Oh I am not panicking, Jeff! It was just a, "Hello, remember me? This is the guy who left you" moment...
Flashed back to him in KC chewing out Nathan and then me, bc he didn't know how to ride a bike. Never mind Dan never showed him, it was my job to do so...
Prob the funniest/tensest moment was when Dan said Nathan was "miles behind the other kids" and that when he got to a real practice he would be "totally humiliated"...he then said something about how all he gets excited about are legos and computers...
And I said IT....
"Well you know maybe he is one of those kids who just won't be big into sports..."
You should have seen his face!
He said, "I am going to stop this conversation before it ends poorly...."
How DARE I think my son might offer his brains to the world instead of his brawn? I mean I would LOVE for him to do both. But I don't want the fun pounded out of him if he isn't the star player right off the bat....
You have the priorities figured out, BobbiJo! I was never a real sports guy, I was the one who got picked last, too small, too slow. By the end of high school I actually started to get a little coordinated, and could hold my own in stuff like PE softball or soccer. I enjoyed playing the other games all along, I just never was very good, or very serious. But, academically, well, until college I was at the very top. And I had a blast playing in the band, the marching band, and the stage band. I don't think I missed out on much. Heck, I went to almost all the football games, home or away, either with the band or just with some friends. (One of my best friends was a cheerleader... always a very good friend, never a girl friend. She married my best guy friend. I kept gluing them together though high school!)
Anyway, too much about me.... the point is, every kid is different, and if you give him half a chance, he will find the right place for him.
I tried sports but we didn't get along real well when I was younger...
So I was in dancing classes from age 3 to 17...cheerleading through high school, pom squad in college...band, speech, every other type of club. Even got the award for "Outstanding Senior Girl" for my graduating class!
Didn't discover running until I got to college, didn't start golfing till I got married and didn't realize I loved it until a year ago, etc etc. Heck I have always been afraid of the ball but watching Nathan today I have an urge to go to a batting cage! So, some things happen at a slower pace than others.
I just don't want Nathan to have a 'bad' first practice that he thought was fun and then get chewed by his dad and lose any interest...
BobbiJo, his dad is, well, how to put this politely.... an a$$. I don't think I succeeded.
Well my a$$ and Sandycay's donkey do need to make some kind of 'buddy movie' together. Although it would be so pathetic no one would go, or else maybe they could view it as dark comedy??
Well I went shopping tonight since it was too dark to golf...R started texting w/me. I said I was shopping and he told me I always look beautiful!
He asked what I was shopping for so I took a pic of ginormous granny panties and sent it to him...he was actually amused so that's good! Someday I may learn to tame my sarcasm/smartassedness, but today was not the day!
I actually got a new pillow (I am a side sleeper and have a heck of a time finding a supportive pillow that isn't too hard!) and some clothes for the kids. Nothing exciting...oh wait I did get some cute flip flops...
I still sleep with a long body pillow and I admit that it has a Hello Kitty cover left over from after my XW left. I hope JackThreeBeans does not look in on this thread, otherwise, my man card is permanently revoked.
Here are some ideas for you in the pillow department:
R and I kept texting back and forth all night. At 12:20 he mentioned that he was wide awake and bored...I said hey, "40 Yr Old Virgin" is coming on cable in 10 minutes we could each watch it and make smartass comments. (meaning via text)
Well 10 min later I get a delayed message (my phone has been holding on to messages this evening for some reason): Ok give me a few minutes and I will head in.
What?! Guess I wasn't very clear...so by the time I get it, he is pulling up. I was kind of nervous bc we had been sending flirty msgs and I didn't want him to have the wrong idea...
So he comes in and sits next to me on the couch, we actually talked through the movie but watched it too, and after an hour he says "Well I am sorting cattle at 7:30 (it was already 1:40) so I should probably go..." and he gets up and gets his shoes, tells me I have a really nice house, and leaves!
OK not to sound like a total self-contradicting girl, but that was strange! I didn't expect too much cause he is a good guy and knows I am not a fling-type girl. But I figured he would attempt a good night kiss...hmm...
So....Dan just called. Kids can't wait to come see what the Easter Bunny brought...so he is taking them to McD's then bringing them over to eat, is that ok?
I say sure, just thought you said eleven and I was going to make a coffee run.
So he says, "I will pick you up some coffee."
I said don't worry about it, I hate McD coffee, so he says where would I get it from. I say gas station or Patti's, a local coffee shop with no drive thru. He says he will go to Patti's, what do I want? So I guess he isn't crabby anymore that I haven't made Nathan a sports superstar!
Oh and dang you guys and your reverse psychology. I got db'd! Now I am still wondering why he didn't try to kiss me last night which makes me kinda want to kiss him more...
