Our Pizza Oven lovin days may be coming to an end. Second time in a row they've screwed up on service. The first time they messed up, we spoke with the owner and were granted a free pizza on our next visit. This visit our free pizza was fine, but they had forgotten our appetizers, and we ended up getting them after the pizza was consumed.
After pizza we headed out used book shopping. Ended up coming home with a used movie instead. A really good cheesy Japanese horror film in which a demon, unearthed by an archeologist, begins attacking school students.
Today I'm up early, waiting for our cousins to be dropped off. We're babysitting for the day, and I get to play soccer mom. Wish me luck. I'm so NOT a soccer mom.
I'm actually relieved my boys aren't into the organized sport thing anymore. Our extended family is big time, and we rarely get to hang out because they always have games or practices. My nephew at one point had organized sport practice or games every single day of the week. My sister would have to spend every weekend away at tournaments.
I suppose if my children enjoyed participating in organized sports, I would have no other choice, but I'm glad they are cool with spending time with us, hiking on weekends, shopping used book stores and watching cheesy horror films. With dad having to work full time, when he is off, its fantastic we get to share our time together doing something we all enjoy.
4 comments:
My son isn't into organized sports either + I'm glad. I don't think we could afford it + I know I wouldn't like going to games all week long. Have a great day with your family.
Life didn't used to be so complicated for families. Being on a team makes for a good life-experience, and when I was growing up, we participated. Today, it isn't just participation - it is a passion and sometimes the parents are more passionate than the kids. It is CRAZY to be out every evening and all weekend long playing sports. Kids need time to hike and explore and make friends. Some kids don't know how to make a friend - and I don't just mean "being friendly with people" - I mean making friendships that last. Bonding. Learning about something other than winning and losing. Some aren't even taught good sportsmanship anymore. Some have never read a book or climbed a tree. It's very, very sad. You have the right idea!!
So true! My least favorite thing about these games are the parents who just don't understand it's suppose to be fun. Its a game. Some of these parents scare me. At the last baseball game of my nephew's I was worried a dad was going to start punching the referee, who was himself only a teenager.
And you're also right about friendship. My nephew thought he had made friends on his team only to later be cruelly teased by those very same boys at school. I don't understand how they can be nice to him at games, but then treat him so poorly outside of the playing field.
Alot of kids are over scheduled now days, parents have their schedules planned for weeks from sun up to sun down. I don't agree with this and I am happy we are more relaxed in activities and homeschooling
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