Sports, Injuries, The "Sports Mom" Thing...

YIKES!!! Ya know... When I signed on to be a mom, I didn't count on a lot of things... Like sitting for 2-3 hours at a sports practice, when my son can only WATCH, because HE BROKE HIS WRIST!!!

But, that's what happened... He broke his wrist at school last Wednesday, during recess -- playing football, wouldn't ya know it -- and now he can't practice football with his team! But, as a dutiful supporter of his team, he "gets" to go to practice and watch, in the rain, wishing he could do it all with everyone else... Poor kid!

This is the one who did the flip off his bike and got 7 stitches in his mouth. Now he has a "buckle fracture" on his left Radius... At least he is right-handed!

This is the one who just "knew" he would be "good at football," causing us to get him AND his brother signed up for the sport!!! (I won't even begin to discuss the cost difference between football and the other sports he has played -- let's just not go there.) And, of course, we couldn't get a refund on his fees, even though the games haven't even started yet... Sheesh!

But, motherhood IS rewarding! (If I say that often enough, it will begin to sink in, right?!? LOL!!!) At least I get to build some more character... Even though I'm enough of a character to begin with... ROFLOL!!!

Well, enough rambling for now... Gotta go back to my mothering duties! Here's to all you mothers out there! May you always see the silver lining!

Blessings,

M.

I know, I know...

...it's been a while since I've posted! But, hopefully, I can post more regularly, now that I'm finished with my latest HUGE project!!!

I'll even post some pics of it, once I get some!

"What project?" you might ask...

Okay... I'll share... Have you ever volunteered to do something that you thought would be an absolute "breeze," and would put NO crimps into your schedule, only to discover IT'S NOT, and it DID?!?!?

Well, I just did!!!

Who knew that assisting with stage props would consume three days a week (PLUS!), for a MONTH?!?

But, it was done for my oldest child... My darling, almost-12-year-old son, who is participating in the 6th-grade melodrama (performances THIS WEEK!!! YAY!!!)...

So, it turns out that no one else on the crew was comfortable drawing the backdrops... So I did.

And, no one else was comfortable tracing the drawings onto the backdrop cloths without guidance... So I gave the guidance.

And, no one else was comfortable painting the backdrops (without specific color guidance)... So I gave the guidance, and painted along with them...

...and then finished the job, when the shading had to be done...

Good thing one of the other moms was right in there, working right beside me, everytime!!! I would have been lost without her!!!

And, I "crashed" a week ago... Just got too overwhelmed with it all (that happens to me from time to time)... and decided I needed a break. From EVERYTHING. For one day only. (Had to finish the job, you know!) LOL!

But now IT'S DONE!!! Not only that, but I'm VERY HAPPY with the results! And, even MORE importantly, the KIDS in the play are, too!!!

I guess it was worth it, after all!

But, don't ever ask me again to create backdrops for a play, because my answer will be an instant and firm, "NO WAY!" (Unless, of course, there is no one else comfortable with drawing things out, etc...) LOL!!! (I'm such a sucker -- esp. when it comes to my kids!!!)

Parenting is NOT for Wimps!

Thinking about having a baby? Prepare to be challenged FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!

It's hard enough to try and figure out how to take care of your new baby (they don't come with manuals, you know -- and I'm very bad at reading my manuals, anyway! LOL!!!)...

And, once you've figured out how to diaper, bathe, feed, etc, the baby grows into a new stage, which requires more adjustment on your part! And so it goes, through the years...

Well, considering that my boys are (almost) 10 and 11.75 years old, I think I've done an OK job of figuring things out (for the most part -- everyone makes mistakes!)...

They are even into a really FUN stage right now! They are independent enough that I don't have to "hover" over them all the time, but not yet into the challenging teen years. I can even have an almost-adult-conversation with them! I LOVE this stage!

But you know what the ABSOLUTE MOST DIFFICULT thing is about raising kids? It's when they get HURT!

My youngest had a biking accident yesterday, which required 7 stitches inside of his mouth. He was SUCH a trooper! He barely reacted to the local anesthetic needle as it probed the cut... Even the nurse said she couldn't believe he is only 9 -- he did so well! He is now in charge of icing his lip on-and-off, every 20 minutes, and is doing a GREAT job with that! This is one proud mama, here!!!

But I would take his place in a minute. It is so difficult to see him deal with the pain, to watch him get stitched up... Somone once said, "Being a parent is like having your heart walk around outside your body." It's so true!

There goes my heart... Into the kitchen to get his ice pack...