{"id":1427,"date":"2013-06-06T13:49:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T19:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newstayathomemom.com\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2013-06-06T13:49:32","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T19:49:32","slug":"sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstayathomemom.com\/?p=1427","title":{"rendered":"Sports!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ok&#8230;I caught some flack yesterday for\u00a0my <a href=\"http:\/\/newstayathomemom.com\/?p=1415\">lame summer plans<\/a>\u00a0comprised of books and stilts.<\/p>\n<p>Just to level-set here:\u00a0 A)\u00a0Why would you expect a whole run-down of fun and creative summer plans?!?\u00a0 I&#8217;m NOT an\u00a0activities\u00a0director.\u00a0 A job like that pays CRAP and forces you to spend time with people.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t really like people.\u00a0 Even mini ones.\u00a0\u00a0And B)\u00a0Did\u00a0you really think I&#8217;m THAT much of a dolt?!?\u00a0 Of course we have plans above-and-beyond what was mentioned in yesterday&#8217;s blog.\u00a0 I always bring my &#8220;A&#8221; Game in everything I do.\u00a0 Whether it be Product Marketing or Stay at home mom-ing.\u00a0 I just didn&#8217;t mention said plans\u00a0because they revolve around\u00a0my summer nemesis.\u00a0\u00a0SPORTS!<\/p>\n<p>A variety of summer sports are always waiting in the wings.\u00a0 Always.\u00a0 Making me run hither and yon and in general annoying the *<em>bleep<\/em>*\u00a0out of me with their demands for packed\u00a0lunches, water bottles, snacks, sunscreen, sunflower seeds, hats, clean uniforms, dry towels, blah blah BLAH!!<\/p>\n<p>For Sissy, this week alone we have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M &#8211; 1\/2 day\u00a0basketball camp (9-12),\u00a01\/2 day volleyball camp (1-4), evening swim practice (5-6)<\/li>\n<li>T &#8211; 1\/2 day\u00a0basketball camp (9-12),\u00a01\/2 day volleyball camp (1-4), evening swim practice (5-6)<\/li>\n<li>W &#8211; 1\/2 day\u00a0basketball camp (9-12),\u00a01\/2 day volleyball camp (1-4), morning swim practice (9-10 am) which she missed see aforementioned sports camps, softball GAME 5:30 &#8211; 8 pm<\/li>\n<li>Th &#8211; 1\/2 day\u00a0basketball camp (9-12),\u00a01\/2 day volleyball camp (1-4), morning swim practice (9-10 am) which she missed see aforementioned sports camps,\u00a0softball practice 4:30-6 pm THEN\u00a06-8 pm is Pasta Fuel Night for the swim meet on Friday<\/li>\n<li>F &#8211; 1\/2 day\u00a0basketball camp (9-12),\u00a01\/2 day volleyball camp (1-4), swim meet\u00a0(6:45-11 am) which she&#8217;ll miss see aforementioned sports camp, softball GAME 5:30-8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And even though she tried out for competitive soccer and got on the team she wanted, she decided not to play soccer\u00a0again this year (thank God for small favors!)<\/p>\n<p>For Sonny, this week we have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>M &#8211; evening swim practice\u00a0(5-6), baseball practice 7-8 pm<\/li>\n<li>T &#8211; wrestling camp 1-5 pm,\u00a0evening swim practice (5-6) which he missed see wrestling camp<\/li>\n<li>W &#8211; wrestling camp 9-12,\u00a0morning swim practice (9-10 am) which he missed see wrestling\u00a0camp, baseball practice 7-8 pm<\/li>\n<li>Th &#8211; wrestling camp 9-12, morning swim practice (9-10 am) which he&#8217;ll miss\u00a0see wrestling\u00a0camp,\u00a06-8 pm is Pasta Fuel Night for the swim meet on Friday<\/li>\n<li>F &#8211; first swim meet ever and he doesn&#8217;t know 2 of the 4 required strokes (breast and butterfly.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know them either!) and the funny part is that I&#8217;m working the hospitality booth at the meet.\u00a0 Uh&#8230;what part about\u00a0not liking sports or people do you not get?!?\u00a0 I don&#8217;t think &#8220;hospitality&#8221; is the place for me.\u00a0 Unless it involves drinking.\u00a0 Lots of it.\u00a0 In which case I can be counted on to trot out my hostess-with-the-mostess schtick.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So&#8230;this whole exercise (pun intended &#8211; hardy har har) was just my way of saying, &#8220;See?\u00a0 Activities, schmactivities.\u00a0 Who needs activities?\u00a0\u00a0Or a life?!\u00a0\u00a0When you have SPORTS!!!?&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok&#8230;I caught some flack yesterday for\u00a0my lame summer plans\u00a0comprised of books and stilts. 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