Heat Waves

The last two weeks have been crazy busy, not to mention ridiculously hot!

We started July off with a 6:30 AM Sunday morning phone call from my father-in-law. He was on his golf cart, stranded in between two corn fields - out of gas. He couldn't reach his wife on the phone, so he called Hubby to come get him. I was worried that he'd take off walking and get really lost, especially since it takes us 40-45 minutes to get to his house. But Hubby talked until he had a pretty good idea where my father-in-law was, and then he went to rescue him. By the time he got there, my father-in-law had been able to reach his wife on her cell phone and she had taken him gas so he could make it home. Wasted trip.

That afternoon, we went back. The family was gathering to celebrate my father-in-law's birthday and a late Father's Day. We spent about 3 and a half hours there, and I was extremely disappointed that so few family members attempted to talk to my father-in-law. I know he isn't always aware of what's going on around him. I know he tells the same story over and over again, not realizing it. But he is still their father, and he's not going to be around forever. I spent more time talking with him than anyone else. All I could think about was how awful it must be for him, especially if he realizes what's going on around him. I was so mad, I had my own mini heatwave going on.

A good part of the last two weeks has been spent on soccer.  July is summer soccer month. Son has had practices and games smack in the middle of some of the hottest parts of the days! Of course, no part of the day has been really cool, so that's easy to do. Our team is off to a great start so far.  We lost only one player from last year, so our team is really strong and works well together - for the most part. We spent the last two days at a tournament, where we won 4 out of 5 games. We are really proud of the kids for playing hard and keeping focused on their goal: winning. They did it with class and good sportsmanship, which is more than I can say for some of the other teams, and their parents.

Daughter took about a month off from racing, but finished 10th on Friday night - her best finish yet! She plans to race again this Friday, but Son also has a soccer game, so I need to be cloned. I really don't want to miss either one of their events. Not being there scares me. Anybody want to stand in for me?

On the home front, I've been coping a little better with Son driving, and with letting Daughter grow up. It's not an easy thing for this Referee to do, but I'm learning...