If I were Queen...

If I were Queen of the World…

May 16, 2014

It’s been two months since I’ve updated my blog.  The reason is simple, I’ve been absolutely, positively busy!   I’ve wanted so many times to write about things such as our family vacation over spring break, the birth of my sweet little nephew, the evolution of a new Little League Season, but alas, I have simply not had the time (the pictures in this blog are from these events at least).  Even though I haven’t sat down at my computer much this season, I have been running a constant one-sided conversation in my own head about things that would change if someone let me in charge.  

If I were Queen of Little League, things would definitely be different in the Shetland (aka T-Ball) division.  For one thing I wouldn’t have so many people on a team.  Why in the world are there 13 kids on a T-Ball team?  I think 8 would be ideal.  So what if not every position is covered?  It’s so painful to watch kids standing out there in the outfield for 30 minutes at a time.

Also, I would make it mandatory that at least 1 mom be on the coaching staff.  I’m all for my boys having positive male role models, but these male coaches are so clueless when it comes to time management.  There needs to be females there to say things like, “Ok, let’s get this game started on time today.  There are restless toddlers in the stands,”  and “no, it’s not a good idea to play another inning. We’ve been here 2 hours already and the boys really need to have dinner and do homework.”   

If I were Queen of New Technology I would hang off on handheld devices and cell phones for a bit and focus my effort on teleportation.  This would mean my husband, as one of millions of commuters, could actually be home every once in a while instead of stuck in traffic.  What a difference that would make in our lives!  It would also make it possible to visit my sweet little nephew, Brendan (and his parents too) more often.  Come on people, it’s time to develop portkeys!

If I were Queen of Vacation Planning, I would make it impossible for people who diligently plan out their vacations to accidentally forget something important.  When we went camping last month in Northern California I worked so hard on getting everything ready.  It took some serious skill to fit in a camping trip, plus road trip, plus new-baby trip all into one small car.  When we set up our tent we discovered the one crucial thing that was missing; the pump for the air mattress!  It was enough to set me to tears.  Stephen and I actually blew the thing up, by our own mouths.  It took 3 hours!!!  The one good thing about the experience was that since we had to go buy a pump the next day, we got to visit the world’s most beautiful Target.  Seriously, if you’re ever in the bay area you have got to see the San Rafael Target, located right on San Francisco Bay.  It’s gorgeous!  

If I were Queen of Education I would give all teachers a week in the Spring to have meetings, conferences, etc. related to the next school year without having to teach at the same time.  All questions about next year would have to be posed in that week only so that the rest of the weeks can be spent on our current students.  The end of the school year is so very hard because we’re still working on hard on our current class, but we also have to be discussing and making decisions about next year too.  It is truly exhausting.  

In the end no one has crowned me Queen of Anything.  That’s alright I guess.  Summer is just around the corner and I have so much planned for those months!  Stay safe everyone.  Lots of love.