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Baseball for Hadley

2015-05-15 10:14:45 • by Leanne Verkley

Hadley has been excited all week about baseball!
I know it will be a challenge during the school year as most of her games start at 8pm which is an hour after she is normally in her room for bedtime.
(She usually reads for that hour, so she is normally awake at that time, but she is not normally awake at 9:45 which is the time we got home from the game last night.  Then she was hungry).  I think she finally got into bed just after 10pm!
Hadley played third and then she was the sub who sits out as three people need to sit out each inning, and then after going up to bat she was hit in the hand by the ball, which stung on COLD hands, so she sat out the next inning too.  Then just before it was her turn to go up again, the game ended.  So, while she didn't get much play time, she did watch the entire game.  By the end of the game her hand was just sore and cold but she could move it.
She originally wanted to go home, but also wanted to be a team player so she stayed to watch and cheer.
They awarded her player of the game and she won a free pita from Pita Pit.
I was so glad that Brian was able to stay home with Easton so he could get a good night sleep... however after I got home, Easton had leg pains that went until 4am!  And Brian was so sick.  So a good nights sleep is questionable.
Anyway, both kids got up okay... a little late but nothing crazy, Hadley's hand was fine, I just had to drive them to school instead of the bus but they were on time.
Easton was super excited about his special helper day and Hadley and Easton both shared the excitement of Jump Rope For Heart today.
I am so glad there is a long weekend this weekend to give Brian time to get better, and hopefully we can all catch up on sleep.

Comments

by Leanne Verkley • 2015-05-15 10:35:31

She was the only girl on her team but was happy to see that one boy was from her class last year. :)

by Leanne Verkley • 2015-05-20 23:08:34

UPDATE:  This week I found out that there was an all girls league in Whitby.  So, after investigating, I found out that it has a musical warm up, it is run with three centers that help the girls learn to throw, catch, and hit.  This is then followed by a fun game with all 6 teams on the field... a tag type of game.  Then a one inning game at the end against one of the other teams.
The other bonuses are that parent involvement is highly encouraged and the games are at 6:15 p.m. every week.  SO MUCH BETTER!
So, I talked with the Ajax league and let them know my concerns about her being the only girl, and the 10PM late nights and they agreed to give me a refund.
Hadley tried her first night with the new league and I think it is a much better fit!