G-O-A-L

Sean is doing really well in soccer. This season he has the practice sessions on thursdays and games on Saturdays. Sean did pretty well the first season in spring but his coach could not complete the season as he had to be out of town for work and the season was abruptly cut short. Talk about disappointment. We are so glad that the group of kids he is with this season and the coach are so much better.

This thursday at the practice session, sean dis really well. Coach Juan divided them into 2 teams and they played a game. Sean scored quite a few goals. Today was game day and Dad and Rhea went along. He scored 2 goals for his team! Way to go Seany!! His coach was mighty impressed and told Aji that he is a very good player.

Today for the first time the entire team wore the loudoun county soccer jersies. Sean looked very much like a professional in the complete soccer get up.



The trip to pick up his soccer was quite a saga. yesterday i picked up the kids in the evening and set out to Leesburg to one of the only 2 stores that carry the jerseys. I called them ahaed t make sure they had enough stock since one of the parents had told me how they were back ordered when she tried to get them couple of weeks ago. Any ways we're like 0 minutes from the store and i hear a big bang from behind...yes we got rear ended. Slightly older lady taking her kids to some show. her first reaction was I'll take care of it for you and I told her, I'm sorry i have to call the isuarance. She was polite, the damage was minimal and no one was hurt. 5 mins into the incident while I was frantically trying to get in touch with insuarance her husband and another guy pulls up..the husband mentions that they were on their way to a show and they have purchased tickets. yeah sure buddy, so i'm going to just let you go like that. I told him I have 2 small kids with me..both of them tired..Rhea was already having a melt down. We had a previous paint scratch (thanks to the person who did that at the walmart parking lot and fled away before we got to our car)from earlier. So he says - now she's going to say that we did that one too. I was so furious.I told him, no I'm not going to say that. Come on how disrespectful can you get...they bum into my car and then talk that way. they had cameras so they took pictures, so I dont 'misquote' which was my faer all along only the other way aroud. Any ways I called up her insuarance and made her talk to them and filed a claim. So now we'll have to wait for the appraiser to take a look at the damage. Oh the hassle. As if all this drama was not enough we managed to lose our way, had to backtrack..thanks to the nice store guy who put me on the speaker phone as i called out various land marks as i drove so he could direct me in the right direction. He said that he will keep the store open for me past the closing time. God bless his soul...we managed to get there 4 mins before closing time. got the jerseys..he gave the kids free lollipops...that made them happy and came back home 45 mins later. All of us were beat...but seeing sean today morning in his new jersey looking so much like a true soccer player ..PRICELESS!!!