What I learned from going to Solae's softball game.

Wednesday night was Solae's first softball game of the season. And I would like to say that I learned multiple things about the sport (which, I learned one or two that I didn't), but in all actuality I learned more about the people that surround the sport. Who knew that little girl fast pitch was full of crazies? And I'm talking the parents, not the kids.

What I learned:

• Coaches that are also the mother of one of the girls on the team are bat crap crazy!! Seriously, they just yell, scream and act a fool. I guess it's true, bitches really do be trippin.
• We are definitely "that" family. You know the one that yells, hoops, hollers and is convinced that their kid is the best player out there on the field? Yeah, we're definitely that family. And I might be head of the clan on that one.
• Not everyone should be allowed to be an umpire. Say what you will, but that guy really didn't have a clue what was going on. He wandered around, looked everywhere except where the ball was at and called fouls when they were clearly strikes. 
• Prices are completely ridiculous at those types of events. Do you know those little bags of chips that end up having like five chips and some crumbs in the bag? Do you know how much they were? One dollar. One dollar for five chips and some crumbs. I call bullshit. 
• No matter how much they try not to and no matter how good they are at sports, some girls are truly just meant to "run like a girl".

A little of this. A little of that.

I actually fixed my hair this morning. And while that doesn't seem all that big of a deal, it kind of is. And not because of any other reason than the fact that I haven't fixed my hair to come to work (or on weekends) in weeks. Don't get me wrong I brush it and pull it back, with it not always looking so hot. And the only reason is just because I didn't want to do anything with it. I haven't wanted to blow-dry it at night, therefore it's impossible to do in the morning. You know, compared to all of the other times that it's impossible.

You see, I have naturally wavy/curly hair and without the proper tools things can go awry fairly quickly. Fortunately for me my hair is about to the middle of my back, so pulling it back after letting it dry naturally has gotten much easier over the past few years. I also thank the fact of working in a nursing home for a long while, because you just learn ways to keep it out of your face. Enough about my hair, it's not even that big of a deal, I just thought the world should know for some odd reason.

^^^^^ I sent Momma this picture early this morning with the caption- 'I'm practicing my "I'm smiling, but I secretly want to punch you in the throat" face for today. Wish me luck.' It's a good thing she finds me amusing. For some reason.

Tonight her and I are going to Solae's first Softball game. It was supposed to be this past Saturday, but the weather was horrible and the game was rescheduled for tonight at six. Her teams (and I'm assuming many other teams) parade to kick off the season is this coming Saturday. Um, had someone told me that you got a parade when you played Softball, I might have looked into playing it growing up. Just putting that one out there.

Also, Momma went to a specialist for her 'Frankenfoot' yesterday. Apparently, the whole reason that it's like it is, is because she has something called 'charcot' foot. And she somehow got a hairline fracture (we're assuming it had something to do with her arthritis weakening her bones) straight across her foot and because of her neuropathy she couldn't feel it break, only that it was hurting. But when the swelling started and we initially took her to the doctor, her podiatrist ordered x-rays and then proceeded to completely miss the fact that her foot was broken in half. (No wonder she's been in so much pain with it! P.s. She's not going back to him). It's too far along to cast and they can't do surgery to repair it, because apparently the bones in between are the consistency of jelly. So, they ordered her a special boot and we have our orders. As long as it helps and she gets to feeling better, I'm all for it.

My brother has come up and spent the last two weekends with us and he's supposed to come up tomorrow night and spend until Sunday evening again. I know Momma really enjoys having him around and I like it when he's there too. As long as he's not being an ass (which he hasn't been as of late) it's all good with me.

And that's all I got for now. We're halfway there, people!! Halfway.

Things that should have their own post. (Maybe one of these days).

(I can't even think straight).

• Momma's "Frankenfoot" now officially has a boot and she's on pretty substantial antibiotics (and has been for awhile) to try and alleviate some of the pressure and pain for her. She can't drive with her boot on and therefore I have been driving more often so she can continue to wear it. Let's all just keep our fingers crossed that these antibiotics and boot continue to heal and make her feel better. Having an infection in your bone is no fun. And seeing her in pain is a whole lot of not fun.

• We had to replace the radiator in our car. And the cooling fan. Our car has been running hot as of late and originally Greg had told us that the things that were happening sounded like the thermostat had gone out. So, Saturday Uncle Darrell and Ashley were going to replace it for us. Needless to say a few tests and tricky bolts later, it ended up being our radiator. The cooling fan hadn't been coming on and in turn blew a hole in it. And upon finding this out, I wanted to cry. Big, huge, crocodile tear cry. But we got it all done (I swapped car labor for landscape labor) and now it seems to be running better.

• We cancelled our cable. Everyone that knows me, knows that I am an avid tv-aholic. I love watching tv and while I can feel all of the judgy eyes on me right now, I don't care. I don't care what other people do with their spare time, why should they care what I do with mine? The answer is- They shouldn't, but some people just stick their nose in where it doesn't belong. With that being said, we've been discussing changing services and possibly just not having cable at all, so it's officially shut off. Which is fine for us, because that just gives us excuses to watch the shows we own on DVD and movies. Plus, with it being warmer out, we don't stay in quite as much.

• My Doctor diagnosed me with PCOS. For people that aren't sure what PCOS stands for it's: Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. I had actually never heard of it until the past few months when Momma and I discovered Whitney Thore, but now I have definitely heard of it. It affects many different things and could explain why I have certain things going on that have been driving me insane for a couple years now. She's put me on Birth Control (I haven't used anything in a few years; holler at abstinence) and upped my Metformin to continue to deal with my insulin resistance. 

And that just about sums it up. For now.