What to Do? What to Do?

I've pulled the summer programs book out to glance at for my boys. I don't want to get into too much trouble overscheduling, but it would be fun to do something different, something a mom can't offer.

We already signed up for the necessary swimming lessons, and a possible Vacation Bible School is always a good option. So, Adam wants to do karate and tumbling and Little One's day camp. Will wants to do gymnastics ("Maybe, Ally will be there!" Ally = special girl at preschool.) and golfing. Nothing in the book interests my oldest Grant.

No basketball or baseball skills camps. No arts camp. No karate. No nothing.

A little background on him - he takes after his father on being more mild and more timid than others. (Notice I didn't say "more wussy.") Grant likes to play tag, chase/tease the girls, and play on the equipment at recess, because playing football and basketball with some of the other boys is "too rough," and, "Someone might kick me." Also, Grant gets hit by a ball at least once at every one of his baseball games and, bless his heart, he cries most every time.

So, after offering up Tennis Lessons from the St. John summer program book to my sweet child, he questions, "Is the ball hard?"