As a mom of three sporty kids, I am constantly driving from soccer to volleyball to swimming and back to volleyball with a pitstop at soccer. Well, you get the idea. My kids play lots of sports. To my husband…
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I was looking at the last 7 or so posts. I’m a little horrified to see that all of the posts are giveaways or product reviews. Nothing against giveaways and reviews…it is just that I have lost the blogging about…
Swim Team Teen Style
My teen has been on the swim team since a teeny tiny 2nd grader. She wore almost the same size swim suit as her 5-year-old sister. Then and now she is skin and bones. Hates cold water. The swimming pool…
If It’s Saturday It Must Be Volleyball!
Over Memorial Weekend we made our now annual trip to Penn State. For the previous two years, my husband drove our oldest to play at the 3-day tournament while I stayed home with the younger two. So technically this was…
Volleyball Tournament: We Survived
Have I mentioned that we live at volleyball tournaments? That I am constantly washing volleyball uniforms? That I am in a constant panic about whether or not I washed the right uniform shirt or not? That I trip over knee…
Final Swim Practice of Year until…
The younger two have been swimming since September…twice a week with only a missed practice here and there. I’ve used the time to workout most Tuesdays and Thursdays. Until April both swam in back-to-back sessions. I would workout the first…
Kindergarteners Want to Stay Home
So, I’m feeling a little more guilty these days. Well, more guilty than usual about the time my son spends in the car driving from one activity to the next. Last year as a preschooler he loved a ride in…
Sports Parenting Made Easy: T-Ball
So, your child is playing t-ball for the first time. Maybe this is your first time as the mom or dad of a sports player. Take it from me…you are in for a good experience. I’ve said it before and…
It’s All Good on the T-Ball Field.
Adventure Boy and Coach Dad — at the photo stand Obligatory pic of Oriole Bird…unlike some of the kids my son did not kick the Oriole Bird! Throwing out the first pitch — well, it’s t-ball so there is no…
Because a Little Bug Went Ka-choo! or Volleyballs Are Hard!
Today was going so well… Sporty Daughter and Coach Dad left on time for their volleyball tournament. Adventure Boy let me sleep in until 9:30…yay! Tackled the laundry, made lunch, responded to a few e-mails, and cleaned up the kitchen.…