I am ready to complain. For a few days, as I often do, I have been thinking about the things I want to write. 2014 has gotten off to quite a start here in Atlanta. Yes, I live in Atlanta - the city that has been shut down by not 1 but 2 snow storms in 3 weeks, not to mention the extreme cold that also caused all of the schools to close last month. Here are the numbers - today is the 30th weekday since Christmas break officially ended. It is also the 2nd scheduled holiday (President's Day and MLK day). We have had 8 and a quarter snow days - only 2 of which were really good for playing in the snow. My youngest had the flu so she was out of school 4 of the days that school was actually in session. My oldest also had one sick day. My middle child, not be left out, didn't time it as well so she was sick on 2 of the snow days. She also had an emergency trip to the dentist for a chipped tooth one morning on a school day. Are you keeping track? On 17 of the last 30 week days, I have had one or more of my kids home with me for some or all of the school day. I love my kids, but there is a reason that I don't homeschool them. On the night before the latest snow storm, I stocked up on bread, milk, and we bought a few new games for the Wii.
Then something happened this weekend. The sun came out and we had a weekend that revolved mostly around the church league basketball tournament. My husband was there for much of the weekend, and my son played in 3 of the games. The final game of the tournament for my son's team was a great game. Prior to this weekend I had not gone to any of the games this season since Rob is always there and there is not much room for spectators. Mason got on a team with power house players, he is not one of them, but he has enjoyed the season immensely. Yesterday the game was close, and as I was watching Mason ended up with the ball, he shot and scored! It was the first basket that he made all season. The kids and parents of his teammates went crazy. It was not the game winning shot, but they did go on to win the game. We are not a family of huge sports moments so for us, that moment was huge. I forgot all of my complaints of the past week, and enjoyed the moment.
It is suppose to be in the 60s much of this week. I have spring fever, and I would much rather go to the beach than skiing (which is what we have planned) for spring break. I am actually going to make an appearance at work today. I wonder if they will remember me, I have been gone alot lately. Maybe I will start exercising again. I will have a chance to watch more sports as Charlotte gets ready for her 2nd gymnastics meet on Sunday. Getting back into a routine of packing lunches and getting ready for school every day is going to be tough, but I'm sure summer will be here before we know it. In the meantime, I'm going to schedule some time to meet my friends for a much needed latte.
