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Let's just say that we are fans. We go to every meet that we can. Tyler doesn't run near us as often as we like, but we get to a few a season and we go to all of Trent's. Let's just add to that mix, just cuz. I also referee volleyball. That consumes much of my September thru mid November.
This particular fall I decided to start officiating college again, so that added to the mix a bit. Suffice to say, my goofy little uniforms are quite familiar with the inside of my washer and dryer.
As if enough Dudleys weren't busy enough, Bruce is traveling all over with his drug dealing job. Ok, you all know that he is a Pfizer Pharmaceutical District manager right? It sounds so much cooler to say drug dealer, anyway, he's occupied a few hours a week doing that. I work 40 hours a week also, so we are busy, to say the least.
The other component to this mix is Megan, our darling youngest. She doesn't do a fall sport, yet anyway. She does like volleyball, but being a 7th grader, they don't play it until Winter. What does occur for her in the fall, however, are the sign ups for the 3, count them, 3 things she does want to do during winter. There is her school volleyball for 7th graders, there is the club volleyball, which she's done for the last 2 years and there is Skyball which is the middle school basketball program in Salem.
The emails and flyers and phone calls begin around mid October. I corner Megan; "Are you sure you want to do basketball this year, even though both volleyballs are at the same time?" She assures me that she does. I push a bit more, "honey, this is a lot of time you are committing to, are you really sure you want to do it all?" Yep, she does. So, I go to the bad cop and enlist his help. I figure if I employ Big Bad Daddy onto the scene, I'm golden. He'll lay down the law and we'll be back down to a manageable 2 sports per season per kid quota that we've managed for.... EVER!!!
Well, guess what? Mr. Softie tells me, and I quote: "We'll make it work, I'll help out, she deserves to play basketball like the boys did." Well, that's fine and dandy, except the boys never played volleyball on TWO teams while they also played basketball!! Awesome!
Fast forward to November aka now! Last week Megan had tryouts for Middle school volleyball, tryouts for Skyball, 2 nights she had to volunteer at church for her fundraiser, she also got sick (bonus) and oh yeah, did I mention that Mr. Softie, Big Bad Daddie, aka bad cop was in New York? Awesome! And with a perfect double switch, don't even still know how it happened??? I am the assistant coach of her basketball team! Tryouts for the club team are in a week, I'm just praying I don't wake up on the next day with a volleyball tattoo on my lower back.
You know, it's my life. I gripe, but I love it. I attended the coaches meeting tonight and I'm already thinking of drills in my head and dreaming of high fives and victories... I love my kids, it's what I do.
Now this is a great post, a little window into your lovely and busy life. I love it! Ohhh dear Megan is going to be one tired girl- and you one tired mama!
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