The last stand of summer at Malibu
"Before all else, be armed" ....Niccolo Machiavelli
It started last Saturday when I found myself at a Speech and Debate Tournament. I was sitting and listening to two of the smartest kids I ever heard going at each other. They were debating the merits of standardized testing. Then I got a text....
Kid .........."Dad cn u tke me srfing?" it was kid number two who was not at the Tourney.
Me......."No still at S-D, you need to run 2 miles before surf for xcountry"
Kid......."Gotta surf for team strting Tues"
I just realized I hit some kind of critical mass one week into the new school year. My mind was racing, I have overbooked, overachievers.......in no particular order:
(the boys)
Speech and Debate
High School Surf Team
Surf Coaching
Cross Country
Middle School Surf Team
WSA
a slight thread of sanity
(the twin girls)
Water Polo
Youth and Government
Dance Team
Sweet 16 Birthday Party
The war has started again. The books and activities v my sanity. Nicco tells me to be armed. I am not sure which arms I should take, but real Coca Cola and Milkshakes are not high on my Doctors list right now. But I stand ready for the battle armed with Aleve and high end tequila. The reality is that I am excited for them and love the action. And this year I promise that I won't be such a stage mother.
However, Right now I will state my position of living vicariously through them.......
EVERY.SINGLE. DAY.
