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the_rckThursday evening was the school science fair. Delia didn't have a project this year, but she wanted to go because one of her friends was going to be there. I escorted her over (she said she could go on her own, but I'm not ready to let her cross the street in front of the school by herself), and we looked at all the projects. She took some pictures so that she could show Scott what he'd missed.
Saturday was Delia's last soccer game of the season. We were late arriving, so Delia didn't start out as goalie (she normally does and plays a half as goalie). Instead, she played goalie in the second and third quarters. Delia's team lost the game but not by too much.
After the game, the family of one of the girls hosted a party. They were serving hotdogs, so Scott and I picked up Subway sandwiches. Scott and I had some serious miscommunication about what was going on, so neither of us was happy with how things were going. Once we were there, Scott and I both talked to other parents while Delia ran around with the other girls. The family has a zip line, and Delia used it three times. If we hadn't needed to leave, she'd probably have kept going back for more.
We left the party at three because Delia had a party to go to at four. It was meant to be a slumber party, and we packed everything for Delia to stay the night. She was pretty adamant that she wouldn't stay, and we promised to come get her whenever she couldn't handle more.
Scott and I weren't very hungry. I can't eat after eight, though, so we went out looking for food. Our first choice turned out to be closed, and we concluded that neither of us really wanted much. We ended up at Wendy's, getting sweet potatoes and frosties.
Delia hadn't called by the time we went to bed, a little after eleven. We were both hoping she'd spend the night. She didn't. She called us at twelve forty-five to ask us to come get her. It was two by the time we were all home and in bed.
Sunday was laundry day. Delia spent the afternoon with a friend who lives in the apartment complex at the bottom of the hill. They have a pool, so the girls went swimming. I couldn't find the waterproof sunscreen, so I used what I could find and hoped for the best. Delia didn't burn, at least. She never has, thank goodness, in spite of my not always being good at remembering sunscreen.
Monday was the first softball practice. Delia's not yet officially on the team. I mailed in her registration. Hopefully, it will go through all right. Practice was at Delia's school. Unfortunately, that won't continue. Once school's out, practices will be across town, at six on Sundays (the only time and place the coach could get since the time he wanted (and booked Delia's school for) wouldn't work for half the kids).
The season's going to be exhausting because there will be two games a week, every week until early August. I'm pretty sure Delia hasn't thought through the heat and the sun and the exertion and so on. I've also been warned that softball is really tedious to watch (which doesn't surprise me).
I was a bit worried about signing Delia up for softball. My mother and I both have the problem that we can't see the ball at all when it's coming toward us, and I didn't know if Delia had inherited that problem. She says she can see the ball fine, so I guess she didn't.
Last night, Scott took Delia out and bought her a mitt and a bat. She brought a ball home from practice.
I am a little puzzled-- Rec and Ed offers softball for girls and baseball for boys. I'm not sure what the difference is between the two and wondering why what's offered differs by sex. Who knows?
Saturday was Delia's last soccer game of the season. We were late arriving, so Delia didn't start out as goalie (she normally does and plays a half as goalie). Instead, she played goalie in the second and third quarters. Delia's team lost the game but not by too much.
After the game, the family of one of the girls hosted a party. They were serving hotdogs, so Scott and I picked up Subway sandwiches. Scott and I had some serious miscommunication about what was going on, so neither of us was happy with how things were going. Once we were there, Scott and I both talked to other parents while Delia ran around with the other girls. The family has a zip line, and Delia used it three times. If we hadn't needed to leave, she'd probably have kept going back for more.
We left the party at three because Delia had a party to go to at four. It was meant to be a slumber party, and we packed everything for Delia to stay the night. She was pretty adamant that she wouldn't stay, and we promised to come get her whenever she couldn't handle more.
Scott and I weren't very hungry. I can't eat after eight, though, so we went out looking for food. Our first choice turned out to be closed, and we concluded that neither of us really wanted much. We ended up at Wendy's, getting sweet potatoes and frosties.
Delia hadn't called by the time we went to bed, a little after eleven. We were both hoping she'd spend the night. She didn't. She called us at twelve forty-five to ask us to come get her. It was two by the time we were all home and in bed.
Sunday was laundry day. Delia spent the afternoon with a friend who lives in the apartment complex at the bottom of the hill. They have a pool, so the girls went swimming. I couldn't find the waterproof sunscreen, so I used what I could find and hoped for the best. Delia didn't burn, at least. She never has, thank goodness, in spite of my not always being good at remembering sunscreen.
Monday was the first softball practice. Delia's not yet officially on the team. I mailed in her registration. Hopefully, it will go through all right. Practice was at Delia's school. Unfortunately, that won't continue. Once school's out, practices will be across town, at six on Sundays (the only time and place the coach could get since the time he wanted (and booked Delia's school for) wouldn't work for half the kids).
The season's going to be exhausting because there will be two games a week, every week until early August. I'm pretty sure Delia hasn't thought through the heat and the sun and the exertion and so on. I've also been warned that softball is really tedious to watch (which doesn't surprise me).
I was a bit worried about signing Delia up for softball. My mother and I both have the problem that we can't see the ball at all when it's coming toward us, and I didn't know if Delia had inherited that problem. She says she can see the ball fine, so I guess she didn't.
Last night, Scott took Delia out and bought her a mitt and a bat. She brought a ball home from practice.
I am a little puzzled-- Rec and Ed offers softball for girls and baseball for boys. I'm not sure what the difference is between the two and wondering why what's offered differs by sex. Who knows?
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Date: 2012-06-06 08:53 pm (UTC)I think I've been spoiled by Rec and Ed's soccer and basketball. The boys and girls don't play together, but they're playing the same game, with the same rules.