Playing Catch Up

Wow time really gets away from you when you aren't paying attention. I will try and capture a few of the highlights fromt he past two weeks. Hunter's Birthday!!! The big 11. He had a pretty good day. We had a small party for him where he got a few gifts and some cash. The big gift was a Tim Tebow Denver Bronco jersey. He also got a microscope, but it does not work as well as we had hoped it would. He asked Linda to make him a brownie cake in the shape fo a football. She did that and then covered it witha chocolate glaze and decorations. that, with A big scoop of ice cream made a very tasty treat. Pinewood Derby This was Hunter's last cub scout pinewood derby race. We had come up with a pretty cool design and with the help fo scroll saw were able to make it. we did everything as normal and thought we had a pretty good car, but the competition gets better and better every year. He placed fifth, I think there were 16 entries this year. After the event was over i jokingly turned to one fo the faster cars made by a family that does quite well and asked, "So do you start polishing the nails for next years car tomorrow?" They laughed and the dad told me their secret. He said that he goes to the auto parts store and gets a top quality sandpaper to sand downt he nails. At this point that is no secret. Then he said he puts the nail in his dremel tool and spins at high speed rubbing the nail with wet dry sandpaper. Again no secret. most of use that trick, I do it in stages from 100 to 400 grain. That's the difference. He said he starts at 300 grain and goes all the way to 2000. I'll try it in a couple years when Nathan turns 8 and is scouts. Twisted Ankle I know what everyone is thinking, "Of course you twisted your ankle. What were you thinking playing basketball at your age with those young kids?" To which you are probably correct, but it wasn't me that twisted an ankle. It was Linda! She has been playing some pretty competitve volleyball with some of the ladies from church and landed on someone's foot. She kept in ice for 24 hours. No not the whole time. 20 minutes in 20 minutes out. The ankle never got too swollen and she has recovered nicely, but will be out for another week or two I'm sure. Bowling Party This past weekend AnnaLynn had an end of year choir party at a nearby bowling alley. It was well attended and she had a great time. I volunteered Linda to take her because the parents had to attend the whole two hours and were only to watch and not bowl. As some of you know I enjoy bowling and I would have struggled watching a bunch of kids bowling while I watched. I figured that with Linda's ankle the temptation was removed and she could only sit and watch anyway. Of course whe she got home she informed me that parents were free to bowl all they wanted. AnnaLynn did very well at first and then tired as she went. Linda started to do the math and figured the ball weighed over 15% of her actual weight, so getting tired is explainable. She had fun and that was the point of the whole thing. Will try to post pictures later. I know this is a pretty weak recap of the last two weeks, but we are all doing great and hope to have more interesting topics next time.