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Basketball, basketball, basketball...

About a year ago I made the decision to visit and ultimately join our basketball association board, I know yet another thing that I sign up for thinking that I have enough time when in the end time is the one thing I am very short of...

Long story short - I ended up on the executive board and was asked to be in charge of registration - we have about 1,500 kids overall in the program and most make it through the process with no intervention from the registration coordinator = me.

Well, that was until today when I received since last night @ 12:48 a.m. - 117 emails thanks to the Senior High kids who evidently do NOT know what a registration end date is.

I am done now and don't want to be on the computer ANYMORE. The only redeeming factor that is keeping me going right now is that Cargill has this Care Points program where you are able to submit your volunteer hours for donations. I think that with the amount of time I have put in it will be something like $500.

So that is my little happy place, the fact that maybe seven kids who are in need will be able to get scholarships to play basketball because I volunteered my time.

Oh, gotta go email 118 just arrived.

Happy happy friends!

Comments

Karen said…
I read this IMMEDIATELY after discovering the so-important-you-have-to-sign-it-NOW paperwork the high schooler gave me this morning sitting on the counter.

I feel for you, Sus.
8:17 AM
Anonymous said…
Yikes. After reading this I have no place to grumble about simply showing up for tournaments.

I love basketball season. Thanks to the many people like you who make it happen.. :)
9:36 AM
carey said…
so what rules your life more these days: hockey or basketball?
10:56 AM
Susan said…
So, glad that you guys are able to relate - life is crazy. Little man is waning on the hockey thing a little this year, he started basketball too, so we will see. Either way it has become our way of life and I am so sure I will miss it terribly when they are grown.
12:29 AM
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