METS WIN...AND WIN!!!!

Wow! What a weekend! Noah's team won Friday night, 3-2. They went on to win on Saturday in the championship, 5-3!!

Met's win the 9th annual Little League of West Allis Minor Division championship!!!!!

My posts in April showed Noah with his game ball. He got it in the first game...here he is now, with his trophy!!!!

Little League update

It all comes down to tonight. Noah's "Mets" lost last night...good thing it's double elimination. They'll "Tee" it up again tonight...winner goes to the championship.

Not sure I can take the drama much longer!!!!!

Decisions, decisions

Now that Noah's team is playing in the semi finals, I've got a problem. Seems my daughter, Lexi, has a "coach pitch" baseball game this Thursday. Same day as Noah's game. Same time as a matter of fact.

I need to be with Noah, as I run the pitching machine for our team in the West Allis Little League. Can't go to Lexi's game. My wife would like to watch our son in another tournament game. I feel she plays second banana to him when it comes to sports. Little League seems to tower over anything else. I feel horrible.

The good news, for my wife and I, is that Lexi wants to watch Noah play. She enjoys cheering. I'm not so sure that Noah would do the same. He LOVES to play. If Lexi had a soccer tourney game, he'd have a tough time skipping his game, to watch her.

How do parents handle this? We both want to be at the same game at the same time. Is it fair we discussed it with Lexi in the first place?

I thought once they got older, this stuff would be easy....

Edge of Your Seat

Noah's team won last night! Wow! They could charge admission for the excitement they gave the crowd in the last inning.

Of course, Noah leads off the last inning. Mets down 7-3. Yer thinking, "no way". They didn't come back. He gets a hit, as does the next batter. After two outs, the Mets smack 5 straight hits and take a 9-7 lead. It's not over yet, as the Padres have to bat in the bottom of the inning. They got a hit, and nothing else. We're on to the championship round.

Thrilling! Many folks said, "it was more exciting than a Packer game." For you sports fans, the 1969 Mets motto was: "You Gotta Believe"...and this team does!

Another pic!

I can't forget to post a pic of Hailey! Here we are swimming at our friends, Steve and Jen's house.

This also reminds me about the diving lessons. Noah and Lexi are both trying to learn to dive...we talked about it on the show this morning.

Great advice from our listeners...like starting with one knee down on the side. Makes it easy to bend and put the head first. Other ideas include diving through a round floatie, and diving for a quarter!

I'll update ya as the summer goes on. They should get it down. Any advice is appreciated!

Summer So Far!

Here's the latest from my son's first year in Little League. It's been quite a learning experience...for him and me! The season isn't over yet.

The Mets play tomorrow. It's a second round tournament game. Should be another nail biter.

But what if we lose? Noah is getting used to winning (his team so far is 13-2). After the two loses (including one to the team he's playing tomorrow), he was not happy. I haven't had to explain losing to him. T-ball and the rec department leagues don't keep score. Hopefully, I won't have to explain it to him anytime soon!

Hey, it worked! I woke up early on Sunday. I was tired when it was time to hit the sack, and slept well! Problem is, I was tired when I woke up. It's still hard to get up, after a week off!

But I'm here.

Vacation

That long awaited vacation I blogged about? Well, it's just about over. Don't you hate the night before going back to work? You sleep so sound the whole week you're off. Then, that night before going back, you couldn't sleep if your life depended on it.

Found a little info on that "last night of vacay sleep deprivation." If it helps you, great! I'll let you know if the following helped me.....

1. Wake up early on the day before you go back to work. You'll be tired at night, allowing you to hopefully fall and stay asleep.

2. Don't worry about work when you're trying to fall asleep. If you must let work creep into your head, do it during the day.

3. Avoid coffee and cola on the last day. Good luck.

Again, I'll let you know if these help. And let me know if you've got any other "back to work after vacation sleep techniques" of your own!