Weekend Recap

So Kim had to work day shifts both days which meant I was more or less on my own with the kids.

1. Boys soccer: went well, James played with Daniel's team, along with another big brother. This was a one time thing to counter the fact that the other team was just too good and loaded. I felt kind of bad except for the fact that the big kids mostly played goalie, it wasn't a blowout. And there was one point when one of the big kids was playing goalie and was trying to throw the ball in and one of the kids on the other team headed the ball right back twice! You don't see too many 6 year olds willing to try and head the ball much less a 4 year old! So clearly there was a real talent mismatch against Daniels regular team which is composed of mostly 3 year olds with no experience. I missed half of James game taking Daniel to the bathroom and getting Emily from childwatch. But I did see James' goal, which was an excellent shot from about the half field point from the side line.

2. I had the on call work phone and it was real busy so I got kind of frustrated with that. Kind of hard to try and handle calls when you have a screaming 6 year old and 3 year old.

3. I got some yard work done, I worked out some goals on Friday and got started with some basics on Sunday. I have a tendency to plan myself into paralysis with these things so the goal is to do this right. But I have to remember the overall plan of keeping it simple and that a lawn is a living thing and subject to change form.

4. So I decided to start watching Wild Wild West with James. So I got the first DVD from netflix a week ago, and while he liked it he didn't much like black and white filming. So I got the first disc in season 2 this weekend and we watched one of the episodes. And he liked is as well, they are really not bad shows, yeah tremendously unrealistic. But who cares? It's a fun show, with cowboys and spies and really cool gadgets. And as a side note, so far in the 3 episodes we have watched I have seen Suzane Pleshette and Richard Pryor in supporting roles. Who knows who we might see next?