We Interrupt this Family...to bring you Baseball Season

The 2009 baseball season is now over for us.

Finished. Done. The End.

The Stats:

# of my children who played baseball this year: 3

# of my children I toted around to watch another child's game: 4

# of different teams my children were on: 3

# of different fields my children played on: 9

# of times my children had games at the same time, but on different fields: 9

# of weeks baseball lasted: 9

# of games in the regular & post-season: 45

# of wins: 22

# of losses: 23

# of "after-game treats" we brought for the team(s): 96

# of hours spent at the ball park: 74

# of miles driven back & forth to practice & games: 447

# at the gas pump (due to baseball related driving): $63.00

# of times I had to wake a sleeping baby to take my children to baseball: 13

# of times I washed AND scrubbed dirty/grass stained uniforms: 23

# of times my children wore dirty baseball pants to a game: 11

# of hours I spent trading/bargaining/wheelin' & dealin' to get time off work so I would be able to see my children's games: 24

# of times we missed nightly homework: 18

# of times we ate dinner at home during baseball season: 31 (out of 63)

# of sunflower seeds consumed: 5,983

# of rain outs: 6

# of times the game DID NOT get called, so we sat in the rain to watch it: 5

# of children who claim to have "the worst life" because their parents don't allow an "All-you-would-ever-want-to-buy-at-the-concession-stand" experience EACH time: 4

# of times Mom (I) yelled/cheered louder than anyone else there: 90

# of times we forgot that "there's NO crying in baseball" (tears of joy & pain): 14

# of games Haylee struck out before getting her 1st hit: 4

# of games before Haylee was ever able to make it across home plate: 13

# of times Haylee gave up: 0

# of Haylee's batting average in the tournament games (by the end of baseball): .800

# of smiles (my children & us): 562

# of new friends made (kids & adults): 57

# of my children who were named to All-Star teams by those with "Political Power" within the baseball league: 0

# of my baseball children who ARE All-Stars in their parents' eyes regardless: 3

# of medals received: 1

# of trophies earned: 2

# of "Most Improved Player" awards acquired: 1

(Haylee)

# of runner-up (2nd Place) teams in the Championship: 1

(Haylee's team, the lowest seed in the playoff bracket going into the tournament, the Phillies!)

# of Championships won: 1

(Ryan - 1st Place in his League - Farmington/Centerville/West Bountiful/South Davis teams)

# of times I wished I had been doing something else these last 2 months: ABSOLUTELY NONE!