Tee Ball!

I signed us up fpr Teeball again this year.

And by "us" I mean Nicholas and Nathan. But as they are too young to get to and from games and practices themselves, it really is an all-family event.

See, the rest of the month of April is full of intense practices.

We had a practice yesterday. It was cooler than it had been in days. And for some reason the park is always 10 degrees hotter or colder than the rest of the town. The little kids were so excited to get their team shirts! And they then just pulled them over their coats and ended up looking like little football players. Andy and I spent 5 minutes at the playground and then waited in the car.

There is another practice today, and a couple more during the week, at 6:30pm. Now, 6:30 pm might work really well for the dad who coaches and gets out of work at 6pm. But for the family that usually eats dinner at 6pm and starts baths at 7pm, this doesn't really work at all. I realize I have kept my kids on an early-to-bed schedule. It's about to get turned on it's ear.

Not to mention that many of these practices and games take place during choir practices (mine) Karate classes (Nick and Nate's), or directly after piano lessons, church youth choir, or whatever. We're going to be rushing around and making some rough choices.

Especially since, for some reason, there are only 9 players on the team. 9. The pressure is on. We can't miss a game. Not that anyone keeps track of winning or loosing. At this level they only play 3 innings, and everyone gets a turn at bat. This might make the games a lot shorter.