So yesterday was awesome. I took the day off from blogging, gardening, cooking and everything else, and just played “Mom.”
Now if your child participates in fall sports, you’ve probably spent a good amount of your time outside in the cold. Am I right? Well up here in Seattle it happens to rain a lot, maybe you’ve heard? Sometimes, if you’re really lucky, you get chilly temperatures, rain, and wind all at the same time.
But the best part about fall sports {in my opinion} are things like hauling 3 bins full of hot crock pots a quarter mile through a muddy cow pasture so your child’s team can have a hot meal on a rainy Saturday afternoon. Yep, that’s the good stuff right there.
And let’s not forget about the Port a Potty.
I’ve never met a port a potty I liked. Call me crazy, but wouldn’t it be actually cool if while you were standing in line waiting you didn’t get all queasy inside. It’s tough standing out there on the verge of an anxiety attack because you’re afraid of picking one that’s out of toilet paper.
I mean, I totally don’t even care I cannot comfortably turn around in one, all I care about is the freakin’ toilet paper factor.
Oh, and the pasta feed on Friday night? It turned out great. I counted 27 plates at the end of the night, and there was just the right amount of food with only minimal leftovers. Pretty cool if you ask me.
Alright, I’m headed outside to go move my herb garden this morning. I’ll report back {with pictures} when I get it finished. I hope your weekend is going great so far. Have a great Sunday!
Peace Out.
~Mavis
LaToya says
I did all that yesterday – except the port-a-potty part. {My daughter wants to know why you have that on your blog – LOL I told her Mavis blogs everything.} And I hate hate hate port-a-potties. I pee pee pee before I go to the Boise State football games and then I don’t drink anything there until the second half so that I can hold it ’til I get home – ha! Those things are nastay. Just soooo nastay!! But we had sports yesterday too and I carted a million cupcakes around in the cold from wayyy over here to wayyy over there and then to this field and that one and wayyy back over there. Motherhood – wouldn’t trade it for the world 😉
Mavis says
Tell your daughter I am crazy, that’s why! 🙂
Lisa says
I was at a 8am soccer game yesterday in the pouring rain. My mom, sister and I were all there cheering on my daughter, while we had on our rubber boots, 2 pairs of socks, a sweatshirt, a raincoat, gloves, a blanket and an umbrella! Gotta love Oregon!
Mavis says
🙂 I think it’s actually colder where YOU are. Yikes!
Lisa says
Well you’re an awesome Mom because I would NOT truck some hot food all
over the field!
Random Person Named Melissa says
Invest in a good grandma purse. You know the ones that can hold everything… I have one for these type of occasions and lets just say I always have a half roll of Teepee or at least some tissues that’ll work in a emergency.
It has everything in it.. including a partical first aid kit, a good book to read (usually used if I really want to have an excuse to ignore someone who’s trying to talk to me), a couple fastfood toys that can distract kids, ballons, a lighter, a rollup ruler, sewing kit, wrap bandage, shaving razor, deoderant, brush, pads, nail clipers, tweezers, compact notepad, pens, waterbottle, emergency 5$, q-tips in a little plastic baggy, a zip drive incase someone I know wants to give me a picture file or something and of coarse the teepee or tissues for those type of emergencies.
Evonne says
This made me laugh – only you Mavis would post a picture of a port-a-potty!
Susan says
I NEVER….EVER! use a porta potty. Just opening the door makes me feel like I am going to pass out. Seriously!!
Years ago there were porta pottys in remote places that looked kind of like outhouses but were on public properties.When you opened the door, there was a “bench” with a seat…and if you looked in……it was a massive dug-out hole with years of you-know-what in there. If anything was dropped – bye-bye forever! Just standing there I felt like the floor was going to collapse. I peed BEHIND it!! 🙂 Like I said….it was remote!