You know what really really really sucks?

[papie]

Soccer season starts tomorrow.  

We were really hoping Sophia would not want to do it, but she was all "Of course I'Ll play soccer again!".  Monday nights and wednesday nights until the end of august.  And in two weeks, Anna starts canoe on tuesday nights.  

You know what I like to do after dinner in the summer? Sit on my ass on the patio and drink wine.  NOT get three kids in the car and run around.  I guess I still get 4 nights to do that? 

[icedcoffee]

Canoe? Oh, Canada!

But for real, that sucks. I'm lucky that I have already bribed my H to be our not yet born child's soccer coach. He can drive them while I drink wine on my deck overlooking weeds!

[Booze Raccoon]

Activities are overrated.

My mother never put us in activities. She opened the back door at 8am and rang an actual bell at dinner time for us to come home. We ate and went back outside.

She was onto something.

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This is going to be me. DH was so excited to register DD for soccer and she is in love with it. She asks to go every night

And he's all impressed they play rain or shine. I'm watching the weather forecast praying.

[papie]

May 24, 2016 13:28:53 GMT -5 Booze Raccoon said:

Activities are overrated.

My mother never put us in activities. She opened the back door at 8am and rang an actual bell at dinner time for us to come home. We ate and went back outside.

She was onto something.

Same.  Sadly, my H was raised the exact opposite.  In the summer it was swimming lessons, swim team, waterpolo and soccer.  In the winter it was hockey, swimming lessons, swim team and waterpolo.  He had something every single day.  And his two sisters were the same.  Madness.  


I compromise by doing no more than two activities at the time (each once a week) during the school year, piano and one sport.  And then a bit more in the summer, but they don't go to day camp except for one week and I hire a babysitter.  I just don't want them sitting on their ass all summer, which is going to happen if I don't register them to anything.  They are my daughters after all.  I just wish it was more on weekends and less on weeknights.  

[papie]

May 24, 2016 13:33:51 GMT -5 @randomcdn said:

This is going to be me. DH was so excited to register DD for soccer and she is in love with it. She asks to go every night

And he's all impressed they play rain or shine. I'm watching the weather forecast praying.

I hate this so much, lol.  I've spent so many soccer games standing with my umbrella by a soaked field.  So gross, lol.  

[textbookcase]

Ughhh we JUST ended soccer and the day after it ended I started getting emails to sign up for the fall season. And today is swim team sign ups, which I tried to get out of to no avail.

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May 24, 2016 13:35:06 GMT -5 papie said:

May 24, 2016 13:33:51 GMT -5 @randomcdn said:

This is going to be me. DH was so excited to register DD for soccer and she is in love with it. She asks to go every night

And he's all impressed they play rain or shine. I'm watching the weather forecast praying.

I hate this so much, lol.  I've spent so many soccer games standing with my umbrella by a soaked field.  So gross, lol.  

I think the only thing worse is if he actually gets her interested in hockey.

I was the kid who played piano and sat at home reading. I've had no training for this!

[iamgrace]

Thank you for reminding me soccer registration is on Thursday.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

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Baseball started list night

[papie]

May 24, 2016 13:38:59 GMT -5 @randomcdn said:

May 24, 2016 13:35:06 GMT -5 papie said:

I hate this so much, lol.  I've spent so many soccer games standing with my umbrella by a soaked field.  So gross, lol.  

I think the only thing worse is if he actually gets her interested in hockey.

I was the kid who played piano and sat at home reading. I've had no training for this!

omg yes.  Hockey is the worst.  My daughters are not interested, but H is adamant that his son will play hockey like any good canadian boy.  I told him fine, but he will be on his own for that one.  I'm not getting up at 5am, or travelling all over the province.  

[papie]

May 24, 2016 13:40:06 GMT -5 @lazerus24 said:

Baseball started list night

I thought you were taking the summer off?

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May 24, 2016 13:41:06 GMT -5 papie said:

May 24, 2016 13:40:06 GMT -5 @lazerus24 said:

Baseball started list night

I thought you were taking the summer off?

HA.HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA. You missed my update?

[papie]

May 24, 2016 13:42:43 GMT -5 @lazerus24 said:

May 24, 2016 13:41:06 GMT -5 papie said:

I thought you were taking the summer off?

HA.HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA. You missed my update?

Sucker! lol