Both the kids had tournaments this weekend. The Girl’s tournament was outside Atlanta, and it was her first time in competitive sand volleyball.

“How’d it go?” I asked.

“I got sand in my mouth,” was the first impression.

The Boy’s tournament was local. They made it to the semifinals then lost.

“We should have won” was the sentiment. How to get him to accept “win some, lose some” and still have the fire in the belly?