boy, am i having a good day.
firstly, i started my vacation today. that's always a good thing.
this morning, my boy had all star baseball practice. this past week, he was selected to the all star team by the coaches' association.
then, one of the all star head coaches asked me to be the assistant coach. i was really honoured to be one of the four coaches out of around 18.
the boys had a good practice this morning. it's neat to see everyone's game get better when they're around better players.
next up, we had the coaches vs. employees (of the boys and girls club) game this afternoon. the employees are a bunch of college aged and 20 somethings; we're a bunch of old farts.
believe it or not, even though we lost 14 - 13, i was awarded game m.v.p.! i had a triple and single, and had 4 defensive put outs in left field, all killing rallies, all circus catches a la willie mays.
the best part was seeing my boy's face when everyone chanted "mvp, mvp" for me. that was worth all the money in the world. i think i get a trophy tomorrow, along with the boys and all stars. lol, my son hugged me the whole way home.
then we spent an hour in the pool cooling off, and making whirlpools and wave pools using boogie boards. that was fun.
but it doesn't end there. tonight is my boy's all star game on a really nice artificial field under the lights.
i can't wait.
it's been a good day.