So either my fever, which hit 102 overnight, finally burned itself out, or the Excedrin I took at 3 a.m. is just making me feel 100 times better for a little while. Either way, so glad to not have the fever/chills right now. The coughing, sneezing, congestion, and blocked ears are all just annoying.
In my haste to get up a blog post yesterday I neglected a few important details.
1) Nicholas struck out twice at yesterday's game... and hit a double. It. Was. Awesome. I still don't care one bit about baseball, except when something like that happens and I see my kid just light up. Add to that he was switched to first base (from left field) due to the first baseman out sick, and he got two runners out. This whole baseball thing is teaching my kid that good sportsmanship exists (after basketball and football in Virginia I don't think he believed it was true, here the other kids on his team are all helpful and supportive, high fives go around even for a strikeout), but it's also teaching him that speaking up can yield results. When the first baseman didn't show to practice, he asked the coach who would fill the spot, then volunteered himself. He tried the same thing when he did football a couple years ago and was so readily dismissed he gave up. This coach listens and encourages. Nicholas was moved to center field near the end of the game to give another kid a chance at first base and that's just the way it goes. Good stuff.
2) Jonathon had a private riding lesson. Rebecca had alternate plans and the other kids from his class didn't show (which is a good thing since one of them clearly is terrified of being on a horse which means the instructor spends a good deal of time cajoling her into doing anything while everyone else just walks in circles). So with plenty of space and the full attention of the instructor, Jonathon was cantering on purpose around the ring. He's done it a couple times before when the horses freak out about something, but to do it on purpose is a nice change of pace. Hah. Punny.
In my haste to get up a blog post yesterday I neglected a few important details.
1) Nicholas struck out twice at yesterday's game... and hit a double. It. Was. Awesome. I still don't care one bit about baseball, except when something like that happens and I see my kid just light up. Add to that he was switched to first base (from left field) due to the first baseman out sick, and he got two runners out. This whole baseball thing is teaching my kid that good sportsmanship exists (after basketball and football in Virginia I don't think he believed it was true, here the other kids on his team are all helpful and supportive, high fives go around even for a strikeout), but it's also teaching him that speaking up can yield results. When the first baseman didn't show to practice, he asked the coach who would fill the spot, then volunteered himself. He tried the same thing when he did football a couple years ago and was so readily dismissed he gave up. This coach listens and encourages. Nicholas was moved to center field near the end of the game to give another kid a chance at first base and that's just the way it goes. Good stuff.
2) Jonathon had a private riding lesson. Rebecca had alternate plans and the other kids from his class didn't show (which is a good thing since one of them clearly is terrified of being on a horse which means the instructor spends a good deal of time cajoling her into doing anything while everyone else just walks in circles). So with plenty of space and the full attention of the instructor, Jonathon was cantering on purpose around the ring. He's done it a couple times before when the horses freak out about something, but to do it on purpose is a nice change of pace. Hah. Punny.
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