A very COLD Sat......

Lucky Alex...no Sat AM Lax practice, its was freezing outside...However he did have an afternoon game that his mom was to take him to . ...I had other plans although I did manage to drop off to him all of his Lacrosse gear that was still in my car since his previous practice.
I also made sure, why I dont know ,that he and his mom knew what time his game was............... 4PM.
At 3:30PM on my way to my scheduled event I called Alex to make sure they were on their way to his game.
"grandpa my mom says we wont be at the game cause we are going out for dinner in Kentucky"
I simply replied "ok!"

family is more important than sports I rationalize!

cold winds of change are stirring...

stay tuned

holla

Its starting and Im losing

Well I returned to get Alex from practice early because he had another engagement to attend...Final school year skate party at Skatetown USA.

As we were driving o Skatetown Alex changed clothes in the car and began primping and prepping his look..he even asked me for a comb...."really Alex...I haven't had hair in 100 years and hes asking for a comb" somethings up...so I decide to do the grandpa thing

As we are getting off the exit to go to Skatetown I put him to the ultimate test

"Alex lets you and I go to a movie"Iron Man" instead of you going to Skatetown"

(if I turn left we go to the movie if I turn right he goes to Skatetown)

"nah that's ok grandpa maybe next time turn right"

So here's the deal...Cianna his new girlfriend is going to be at Skatetown.

As we pull up he grabs a breath mint from the dash....gets out of the car and says with a sheepish Alex grin.

"grandpa I might need this"

Its starting

Cianna 1 grandpa 0

The Secret

Over the past 2 years of following Alex's ups and downs of Youth sports...Football, basketball, wrestling, Lacrosse....I finally found the secret to being positive and not critiquing his every move ,The secret to knowing he's loafing and not hustling on the field , the secret to enjoying those 2 - 3 hour torments, The secret to withstanding the brittle cold, wet rain and scorching sun.
The secret is so simple and in your face I'm surprised it took 2 years to learn.
The secret is "drop him off leave and pick him up after practice"
This way I don't see anything that happens...
But its a good thing it took 2 years

"Where do u think I got all of this blog material from"



later