Another sport, another stick.

A few years ago, Megan took lacrosse "lessons" at Adrian College and even though she was little, she did a great job and she had a lot of fun. Last year AC didn't offer lacrosse lessons but Megan kept asking when she could do it again. So when I saw the flyer for lessons this Spring, I quickly told Megan and her eyes lit up...she was so excited to learn more about lacrosse. (If you haven't noticed by now, Megan is our natural born athlete. She LOVES to try new sports.)

 First day, Megan was all set to go in her pink hockey helmet and pink hockey gloves!

 

Because this is a "learn to play" most of the time the kids just practiced different drills.

 

 Megan being Megan, she took her time with every drill to make sure she completed the drill how she was told to do it. Yes, she was slower than others, but she had good form!

Ice arenas don't have air conditioning...she was a little sweaty!

 

Stretching circle. I always find it funny just to watch how the kids separate into groups. No, it wasn't always girls vs boys, more previous teammates with previous teammates. The "people watcher" in me always noticed how the kids grouped themselves. (Yes, I'm a nerd.) 

 Another drill to try and teach the kids how to run while cradling the ball/stick. Megan did really well with this except for those few times she dropped the ball completely by accident.

 So proud of Megan in this picture. If you have ever watched Megan playing hockey, you know that she is "just too nice" she feels bad taking the puck from someone else and just isn't aggressive (partly because she doesn't want to do something wrong) But anytime the kids played a lacrosse game verses just a drill...Megan was 100% in the game. Megan, in all pink, was constantly in the middle of most scrum trying to scoop up the ball. She won, more than once, and I was so proud. Proud because Megan is gaining the confidence to be aggressive, proud because she is learning that it is okay to be aggressive in a sport and no one will be upset with her, proud because she is learning that being "strong" is okay.

She left it all of the field...which is just another great lesson sports teaches our kids. "You give 100% until the game is over. If you fall, get back up. If you lose to another team, get back up. As long as you are having fun and doing your best...that's all that matters."

 

 

All of Megan's sports are done for now, but soon she will get back on the ice for hockey camp starting in August. She can't wait! Joey is excited too because he knows that once the ice is in, hockey can start and hockey means our hockey players will be back...yay!

If you give a mouse a cookie...

For the past 6 weeks or so, we have all been busy. Wrapping up the end of the school year, starting Spring activities, finding motivation to check off big "to-do list" items. We are only a few weeks into Summer "vacation" but so far I feel as though I am following the "if-you-give-mouse-cookie" plot. Also the reason for zero updates recently. Please enjoy my version of this classic story.

 

If you volunteer to count Box Tops for your daughter's school,

you will spend the evening covering your dining room table with dirty pieces of cardboard.

If you lose your dining room to yet another project,

you will FINALLY start to organize your basement.

 

***More on that in a later post...huge transformation!***





 

After being stuck in your basement waiting for Spring weather to arrive,

you will find jobs outside so you can enjoy it.

 

While outside looking at your sad backyard,

you will discover that your neighbors have extra landscaping rocks.

 

***Our amazing neighbors moved (sad day) they had a few rocks that were not using and said that we could have them. I LOVE good deals...free landscaping rocks...yes please! Thank you awesome neighbors!!!

 







 
 
 
 
 


 After finally accepting that family friends really are moving to the other side of the state,
you will then throw a small "Sucks You're Moving" party for them.

 Because Field Day is the best day ever,

you will volunteer to organize the event this year...for 400 kids...without going crazy!

 

After feeling so good about organizing your basement,

you will then feel the need to "just get rid of it" and organize TONS of stuff for a garage sale.

 

Megan sold water and lemonade at the garage sale and donated her money to the Foster Closet of Michigan. (I am very proud of her!!!)

 

13 huge Rubbermaid containers filled with kid stuff went to the garage sale, clothes were donated to friends/family prior and what didn't sale, went straight to Goodwill or the Foster Closet of Michigan-Adrian. None of it came back in! Such a good feeling to move the stuff along to people who will use it.

 

If you think your weekends are going to slow down so you can start to enjoy them,

Mother Nature will dump 5+ inches of rain on you during a 24 hour, cold, WINDY, never ending storm.

 

The storm was 4 days away, some roads are still closed due to flooding, a lot of people had basements filled with water and way too many still have yards underwater...I am not complaining, we didn't have any major issues. The storm was not fun, but I know we were luckier than some.

 













 When your friend post really beautiful pictures of her updated landscaping,

you will then decide to cut out the annoying outdated bushes in your yard.

 

When you are done with what seems to a continuous list of big projects,

you will relax for a day, sitting in a chair where you used to have annoying bushes.

-The End-

 

Soon I will start with "fun" projects once these big projects are done. Of course we are having fun this Summer too, but I just wanted to share all of these boring things first.  Next up, I will talk about Megan having fun at Lacrosse practices.