sorta like a Mastercard commercial....or a nursery rhyme

1 amazing flip-flop tan.....

2 kids.....

7 schools....

8 days....

15 waterpolo games.....

25+ hours poolside.....

a gazillion miles driven.....

What's for dinner?

Poor old Mother Hubbard.  I know just how she felt. 

his story.....

We all know how well teenage boys plan, right?

If you happen to be in the dark let me enlighten you. 

Plan in any shape or form is not in their vocabulary.  You can search high and low and you will not find it. 

plan [plan]

noun (plural plans)
1. system for achieving objective: a method of doing something that is worked out in advance
2. intention: something that somebody intends or has arranged to do (often used in the plural)
ie:  What are your plans for Saturday?

Now you may occasionaly stumble across the verb form of planning in their thoughts, and then only when  they are planning to eat.  

 
planning
verb (past and past participle planned, present participle plan·ning, 3rd person present singular plans)

1. transitive and intransitive verb work out how to do something: to work out in advance how something is to be done or organized
2. transitive verb intend to do something: to intend to do something, or make arrangements to do something

Because we are all pretty darn sure they wouldn't want to:

plan ahead

intransitive verb

make preparations or arrangements: to make preparations or arrangements for the future

Yep, this is the boat I found myself floating in last week. 

Now don't get me wrong.  I love my son.  However, there are days when I wonder if he has any of my DNA.  I love to plan.  His sister loves to plan.  We write things in colored pencil on the calendar.  We anticipate, count-down.

We PLAN.  pure and simple.

Matthew is a last minute lets figure it out, do I have any clean clothes, gas in the car, have to work kinda kid.  Makes me crazy.

So for months MONTHS we have known that his waterpolo team was going to the National Junior Olympics.  Something you might plan for right?  For weeks I had been running the commentary...."are you going?"......"do you have the time off work?"......"how are we going to work it out?"...."who will you stay with in the hotel?"  And the only feedback I got was....."I think I am going to work, so I can make more money". 

So being the kind of person I am....I made other plans!  Then 24 hours before it all goes down....Matthew plans on participating.  The darn kid is lucky he's still alive.

Plan or no plan it all worked out in the end.  

They came in 19th place in the Gold Division for the Nation.

It's about time!

The last end of July, beginning of August we went with Katies waterpolo team to the National Junior Olympics which was hosted by Stanford University. Our sorta vacation which included four intense days of waterpolo, eight games, one injury, day trip to San Francisco, lots of fun with friends.......

Water Polo

We are the Champions!

Katie's Stars water polo team takes

1st Place

in their division!

time for Coach Keira to take a dunking....

Katie receives her blue ribbon medal

for her team placing first in the tournament.

Way to go Katie!!!

#1

After all the excitement of winning their final game in sudden death overtime and placing first in the tournament, the announcement was made that Katie had been voted "Player of the Year" by her Coaches!!! This came with the perk of a $50 gift certificate to In-n-Out!

Stars take the GOLD!

North San Diego Stars Water Polo

Girls 14 & under division

takes first place in their tournament and brings home the

GOLD!

Knights Water Polo

Last minute advice from Coach Baker.....

Matthew taking the shot....

catching a pass.....

Matthew's famous form.....

waiting for the perfect moment to shoot...

looking for an opening.....


GO KNIGHTS!!!

Matthew is playing varsity water polo for the second season at San Marcos High School! Last year was tough since it was the first time his school had a team in five years. There is alot of practice and hours and hours of swim workouts that go into the game. Matthew seems to love it, and has done really well, improving both years. Each game he plays all four quarters, unless he is fouled out, and is shooting and scoring. I am thinking there should be practices for the parents so we can get in shape like the boys! The '07 season left them with 1 win - 18 lost. So far in '08 they won their first game against rivals Mission Hills High School, and have gone into tie-breaker overtime in two other games where the Knights were ultimately defeated. This last weekend the team played in a five game tournament where the Knights placed fourth overall!! 3 wins - two lost. Now there are only five games left to go! Then it will be time for girls water polo in the winter where Katie will play!