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Sunshine, Sideways Rain & Sideline Shenanigans: A Soccer Tournament Weekend
One weekend, two completely different weather systems, questionable refereeing, and enough muddy laundry to last a lifetime. There’s something about Columbus Day weekend that practically guarantees two things in our house: soccer tournaments and a weather forecast that cannot be trusted. Saturday? Beautiful. Sunshine, temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s, and the kind of fall weather that makes you think spending an entire weekend on a soccer field is actually a lovely idea. Sunday? Apparently Mother Nature took that personally. I’m talking sideways rain, muddy fields, freezing parents, and the kind of weather where you start questioning whether the umbrella you’re holding is providing protection or simply giving…
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School’s Back… Which Means Fall Sports Are Back Too!
Well, somehow summer is basically over. I’m not entirely sure how that happened, because I feel like school JUST ended, but here we are. Backpacks are packed, school supplies have been purchased (and will inevitably disappear within the first month), alarms are being set way too early again, and we are officially heading back into our regularly scheduled chaos. And in our house, back to school also means one very important thing: FALL SPORTS ARE BACK. If you have kids in sports, you know that “fall sports” does not simply mean dropping your child off at practice a couple of times a week. LOL. If only. It means practices. Games.…
