Have you done this? Right time, BUT wrong place!

14 years ago

arghhhhhhhh, I rushed so to get to GS's ballgame. Round and round in the parking lot to find a space, then down multi steps, to the fields. THEN round and round the different playing fields. NO PJR.

Left my purse in the trunk of the car WITH MY CELL PHONE, so off I go back up the multi steps, called DS and said WHERE ARE YOU?

"I'm coaching on first base in Homewood."

Duh, I was at the opponents home field.

Too late to drive another 25 minutes to get to the PJR's ballgame.

Anyone got a story?

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kayjones
14 years ago
I've done that, too - I just quietly get up and move!
glenda_al
Original Author
14 years ago
Remember during one of the time changes, exDH and I went to Sunday School an hour early.
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Sorry you missed the game Glenda!
kacram
14 years ago
hey, baseball games last a long time. 25 minutes should be no problem.

sorry you missed the field.
Lindsey_CA
14 years ago
Why did PJr have a cell phone with him in the middle of a game???
glenda_al
Original Author
14 years ago
Kat, we are still Little League. This is PJR's last one before high school,

Your Ryan is playing BIG BOY ball games!

1 1/2 hours is their game time, so by the time I would have gotten there, game would have been over HALF over, being as I walked around the game fields several times, looking for them at the wrong field.

I DID call PJR and told him what happened. "Grandmother!!!" and giggles
glenda_al
Original Author
14 years ago
I called his DADDY who was coaching first base, and he saw it was me that was calling, so DADDY PARKE answered, knowing I was supposed to be at the game. His daddy is PSR, NOT PJR.

LET'S STOP BEING SO CRITICAL, and tell your stories.
marry
14 years ago
When all three of our kids were playing baseball our son's games were north of town and the girls were on fields that were in town. My husband and I used to each go to the different fields and then switch about half way thru the games. That way we got to see all of the kids play! Whewww!
Glad that's over! LOL
kacram
14 years ago
Oh, I forgot to add.. that I've had the RIGHT PLACE, but the WRONG TIME many a time! lol
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Glenda, don't get your knickers into such a twist. I misread what you had written, and thought you said that you had called your grandson. And I know that the first base coach isn't playing the game, and I also know that sometimes team members (players) do get put into a base coach "stint," so I thought it was odd that whomever-he-was had a cell phone out there.
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glenda_al
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14 years ago
I had on my calender, for my annual physical.
Fasted, did all the necessary things.
Got up, went to dr's office, and I had no appointment, duh.
des_arc_ya_ya
14 years ago
I read it like you did, Lindsey. Glenda, put my name on Lindsey's post, wouldya!?

We once went to one of the grandkid's ballgames. Thought she was playing the first game - nope, second game!! LOL
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glenda_al
Original Author
14 years ago
Two peas in a pod wearing Knickers!
des_arc_ya_ya
14 years ago
Do you mean Lindsey and me? If so, why? Because we DARED to ask questions about the meaning of your post?

Dayum, Glenda! That's being pretty persnickety, if you ask me!

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