Six Flags Birthday Celebration

Henry's Eleven

Happy Birthday to Henry!

Six Quirks for Shannon

Link the person who tagged you in your title.
Mention the rules on your blog.
Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
Tag fellow bloggers by linking them.
Leave a comment on each of the tagged bloggers blogs letting them know they have been tagged.

my quirks...which, by the way, were very difficult to limit to six...

1. I do not like overhead lights. They make me cranky.

2. I like to have the shower curtain closed at all times. This is ironic because Henry is afraid to be in the bathroom when the curtain is closed, so we have a constant open/closed 'situation' going on.

3. I can't stand to have wrinkles or 'loose toes' in my socks. If this happens I can't concentrate on anything until my socks are straightened out.

4. I can't relax if I'm in a room with misplaced furniture. This includes furniture that's pushed up against the walls, imbalanced positions, crooked pictures, etc. Maybe I was a Feng Shui master in a past life?

5. Like Shannon, I can't stand to drive or ride in a dirty car. I, too, feel 'trapped in filth' (great description!).

6. Another sock thing: I do not like to match socks when folding the laundry. There are many, many un-paired clean socks in the bottom of all of our laundry baskets. When my mom visits, she always matches all of the stray socks (yeah, mom)!

Tagging...
Shannon
Shea

Run Fast

Fourth meet today. The kids are doing better and better.

Siobhan had a first place finish in her 100m dash heat today! And she came in 2nd in the 400m. Those long legs of hers sure can move.

Henry finished 3rd in his 400m heat and 4th in the 100m. His age group is 11-12. Since he's still 10 (for another week at least), he's younger than most of the boys in his races. He came in 17th out of 38 in the 100m, so considering alot of those kids are 12, I think he's doing pretty well.

Jetta Fever

Siobhan and Henry are running in the Jetta Track Club this spring. The coach seems to be testing them out in events because last week he had both of them run the 100m sprint, but this week, he had Henry listed for the 800m + the 1500m and Siobhan for the 200m + the 800m.

Henry was not at all happy about the coach placing him in these races. After viewing the race list, he said that he a.) had a stomachache and b.) is afraid his heart will squeeze out of his chest during long runs. After some strong-arm tactics from dad (mixed with a little 'just give it your best'), he was convinced (resigned?) and headed out to the infield to wait for his start. He came in 8th place in his group and like 25th overall in his age.

It was then not so hard to convince his coach to let him to switch from the 1500m to the 200m. I'd say he had a pretty good strategy!


Siobhan has done very well in all of her races. She came in 7th overall in the 100m last weekend. This Sunday, she started very strong in the 800m and took the lead for the first 400m, but she faded in the 2nd lap, finally coming in 2nd in the trial/4th overall. In the 200m, she ran a strong race, again taking 2nd/5th overall. Very impressive!



For actual race footage, go to hushproductions.net ... hushtv ... "on the grid"

Winter Break (last month)

We went to California last month. Flew in and out of SF, but didn't spend even a minute in the city. We got out of the plane and into a car and drove straight to Tahoe. Dwight's parents were already there, so the cabin was warm and cozy when we arrived. Tahoe has had TONS of snow this year, so the sledding and skiing were great. The family across the street built an amazing sled run and we had a lot of fun seeing who got the most air on the jump. The former Minnesotan was the winner, of course! All those years of childhood sledding finally paid off. I am the CHAMPION!

Football Banquet

We recently attended the Teaneck Junior Football League's annual banquet.
In addition to the team trophy, Henry received a special Defensive Player of the Year award. He was very happy. And we, of course, were very proud of him.