All over. You'll become bored with where and when. Same stuff, ball fields, concession stands, the pool. Cleaning, fixing, painting, grilling, making sure everything looks nice, lining up umps, workers, ordering food.
Had a few "mad" moments. Mad at people who tell me how to do my job. I will not call, make a list or email 300 people to let them know when a deadline is approaching for an activity. I do not have that kind of time on my hands. Mad at people who expect me to let their kid on a team well after the deadline has come and gone. Taking calls about it, disurpting my train of thought and rhythm, having to explain again to them that we have deadlines for a reason, and to my boss. Thankfully, he lets me take the hits. He does not tell me how to do it. The deadline was in the brochure, in the paper, only one other missed the deadline (by 26 days) and he was told no also. Shirts ordered, teams drafted, schedules made. Once I finish that part I have to move on the the next level, then the next and the next. I have a system, it's my system, it's a screwy system but it works for me. Backtracking messes me up, I'm easily distracted and then I forget what I'm doing which...makes me mad. It is not the only thing I have to do.
I expect everyone to work like I do. That may not be fair but I can't help it. I want everyone to work equally. I don't like some standing around while others are sweating. You will get dirty and ruin clothes. Again, I do things that work for me, been doing it that way for years, will continue to do it that way, this is how it is going to be done, my very own OCD.
Apparently, "don't call me for your schedule" doesn't apply to some. The schedule is at the pool, I don't have it memorized. It took me four hours to do it at home, on a Sunday, THEN I get your schedule. I had to do a lot of erasing and rearranging. Maybe next month will be better for you. Please don't have your mama call me, I get yelled at enough as it is. I asked for personal schedules at the meeting in April and two days before the opening you let me know when you can work. I can trade a place but only if the one I'm trading with hasn't copied down their schedule. It is not the only thing I have to do.
The pool is open. Had some storms and cool weather but Memorial Day we were packed. It made up for it the cool stormy days. I don't think I wrote that many pool passes out before.
We mucked out the pool. That was nasty. The mud, leaves, bugs and who knows what else at the bottom of the deep end had to be removed with scoop shovels into trash cans and hoisted up. Crap. No dumpster! We let it set in those cans until we did get a dumpster. I took two of us (and yes, I did do it) to pick them up to dump. The smell was thick and disgusting. We'll let a P.A. hose them out.
The seasons have started for the ball games. Have had only one rain out. No biggie. Plenty of time to make it up. Of course all the field preparation was a waste. And of course it had to be on a night when seven of the nine fields were going to be in use. We have ball games, either ours, the schools or the town team, Monday through Saturday through half of May and all of June. We've had two tournaments and another is scheduled at the end of June. It's a very hectic month. Doubt if I make it home before 8 on any of those nights.
The guys are dragging the fields, checking the supplies, running errands and I'm sitting here alone in the office answering the phone. I like it. It's not the only thing I have to do though.
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