It was such an interesting weekend at Beach Lax this past weekend. Not sure where to begin. But, the best takeaway from the weekend was Eden’s play on the lacrosse fields. She finally got back what was taken from her this time last year, confidence. She played hard; she played tough; and as a 3rd grader playing against 5th graders, she hung in there and made a lot of really good plays, including the assist to the tying goal against the Tornados. Her team missed the playoffs because of a tie in a completely bogus game where 4 of our team’s goals were called back.

Also this weekend, one of the parents of the Redshirts threw a bonfire for the Redshirts. Or so I thought. Apparently, all of Catonsville decided to show up as well. Not sure if they were invited. But many of the Redshirts parents felt alienated. And I was pretty embarrassed. I appreciate very much the effort of the parents that planned the event. I wish someone had told me that half of Catonsville would also be there, because the Big Sister/Little Sister events that I had planned for the kids, and told the kids about, didn’t get to happen, because the party was essentially crashed. Bummer.

Also, two teams, made up of kids that I have coached (I coached over 90% of the kids on both teams), won Beach Lax. I am very happy for all of the girls that are able to enjoy this success. I really am. But I am also very sad that I was run out of town and my daughters were not allowed to enjoy this same success with kids from their neighborhood. Liz watched her friends play, and I know she found it very painful. It is also a bit disheartening that none of them even realize the effect that my father and I have had on those teams’ successes.