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TanksHill
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Hey Pam, I saw the cute Easter outfit. You did another great job. Congrats on the turkeys and BJG's I cant wait to see the pictures. 
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We had our first softball practice today. I had a GREAT TIME!! (Regardless of anything else that I might say! LOL!) I was so excited that I can still hit the ball pretty good! I also made several sweet catches!!
We BARELY had enough people today for ONE team let alone two! Ron is the coach! Kim is his assistant coach....same as last year. Karl, another older gentlemen from church, was asked/chosen to be the coach of the other team...which team, the aggressive or loser team, I am not sure. Ron actually stayed out in left field the ENTIRE practice. He played third base last year and he was TERRIBLE there but because he was the coach he got to play where ever he wanted to. The thing that I am having the most problem with is that I want to play second base but Kim also wants to play that position. It seems like just because she is the assistant coach and older than me that she seems to get that position. I had to wait until the short stop went up to bat and she moved over to his postion that I got to play second base. (Yes I am a better player than her!!) It just seems like if I say I want to play second base (because I am better than her) then I am just causing trouble. I don't mind sharing the position EQUALLY with her but I do not want to be put in the outfield and stuck there all season just because she decided she wants to play second base because it seems like several other people have set positions and no one else gets to play that position. T.J. plays first, Jeremy plays short stop, Judah plays catcher, Ron plays where ever RON wants to play....Bill was the all time pitcher last year but this season we had two new people sign up that have pitched before and it clearly seems like Jeff is going to aggressively take that position from Bill.
So how do I say something to Kim or Ron that I want to play second base or at least get to play equally at second base without causing problems?? Because clearly if Kim wanted to share the position she would have offered to share right?? I feel like there is some kind of pecking order and if I ask for a certain position then I am making waves and causing trouble. But, I am not going to have a real fun season if I am in the outfield the whole time....but I am sure Kim probably feels the same way.
We had just enough players show up today for everyone to have a position, a batter, and someone waiting to bat. That is not enough players to last the whole season because by the end people just stop showing up. Ron only mentioned one other girl that was going to play but could not make practice today. Which means we have 4 possibly 5 girls on the team and 3 girls have to be on the field at all times (and no way is there enough girls for two teams) so hopefully I or any of the other girls should have to sit the bench that often....because if we do then I will have a hard time keeping my mouth shut!
When I say possibly 5 girls I mean....It was weird a lady showed up for practice today in blue jeans, NO glove, batted a couple of times and then LEFT...didn't say anything just left! I had never seen or met this lady before. Her daughter was there (because her DH was playing) and said that her mom was going to play.
I am trying my best to keep my mouth shut this year and not cause any problems but it is going to be a LONG season if I have to play in the out field and sit the bench more than my fair share for the next 15 or 16 Sundays in a row! I will just plain be sick of softball and I will lose out on a lot of family time.
We BARELY had enough people today for ONE team let alone two! Ron is the coach! Kim is his assistant coach....same as last year. Karl, another older gentlemen from church, was asked/chosen to be the coach of the other team...which team, the aggressive or loser team, I am not sure. Ron actually stayed out in left field the ENTIRE practice. He played third base last year and he was TERRIBLE there but because he was the coach he got to play where ever he wanted to. The thing that I am having the most problem with is that I want to play second base but Kim also wants to play that position. It seems like just because she is the assistant coach and older than me that she seems to get that position. I had to wait until the short stop went up to bat and she moved over to his postion that I got to play second base. (Yes I am a better player than her!!) It just seems like if I say I want to play second base (because I am better than her) then I am just causing trouble. I don't mind sharing the position EQUALLY with her but I do not want to be put in the outfield and stuck there all season just because she decided she wants to play second base because it seems like several other people have set positions and no one else gets to play that position. T.J. plays first, Jeremy plays short stop, Judah plays catcher, Ron plays where ever RON wants to play....Bill was the all time pitcher last year but this season we had two new people sign up that have pitched before and it clearly seems like Jeff is going to aggressively take that position from Bill.
So how do I say something to Kim or Ron that I want to play second base or at least get to play equally at second base without causing problems?? Because clearly if Kim wanted to share the position she would have offered to share right?? I feel like there is some kind of pecking order and if I ask for a certain position then I am making waves and causing trouble. But, I am not going to have a real fun season if I am in the outfield the whole time....but I am sure Kim probably feels the same way.
We had just enough players show up today for everyone to have a position, a batter, and someone waiting to bat. That is not enough players to last the whole season because by the end people just stop showing up. Ron only mentioned one other girl that was going to play but could not make practice today. Which means we have 4 possibly 5 girls on the team and 3 girls have to be on the field at all times (and no way is there enough girls for two teams) so hopefully I or any of the other girls should have to sit the bench that often....because if we do then I will have a hard time keeping my mouth shut!
When I say possibly 5 girls I mean....It was weird a lady showed up for practice today in blue jeans, NO glove, batted a couple of times and then LEFT...didn't say anything just left! I had never seen or met this lady before. Her daughter was there (because her DH was playing) and said that her mom was going to play.
I am trying my best to keep my mouth shut this year and not cause any problems but it is going to be a LONG season if I have to play in the out field and sit the bench more than my fair share for the next 15 or 16 Sundays in a row! I will just plain be sick of softball and I will lose out on a lot of family time.
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I GOT A FLIPPING PARKING TICKET!!! The older three boys had to go for testing today for their schooling in downtown Youngstown and I got a parking ticket!! I was in a legitimate parking spot but because my van is so big the back end blocked the fire hydrant! This is the WORST testing location the school has ever had!!! Needless to say the Instructional supervisor will be getting an earful tomorrow!! We still have two more days of testing!!- Thread starter
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TanksHill
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Great job on the weight loss. You are doing awesome. Sorry to hear about the ticket. Just does not seem real fair. Are there any designated large vehicle spaces in the area? That's something they have here in Ca. Maybe if not you could contest the ticket or get the fee reduced. Just a thought.
Quail_Antwerp
Cold is on the Right, Hot is on The Left
Congratulations on the weight loss, Pam! and on the turkeys and BJG!
Quail_Antwerp
Cold is on the Right, Hot is on The Left
Am I reading this right?????? are you blaming moi *blinks innocently* for your chicken addictions?????????lorihadams said:Yes......*guilty look* I got 3 new laying hens, red sexlinks. We had one red sexlink before and we were so happy with her we decided to get some more. They are 22 weeks so they should start laying soon. I want to get some different breeds but I want to get some little coops/runs built before we get any more. We are at maximum capacity with our current coop and run now and I want to fence in a big run with some smaller coops inside and get several different breeds. I want some buff orps, some black ostralorps, some cuckoo marans, and maybe some delawares. I am thinking of putting 3 hens per coop cause DH can get free crates at work as well as some pallets and I was thinking of doing a little chicken village.
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Quail Antwerp is a baaaaaad influence!!!
lorihadams
Always doing laundry
I had to blame someone!!! What can I say, I want a little chicken village too!
What can I say, I want a little chicken village too!
