Ode to the Baseball Coach

It was the end of the regular baseball season. The Angels of Hanover Little League started out rocky and ended the season with a bang. It always seemed one of the Angles got a crazy call from the umpire. They made calls on rules the kids didn't know and even our coach got a call that penalized the team. Yet, the boys and coaches showed resilience and kept on playing. As the season was winding down, I wanted to make sure the coaches received a "thank you" from the boys and the parents. Each player signed a baseball and I wrote a personal thank you card.   Here's the inside of the card:

Ode to the Coach

At first we seemed all apart
But we had baseball in our heart
We came together as a team
The league started to heed
The defense started to meld
The other teams we held
Our bats were a tappin'
The crowed started clappin'
We all struck out
Even coach made us pout
We shook it off and stood tall
Even with those crazy calls
Thank you coach
You are the reason
We keep playing ball!

Pirates and Princesses

Traffic was horrible. I guess warm weather and sunshine brings all the crazy drivers out. I didn't like that the traffic made me late getting my son from his bowling event. Fortunately, he didn't notice. We got in the car and drove home. We talked for a bit about our day, he mentioned how bad the traffic was and then we just listened to the radio.

An advertisement for a kids "pirate and princess" party came on. Jokingly, I asked my son "You wanna go?"

"Where?" he questioned in a daze "The Pirate and Princess party? Where is it?"

"Yeah," I confirmed. "We could make all the princesses walk the plank."

"But Mom," he hesitated. "That would mean you'd be walking the plank."

"No way, I'm a Pirate."

The Loose Tooth Obsession

The Loose Tooth Obsession

There wasn't a loose tooth in his mouth for months, after he lost two in close succession. Finally, a third decided to jiggle. Friday after school, the stories of how the other kids 'remove' their teeth began. "Mom, so-and-so's dad used a string and doorknob, so-and-so's sister punched his mouth"...and on and on the stories went.  I tried to play it cool, "D, just let it go, your tooth will fall out when it's good and ready. Besides, punching, pulling, tugging, and strings, can't really be good for your gums anyway."

Rolling his eyes he just sighed.

"Ok. We can call the dentist on Monday if you'd like." I replied.

"Nah," he whispered then asked "Can I have Coke with dinner?"

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Sunday was a typical family do-nothing day. We were enjoying our time together with an afternoon fire in the chiminea and the sunshine on the deck. Nothing really exciting going on. I stop reading and looked up. After taking a sip of wine, I asked my husband "Have you seen D? It's like he just disappeared?"

"I think he went upstairs, probably playing with his Legos." he replied casually.

He was probably right, but something seemed strange. So I walked inside and stood at the bottom of the stairs. "D? You up there? You okay?" I called.

"Yeeessss, Mom. I'm okay" He replied walking towards the top of the staircase with tweezers in hand.

"Ok, good, I thought you disappeared." I paused "What are the tweezers for?"

"Oh, I really wanna get this tooth out, wanna help?"