We are into my favorite time of the year. Crisp days, football and cross country. I can feel myself losing a little control as our evenings get a bit busier. The laundry is piling up a bit, general household chores are being done very late at night, and Carson and Emma's bedtime routines are getting rushed. (Which no one likes!)
Abbey had her first cross country meet this week. She did really well for not having any idea what she was getting into. She ran her 2 mile in 18:09. We gave that an A+ for effort seeing as neither Dana or I could pull off such a feat. We were really proud of her and now her goal is just to run a little faster at the next meet. All about the personal best.
Jordan looked really good this week. He followed our instructions (this time) for the inhaler and ran a 18:35 and came in 5th for our team and 11th overall at the meet. He also medaled for his 6th place finish as a Junior. They didn't give team scores at this meet but we would have finished well. We also found out that our boys are ranked 15th in the state. May not seem much to the average Joe but we have never been ranked and they are very excited. Jordan will be running at the varsity level on Monday's meet.
Dana and I had another fun night of bowling on Wednesday. Kum & Go's league wasn't very big so our 4 teams are joining the Wells Fargo league. We had a kick off night with their league which meant another week of free bowling. Stacey decided to pump it up a bit by ordering shots for the team and the camera came out. A few funny pictures and a couple of headaches the next morning! Thanks, Stacey!
Carson and Emma had a typical week of school and running to keep up with us at the meets. They had fun playing with friends at the Iowa/Iowa State party that out neighbor threw. Emma and McKenna played dress up and Emma didn't care that everyone could see her underwear through the dress she had on. She wore it loud and proud. Gave the adults a great laugh. No she DOES NOT take after her mother!
Jordan and I had a very quick bout flu on Saturday night. He got sent home from work and I was up most of the night. Not fun. Thank god for Abbey, she was such a great help. Dana played poker with the neighbor guys until the wee hours of the morning. He had been asked many times and has never gone so I didn't have the heart to ask him to stay home and help with the little ones. Abbey did a fine job and will be rewarded with her favorite....clothes and shoes. Dana came home lighter in the wallet but had a really fun time.
Tonight, we had 18 high school boys and the coach here for the pre-race meal. I made 4 lbs of pasta with alfredo sauce that had 3 sticks of butter, 6 cups of heavy whipping cream, and 3 cups of parmesan cheese. They ate it all...along with a pan of lasagna, 4 loaves of garlic bread, 1 watermelon, and 3 lbs of grapes, 2 gallons chocolate milk, and a full sheet of ice cream cake. WOW! It took us all day to prepare and 1 hour for them to feast.
The proudest moment of the week was when Dana came home with an award he was given at work. His peers voted and he received an award for his excellence in his commitment to Krause Gentle's core value of teamwork. He had no idea that he was receiving it and was humbled to have been chosen. He will be honored in a few weeks at a supper at Des Moines Golf and Country Club. I am so proud of him. He gives alot of himself to the company and was so happy to see that others notice it also. He sent me the picture they took the day he got it. It is of him and the CEO of Krause Gentle, Kyle Krause. Way to go Dana!
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