Sour on Baseball

Eric is practicing with the 8u travel team right now.  The coach is so nice to us and so inclusive.  He even lets Lisa practice and makes a big fuss over her (make no mistake Lisa is good though).  Although it sounds fun as a parent playing games in St. George, Reno, and Las Vegas, I’m about to pull the plug on this whole thing.  Six year olds don’t need to be playing travel baseball.  Baseball has become ridiculous.  I only want my kids to be well rounded.  I’m not really sure what the end game is because I don't care if they high school baseball- I want them to play high school golf.  I wish I would have played golf in high school.  Golf goes with my world view of herding these cats into becoming engineers.  Anyway,  the kids are all having fun right now with all of the playing and practicing.  I'm having fun too.  I'm doing my best to keep it that way.  I love baseball and I don't want the kids burned out by age 10.

Lisa- Lisa is playing softball for the first time.  She likes it a lot.  She is making a lot of new friends and she is very good.  We should have played her up at 10u, but being the first time we did not know the level of competition.

David- is participating in the primary program this Sunday for the first time.  When I asked him what his part is he said: “The prophet has commanded us to pay his tithing.”

Wendy- has been busy canning salsa.  I love canned salsa!  We have three recipes we use that are all different. I can’t touch salsa sold in the store anymore.  Wendy has also been involved with some Farmington City issues.  I think she should run for City Council.

Dad- I feel lucky I have a job that requires no stress and only 40 hours a week.  

Also- another thing that makes me happy- I’m getting feedback that Lisa and Eric are very well behaved in school.  I expect this from Lisa, but I’m pleasantly surprised with Eric.

Biking Rant 

I was out on the Legacy Trail the other day when a group of 4 men on their bicycle started yelling at this woman on her bicycle as they passed her, I think, because she broke bicycle etiquette somehow.  Let’s get one thing straight. Biking takes zero athletic ability.  It’s something old people like me do to stay in shape.  It’s like bicycling is turning into the new church basketball.  They all think they are athletes. 

OK, yes I feel better now.