Corn Fest

Never is there a weekend, (my fiancée can attest to this), that I have been able to just sit at home and do nothing alllll weekend.  And this Sunday's new interruption? Emma is preforming at Cornfest! Which is great and enjoyable and fun because I am suppose to be getting out there anyway right? Today I'm going to get all gussied up and look adorable for absolutely no one but me and take some photos of Emma getting to play for a couple few people in the rain at Corn Fest.  But hey, rain is another thing that I get to take pictures of.  I've never captured it fully in all its glory so I suppose its about time I tried. 


On top of all that.  After a loud and uncomfortable bout of yelling by parents on the sidelines this soccer game, mom had to go about making amends with all the soccer directors.  Which turned into the soccer director making a point of telling her how soccer isn't a competitive sport.  20 years of coaching has given the opposing view on that and I now foresee a war. Honestly the whole thing was blown out of proportion simply because the man didn't let mom do her job.

----- Historical Reenactment-----

4 minutes to end of game, tie game, high tension...

Referee Eileen: (at stoppage of play): Time!
Time Keeper: 4 minutes!
Soccer Director (comes up in his golf cart): Hey you can't be coaching and shouting the time out at the kids. You have to stop that!
Time Keeper: Hey man, you aren't important here, get back in your golf cart and leave.  Let our kids play.

(ongoing sideline banter)

Game ends...

Soccer Director: You know Eileen, you can't have parents telling people the time.  It makes kids act differently than they ever would.
Eileen: No.  I only ask for time from a timekeeper during stoppage of play so I know where we are at.  I don't have a clock.  Apart from that it does nothing for the kids.
Director: I suppose but I want that guys name, he's suspended for the season.

------end of reenactment----


Okay so it really was no big thing.  I mean, he shouldn't have said it, but for the season!  And then mom abide by it having been a paid regional ref for so long knew she was right anyway.  BUT THEN! After writing up a report, and then writing our parents an email telling them whenever this happens there are repercussions.  Some people can be removed from games and others can be removed for the season.  Then in reply to her email, the director says.  Soccer isn't competitive and shouldn't have the score tracked at all. which has turned into destruction of mom's faith in soccer.  Every year its something...

Oh well.  Off to Corn Fest!