Relaxing weekend...I think?

Given how busy this last week was, it was so nice to have a relaxing weekend. Although it's funny that my relaxing weekend still contains a lot of running around.

First, an updated on this past week. Abby had her first softball practice on Monday. The coach, Coach Paul, is the dad of a girl from Abby's soccer team (Cecilia). The assistant coach is her former soccer coach, Coach Brett, and his daughter, Maddy, is also on the team. Abby hit off the tee great and ran the bases. I think she had fun. There are 14 girls on the team and it is coach-pitch so watching Abby figure that out should be interesting. I'm sure she'll do ok. The next practice is Monday and they'll practice hitting pitches then. The first game is April 6 and the season runs through the end of June. Should be fun.

Girl Scouts Wednesday night was an event to teach the girls about safety. Abby thought it was boring, but I think that was because she had had a really long day and was tired. The event didn't start until 7, which is late for her because Abby and Adam usually go to bed at 7:30.

The NCAA tournament started Thursday. This is Seth's second favorite holiday after Thanksgiving. Yes, he treats it as a holiday. He took off work Thursday and Friday and my living room was full of his buddies for two days. I guess he enjoyed himself although I don't think his bracket is shaping up the way he had hoped. He was also not too happy that the championship game is on April 6, which is Abby's first softball game, AND I'm not going to be in town. I'm going to Hoover, Ala., a suburb of Birmingham, for work - I leave on April 5 and won't be back until late on April 6, which means he's going to have to deal with both kids and the softball game by himself and miss the game. Thank goodness for Tivo.

Today, my mom was sick with the flu so I brought her jello and crackers this morning. It felt like a weird covert exchange because I just left them on her porch, rang the doorbell and left. She didn't want to get me sick and I didn't want to be exposed so we just did a handoff. After that, I went to the gym and ran four miles. I was quite proud of myself. After that, I went home to get Abby ready for swimming. After swimming, Jennifer and I took Abby and Sarah to lunch at Applebee's. The girls enjoyed it. Then, Abby and I went to Wal-mart and then went to get her hair cut. She just got a trim, but we are going to try to grow out her bangs to try something new. We went home after that, but then I left again to get a pedicure (first of the year, I felt so bad for the guy doing it because I forgot to shave...ewwww...) and then to a different Wal-mart to get some stuff for Easter for the kids. We made chicken sandwiches, mushrooms and asparagus for dinner and got the kids in bed. Since then, we have been catching up on tv on Tivo. Lost and 30 Rock to be precise.

So...aren't you jealous that I lead such an exciting life? And this is how I relax. The pedicure was pretty nice, though.