It is Wednesday and the school lunch on Wednesday is always the same - chicken sandwich, spicy chicken sandwich or crispito. Jess looks forward to the chicken sandwich every week.
Drew had a baseball game last night. They lost 10 -5. It was mostly an error riddled inning that cost them the game. He played left field for an inning and then 1st base the rest of the game. He had three at bats - stuck out once (first time all year he struck out), out at first once and had a single.
The baseball team is really struggling this year but they are having a lot of fun. Drew has a few friends on the team and that makes practice and games, regardless of the outcome, fun for him. The season ends in mid June so he and I will have a chance to go golfing a bit this summer.
Today is the lull in the week. Thursday, Jess runs at the state track meet and then I have my first night of golf league. It should be fine, Jess runs at 1:20 and I don't golf until 5:00 so I should have plenty of time for both. Drew is excited that he is getting out of school to go watch her run.
Friday, Drew has a baseball game. Saturday more state track and Sunday, another baseball game.
Today is just a day to take a breath. Drew has team pictures tonight and Jess should have an easy practice. So I think I will just relax this chicken, chicken, crispito day.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Conference Champ!!!
The conference meet was an adventure. Jess was scheduled for 4 events. The long jump, the open 400, the sprint medley relay and the 4x400 relay. It was nice but windy conditions.
The result of the day:
4th or 5th in the longjump
Conference Champ in the open 400
Conference Champ in the Sprint Medley Relay
Conference Champ in the 4x400 Relay.
4 events, 3 gold medals. I think the nerves were getting the best of her for awhile, she kept saying she was tired and had a few tears but she did well. The last event was the 4x400 and one of the girls that really helped her this year was a girl named Brittney and she is a senior. It was her last event ever because she didn't qualify for state. She told Jess she really wanted a gold at conference. Jess said she didn't know if she had anything left but would try her best. They won gold and the fairy tale season continued.
Jess runs at state on Thursday. It should be perfect weather. She has a good shot of breaking her school record.
Drew has been working hard at baseball practice. He has a game tonight. I will get some pics to post of his game.
The result of the day:
4th or 5th in the longjump
Conference Champ in the open 400
Conference Champ in the Sprint Medley Relay
Conference Champ in the 4x400 Relay.
4 events, 3 gold medals. I think the nerves were getting the best of her for awhile, she kept saying she was tired and had a few tears but she did well. The last event was the 4x400 and one of the girls that really helped her this year was a girl named Brittney and she is a senior. It was her last event ever because she didn't qualify for state. She told Jess she really wanted a gold at conference. Jess said she didn't know if she had anything left but would try her best. They won gold and the fairy tale season continued.
Jess runs at state on Thursday. It should be perfect weather. She has a good shot of breaking her school record.
Drew has been working hard at baseball practice. He has a game tonight. I will get some pics to post of his game.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Manic Monday
It is going to be a busy week. Jess has her conference track meet today. It is about an hour away so I will leave work early. She is in the longjump so it is one of the first events. She is also in the last event, the 4x400, so it will be a long day.
Tomorrow Drew has a baseball game. It is away but doesn't start until 6:30. They are coming off a big win so this game is important. He is really enjoying baseball this year.
Thursday Jessica runs at the state track meet. She runs the 400 at 1:30 in the afternoon.
Friday Drew has another baseball game.
Saturday Jessica runs the Sprint Medley relay at State. I think that one is the morning sometime.
Friday night we are having the relay team and the coach over and I am making a pasta dinner for the team. Not sure what they want yet. It will either be lasagna or chicken alfredo. It will be a busy night because Drew has is baseball game.
Sunday Drew has a baseball game.
The weather is supposed to be good for all of the events. Jess may have some issues with the wind today. I think it is supposed to be gusty. The good news is that it blows for everyone.
I found out Saturday that Jessica broke the school record in the 400. The old record was 59.06 and she ran it in 59.00. 6 hundreth of a second but it is still a new record! I think she will beat that time at state. She is in the fast heat and currently ranked 6th in 3A. They give medals to the top 8. The Sprint Medley relay also broke the record. Jess is the anchor leg of that and the old record was 1:52.73 they ran it Friday in 1:52.17. Two events and two school records. I don't think the goose could have had a better weekend.
I found the camera and will post some pictures tomorrow.
