Jenn over at Mommy Needs Coffee adds a new word to the soccer lexicon: De-Soccerify:
Soccer Saturday. I must admit that I am not one of those super Alpha Moms that gets overly into the games, freaks out at a loss and pushes my kid to WIN WIN WIN. Face it. After 9 years of watching soccer games, I consider it a good deed if I go and know the name of which kiddo is playing. [ed note: She’s in total denial! Trust me.] Today was one of those days. Get up. Go to soccer game number one with the little one. Come home. Grab a snack. Head to game number 2 with child number 2. Get home. De-soccerify (IS SO a word) the gang and chill out to a movie of the children’s choosing. Which means it is a movie I have seen a bazillion times or one I do not care if I ever see.
Being a league officer and coach, plus having two kids who play (one in both Challenge and Rec), we live at the soccer complex on Saturday (unless we have an away match). So once everything winds down and we get back home, it’s major decompression time. Movies (same as above – seen them a gazillion times), game boy, fire in the fireplace when it’s cold, finger food. Aaaaahhhhhh. If it’s raining, pajamas and hot chocolate are usually required.
Thus our Question of the Week:
So how do you De-Soccerify?
November 15th, 2006 at 4:58 pm
We get both girls to shower and then either watch stuff that got TIVO’d during the week or all go out to dinner/movie. Its going to tough this winter though–my U13 indoor games are all going to be in the evening. Then de-soccerfying will be get her to shower and then collapse on the couch.
John
November 16th, 2006 at 7:47 am
I’ll let you know in about 5 years (9 if the youngest plays in college.) I haven’t been de-soccerfied in a long time, probably my last trip to Key West a couple years ago when I refused to answer my cell phone for a week.
November 16th, 2006 at 8:38 am
Now that would be heaven. No cell phone or computer for a week of blissful release and relief.
November 16th, 2006 at 8:30 pm
Why would you want to??? 🙂
November 17th, 2006 at 9:01 am
Well yeah, there’s that 🙂