And then there's basketball

Contrary to popular belief in Northern MN, November does not just mean the beginning of hockey season, it also means the beginning of basketball season. And this year, basketball will be almost as time and energy-consuming as hockey. We are now the proud parents of an A Team basketball layer - that means we get to travel - yay (not)! All-other-sports Boy (AOSB) is, of course, ecstatic that he also gets to travel and participate in tournaments. He no longer has to just be the Icebreakers Superfan, but he gets to play! We get to try to figure out who will go where with whom if there are conflicts. It's hard to decide what is better - tournaments on the same weekend when we can't be together or tournaments on separate weekends which allow us to travel together, but which leave us with less time at home on the weekends. When are we supposed to do laundry and go grocery shopping? We can hardly complain - we are so lucky to have kids who have the desires and skills to excel at the sports they want to play. They learn so much from being on sports teams. They get a lot of exercise. They make lasting friendships. It's mostly good - maybe we can just hire someone to do the laundry.