Go Team--cold and wet

As luck would have it, the coldest, rainiest day of the whole track season (including practice days) was yesterday for our only home meet. I got the the stadium just in time to see H line up for the hurdles. Then the most amazing thing happened. The gun went off and there was H hurdling down the track. This is the teenager that daily falls down the 5 steps between levels here at home. Her form was incredible, straight leg over the hurdle, didn't hit any, or knock any over. She didn't win, but she got a Mom's medal for sure!!! She then ran the 100 and looked like she was trying her best. I was teary eyed at her effort. Then I got to sit in the mist and cold for an hour and a half and wait for her relay. Unfortunately, 2 of the 4 relay runners weren't as hardy as this parent and WENT HOME. They almost scratched the relay, but H wouldn't let them as she had a cold, wet Mom watching. Unfortunately, H had to run the first leg, not her leg, and they were WAY behind after the first lap. (It was the 4 x 400) So they came in 7th out of 8 and we got to go home--yay! I was so happy to get to see her run, so proud of all her hard work at practice and learning how to hurdle.

The school year is winding up with LOTS of activities. Kat is running for Treas of the Student Council. So we will have to make tons of stickers, a few posters and a speech. Hopefully having a 2nd grade sister will bring in a few votes. Abby has a field trip next week, Kat the next. M is speaking at a youth retreat in SE MO soon. H has a couple activities, softball is in full swing--pun intended. Em has Kindergarten Roundup tomorrow night. Jess is still trying to figure out her summer school options. Yikes!! May will be a blur like April WAS!!

Em and I are headed to run the errands, poster board and milk. We have some Kohl's $ to spend from shopping for Gramma and H. It's Senior Citizen day at Kohl's and they are typically ruthless to shop around in the store--yikes! Em thinks it's her turn for new duds, and she's right. Mom will get her turn in 10 more years or so. lol.

Maybe the sun will return to KC so we can have a jog at the park. I'm up to 8 laps---non stop. 7 laps is 2 miles---hope to be at 10 laps by Memorial Day--where I was at Labor Day--such a loser. I do have a Park Pal, a Blackburn mom that I meet there. She doesn't jog much yet, but I'm working on her. At least meeting someone there gets me out of the house, off the couch, out of the laundry room, etc. Will try not to let this head full of allergy junk let me get off track. I've never "snotted:" on the trail, like a real runner, but I might or might not. :)