SOCCER STARS!

Since I was scanning pictures today, I finally got their Spring Soccer (professional) pictures in.

Here they are!

Soccer starts up again in just over a week. Have I ever mentioned how much I DETEST soccer? It really wasn't too bad when they started; I could go, sit in my chair, have some quiet time to myself, meet some other families in the area... NOW I spend the time trying to entertain Ryan & chasing him off of the field, trying to remember who is whom & belongs to which kid while I'm running like a maniac after the child, after I've already spent 30 minutes trying to get the bigger kids to practice while they bitch & moan about how they don't want to go (after their father & I have spent WEEKS verifying they are going to play before we do the $$$ & sign-up). I just DETEST it. And, to add to the confusion of it all, they will have practice (& then a weeknight game) on Mondays, which is ALSO a karate class night. I'm half tempted to tell Harry he needs to start working Tuesdays through Fridays so that I can drink heavily on Monday nights after getting them home from school, homework done, off to karate, fed, off to soccer, then to bed. All donations of hard liquor will be welcomed.

Of course, we also need to get the next size up balls this year and Patrick will need new cleats. I'm just waiting (impatiently) to find out what color their team is going to be in the hopes that we already have a spare set of that color of socks. Since soccer goes from early August through mid/late October, with 12 games plus who knows how many games championship weekend, invariably one of the doofus crew loses a pair of their socks, so we always purchase a spare pair.

Sigh....

Man, Dick's Sporting Goods is gonna LOVE us this year! One new set of cleats, two new balls, new pair of soccer shorts since they tend to rip the crotch out of theirs (what's up with THAT?!!???), possibly socks.... $igh.......