Two Funny Things

First, Wesley had his second to last soccer game last night. We discovered throughout this soccer season that he's really...well, to put it nicely...not that into soccer. Basically, he's in it for the snacks. The team never really had any formal training on the rules, positions, etc. They never practiced and three of their 12 games were canceled. Of the seven games they have played, Wesley's team has lost all but one game. Thankfully, they don't really keep track.

If any of you are familiar with the comedian Brian Regan (if you're not you should be...go watch some of his stuff on YouTube...he's hilarious), he has a bit about playing little league baseball as as kid and how if you play half a game you still get a whole snow cone at the end. That describes Wesley and pretty much his whole team. So when the coach put Wesley in as goalie last night we were a bit worried. I wasn't kidding when I told the other boys they should say a quick prayer for Wesley. The lady sitting next to us laughed.

But you know what, he stopped one slow rolling goal and another hard hitting one bounced off the goal post and back out on the field. Jerry said my prayer must have worked! So he did his part, played half the game, and still got his whole snack!

The second funny thing is what we read for a bedtime story tonight. You can find it here (or download with pictures here) if you want to read it yourself. It's a bit dry but the boys loved it. They are a strange bunch! Jerry laughed several times as I was reading because he just couldn't believe they were sitting there listening so nicely to: Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Lightening: Nature's Most Violent Storms, A Preparedness Guide written by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.