured her best chance for a high placement was in the 200. She was fighting a cold and coughing/sneezing a lot, so I told…
Curses
Yesterday was the fourth time one of our girls played in a kickball City Championship game. For the fourth time, we played our worst game of the year and walked away losers. L’s team got waxed pretty good, 20–4, and it really wasn’t that close. The team they played was solid at the plate and really good in the field.…
Weekend Notes
It was a pretty quiet weekend for us. Friday was the annual St. P’s eighth grade Mother’s Mass. All the eighth graders and their moms got dressed up, had a special Mass first thing in the day followed by a brunch at school. Then they were excused for the day to go do stuff together. The girls all went to…
Weekend Notes
We had a big sports and family weekend. So some quick notes are in order. Friday L had a big kickball game. This was against the only team to beat them this season, a game we lost by three runs after giving up 12 runs in the first inning. Things were a little different this time. We held them to…
Kid Sports
We put M on a bus to Washington, DC at 6:15 this morning. So seems like the perfect moment for a kid sports update time! Kickball C’s team, which I am helping to coach, is 0–2 with one game rained out so far, another removed from the schedule because the team we were supposed to play could not play on…
Going Out in Style
Hey! Another super long post about kids sports! This one is a little special, though. After five years, M’s CYO sports – and likely all sports – career is over. It was not a bad ending. Her volleyball team came back from the brink of losing twice in their tournament, closed out their arch-rivals in the championship game, and ended…
Kid Sports
One staple of the blog that I’ve ignored of late is the Kid Sports update. So, here is a long-ass post with too many details about what our girls have been up to. M and C have been playing volleyball for the last couple of months. C returned after taking a year off and really enjoyed it. She’s still pretty…
Snow and Sports
A busy and fun weekend around our house. Saturday C and I headed out at 7:00 am for her first preseason volleyball tournament. At that point in the day we had about 2” of snow. The roads were not great, but not terrible either. It helped that no one was out on them, other than parents going to volleyball tournaments.…
D’s Notes
It’s been one of those weeks, so far. Nothing big going on, but lots of little things. Each time I pause and think, “I should really post something to Ye Olde Website,” I either don’t have time to sit down and focus or I’m at a loss for topics. Thus time for a reader-favorite D’s Notes posts! GHWB Four years…
Kid Hoops Wrapup
After starting cross country practice back in mid-July, we are finally free of kid sports for awhile. L’s basketball season came to a rather dreadful end Sunday in the City semifinals. Although the result was not a surprise, the way we got there was a bit of a shock. We were playing the team that gave us our only loss…