Today is the first day of the rest of my life.  Wow, pretty deep.  But what I realized over this weekend is that there are a lot of memories, lessons and knowledge that can be gained from the game of baseball, kids who play travel baseball and the way that children react to your involvement.  My blog will attempt to share some of  my experiences as a mom of three young sons ages 12, 9 and 2.  My oldest is in a fantastic travel baseball club that travels the Midwest based out of the Milwaukee area.  The team has provided a group of talented young men the ability to work together to join into a competitive arena in the greater Chicago area and other tournaments in neighboring states.  Its not a rec league, or a select league, its a step above, getting national rankings with the USSSA organization.  I am learning all sorts of information about how teams prepare their players, strategy and families to play competitive sports at a young age.  I am also seeing the affects a decision of placing my son into this type of commitment can have on relationships, family and finances.  I want to share our experiences and gain insight from others who are no doubt in similar scenarios.  Not finding any specific moms doing this, I decided to start it up.  So here we go peeps.  Batter Up!