Soccer.

[navygreen]

(aka. How Are We Ever Going to Manage All This?!)

Both of the boys are playing in the spring soccer season. For Jack, he's now played on two indoor leagues, plus two pee-wee outdoor leagues, but this is a big step up. For A.J., this will be his first time playing. In fact, he was the one that came home excitedly from school announcing the registration back in late January, so I'm really anxious and hopeful that he will enjoy this.

That said, these schedules are making me dizzy, and we're not even playing yet! A.J. will be playing on the Mustangs, and his coach called last night to announce that practices will be held on Tues/Thurs nights. We only *just* found out (about 20 minutes ago) that Jack will be playing on the Hawks, and his coach hasn't yet decided on practice nights. He's leaning toward Wednesday nights, however, and that is NOT good news. (Wednesday nights during Lent season?) It's the Bellevue Soccer League, but over half of Jack's games are played 15-20 minutes away in Plattsmouth - just furthering to make things difficult. *sigh*

So, for my own records and an attempt at sanity, here are the compiled schedules:

green = A.J.
orange = Jack

3/28/09 - 12:00pm - Bellevue 9N
3/29/09 - 10:30am - Plattsmouth 1
4/4/09 - 1:00pm - Bellevue 9S
4/4/09 - 2:00pm - Bellevue 9N
4/18/09 - 9:00am - Bellevue 9S
4/18/09 - *Bye*
4/19/09 - 12:00pm - Plattsmouth 1
4/19/09 - 5:00pm - Bellevue 9N
4/25/09 - 9:00am - Plattsmouth 1
4/25/09 - 12:00pm - Bellevue 7N
4/26/09 - 10:00am - Bellevue 9N
5/2/09 - 11:00am - Bellevue 9S
5/2/09 - 12:00pm - Plattsmouth 1 *** HOW?! Same team, one hour apart, different towns! ***
5/9/09 - 10:00am - Plattsmouth 12
5/9/09 - 12:00pm - Bellevue 9N *** problem! ***
5/9/09 - 12:30pm - Plattsmouth 1 *** problem! ***
5/17/09 - 12:00pm - Bellevue 9N

Eeeeeek! I just don't know how this is all going to work without splitting myself in two. On the weekends that Philip is off from the military, he's usually at Runza. On the weekends he's not, I can't be in two places at the same time! (Granted, there is only one time where games are actually overlapping, but there are times where the [one-hour] games are only [one-hour] different from each other, and are in towns 15 minutes apart.)

And practices aren't even on this list!

Comments

My son

[(Anonymous)]

I just have to throw this comment out to you...My little boy loves soccer and he doesn't live with me and I rarely see him...I just want to say to you...please be grateful.

[hetterrific.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy to play soccer mom as needed. Just let me know when and where.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Maybe you can befriend another mom on the team for the conflict days.

At least you know the conflict days already.

[ginky.livejournal.com]

I think crazier than Wednesday night practice is Sunday morning practice.

[ginky.livejournal.com]

er Sunday games.

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

LOL. Here's me, replying to things in the order they came in. ;-)

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Well, we have five services available for church each weekend (one Sat. night, and four options on Sun. morning), so I know we can work around those. We'll have to go to different services than we normally do, but we can manage.

But yeah, Sunday games. No Sunday practices for us, but there are a few games.

[ginky.livejournal.com]

We only have 3 services, but they're all on Sunday morning. In fact, only the Catholic church has Saturday services and the Baptists are the only ones with Sunday Night services.

[livemockingbird.livejournal.com]

Do you have a friend or even an acquaintance who is in the same position? Like, they can do the older kids on one weekend, while switching and doing the younger kids on the other weekends?

[bigbrain61.livejournal.com]

OMG U R A SOCC'R MOM!!! LOL!

I'm glad to see A.J. get into the act. Does Bellevue not have a soccer league in A.J.'s age?

[tigrrgrr.livejournal.com]

I'm just glad it's you trying to accomplish that and not me.

[lilmissriss.livejournal.com]

I like your tag for this ;-)