4 G&T Weekend

The boy had a rough outing yesterday with his coach pitch team. In fairness, he had a better game than some of his teammates, but they win as a team and lose as a team. His roughest moment was when he was out at 2nd. There was nothing he could have done- the batter hit the ball right up the pipe to the second baseman. But he still took it hard, convinced that he had messed up somehow. He didn’t want to come off the base- luckily the other coaches were able to handle the situation. I tried to explain there was nothing he could have done; but like I said, he was taking it hard.

After coach pitch, he had his Spring Campout for Scouts. It was a great time and the game was long forgotten by the time he got there. He and the rest of his den mates were presented with the Tiger Badges they’d earned over the course of the past 9 months or so. It was a nice ceremony conducted by Boy Scouts. The most interesting observation was their snickering at the Native American garb the Boy Scouts wore, followed by the solemn silence as the came to understand the “tone” of the ceremony, even if they didn’t understand everything that was said. It was nice to see.

The overnight portion was tough. Not being a seasoned camper, I was more sensitive to all the night noises and the change in scenery than I anticipated. The boy slept out of shear exhaustion- he’d been running around the whole afternoon and well into the night with the rest of the pack playing every game you can imagine. He fought it at first; the wind was making too much noise; every plane that went by sounded like thunder; he wanted to go home where it was safe. Then he fell asleep.

We threw a birthday party for the boy today as well. We got home from the campout and I went right into prepping for that. Fifteen or so 6 and 7 year olds running around. Luckily, we’d hired a professional who was fantastic. The gentleman for Mad Science had no problem dealing with the kids and kept them occupied for well over an hour. We sugared them up with some cake and apple juice and then they were on their way. The boy has very generous friends, by the way. Hopefully, someday he’ll comprehend that.

After the birthday party, was the “after” party. Some friends stayed over as well as the Wife’s parents and aunt. It was a nice time to relax and unwind. Nothing like a little grilling to cap off the weekend.

The 4 gin and tonics didn’t hurt either. I’m looking forward to a good night sleep.