On Tuesday of this week, Sarah had her JV tennis tournament to finish out her tennis year!  It was all day.  She had to be at the high school (yes, our high school even though the teams were from all over the district!  Nice, huh?) at 7:30am and she got done about 3:30pm.  It was a long day.  She played seven matches (games?  I’m still confused on my tennis terms) to 6 points.  She and best friend, Allyson, played first JV doubles.

They got along really well and didn’t try to kill each other (mostly). After all those games (matches, whatever . . . ) it turned out that only two other teams could beat them.  They came in third place!  Go Sarah! Boy was she sore (and grumpy!) the next day.  But even with that, she and Allyson agreed that they’d like to be put into a frozen sleep for the next 10 months and wake up only when tennis starts again.  Because, without tennis, life is just not worth living!

Tuesday was also crazy hair day at the elementary school! I forgot to take their picture in the morning, so this is after school, when they’re like, “Seriously Mom?  We are so worn out!”

Also on Tuesday, (it was kind of a busy day . . .) Megan’s CTE class developed a day for preschoolers and Meg invited Bethany to come.  She made a ghost and a spider and sang songs and got a pumpkin nametag necklace and a snack!  All in one hour!  Way to go Meg (and your class)!  Bethany had a great time going to Megan’s school!

So, yes, Tuesday was a busy day, so it’s a good thing my ankle was feeling better, although no way was it 100% and I was still walking very slowly.  Did I mention I twisted my ankle?  Again?Monday, while on my 6am run (in the dark) I didn’t see the lip of the road, fell, and twisted my ankle.  Tarnation!  Providentially, my good husband had decided to trot along with me that morning.  He ran home for the car and chauffeured me to warmth and safety and a chair to prop my throbbing ankle up upon.  It was frustrating and painful, of course, but it turned out to not be as bad as last year’s and I am running again, already.  (I know you were worried about that!)

Wednesday was not nearly as busy during the day, but we had a pretty busy evening.  Megan cheered at the high school.  It was the first game of the football tournament – single elimination – and they LOST!  We were all surprised since their team had done so well all year!  So, that was Meg’s last night to cheer.  I was glad we all got a chance to be there even if only for a little bit.  I even recorded her cheering so you can see her in action!

We couldn’t stay for long because Savannah had a choir concert inside the high school.  It was their first performance of the year, and they sounded great.  Savannah sang with feeling, as always, and is great to watch!  We got to hear all the choirs at the high school and all the choirs from the junior high.  They mostly just sang one song apiece but it was a fun way to see everything that is out there.  Savannah looked amazing, as always. 

I don’t think I did anything on Thursday (aw . . . how nice).  Then on Friday, Grandma watched Ben and Beth, and I went with the twins on their field trip to Cornbelly’s! I was in charge of all these kids!!!  Just kidding, just these four: That’s us on the hayride.  We also went through the corn maze, climbed a giant spider web, jumped on the giant “ground pillows,” went down all the slides on Cornbelly mountain, and watched pigs race.  By lunch time we were worn out.  It was a really fun day!  I loved spending it with my smart, happy, charming, growing-up-way-too-quickly Cheyenne and Calianne.