Mostly Wordless Wednesday: Track Damage

Heading to assess the damage....

"Wind" carried the bench over and dropped it on the track...at.the.finish.line.

Cookie-cutting pieces of the track with the force of the legs

The Weekend Report

On Sunday AM Husband GRACIOUSLY went down to get me coffee at 5:20ishAM and then crawl back into bed... Miss B wanted to go and support Reese in her triathlon.... Track stuff is weird... it is all very segregated and different... if you do XC you do XC, if you do Indoor... its completely different from outdoor/SPRING track... if you do TRIATHLONS.... THEY are a whole OTHER ball of wax... swim, bike, run... no way Hosea but... I WILL wake up at the crack of dawn to 1) see what they are all about and 2) bring Miss B and her friend to support!!!!

Miss B, Miss P and I showed up at Daws and Josie's alma mater around 7:00ish and I was blown away from the moment we stepped out of the car with the people, parking and PLANNING.... whew... I have done my fair share of coordinating and organizing but this was UNBELIEVABLE... I loved it! :)

We met up with Reese's Mom and little sister and headed down to the beach to see if we could catch her (and her DAD! who was also competing) before she jumped in the water... click on the pic to enlarge and you can see ALL the swimmers in wetsuits... ain't no way I'm swimming in Sebago in JUNE!!! YIKES!

HOORAY! We caught her!!!

Proud fan club!!!

It was SO fun to walk around the campus cheering on the athletes but especially Gus and Reese! We were VESTED!

She was racing her Dad and ended up 3 MINUTES behind him...once it was all said and done... 

but she was SO HAPPY to have her buddies there supporting her... she went so fast I made it back in time for CHURCH!! Didn't get to change so felt a little funny in my running shorts and sweatshirt but I know the LORD doesn't mind... my heart was HAPPY to be there... :) 

Spent a lazy Sunday afternoon (my favorite kind) and then I suggested going for a ride... Minnie agreed and Husband said "the beach" uh... we do not GO to THE BEACH... but to the East we went... finding ourselves at Congdon's After Dark, ordering tater tots, and a burger and listening to live music...we even got to see Mrs. LaPage... 

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BONUS!!!!!

HAPPY Weekend FOR Sure!!!

All The Things

From helping out at track practice... to playing in summer soccer games... it can all happen on the same night... thank GOODNESS Minnie has a handle on her schedule and just tells us where she needs/wants to be when....

It was very strange to bring my gals to their first summer track meet... alone... (Husband was competing in a golf tournament) and then send Minnie off to WORK the meet and not compete... and just have one kid (outta 111) that I got to follow around all day :) 

SO grateful for the program Husband has created that the kids who have aged out WANT to come back to help wrangle 8 and unders and rake long jump pits for 3 hours!

Miss B rocked it IN.THE.RAIN. coming in 4th in discus and 3rd in jav....

and just for fun... the 4x100m with her buds because... it's SUMMER. :)

Wordless Wednesday: Signs of Summer

 

Hit the Ground Running

No rest for the weary.... on Tuesday, the day after Husband and I were done with school we headed to his orthopedic appointment for his hips... back in 2008ish he was told he needed a double hip replacement and he told his Dr he was going to wait until his was 50.... fast forward to 56 and Husband is READY....

He has bone spurs on both hips, both are rubbing bone on bone and the dr when pulling up his xray from 2008 and compared it to Tuesday said... "you're a trooper". Yikes. So... with Husband's activity level and "good health".....both will be done at the.same.time. this fall.....

Thank goodness for THIS new piece of equipment to help this summer :) Happy Birthday to US!!!

FIRST flowers of the summer... ok the ranunculus came from Traders but still...I got ONE peony this year... sad. :(

Minnie asked for Abbey to come over... and easy peasy to just tuck her in when we went to the parent meeting for...... 

SUMMER TRACK....

Some of our favs were not going to be able to make the meeting so they popped over and they love some Abbey too so it was FUN to watch how excited they got!!

the caption "she's a whole vibe" could NOT be more fitting for Phoebe! 

End of School Dayz....

My PK kids came in because they "mustache" me a question on National Mustache Day! Who knew such a thing exists!? Apparently my PK teaachers!

She held a sign for him... and he held a sign for me to take a picture of for HER! 

Because Minnie had TWO days of a State meet (the 2nd day was just to support) Miss B happily came along to my 5th grade celebration simply to hang with Cerise's kids... 

she LOVED it!

Mouse House did the SPRING well... fall and winter were rough 'round these parts for some but in Spring...we THRIVED! So proud of my THREE!!!!

Freshman year. DONE. Whew. That went WAY faster than I hoped. :(

One more year until the "big house".....I *might* be talking about the guy in orange behind her... hee hee

I can't... I just CAN'T....

OH MY SWEET TINY PEOPLE AT MY SCHOOL....

Ice cream DATE!!!! LOVE THEM for doing this for ME!!!!

AND bonus to have Ruby!!

Ended the last day of school with some friends at their beautiful property....

Hanging around a campfire, eating steamed hot dogs, simultaneously listening to the kids outdoor movie and 90's grunge rock while the kids play water bottle baseball... is there any BETTER way to kick off a Maine summer? I think not.