We’ve found sports essential to being a part of our community. As homeschoolers and members of a church that is 30 minutes away from town, sports have been our entre’ into the community. We’ve made friends with several families from various teams. We have had the opportunity to interact with people from different demographics…
Cold days are not the only ones difficult on your athletes and spectators. Hot and sunny days can be just as taxing. There are some tricks to avoiding overheated players. Fill water bottles with ice before adding water. Some kinds of water bottle can be half filled and frozen overnight. I’ve seen families who bring…
As I mentioned yesterday, fall games are often warmer longer than during the spring which generally warms only at the end of the season (but days can be hotter in spring). Sometimes even a winter coat can use some extra insulation; a blanket (I mentioned that way back when I was writing about Car Loading)…
As long as there is no thunder or lightning, soccer happens. Oh, if the fields are too wet, sometime they’ll be closed, but generally we play in the rain. Our baseball league cancels for rain because they need to protect the diamonds. Basketball cancels if the roads are impassable from snow, but generally has no…
Just a reminder that while I’m participating in Write 31 Days this month, I won’t be posting new words (I’m saving them, though!) … but I’d love to read yours all month long! ‘);
Logistically, this is the biggest nightmare. 9 events over 6 days and rest on Sunday. When does the laundry happen? First, all clean clothing and gear is kept together in a bin in the foyer closet which happens to be across from my washer and dryer. I just got this three door plastic bin from…
Oops. Forgot the picture! I already told you about my unrecommended practice of keeping purchased water bottles in my van. Here is what I’m doing to not need those. Each of us has a distinct water bottle. There are five us and they easily fit in one wine bag. I’ve bought these inexpensively for…
Ugh. Snacks. I’m so glad my kids seem to be mostly aging out of the practice. You will likely be the snack mom once per season for each of your children’s teams. First issue: remembering to purchase snacks – usually a drink item and a food item. Second issue: remembering to take them to…
I am very blessed that my extended family lives close and gathers on Sundays for dinner most weeks. My mom feeds as many of the 19 of us who show up and we enjoy the afternoon together. My children and their cousins are very close, and I’m relatively close to my siblings and their spouses…
We actually eat when we get home. Our family’s non-sports season practice is to eat dinner together around 7pm. I know this is late by most standards, but we chose that time so we could always eat together once my husband gets home from work. When the children were younger, I occasionally tried feeding them…