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Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! (A to Z Challenge)

30 Wednesday Apr 2014

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No, I’m not talking about the car commercial or music that has zoom in it. Today is the last day of the A to Z Challenge and the last day of April. This month has flown by so fast as well as this challenge. It was a fun trip and I enjoyed it as well as the comments from others during the challenge.

Since the challenge is now over my posts are going to be spaced out instead of being daily. I will try to post at least two to three times a week based on how many topics I can start writing about and what is happening in the news or in my life at the time.

I’m also looking for other parent bloggers or Dad bloggers to network with and to possibility of guest posting on each other’s blog. This could be a good thing if we are both trying to increase our viewership to our blogs.

I’m also looking into creating a podcast. I have a semi podcast outline that I created one day and now I’m thinking of it harder since it can boost your website as well as visitors. I’m not too sure if anyone would listen to it though. It will also help me be a better speaker since I need to be for my job at work. Please vote on the side bar of my page if I should or should not do a podcast.

Again I want to thank everyone who put on the A to Z Challenge and I hope we could do this again. I also have a dozen other posts I started creating and haven’t finished that I could use at a later time. I will also write a post on what to expect in the near future and when each topic will be scheduled to post on my blog. If you have any suggestions on what the topics should be, please feel free to leave a message below or contact me via my contact form.

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Every Parent Should Read This Post

06 Wednesday Jun 2012

Posted by in Advice, baseball, Blogging, Busy Dad, Dad, Family, Kids, Parenting

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A friend of mine posted this on his Facebook account a few weeks ago and I feel it is important to re-post again.  The original source and origin is unknown.  If anybody knows this, please feel free to let me know so the right person or persons get the credit for writing this amazing poem.

This is so true in so many ways.  Parents take sports way to seriously and not let the kids play to have fun.  This is Little League games and they don’t get paid to play.  They play to have fun and be around a positive atmosphere and around friends they might not seen since school was out.  Think twice before being rude to any kids out there or even to your own child.  Remember, he’s just a little boy.

This goes towards girls as well as boys on the softball diamonds.

Below is the poem written out from above picture just in case you can’t read the sign.

HE IS JUST A LITTLE BOY

He stands at the plate,
with his heart pounding fast.
The bases are loaded,
the die has been cast.

Mom and Dad cannot help him,
he stands all alone.
A hit at this moment,
would send the Team home.

The ball meets the plate,
he swings and he misses.
There’s a groan from the crowd,
with some boos and some hisses.

A thoughtless voice cries,
strike out the bum.
Tears fill his eyes,
the game’s no longer fun.

So open your heart,
and give him a break.
For it’s moments like this,
a man you can make.

Please keep this in mind,
when you hear someone forget.
He is just a little boy,
and not a man yet.
{Source Unknown}

Other sites that talk about this poem are listed below.

Little League Baseball Sites
http://www.bridgetownbaseball.org/baseball.html

http://www.mountaintoparealittleleague.com/Baseball_Poems.html

Other Parent Sites
http://www.lifewithoutpink.com/2012/05/01/hes-just-a-little-boy/

http://www.cafemom.com/group/114201/forums/read/16509115/_Hes_just_a_little_boy_I_think_this_should_be_at_every_baseball_field_where_kids_play

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Why a Baseball Field Picture You Say

17 Thursday May 2012

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I finally found a picture for my blog header. It is a baseball field since that is where I planning on spending the first part of the summer at. My oldest son T is playing baseball. He is a good batter and a decent catcher / outfielder on the team he is on. He hasn’t played any games yet but he already has a battle scar from the baseball hitting him in the check. He is a little bit bruised but is just fine.

My other boy J is going to play baseball next month. His season is only four weeks long and is indoors with a soft baseball. He likes watching his brother play.

The twins, M and L, are just being two year olds and they are a hand full. They expect me to give them all of my attention especially when T is doing his homework in the evenings.

Between all four kids my day starts out at 6 AM and ends around 11 PM if I’m lucky. I’m doing this while trying to be a good husband to Busy Mom. Sometimes it is not as easy as it sounds and other times it is too easy. Yes I do work and it is sometimes stressful at work with deadlines and due dates.

That is why having date nights with your love one is a very important step in having a sane household. Else I would be pulling my hair out instead of cutting it all off like I do now. We try to have a date nigh at least once a month. It gives us a break from reality of having four kids.

Do you have date nights or something similar? Share your stories in the comments. Or feel free to use my ideas as well.