Today was Ben's last day of school, always bittersweet. I picked him up tonight and said, hey 5th grader..he just smiled. I easily could of gone down the sad route, saying goodbye to teachers, but I resisted. I even skipped visiting Ben's old teachers. I will see many this summer and my wish is for them to have the best summer ever! Highlight was watching Amanda kick up her heels in the hallway..6 months pregnant and all.
Ben had a baseball game tonight at 7:20, I was dreading it because of the heat. It ended up being somewhat pleasant, with a cool breeze that set in, after the sun was setting. I always feel like I fail Ben before a game. Jack would always warm him up. Tonight I taught Ben something I was trained to do before every swim meet I ever swam in. I told him there was a good chance he would pitch tonight. Then I told him to relax and picture his game in his mind's eye. See yourself throwing strikes and believe it. I left him alone for awhile after that. Needless to say, he pitched and had an awesome game, shut em down in two of his three innings. Later I asked him if he did what I had told him..he said yes. Maybe I warmed him up afterall.
This will be my first summer at home with Ben, not working...Lord help me, this could be a bumpy ride!!
Way to go coach! This made me cry Barbie... You need to give yourself more credit... you are awesome!
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