The girls started Softball today. It was a topsy-turvy day, b/c rain was forecast, and it drizzled on and off all morning, and we weren't sure whether we were going or not. Plus, my parents were still here, and we had to coordinate 2 fields on 2 sides of town, limited spaces in cars, and my mother's grooming routines which today included a fuse blowing no less than FIVE TIMES as a result of her heavy-duty hair dryer.

Thing Two had her first game (oh, sorry, "scrimmage" - it's a non-competitive stage of the league for 2nd and 3rd graders). She was a little wary going in, b/c it turns out that most of the kiddos from her school aren't so interested in Softball, and she was on a team with several girls from other schools (by contrast, Thing Two's team is made up not only of 100% girls from her school, but mostly girls from her class and inner circle of friends).

However, as soon as she got a bat in her hand, and started throwing and catching the ball, she didn't care WHO she was with. She had a BLAST!! She played pretty well, too, considering it was her first time, and she had absolutely no practice before hand.

She hit well, she fielded well, and best of all at this age - she paid attention through at her entire time in the field! She's so damned cute, don't you think? When we got home, her glove stayed on, and her ball kept moving. She can't wait to practice, and is thinking of talking to some friends about playing catch at recess during the week.

Thing One started at the same time that Thing Two ended .... on a field across town. The rain started approximately 35 minutes later. My parents left with Beloved in the zipcar, and Thing Two and I hid in a van with friends while we waited for Thing One's coach to call it for rain.

We then traded kids around with our friends, and spent the rest of the afternoon on a "playdate." I had the older girls, which is always nice, b/c they just hang out in the bedroom and demand little to nothing. Although they were quite charitable, and let me play Set with them for a while.

My parents left after dinner, and I actually did homework!! For 2 out of 3 classes, at least.

posted by Zuska @ 10:59 PM

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