A week ago was Posco's winter sports banquet dinner for wrestling. It was a big deal lasting 4 1/2 hours (they left an hour early). I had no idea wrestling was such a popular sport, but apparently Amsterdam takes it pretty seriously ranking third in the state. Posco was shocked to find out he won a trophy:
2008-09 Amsterdam Modified Wrestling
Ian Alejandro
Most Improved Wrestler
I didn't know, but many of the kids attended "wrestling camp" before joining, so just signing up an learning the sport from scratch-well the kid done pretty good.
I am kind of new to the competitive world of school sports. To me the concept is to have an activity to get exercise, learn sportsmanship and have fun. Many parents seem to think it is, well something else I don't quite comprehend. Either way, we're proud of our Posco.
March 29 was another milestone. It was Rosey Posey's 16th birthday. Imagine that!
We gave her her first cell phone: a prepaid Tracfone. We told her she shouldn't waste minutes on too much texting or use it when she can call from home. And she needs to call home as she was borrowing her friends when she needed to get in touch with us from track practice. So the concept of a cell phone for my child went from the category of "Ridiculous Pointless Costly Show of Capitalism" to something that would serve a purpose. In 3 days she used up all her minutes. She claimed it was calling her father for rides, but closer inspection showed 55 texts making pivotal statements such as "LOL, I can text U!". Here is a good opportunity in lessons of money management.
We were also informed that a prepay is not a "real cell phone". Too bad.
Overall the celebration was nice. I made two pans of one of her favorite dishes, baked rigatoni, and brought it to my folks place (it is much easier for us to go to them rather than they come to us these days). This was good because my mother didn't have to cook. I hate making her cook for us,I know she is tired these days. She did make meatballs, which I think she enjoys doing. (Rosey Posey claims to be tired of red sauce, but the rest of the family needs something red on Sunday dinner.)I also made a cake and brought it. I always ask the kids what type a cake they would like for their birthdays, and she picked a winner. Those of you familiar with the Cake Mix Doctor, it was a simple butter cake with chocolate frosting. We all settled in and watched Twilight, which was a gift from her aunt and uncle. It was truly one of those "does life get much better than this" times.
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