a day in the rain

not a long one today.....i guess the biggest thing is that youth lacrosse is finally underway....and we started it off with a bang....and not necessarily a good one :)

we drove an hour and a half to stand in the rain pretty much all day....which is really not fun....but i have to admit it WAS fun to watch all those kids enjoying themselves today....and its also super fun to watch all the parents of the first time players....they dont know the rules, but they are SO ENTHUSIASTIC!!  it really is re-energizing to see how much everyone loves it.....and it takes the sting out of the endless hours of planning and the minor gripes that we deal with in organizing......so all in all, a really good day!

but i'm EXHAUSTED...you wouldn't think standing around all day would do that, but WOW, it sure did!....it was even more fun because jake and luke coached for the first time - its so cool to see your kids take an interest in the younger kids....and it gives them a different perspective on the game as well...you can't tell a bunch of 12 year olds that its just a game, or that their effort and hard work make a difference if you dont believe it yourself!!  it reinforces all the things we've been teaching them all these years....and passes it to another group of kids....paying it all forward!!  and i absolutely LOVE it. today was a day where the boys literally made their own sunshine!!  and mine too !

No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind
action leads to another. Good example is followed.
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all
directions, and the roots spring up and make new
trees. The greatest work that kindness does to
others is that it makes them kind themselves.

~ Amelia Earhart

the other funny thing about standing in the rain all day is that i didn't have a whole lot of time to obsess about my hair....and i was surprised every time someone came up and complimented my haircut...people are so nice and supportive....and not that i dont expect people to be nice, but i do love that it always goes further than that.  i'm lucky to be surrounded by wonderful people....who take the time to help a friend, like with the sinclairs, or to just say something nice when you are having an off day...support comes in all shapes and sizes (round 2).

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.  ~Douglas Pagels