Today is much better than last night. Monkey Girl is back to being her spunky self and is seeming to be pretty flexible as the options for fall soccer are being tossed about. Hubby was hoping she'd make the select team so that she would not need him to coach her -- this way he could do Wonder Boy's team and not have too crazy much on his plate. Now my sweet Hubby is considering coaching her team and his team! YIKES! This and going to school, and working. He is nuts. So am I. We may do this together.

We are hoping for divine guidance. I have 3 classes this fall as well -- and it is my first semester of pre-student teaching! I told Hubby if we coached both teams we would HAVE to give up TV for our entire family for the entire soccer season. This is the only way I see us surviving. Instead of TV at night it will be family study time. Part of my insane brain thinks this is a good idea. What am I thinking? Somebody talk sanity here!

We have to decide quickly on Hubby coaching Monkey Girl's team or another parent will step in to fill the void. A less qualified parent who will not really be able to help Monkey Girl develop is the concern... I hate how that sounds, but the fact is she wants to try out for Select again next year so she needs to be challenged this year. She is an athlete -- the other parents on the team had all told me the expected my daughter and her friend to be the only ones from our team to make Select. The friend made it and I'm really glad for her. I will miss her though and so will Monkey Girl.

Ah the crazy things we consider because we love our kids! Would sane people work full time, attend classes, AND coach two soccer teams?