There was more than once I was invited to do something on a Tuesday or Thursday recently that I had to decline due to all the sports we had going on! There were a couple times I would drop Danny off a few minutes early at baseball practice so that Natalie would only be a few minutes late to softball practice while my mom drove Michelle and our neighbor to dance class and A's parents took Kate along to volleyball practice. It is a relief that softball and volleyball didn't overlap for very long but I am so happy they all had something they liked doing and that others were around to help me make it work. President Nelson said in the last General Conference to be sure to not get too busy again and I can see why. Thank goodness the children have three day weekends every week or else this would be stressful instead of fun. We are already wondering how to proceed next year when the schools are planning on being open five days a week again.
Danny's baseball team had to cancel going to a tournament because one of the boys tested positive for Covid. When it was decided they could be together if they were outdoors with masks on (which I felt fine with because his test came back negative), we got the messages from the middle school that our boy had to quarantine due to an exposure in the classroom and not allowed to go to school or activities for a week. Once again Danny had no symptoms and tested, again, negative to Covid. So the girls, both times, were allowed to carry on as normal and luckily the weather was nice enough to keep the windows open while we were waiting for test results. He was so grateful to get the good news about not having it because having to wear a mask around the house all day was not fun. The above photo was taken before first game back with the team (yes, I begged) and he played well! He was even able to make a home run but he would be eager to tell you it’s because the fielders were terrible.
Michelle and her hip hop crew were in for a surprise when one of the girls on their team never showed up to their last competition. Another girl took over the special part that teammate usually performed and they did a great job even with missing someone. In fact, they even got a special shout out from one of the judges and received the "Moving & Grooving" award along with their Elite High Gold status. I was so surprised and worried and then so proud of how well they did adjusting. Honestly, being ok with a change of plans might be one of the best lessons we have learned from the pandemic.
We had a couple happy surprises for Natalie's softball season as well. My dad's work ended up sponsoring her team and their business name is on the back of all those cute dark purple jerseys. It just so happened when I asked my dad if I could talk to his manager about it, my dad let me know that corporate had just encouraged their managers to become more involved in the community. Perfect timing! Another surprise was that after Natalie's first scrimmage we realized she had outgrown her bat. When she and Hubby came home from the sporting goods store she had gone up from 24" to 26" and now her bat looks different from the other girls' Easton bats. Score! She was thrilled to go out and practice in the backyard with it. (Funny thing was, we had saved a 25" bat of Danny's for her but she skipped right over that size.) Natalie’s first official game was using her new bat and was also the first softball game played at the renovated Bohn Park. AND her school teacher was there to see it! No surprise here that she won teacher of the year at our elementary school! I am thrilled to hear she will remain at our school.
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