Right Now: February Edition

Reading: The kids got three Captain Underpants books for their birthday, and we've been reading them every night for the past few weeks. Our first chapter books with the kids! As for myself, I attended a National Coaches Clinic a few weekends ago that was a little over an hour drive away. I checked out a book on CD to keep myself entertained on the drive, Friction by Sandra Brown. Unfortunately, it has 10 discs! I only got through 4 of the 10 discs driving back and forth to the clinic, so now I only get a few minutes here and there driving around town to finish the book. I'm now on disc 6...

Watching: A Million Little Things. It's getting very interesting! Also can't wait for This is Us and New Amsterdam to come back on.

Listening: Read above. I'm trying to work my way through a book on cd. I drove a round about way home through town this morning just so I could listen to it longer. lol

Drinking: Always water, but not enough. Also drinking sparkling water, and I threw in a couple Sprites this last week when my throat was hurting and I was coughing so bad. 

Eating: We had scrambled eggs and oranges for dinner. Kids choice tonight.

Wearing: Purple plaid pajama bottoms, a black hooded sweatshirt with a pink t-shirt underneath, and socks.

Loving: Rylee's personality these days. She is quite the little poser lately, always wanting to strike a pose for pictures. The girl also LOVES to dance and is frequently showing off her ballet moves. She loves to perform. I will not be shocked if she does drama/theater when she is older.

Anticipating: Little Sis and her family moving to Oregon! They have been actively applying for jobs. Hopefully something will open up for them soon and they will be able to move here by this summer. It will be so fantastic to be able to see them more than just once a year!

Hoping: To get our taxes done by mid-March and that we will get a sizable refund like we did last year. Although, I have heard from a few people that were greatly disappointed this year, so we shall see.

Following: The weather report, but I'm not sure quite why, because it is never accurate. As of yesterday afternoon, my weather app showed a potential for snow 7 out of the next 8 days. Now it shows only 2 days of possible snow. We were supposed to get a substantial snow storm this last Monday/Tuesday, and we got a small dusting that was gone in less than 2 hours. The schools didn't even have a delayed start because the roads were clear. It was anticipated that we would get anywhere from 4-14 inches of snow this weekend. Ummmmm, yeah. That's not happening.

The little bit of snow that we got.

Wondering: When registration will be for kindergarten. I have a few friends (in other states) that have already registered their kids for kindergarten already for next year. I haven't heard anything about it yet for our area. I know I can call, but who has time for that! And OMG. I can't believe my babies will be starting big kid school in September! Hold me.

Trying: To keep my head above water with all the things that need to be done before softball officially season starts in 2 weeks. 

Worrying: I can't say that I really worry about a whole lot exactly; it's more like being anxious. I'm anxious about how our softball season will go. I feel a lot of pressure to come back and be successful right off the bat, for 3 reasons:

1. Because of my previous success and the expectations that people have of me because of that.
2. Because none of these girls have ever played for me before, and they will bring their own expectations of how things should be done. I hope that it won't be difficult for them to buy into my coaching philosophies.
3. Because this group of girls is very talented and we SHOULD make it to the State Playoffs, potentially making a run at the Championship.

It's been 5 years since I've coached though. And I've never coached as a parent. My time was a LOT more flexible prior to having kids. It will be a challenge to balance family and coaching, and meet the needs of both.

Planning: All my planning is for softball right now, practice planning for tryouts. Planning how I will split up the JV and Varsity teams. Planning fundraisers, spirit gear, uniforms, voting for team captains, parent meetings, game strategies, and the list goes on and on and on....

Contemplating: Who I want my doctor to be. Do I go to the same guy I've seen over the past 20 years very sporadically? Seriously, I don't go to the doctor very often. I've been twice since the kids have been born. Do I go to the OBGYN that I went to for years prior to starting infertility treatments, or should I go to the OBGYN that delivered my babies, that I haven't seen since they were born? Or should I find just a gynecologist that might be more focused on the menopause aspect, rather than someone that works so much on the fertility side of things delivering babies? All things I've been contemplating and asking myself.


*Can I tell you how much I HATE that blogger won't let me correct the color discrepancy above? Maybe the blue and the black are close enough in color that people won't notice? Ugh. But I notice, and it is driving me crazy that I can't fix it! End rant.*