Blue Haired Girl

Lacey has been dye-ing (get it?) to have blue/purple/orange/green hair for a while now. She was sure there was a shampoo-out hair dye. I didn't think there was and sure enough all of the neon color hair dyes are semi-permanent. But, they do have this fun product that is basically a hairspray and it comes in bright neon colors. There wasn't any purple so blue had to do.

All I can say is.......interesting.

Soccer

Lacey has been enjoying soccer, but the last couple of games have been much more pleasant because we are not sitting in a freezing rain and wind. The kids are happy to not be getting all wet and muddy but the sun is a little much too when you are running for an hour and half. I actually got a little color on my arms and face out there today watching them but it felt great!

The team has had some challenges -- kids moving, small team to begin with so very limited subs, coaches work schedule, etc., but they are dealing with it and doing a great job out on the field.

Lacey hasn't decided if she wants to do this particular sport again but she should, she is good at it and is made to be a runner so we'll see.

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

A few weeks ago, I won 4 tickets to a minor league baseball game. Since the kids and I had never been to a "real" ball game, I thought it would be a blast to take them. I invited friend Maurice along. She knows a lot about baseball and so was able to fill us in on a lot of details we would never have known.

The game was fun except that we lost. The weather could have been better but, truly, the way our Spring has been going, it could have been a whole lot worse! We came prepared with layered clothing, hoods, and blankets and we used every bit of it! It was about 43 degrees with a fair wind. But, we were better off than a lot because we were under cover so didn't get rained on. At one point, Maurice went below the stands to buy us a pretzel but came back not longer after empty-handed because the wind was howling through the line and the line was not moving. So much for having a pretzel, we bought Cracker Jacks from the vendor in the stands instead.

Going to a game like this was a lot of fun and I would certainly consider doing it again.