Top Ten: Just Call me a Soccer/Baseball/Coach Mom

This spring, we decided to minimize the crazy and let the middle three enjoy sports while Will took a season off.  Man, that was a good parenting decision.  They don’t come along often, but when they do – oh boy.  First, I’ll give you the d-low on the seasons so you can fully enjoy ten…

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7th Inning Stretch

Last weekend, we had a blast at the ballpark. I’m a fan of the diamond, but especially a fan when my 6-month pregnant self is watching it in air conditioning. We were invited to enjoy the game at the Dell Diamond in one of the suites and it was, well…sweet Will and one of his…

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Seventh inning stretch

Yea, we’re those parents. We took our kid out of sport before he ever really got started. Hard to do, but the right things usually are. Being in France gave Scott and I a renewed perspective on family life, most importantly it made us reflect on this question: Are we being good stewards of the…

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Did I sign up for this?

Well, I thought I was prepared to be a baseball mom. I had the soccer mom and basketball mom gigs down pat. Kathryn meet baseball. Baseball meet Kathryn. In the last 10 days, we’ve gotten 12 emails about baseball. Yep, 12. That, in addition to the reminders about the SEVEN practices in the next 2.5…

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