Baseball

(Ethan last year)

A few days after we moved here I hopped on the internet to search for a baseball league for Ethan and Olivia. I found one and started filling out the online worksheet with Ethan's information, but inevitably I got pulled away by something the children were getting into. I don't think I finished it and I know I didn't pay the fee and afterwards I kind of just forgot about the whole thing. 

The past week or so I have been getting emails from the league that I started signing the kids up for, but I didn't think anything of them nor did I read them because I just figured they were advertisements or something since they had my email address.

Then last night I got a voicemail from Ethan's new coach telling me when the first team meeting would be. I was surprised and just thought well maybe it was meant to be.

Then, last night Brian was out front spraying weeds and I could hear him talking to someone, but I didn't think much of it figuring it was one of the many friendly neighborhood walkers.

When he came upstairs he told me he was talking to our neighbor who has a son Ethan's age who plays baseball, and mentioned the particular league I accidentally signed Ethan up for. 

When Brian said the name of the league our neighbor said,

"Oh, that is a really great thing they do for those kids"

After a short pause and a sharp look Brian said, "DANAE, you signed Ethan up for a handicapped league! WHY didn't you read anything about it before signing him up?"

I tried to jumped to my defense while busting out laughing. Thinking back I thought it was weird they asked if he would need a "buddy". PLUS, I didn't even think I fully signed him up.

So, now Ethan is on this team and I don't know what to say. Do I call the coach and say, "Yes, I really am that dumb to actually sign my kid up for the wrong league". Do I call and lie and say we are going to be out of town for all of May and June so we regretfully won't be able to participate? I am at a loss!

But at least I got a great laugh out of it last night, and learned a great lesson. 

Always read the frequently asked questions before signing the kids up for anything!