The Boy's Soccer... First Place

Saturday was the last game of the season.  I let my boy play, even with his bad knees.   I just told him to listen to his body and if it started to hurt, to ask the coach to pull him out.   He sat out part of both halves, but he seemed to be ok.

After the game, we all gathered for donuts and trophies.  The coach says they landed in first place in their division and scored the highest number of goals of all teams in their division, "by a large margin".

Congrats!!

We'll request to be put on the same team again next season, but the coach warned that he won't be coaching again.  He was just a fill in coach for this season because they couldn't find anyone else.  Hopefully one of the other 2 dad who helped coach will come back next season and coach them again.  We'll see!

"It's only six dollars!"

My youngest boy gave me a good laugh last night!

You may remember that I had jury duty a couple weeks ago.  My $6 check came in the mail last week, and it's been sitting on the counter.

Last night, he told me that he wanted to go to our favorite Mexican restaurant for dinner.    Here's our conversation:

Boy:  "Mom, can we got to El Rincon for dinner?  Kids eat free on Wednesday."
Me:  "Sure, are you buying?" 
Boy:  "No, Dad will have to buy.  He has all the money."
Me:  "Hey wait a minute, half of that money is mine."
Boy:  "No, only a third."
Me:  "A third?  What do you mean only a third?"
Boy:  "Mom, have you seen your last paycheck.  It's only six dollars!"

LOL!  I love him.  He can always make me laugh, even when my week sucks royally!!

The Boy's Soccer...

So, I haven't posted much about the youngest boy's soccer...  I'm afraid his season may be finished.   He's been complaining for the past few weeks about his knees bothering him, so I kept him out of this past weekend's game, not to mention we had a million other things to do!

I've been holding off on going to the doc for his knees to see if they are really hurt or if he's just complaining when he's tired or lazy.  You know how kids can be?!   And, I figured if it was something serious, he'd be non stop complaining!

It seems to have gotten worse over the past week or so.   He was in tears last Wednesday night because they hurt so bad, and he's been sleeping on his bottom bunk because it hurts to go up and down the steps.   So, I took him to the orthopedic doctor this morning.

They did about 8 x-rays, then we saw the doc.   He's got bone chips just below his knee cap, that are causing some of his pain, along with some inflammation.   He saw it in both knees, but the left was much worse.   The best we can do now is rest and ice.   

There are only 2 soccer games left, so it looks like his season is finished.  We'll go to the game on Saturday, and he can cheer from the sidelines, but he won't play.   I'll wait to see how he feels next weekend.  If he's ok, I may let him play the last game, as long as he's not in any pain.   Once that game is finished, our schedules slow a bit, and he'll have plenty of time to rest.   I guess we'll just play it by ear!

A place to live!

Our oldest boy signed up for his housing for next year at Texas Tech.  Ironically, he will be living in the same dorm that I lived in my freshman year at Tech!!

He and his friend came straight to the house after school.  One on one computer, the other on another computer, and they walked through the process together.   Since the sign-up is all online, they literally pick the dorm they want and the room they want.   If you want to be roommates, select the same room.  

I think it's all really starting to sink in now, and they are getting excited!!   They are heading to Lubbock this weekend to tour around campus and catch a football game.   The friend that our boy is rooming with has an older sister at Tech, so she is going to host them for the weekend and show them the ropes!!

I'm so excited for him, but I'm terrified of the dollar signs!

Jury Duty

I had jury duty this morning, which I was not at all thrilled about.  At least it's a change of pace, and I certainly could use that these days!

Last time I had jury duty, I rode the bus.  It's a free trip downtown when you show your jury summons, but be prepared to pay for your trip home.  That's not free!   This time I decided to drive.  Rather than spend the $3 or so on a bus ride, I'd spent $4 on a parking spot!  But, when it was over, I could jump in my car and go.  No waiting for a bus.

I got there about 7:45 and had to go through security.  This was new since the last time I had to go.  It's almost like being at the airport, just a smaller building and a shorter line!   Shoes off and all.   After going through security, you are sent to one of four rooms, depending on your juror number.  This was new also.  Last time, there was one big room for everyone.

Be prepared to sit and wait.   The first few hours seems like the biggest waste of time.  Just sitting and waiting.

We were finally broken out into several groups to head to a court.   I was sent to the 164th civil court along with 35 other potential jurors.   Then we had to wait some more.  Apparently the judge was going over last minute details with the litigants and lawyers before we could go in.    Eventually, we were broken into lines to be seated inside the courtroom.

I'm sure it's no secret how much people hate jury duty and prepare to tell the lawyers that everyone is guilty no matter what.  That'll get you off right?!?    Well, the judge decided to have a little fun.   She went through her speech about how important jury service is and then proceeded to tell us that this particular trial would take 2 months to complete.   Just about everyone slumped down in their seats, sighed, and mumbled some sort of profanity under their breath!   

After scaring us half to death that we'd be there for 2 months, she told us that the litigants had settled the matter, so there wouldn't be a case.  We were all free to go.   I got my work release form, although I don't think I really need it, and headed on my way.   I think I parked in the most convenient place possible because it was one turn out of the parking lot, and I was on my way out of downtown.

Lots of time and gas wasted, but I served my duty and now I'm free for another year or two.   One of these days I won't be so lucky, so for now, I'm thankful that people can resolve their stupid disputes before having to take time from all of us.

The Boy's Football... Game 10

Well, it's over.  This was it.  The last high school football game for our boy.   It was bitter sweet honestly.   The last 2 seasons haven't exactly been a joy to be a part of.   We've had some pretty bad seasons and some questionable coaches, IMO.

We won the game the previous week, so I was hopeful that they could at least go out on a high note with a couple wins.  Unfortunately, that wasn't in the cards for them, and it was another ugly loss.   After it was over, we went down to the field.  I was going to take some pictures of our boy with some of his teammates, whatever pictures he wanted me to take.   I didn't take a single one.  There were a lot of tears, a lot of sad boys, a lot of disappointment in a tough season.  It was a sad to see.   It will wear off eventually, but these kids loved playing football!

Here's some pictures that I took during the game: