Sometimes I have it all together, but let’s be honest, most of the time I don’t. Yesterday Trevin & Easton both had baseball games up north at the same time, but in different cities. I had organized carpool schedules earlier in the day and got things ready to go.
Trevin & Easton have ONE job and that one job is getting their baseball gear together including their uniforms. Well, about five minutes before we got to the field Easton was playing on, he yells, “Dang it Mom! I forgot my cleats!” I was SO mad. We had one of Easton’s friends in the car and I knew if I turned around they both would be late to the game. I was trying to keep my composure, but honestly didn’t know how he was going to play without his cleats. He was wearing his slip on sandals (not even his regular gym shoes) and there was NO way he was going to be able to even run in those. Barefoot would have been a better option.
I called another parent on Easton’s team to see if they had left town yet. Thankfully they were just getting ready to leave and were willing to stop by our house and get his cleats. My house was a disaster which made me even more mad. I knew his cleats weren’t going to be here before the game started and so I was frantically trying to decide what to do. The game starts and we are first at bat. Crap.
Thankfully one of my best friend’s little boys was there watching his cousin play and I begged him to let Easton borrow his gym shoes for just a few minutes. He was so nice about it and switched Easton shoes willingly. Easton shoved his foot into shoes that were a little too small for him, but small is better than nothing right.
While Easton was batting, his entire team yelled, “Go Shoes!” It was hilarious. I am pretty sure the other team wasn’t sure what was going on, but it made for a good laugh. Easton got a hit and ran to first base and then rounded to second. After that first inning his cleats arrived and life was good.
Being a Mom is definitely hard work! Just when I think I have it all together, something else happens and it totally throws me off. I am so thankful for good friends who stepped in to help us out. I’m pretty sure Easton will never forget his shoes again, and if he does, he will be running bases in his sandals instead.
Today I have already cleaned my entire house and done three loads of laundry because I was so embarrassed someone had to see my house the way it was yesterday. I can laugh about it today, but yesterday was stressful! Now I need an appointment to get my hair colored to cover all the grey hairs I am sure I grew!
