YMCA

My family has become addicted to basketball. Well, not me and Nathan, but the rest of them. Mario, Eric, and Erin play church ball and the twins play for the city league. Nate doesn't love it but he plays, reluctantly. All the others want to do is play basketball everyday. Neither Mario or I have callings at church that would allow us to have keys (I think nursery leader really should have keys). So we can't go up to church to practice whenever we want. So we finally joined the local YMCA this past weekend. We are so excited to have a big gym, pool, and workout equipment to use again.

Joining the Y brings me back to fond memories when we lived in O'Fallon, IL. I remember a friend suggesting that I get a membership when I first moved in. I replied that I had a treadmill so I really didn't need a gym membership. That's when she told me something that saved my sanity. Free childcare for up to two hours a day. Well with twin one year-olds, it was a deal I couldn't pass up. I took full advantage of that Y and got into great shape that two years. Plus I made some really good friends that two years.

Now I don't have the same incentive. My kids are all in school but I do have to drive them to school every other week so I'm going out in the cold anyway. I may as well head to the gym after taking them.

I love it that Mario is enjoying basketball so much. He plays Wednesday nights from 9-11 pm so I do complain that he keeps me up late. But I guess it is worth the sacrifice. He loves it so much. The men play Saturday games. It's such a good way for Mario to make some good friends. I love going to his games and cheering him on. It is probably a little embarrassing for him but I guess that gets him back for waking me up late Wednesday nights when he gets home.

So for at least the next couple months, our life will revolve around basketball.