Don't take yourself too seriously!

I have a wonderful friend in Texas who has passed along this GREAT piece of advice...one that she received from her mother. At certain points in the month, when one's hormones are interfering with one's ability to think or talk rationally....DON'T TAKE YOURSELF TOO SERIOUSLY.

So....

I'm trying.

But those not-so-rational thoughts keep getting in the way.

...and I'm spending a TON of time playing taxi driver...

Because football try-outs? They're ALL WEEK LONG.

And band reheasals? Until 8:00 PM...

...only one week left...

...this too shall pass...

...I survived childbirth, times six....I'll survive this, too.

So, I get up in the morning, and think I look like crap.
Then I look in the mirror and confirm it...my hair is all whacked out, and my zits seem to think I'm a teenager again, and I'm bloated.....
...and to top it all off...

....

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....I had to brave the MIDDLE SCHOOL again today. Anyone else have to take their children to visit their middle school, and come away from there feeling as if you're 12 years old and a misfit once again?!? Is this just me and my insecurities? I'm walking through there, looking at these TEACHERS who are young enough to be my children (okay, so I'd have been a child with a child...but that's not news any more....), and I just want the floor to open up and swallow me, please!! Please tell me I'm not the only one!

Now, I'm off to do those things I never even dreamed of doing when I WAS 12....WORK, laundry, getting supper on the table, and spending time with my beautiful family (who do NOT think I'm a freak...at least not yet!)....

A day at the ballfield

Maybe I should call this a week at the ball field.
This week we have umpteen-dozen games and practices....
Justin has a game tonight....
Heather had a game last night...
and they WON! (despite the attempted cheating by the coaches of the other team).

Frances has her first practice tonight for the softball team...there WILL be pictures of her, as soon as they actually have uniforms....

So, now we're looking at kids' games on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, plus practices on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and hubby's games on Thursday night and Friday night.

The taxi driver has to go now...because I have to be there to actually WATCH Justin's game....and there are other people who would like to eat before we leave!