It Came

There were three evenings of intense try-outs with a call back a few days later. After the call back you just wait. Wait for the email telling you whether or not you were selected to play for the coveted and highly competitive Gold Soccer Team, or whether or not you'll play for the silver. Jordan, along with 89 of his peers, anxiously waited for the electronic mail to manifest itself in their inboxes. It came...

Good Day,

Jordan has been selected to play Gold #1 Soccer at DPK.
Please confirm by E Mail before by Friday April 17, 2009 if Jordan accepts
this spot.

Thank you in advance,

Jordan's response...."sssssweet!"

A Little Lesson:
I am so proud of Jordan. Not because he made the gold team, yes, that is surely something to be proud of! But what really impresses me is his outlook on life. He is competitive enough to want to do really well, achieve his best and set his goals high, but he is not so competitive that he can only see gold and everything else is a failure. I really believe if he had made the silver team he would of been okay, a little disappointed, but not beaten down. I like the way he looks at the world.

Practical Wishes

I overheard my older kids talking.

Emily announces to her big brother, "I wish that I could wake up and find 10 million dollars on my bedside table."

Jordan responds with authority,  "Emily, first of all, if you ever have a wish, you have to wish that you will have like 20, 000 more wishes, then you have to start wishing for real things like never having to go to the dentist again."

A Little Lesson:

   After hearing the quote on getting drapes and blinds for my windows,  I think I'll vote for Emily's wish.

Are You Going to Blog This?

They're on to me.  As my oldest son Jordan headed out the door to go play hockey with his buddies at Douglas Park, I quickly grabbed my camera and said "hold still!"  He responded with a little eye roll, "Mom, are you going to blog this?" I immediately responded "Of course!  One day you will wonder what you did all summer when you were ten, and now I will have a journal entry to prove it, besides it is an honour to be chosen to be the main character of your mother's blog!"   

He's is not so convinced of that.

So for the record... Jordan's favourite summer activities:

1. drop in street hockey with Coach Ronnie at Douglas Park

2. playdates with his buddies:  Anthony, James, Tomer, Matthew etc.

3. writing stories...long ones 

     (Jordan hopes to write a great novel one day)

4. tennis camp

5. bike riding with his friends around the neighborhood

6. checking the email account (Emily, Clara and him share)

7. the odd game of wii

8. playing slapjack with his mom

9. playing tennis with his dad

10. learning O Canada on the piano

A Little Lesson:

     I'm not a big fan of putting my kids into sports/day camps over the summer vacation.  No doubt they are a lot of fun. I just want summer to really feel like summer.  Lots of down time, lazy sunny days, sprinklers in the back yard and plenty of day dreaming.  It's hard to make that happen during the year when the rat race is going full swing!