awesome...

So, the tournament went really well yesterday. Well, for ONE of the guys anyway. Tanner was his typical spastic self. I think he didn't REALLY take his meds even though he told me he had. He was SO unfocused and naughty. He couldn't remember ANY of his forms past the first two moves. It was somewhat embarrassing. BUT, I had to get over it because I cannot control the way he acts so.... Tucker on the other hand kicked butt.....literally. He did ok on his forms. There are a lot of moves to remember and he gets anxious about that. BUT, I was totally impressed with his sparring. He used to be so timid when he was up against another kid. Last tournament he actually cried when he lost his match. This time though was different. He had a fire in his eye and he was so determined. He ended up having to spar with 3 different boys and he took first place! I was SO proud of him. He was SO excited it was awesome to see. Unfortunately, you only get a trophy for placing in forms. He got a cool medal though for forms and a gold medal for sparring. Now we know what to focus on for next time. He's bound and determined to get himself a trophy! I'm sure he can do it!

It's OVER!

Fall sports that is! While the games are great fun to watch, the practices were starting to take it's toll on me. With Jon, Tucker AND Tanner playing, it was a lot of work for dear old mom. Jon had football M-F with games on Thursday. Tucker and Tanner had practices on Thursdays with games on Saturdays. It was a tight, hectic, all over the place schedule for me but I did the best I could. I am SO glad it's over. I think they all had fun. I'm not sure if Tuck and Tan will play soccer again next year even though they seemed to enjoy it. They seem ambivalent about the whole thing. Oh well, I guess we don't need to discuss it now anyways. Jon probably won't play football next year. He had SO many injuries this year that he only got to play in ONE actual game. Luckily they do a 5th quarter where all the rest of the team gets a chance to play. I think it was a humbling experience for my boy who always wanted to go pro.


Me, I'm very much looking forward to lazy nights at home, curled up with my guys either playing a game (I've been stocking up on board games from thrift stores) or watching a good flick. I am already planning some fabulous family meals. It was next to impossible to sit down together with our previous schedule. Tucker and Tanner are still doing karate classes which was only adding to my stress level. It was just a bit too much all at once. Ahhh, to have a minute to breathe. How relaxing!

What about you and your family? Do you or your kids participate in sports? Are they over yet? Are you looking forward to the free time or are you signing them up for the next busy activity?

Football season is beginning!

I went to a meeting last night for Jon's football team. He's in the Senior division this year.... His coach seems like he's going to be super good. He's been coaching for 20 years for this league so I get the feeling he really knows what he's doing. The one thing coach said that Jon was not too thrilled about was the fact that most injuries to the players during the season, usually comes from things like skateboards and roller blades so he's asking parents to take those items away from the guys for the season since he needs them all whole and healthy. UGH! That info did NOT go over too well. Jon was so ticked off! BUT, I think he's going to comply with that because he really loves football. I can hardly wait to start cheering him on! I think it'll be a great year!