Losing stinks...

Yes, we lost this week-badly! 6-55. It was sad. I think they could have beat a junior college team. They were just really good and had depth. When they got so far ahead they put in their 2nd string but they could have all been starters too. Text-guy was pretty upset and says it's because they recruit. No, they're not supposed to but they do. Right now there's probably 10 guys on BYU's team that played high school ball at Timpview so parents even move sometimes to get their kids into Timpview. I don't know how you compete with that. Varsity lost too with only a slightly more respectable 17-49. JV is now practicing for half an hour after regular practice so they can practice together more. That wouldn't be too bad if Text-guy wasn't scheduled to work Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 6:30 this week! Thank heaven for understanding managers who allow him to get there at 7:00. It's going to be a tough week for him though working three days in a row until midnight and then playing ball the next night. It's the 'Case Lot' sale at work so they've got everyone working more.

Sally and her drama maxed out yesterday and we actually grounded her from her best friend today. She was just so enmeshed and caught up in some problems at her friends house that she wouldn't mind us, wouldn't come home when she was supposed to and seemed to think she HAD to stay with her friend to help her avoid mortal peril. Bless her heart she is so worried about her friend but she doesn't understand that there are problems there bigger than she can fix. Her friends whole family are good friends of ours and we are trying to do all we can too to help but there is still only so much that any of us can do. The bad part is that now her friend thinks we don't like her and her family and won't even speak to Sally. That was certainly never our intent. We just wanted Sally to get a little distance and take a short break. It's just one day and you're think, according to Sally and her friend, that we'd just broke up an eternal marriage! It's tough when you do your best and try to do the best by your kids and they still see you as the bad guy. Parenting is not for the faint of heart.

Bless Text-guy's heart he listened to me whine last night and said all the right things and reassured me I am a good mom. He's sweet but he was much easier at this age than Sally! He even said he was glad he's not a girl because he can't see the sense in the drama either. He's such a good kid. I hope he always will be.

It's been a tough week eating wise too. I haven't done very well and I am not anxious to weigh in tomorrow. I want to talk to the doctor about how weird I've felt since I was sick in June but the first appt I could get is in October-the 30th! That's for my routine annual fun check up but I may have to see if I can get in sooner. Somethings just not right.

And a little Billy to finish on...'There's a place in the world for the angry young man, with his fist in the air and his head in the sand' or in this case, an angry young Sally :-(