I have this certain fear of not being able to take care of my family. Mom out of commission is a bad scenario in my mind. Not because Adam cannot handle everything...just because I like to control what I can.
This year I have had pneumonia, tick fever, and now gallstones. It has just been a bad year.
I went to see Dr. Shaw today and now have surgery tomorrow around 11am.
Ready for the world to slow down a bit and let me have a moment of peace and clarity. Your prayer are appreciated.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Traveling & Soccer
For those of you who think I am the most rigid person, you would be surprised to know that Adam has turned me into a "fly by the seat of my pants" gal. We can get up and go out of town in less than 1 hour. I now have a travel kit which includes all of our toiletry and personal care items...So we don't have to rummage through the bathrooms packing away. We have a travel set and a home set. All you have to do is pack your clothes. The boys are older which means they do their own clothes packing and can get their own drinks and snacks and go to the potty before we leave without me having to remind them. This is the best part of kids aging...you see them being productive for themselves.
This past weekend we were in Jackson, MS that's 2 1/2 days and 700 miles. We had a great time. The competition was fierce and Jacob preformed well against these guys. The younger two boys were FABULOUS.
This past weekend we were in Jackson, MS that's 2 1/2 days and 700 miles. We had a great time. The competition was fierce and Jacob preformed well against these guys. The younger two boys were FABULOUS.
Bouts of Greatness:
It was Saturday morning, the first game was at 8:45 which meant we had to be at the fields by 7:45am...and we had gotten into the hotel at 10:15pm and unpacked and then the next door neighbors were just terrible, repacked and switched rooms, we lied down in bed about 11:30pm. So the team was sitting down eating breakfast and they were missing one player. All the boys got up to go rush off to wake this kid up...and I said firmly, "My Holsted boys stay". THEY DID...All the parents said, "can you get mine to obey like that". I reassured them, my boys do not always act like angels. Later when we went up to the room to get Adam up...I promised them desert for dinner to thank them for their great obedience...I don't usually get all three together on anything. Now off to games, Jacob had a great opportunity to score with his head off of a corner kick and it was so sweet, I stood up and squealed! It was pro skillz, but it didn't go in, it hit the post.
This weekend we were at a soccer tournament here at home. Jacob scored twice (so I think that makes 7 for the year). He played against a kid, NO LIE, 5'3"+...he was elbowed in the head, headbutted in the stomach, killed royally by a large team. We were playing 12 year olds (who had apparently hit puberty). Jacob held his own, he fought back and he committed plenty of retaliation fouls. He is a tough kid...
This morning we went for our last game and won 2-0.
Adams soccer game this evening. He completed a bicycle kick and it was so awesome. It made me rekindle why I first sought him out. I feel like a gitty girl again.
Fun Fun!
Don't forget to vote on Tuesday!
-C
Sports- be the best at being YOU
I have been thinking about sports lately. I LOVE SPORTS! I could sit at the soccer fields for an entire day (not even watching my own kids - or even anyone I knew) I enjoy the skill, the teamwork, and the vitality each player posesses.
Most people have started asking how we picked what each boy would play when they got older.
So here was our RULE...when the boys turned age 5 for the entire year (until they were 6) they could try any sport they wanted to (basketball, baseball, soccer, hockey, gymnastics, etc.) After that we asked that they pick their favorite sport, NOT what they were good at.
Jacob as we all know was great at soccer and he picked that...now he still sulks when it's basketball season and he's not playing anything...but oh well (he'll get over it) He is now in classic soccer playing kids 4 years older.
Kobie picked basketball...he was GREAT at baseball...moving up in one season from tee ball to pitching machine when he was 5/6 b/c he was cracking them to the fence...problem with baseball...the child cannot stay up past 7:30pm. He wants to try Gymnastics so we were going to try that. Kobie doesn't really like competitive sports, and he asked to play bass guitar, so now we are going that direction.
Dylan has played primarly soccer and basketball. He is really a loner. He is great at everything he does...But he's just not motivated. So will see in a few years how he develops. He is sitting out this season of soccer for two reasons.
1.) to let Adam and I get used to traveling with Jacob's soccer team and
2.) b/c Adam & I were taking a break from 6 years of coaching soccer (which we had decided on years ago-when the kids were done with micro we would take a break) I know some of you are looking at 6 years...and thinking Jacob is just 9 and micro doesn't start until 4/5...well we coached a LW U14 team...YES, I had three babies to care for...but I told you we loved to watch soccer and to teach it (for those who are willing to learn- some of those kids weren't- and some were, we still go try and watch them play now at the HS level and admire how far they've come)
All of our boys picked their favorite. It was their choice and we support them. These sports are what they do individually, but when we go to the park we play all kinds of sports, not being limited to just one. Injuries are a very constant thought in our minds as my husband and I played many sports growing up and then we were set on soccer and track during HS...we have both had broken ankles and have knee problems. I still run 5k's to 1/2 marathon's and he still is in a mens soccer league...
Showing our kids how to live a healthy lifestyle with balance is all that should matter... we should show them how to work well with others and have relationships with people. That's the true meaning of sports for me...not to be the best at everything, but be the best at being YOU!
As Adam says, "I don't care what you want to become when you grow up...be the best Garbage man, be the best Dad, be the best Lawyer, whatever you want to do, give it your all!"
Most people have started asking how we picked what each boy would play when they got older.
So here was our RULE...when the boys turned age 5 for the entire year (until they were 6) they could try any sport they wanted to (basketball, baseball, soccer, hockey, gymnastics, etc.) After that we asked that they pick their favorite sport, NOT what they were good at.
Jacob as we all know was great at soccer and he picked that...now he still sulks when it's basketball season and he's not playing anything...but oh well (he'll get over it) He is now in classic soccer playing kids 4 years older.
Kobie picked basketball...he was GREAT at baseball...moving up in one season from tee ball to pitching machine when he was 5/6 b/c he was cracking them to the fence...problem with baseball...the child cannot stay up past 7:30pm. He wants to try Gymnastics so we were going to try that. Kobie doesn't really like competitive sports, and he asked to play bass guitar, so now we are going that direction.
Dylan has played primarly soccer and basketball. He is really a loner. He is great at everything he does...But he's just not motivated. So will see in a few years how he develops. He is sitting out this season of soccer for two reasons.
1.) to let Adam and I get used to traveling with Jacob's soccer team and
2.) b/c Adam & I were taking a break from 6 years of coaching soccer (which we had decided on years ago-when the kids were done with micro we would take a break) I know some of you are looking at 6 years...and thinking Jacob is just 9 and micro doesn't start until 4/5...well we coached a LW U14 team...YES, I had three babies to care for...but I told you we loved to watch soccer and to teach it (for those who are willing to learn- some of those kids weren't- and some were, we still go try and watch them play now at the HS level and admire how far they've come)
All of our boys picked their favorite. It was their choice and we support them. These sports are what they do individually, but when we go to the park we play all kinds of sports, not being limited to just one. Injuries are a very constant thought in our minds as my husband and I played many sports growing up and then we were set on soccer and track during HS...we have both had broken ankles and have knee problems. I still run 5k's to 1/2 marathon's and he still is in a mens soccer league...
Showing our kids how to live a healthy lifestyle with balance is all that should matter... we should show them how to work well with others and have relationships with people. That's the true meaning of sports for me...not to be the best at everything, but be the best at being YOU!
As Adam says, "I don't care what you want to become when you grow up...be the best Garbage man, be the best Dad, be the best Lawyer, whatever you want to do, give it your all!"
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