Friday, May 15, 2009

Back in the Swing of Things

We drove almost 30 hours north to visit family last Wednesday-Thursday and then made the trip back down here this Monday-Tuesday so it's taken me a little while to get back in the swing of things. On Friday we spent the morning with Grandma then she watched the kids while I went to help sis with her track practice. She's got some pretty good hurdlers for 7th & 8th graders.
Saturday we spent all day at my niece's league finals track meet where she got 4th, 2 5ths, a 6th and a 7th (that's 5 events, but we're not really counting). Since there were 10 schools there that means that there were somewhere between 20-30 kids in each event, so that's pretty respectable finishing if you ask me. Her 7th place came when she WON her heat in a hurdles race, so really, you can't ask much more than that. She's quite the little speed demon.
Sunday we got to relax around the house for the morning and then we went with Aunti, Cousins, Grandma & my best friend from high school and her kids (10 of us girls altogether) to a play in Portland called "Petite Rouge". It was a cute rendition of little red riding hood, except spun in a Cajun version. The LRRH was a duck and the big bad wolf was really a crocodile. We also got to go out to lunch before hand and had some strawberries & angel food cake when we got home so it was a good day all around.

I was exhausted when we got home after having very little sleep the previous 2 days. Somehow the week has gotten away from me and now it is already Friday! Tomorrow is our big state track meet where two of my hurdlers will be competing in both hurdle events. They are total rock stars in my book. Come Sunday I will probably be tired again and sunburned but looking forward, I know it will be worth it. All those trips that wear you out through the day after are always the best ones.