Monday, June 14, 2010

Herding Cats aka Coaching T-ball



My little guy looooves to play ball--football, soccer, basketball, tennis, baseball, anyball. Although Alec is a year younger than the city's Parks and Rec. Dept. states he needs to be in order to register for T-ball, I thought they might look the other way if I volunteered to coach him and 14 other kitties, I mean, kids. They did gratefully and graciously handing over a team roster, 15 Phillies uniforms and hats, a T-ball post, 6 rubber t-balls and some nervous sounding well wishes.

I was thinking of suing the city for any or all of the following conditions--vocal cord recuperation therapy, high five-triggered palm blisters, chronic lower back pain from lifting post-toddlers to the correct batting stance, perma bruise on my forehead from the "d'oh" after nearly every fielding play, laugh lines from the hilarity that is 5-year-olds trying to play a team sport, etc.
but I decided to take the offered settlement...
Totally worth it!

6 comments:

Colett's Corner said...

Ok so that is the cutest team picture I have ever seen! Was Josh Petersen on your team from down the street? So cute Rita!

Scott said...

Alec is soooo cute on the baseball diamond and you are sooo wonderful as a coach. We loved going to one of your/his games.

Katie said...

That is so cute!! I can't believe you did this! What a good mom you are. I bet the kids loved you to pieces!

Katie said...

...and by the way, that cat herding video is hilarious!

Debbie said...

How do you fit it all in, Rita? How fun. I bet it really meant a lot to Alec.

I love the photo too. The kids are darling and you look radiant!

Amy and Brad said...

You are the coolest mom ever! Not to mention, you've gotta be the cutest coach in that league (LOVE the team photo!)