Baseball has started.
Eric and Lisa are on the same team and it’s a lot of fun. The team right now has great chemistry. The coach is awesome. We have four assistant
coaches. I’m one of them. The coach gave Wendy a copy of the rules
and told her to memorize them today. I’m
not sure why Wendy was picked--maybe she looks smart. Today
after practice we were all just BSing about little league-- it was fun. I like getting out there and playing with the
kids. One thing that is becoming apparent
though is that Lisa and Eric are starting to go in different directions. Last year I wanted Eric to play because I
thought he was wimpy. Now, he is tough, and
he can more than hold his own with all the older kids he is playing with. But
this is not in his blood. Eric likes to socialize
with the kids. After he bats, if you
watch him make his way around the bases, he gabs with all the different players
at each base. He likes to act silly and
he acts up because everyone thinks he’s funny.
I want him playing so he knows how to work. Both Wendy and I take pride that we worked
hard to earn nice things without help from parents or anyone. And we try to talk care of our stuff because we worked hard for it. I want my kids to understand the pride that
comes from hard work. Anyway, the kids do a lot of church stuff and I think those principles are important, but baseball teaches good worldly lessons.
Anyway, it was funny watching all the kids and what they
wanted to do after practice:
Eric- He went inside to play the piano for a half hour and then
asked if he could play a game with the periodic elements on the internet.
Lisa- She wanted to hit off the tee for a while in the
backyard.
David wanted to ride his bike. (By the way, David was very excited to go to
his first birthday party at the karate dojo today)
-Coach showing movie of Quin Buckner.
-Giving the kids big league chew for answering questions correctly.
Of course Eric tries to answer every question.
So does Lisa, she’s just not as obnoxious.
