10 Ways to tell if Fastpitch season is about to begin...

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Every year I notice a change in my mental, physical and ettiquette demeanor...
1...my clothes begin to turn to fleece sweats
2...my thoughts go into what drills should I begin teaching with
3...can I still pass my college courses while I spend every extra second on softball
4...jewelry turns into prewrap
5...school colors clothing everyday
6...date nights turn into clinic sessions
7...talk more with coaching staff than husband
8...dreaming of game situations
9...looking for dry fields
10...no more finger nails left.

What are your indicators of imbending softball season?:yahoo:

 

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No money left in my wallet.
Laundry piling up
no gas in my car - use it all for driving to practice.
To many dirty tournament t-shirts in the hamper

 

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Tripping over bat bag left at the front door.

Back seat of truck smells like something died (cleats and socks).

 

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All of the above!! Well, except the coaching stuff, cause I'm just a fan with dd!! LOL

Oh, I can add one, I frequent the OFC much more since the sun started shining!!

 

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DD gets home from practice, decides she needs more work. Drags dad to the back yard for a couple more hours of practice. Now im back to my normal ADVIL routine cause everything hurts.

 

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I use to do a drill on the side a brick school house building. I use to draw a circle with chalk to outline the area of the first baseman catching the ball. I use to throw off the building and field it and throw to the circle... retrieve the ball again and do the same over and over again.

My Dad suggested the idea...LOL

 

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DD gets home from practice, decides she needs more work. Drags dad to the back yard for a couple more hours of practice. Now im back to my normal ADVIL routine cause everything hurts.

I feel your pain! I started taking to icing-no not cake icing! lol and lots of Ibprofen!!!

 

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Dog uses bat bags left in kitchen as a ladder to get up on the counter and pull loaves of bread down and have carbo feast.

 

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Even less sleep than usual.. which is not much anyway.. When I do find time to sleep, Im awakened by new thoughts and ideas to put into play!! then I cant get back to sleep because Im excited to get to the game or practice!!

 

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When did it end? I didnt get the memo...

 

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When did it end? I didnt get the memo...

My husband makes me take off some time...something about family time? IDK, I thought softball was family time! lol:lmao:

 

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Put the first aid box, ace bandages, and ice packs in the SUV.

 

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(1) swearing in the parking lot at the grocery store because once again, I forgot to take out the bat bag and bucket in order to make room for the groceries;
(2) swearing when I see the neighbor mowing his lawn knowing that i'll be lucky if I get to MY lawn sometime next week (hey I have two acres);
(3) using the "sniff" test to see if sliders, socks, jersey really need washed because she is just going to get them dirty again tomorrow;
(4) hearing "hey mom, have you seen my (jersey, spikes, sliders, socks)" 5 minutes before we need to head out the door;
(5) gatorade is just as much as a staple as milk is;

oh the list can go on and on....

 

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Kissing kids goodnight at 6:30pm cause I'm off to practice

 

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1) Water bottles start filling the fridge
2) Something in bat bag is missing due to still pitching in the basement
3) Looking for dry areas so we can move out of the basement to pitch
4) There's no time to do anything anymore like laundry, mow, grocery shop, pay bills, take a shower (maybe that's the foul smell)
5) Homemade meals become sandwiches
6) March Madness
7) Laundry pile gets higher
8) Cough drops due to too much yelling
9) for mustohiofastpitch, walking tacos becomes the main course (was craving some so we made them the other day)
10) Where do I live?

 

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Mike - this is our first year with the Hawks, and you are correct...it did not end...DD's been going hard all winter long LOL...working so she can move up with your team next year!

 

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1) Water bottles start filling the fridge
2) Something in bat bag is missing due to still pitching in the basement
3) Looking for dry areas so we can move out of the basement to pitch
4) There's no time to do anything anymore like laundry, mow, grocery shop, pay bills, take a shower (maybe that's the foul smell)
5) Homemade meals become sandwiches
6) March Madness
7) Laundry pile gets higher
8) Cough drops due to too much yelling
9) for mustohiofastpitch, walking tacos becomes the main course (was craving some so we made them the other day)
10) Where do I live?

Hey, we did too. Great minds think alike!

This is DD's first year playing school ball (8th grade). I'm worried that the schools won't have any walking taco's. Will I have to wait until end of May??

 

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1} renew contract with IBM to coordinate all of the school, rec, and travel schedules
2} buy stock in Walmart and the bottle water companies
3} buy stock in companies that recycle water bottles and Walmart bags
4} (this is true) bought cellphone car charger due to hours spent on cellphone coordinating things
5} new "favorites" on computer and "most visited sites" sell cleats, prewrap, etc.
6} spend a couple of nights a week in the hot tub due to 4 hours of hitting grounders, flies, and throwing---not so young anymore
7} buy new "big hat" because last years smells (serious aside--use sunscreen on yourself and your kids, having an oncologist talk about the stuff they are cutting off due to overexposure is not fun)
8} buy gas card for DD who just got license so she keeps her hands out of your wallet
9} explain to DD who just got license will lose license next time she has a few extra friends in car driving to/from practice-stupid State law!
10} already wondering when football starts....

 

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That strange odor lingering in my truck from my DD leaving her spikes in it...ugh!