Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Ahhh...
That's the feeling I have right now.
Last week, I was a nervous Nelli {former, that is} about baseball and single Mommyhood. Fast forward to this week {albeit, the first day that it is} and I'm feeling like I may have hit my stride.
Perhaps it stems from a great weekend. Saturday was spent with watching one of my students play in Opening Day of the Miracle League. If you're ever in downtown on a Saturday, flop on over. It's the best baseball you'll EVER watch!!!
After that, Lovebug and I traveled home for a quick lunch... then she and Coach headed out to watch cousin Austin play baseball. You know what that means???!?! I got the house ALL.TO.MYSELF for almost TWO. Count 'em one...two... HOURS :) :) :). It was the best present I could ever have asked for, really.
I did nothing but sit back, do a load of laundry, and catch up on my DVRed shows. It was magnificent!!
Saturday evening, I made supper for the gang, and wished that my allergies would go away. Unfortunately, I kept Coach up that night from blowing my nose. Poor guy :(.
Sunday brought Mother's Day. To me, it's soooo not about the tangible things. It's about spending quality time with my family. Coach started my day by giving me some cards and taking us all to breakfast where, *sniff sniff*, Lovebug graduated to a booster seat at the restaurant :(. Yes, my baby turned into a big girl on Mother's Day {ya know, if you count sitting in a plastic booster chair making you a big girl, like I do}.
Once home, Coach mowed the yard and I busted a move on my laundry. It was one of those "I'm in the laundry zone" kind of times. Great, for a self-described OCD nut like myself :). Of course, I also called my mommy to wish her a happy mother's day :)
Follow all of this by a trip for ice cream and take-out for supper, and you've got the recipe for the perfect day. Oh, and Coach also ordered me {with my input} a mother's bracelet. I can't wait for it to arrive :).
Oh, and who could forget THIS!!!
Pretty sure that's the cutest handprint tree I've seen in my entire life!!!
Ahhhh... I'm one lucky Mama.
Last week, I was a nervous Nelli {former, that is} about baseball and single Mommyhood. Fast forward to this week {albeit, the first day that it is} and I'm feeling like I may have hit my stride.
Perhaps it stems from a great weekend. Saturday was spent with watching one of my students play in Opening Day of the Miracle League. If you're ever in downtown on a Saturday, flop on over. It's the best baseball you'll EVER watch!!!
After that, Lovebug and I traveled home for a quick lunch... then she and Coach headed out to watch cousin Austin play baseball. You know what that means???!?! I got the house ALL.TO.MYSELF for almost TWO. Count 'em one...two... HOURS :) :) :). It was the best present I could ever have asked for, really.
I did nothing but sit back, do a load of laundry, and catch up on my DVRed shows. It was magnificent!!
Saturday evening, I made supper for the gang, and wished that my allergies would go away. Unfortunately, I kept Coach up that night from blowing my nose. Poor guy :(.
Sunday brought Mother's Day. To me, it's soooo not about the tangible things. It's about spending quality time with my family. Coach started my day by giving me some cards and taking us all to breakfast where, *sniff sniff*, Lovebug graduated to a booster seat at the restaurant :(. Yes, my baby turned into a big girl on Mother's Day {ya know, if you count sitting in a plastic booster chair making you a big girl, like I do}.
Once home, Coach mowed the yard and I busted a move on my laundry. It was one of those "I'm in the laundry zone" kind of times. Great, for a self-described OCD nut like myself :). Of course, I also called my mommy to wish her a happy mother's day :)
Follow all of this by a trip for ice cream and take-out for supper, and you've got the recipe for the perfect day. Oh, and Coach also ordered me {with my input} a mother's bracelet. I can't wait for it to arrive :).
Oh, and who could forget THIS!!!
Pretty sure that's the cutest handprint tree I've seen in my entire life!!!
Ahhhh... I'm one lucky Mama.
Monday, May 2, 2011
It's Here
The inevitable has happened. Coach became Coach Lynam today. Yes folks, baseball season has hit. Coach Lynam will now be spending his evening with 20-30+ soon-to-be freshman boys instead of his two beautiful ladies at home.
It's bittersweet for me. One the one hand, baseball is my favorite sport and we thoroughly dig going to his games and cheering for him. On the other hand, Lovebug is quite the handful these days. Granted, I'm no Starr Circus with four kids, five and under {seriously, howMckMama Jr. Missy does it is beyond me!}. It's the fact that I am now a semi-single Mommy who is left to deal with Daddy's girl. I probably shouldn't complain too much though, as there are many "for real" single Mommy's and Daddy's doing this day in and day out
Irregardless, we know that July will soon be here and hopefully we'll see more of our Coach. Until then, it'll be lots of pictures on the phone, blog, and sightings through the chain link.
Until then, it's time for Lovebug and I to start cheering...
Coach,
Good luck on your first season as an Ankeny Hawk baseball coach. Lovebug and I will cheer you on like never before! We will miss you every.single.day, but we'll enjoy the time you're home even more. We love you!!!!!!!!!
It's bittersweet for me. One the one hand, baseball is my favorite sport and we thoroughly dig going to his games and cheering for him. On the other hand, Lovebug is quite the handful these days. Granted, I'm no Starr Circus with four kids, five and under {seriously, how
Irregardless, we know that July will soon be here and hopefully we'll see more of our Coach. Until then, it'll be lots of pictures on the phone, blog, and sightings through the chain link.
Until then, it's time for Lovebug and I to start cheering...
GO HAWKS!!!
Coach,
Good luck on your first season as an Ankeny Hawk baseball coach. Lovebug and I will cheer you on like never before! We will miss you every.single.day, but we'll enjoy the time you're home even more. We love you!!!!!!!!!
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