Wow, so many things happened today, I am having trouble focusing on one topic. So, today is going to be just a mish-mash of thoughts as they tumble out, please forgive me.
This morning at work, I was asked if I could change my schedule. Not usually a big deal, but since I am on the booster club for volleyball, I have a few conflicts. I like to be accommodating (or as my husband calls it "being a pushover"), but I'm not sure how much time I will have. I will be starting with the new schedule tomorrow and we will see from there.
Speaking about volleyball, today was the first game of the year for my daughter's volleyball team. She is on varsity this year and she got to start. I am so proud of her. She worked hard during the summer to prove herself. They are currently ranked first in CIF southern section. Let's hope they can keep that ranking! They are off to a good start though. Varsity plays best 3 out of 5 and they won in 3 straight sets. Way to go girls! Their team has the most amazing fans! Half the gym was packed with students who made up cheers, sang songs, and taunted the other team. They even all wore blue and made a tunnel for the girls after the game. The other half of the gym is parents (from both teams) and the opposing teams who are not playing (eg. JV and frosh). It gets so loud in there. I never went to a volleyball game in high school. I wonder if they had a following. I really enjoy watching the games, too bad I didn't know that sooner.
On a humorous note, I got a text from my mom during the game that asked "Are you OK, been trying to reach you since 3 pm." I hadn't been with my phone all afternoon, so I didn't know she had called and left a message. Anyway, she was worried that something terrible had happened to me, or the kids. She is funny, always goes straight for the worst scenario! It just got me thinking about how life was before cell phones. Did people immediately begin to worry if they couldn't get a hold of you? I know cell phones came along when I was already an adult, but I can hardly remember life without one. I can't imagine that my grandma would have worried about not being able to contact one of her adult children in a span of 4 hours. I know, I usually always have my phone with me and it is strange for me not to answer right away, but it still just made me wonder.
A big thanks goes out today to my friend, Jananne, who took Will to football AND brought him home so I could go to Amy's game. What would we do without good friends to lean on?
And I saved the best for last... My husband is finally home! Yay! He has been gone for 3 weeks at annual training. I have grown accustomed to this Army life, and we really do have it easy since he is not regular Army on active duty. But I know in my heart of hearts that I was not really cut out to be a single mom. It is so very hard. I'm not sure if it is a good or bad thing, but we slowly adjust to him being gone and figure out how to carry on. It is not easy, but we do it. I am never happy to have him leave, but to be honest, there is always an adjustment period for us when he comes back home. I think it is most difficult for him though. He is used to his orders being followed the instant they are given, and well, we don't usually take him quite so seriously. :)
See what I meant about rambling? Hope to be more put together tomorrow.
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