2-23-15
My head hurts, which makes me wonder if it just senses the
impending doom of Trusty being back in the office.
Of course, it could just be due to the long weekend of
activities. Our Saturday of course started early as we headed to the soccer
field for a morning of games. It was not too hot out so the boys alternated
wearing the Playso costume. It was cool since there are little kids on the
field for Spring League. It was really fun.
The game started strong, especially when Dax did an amazing
free kick into the goal from a fair amount away. I had shouted out to him to
put it in the net and afterwards he told me he did just what I asked of him. It
was super charming. Sadly, when he was in goal they scored two goals that would
have been really really hard to stop. It crushed him, especially since he had
been practicing goalie all week. They ended up losing the game, which devastated
Dax. I wish that poor kid could let some of it go.
Skate night was fun, and exhausting. It wasn’t nearly as
crazy crowded as last year, which was nice since the rink itself then wasn’t
wall to wall people. There was an incredibly sweet instructor lady there named
Gina that was helping the kids out. She worked with Dax first, but then took a
lot of time getting Bobby to feel comfortable skating. This woman was so great
and even checked on them both later in the evening. I was so very glad she was
there.
I was pleased that I know enough about who’s kids belong to
which parents. At one point one boy, Nick, from Bobby’s class got hurt. Ken
happened to be with him but needed his mom. So he texted me to find her.
Thankfully I was able to locate her (she was actually looking pretty concerned
at the time since she was searching for Nick on the ice). I felt so glad I
could help. Nick seemed pretty pleased, too, which was super cute.
The kids from our team all made a point to come up and say
hello to me, which warmed my heart. I didn’t skate too much, but in some ways I
am glad because it meant the boys kind of skated more with their friends a bit,
which in a lot of ways is super important. They did both skate up to the glass
where I was a lot, though.
After skating, we walked home and ended up ordering a pizza
and watched a movie. It was a late night, but a lot of fantastic family fun. It
was especially nice that we didn’t have anywhere we needed to be in the
morning, which allowed for sleep in time.
Sunday was mostly spent lounging. There was some cleanup
involved and one quick errand, but ultimately it was lazy. My folks came by to
give Bobby his birthday presents, which was a lot of fun. His first present was
two potatoes. Most kids might get annoyed or upset, but this kid is such a kind
soul that he smiled and laughed about it. It turned out they would work perfect
with the potato guns he also got, but I don’t know that he would have cared
since he just thought it was funny all around.
We watched the Oscars, which I know have been slammed by
most critics as being boring and too long (they are ALWAYS too long). I loved
NPH and some of the musical performances were deeply moving. Lady Gaga singing
songs from Sound of Music and Tim McGraw singing this heartbreaking song by
Glen Campbell about his Alzheimer’s were highlights. Of course, there was also
Everything is Awesome which was one of the most fun parts of the night. I
stayed up much later than hoped because the show went over by an hour. The boys
watched the last hour or so with us. I know it was just an attempt to stay up,
but I liked being able to point out certain celebrities to them so they knew
who they were. John Travolta was there so I could point out to Dax that he was
Bolt. It will be fun teaching them all the names of actors. They also blindly
love NPH simply because I adore him so, which is super adorable.
Ahead of me is a mostly mellow week in terms of outings, but
Bobby turns the big 10 tomorrow which is just shocking! We will take some
cupcakes to his practice and let him pick dinner, which will be fun. I don’t
know how many of the kids he invited to his sleep over will show up. I hope at
least a couple.
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