Wish us luck!
Tomorrow Drew has a baseball game. It is away but doesn't start until 6:30. They are coming off a big win so this game is important. He is really enjoying baseball this year.
Thursday Jessica runs at the state track meet. She runs the 400 at 1:30 in the afternoon.
Friday Drew has another baseball game.
Saturday Jessica runs the Sprint Medley relay at State. I think that one is the morning sometime.
Friday night we are having the relay team and the coach over and I am making a pasta dinner for the team. Not sure what they want yet. It will either be lasagna or chicken alfredo. It will be a busy night because Drew has is baseball game.
Sunday Drew has a baseball game.
The weather is supposed to be good for all of the events. Jess may have some issues with the wind today. I think it is supposed to be gusty. The good news is that it blows for everyone.
I found out Saturday that Jessica broke the school record in the 400. The old record was 59.06 and she ran it in 59.00. 6 hundreth of a second but it is still a new record! I think she will beat that time at state. She is in the fast heat and currently ranked 6th in 3A. They give medals to the top 8. The Sprint Medley relay also broke the record. Jess is the anchor leg of that and the old record was 1:52.73 they ran it Friday in 1:52.17. Two events and two school records. I don't think the goose could have had a better weekend.
I found the camera and will post some pictures tomorrow.
Wish us luck!
Saturday, May 12, 2007
ON TO STATE!!!!
She did it!!!!! Jessica ran the open 400 in 59 seconds flat. It was a very close race but she ended up second by a tenth of a second. The top two make it to state and she is in!!! Jess was very excited and relieved after all the stress of the day. The sprint medley team was in a tough battle with the fourth best time in the district. When Jess got the battan they were in 4th and she pulled them up to 3rd. They did finish 3rd but they take the top two from each district and then the top 8 times in the state. Jess ran a 58.5 second split for her 400 in the relay and the time they finished in was good. I looked on the website today and it looks like the relay team made it to state as well!!!!!
How awesome is that? Jess making it to state in two events. She will run Thursday at 1:30 for the open 400 and Saturday for the sprint medley.
Drew's baseball team won 10-9 last night. He hit a double that scored 2 runners. He also pitched a couple of innings and did well. They did hit a homerun off of him but that was the only big hit he gave up.
All in all it was a good day. Jess is at Adventureland today and Drew stayed overnight with a friend. I can't find the camera so when it turnes up I will post pictures from the track meet.
How awesome is that? Jess making it to state in two events. She will run Thursday at 1:30 for the open 400 and Saturday for the sprint medley.
Drew's baseball team won 10-9 last night. He hit a double that scored 2 runners. He also pitched a couple of innings and did well. They did hit a homerun off of him but that was the only big hit he gave up.
All in all it was a good day. Jess is at Adventureland today and Drew stayed overnight with a friend. I can't find the camera so when it turnes up I will post pictures from the track meet.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Fun Friday
It is finally Friday. Drew had a game last night. They lost by 10 runs. It was not a pretty game. They are going to have a long season.
As I arrive at the game last night. Drew comes running up to my car and says "You have to umpire tonight." I was less than thrilled by this but hardly suprised. I don't mind umpiring but it is more fun to be able to just watch the game in a lawn chair. I have the feeling I am going to get stuck doing this a bunch this year. I was already scheduled to home plate umpire more than any other dad and last night was just an extra. Oh well. I know what it is like to coach and have dads that won't help out.
Drew did well. He had an picture perfect bunt that advanced runners into scoring position. He also grounded out to first on his second, at bat. He pitched, which really sucks having to umpire when your son is pitching. He did well. I don't think he walked anyone.
Jess has her district track meet today. She is very, very nervous. I helped her find some relaxation scripts online last night so she was reading those and going through the steps. She said it really helped. It makes you focus on breathing and gets your mind to let everything else go. I told her to print it out and take with her to the meet. She is worried she wont make it to state. There are three girls that ran a sub 60 second 400 on Monday so she has her work cut out for her. She just needs to finish in the top two to qualify. Truth be told, I have butterflies in my stomach too.
I would have had pictures of Drew's game but I had to ump so I will get some at another game. Drew has a game tonight as well and I think he is going to pitch a lot so I am very dissapointed that I am going to miss it. The other two top pitchers maxed out last night and he should pitch 60 or more pitches tonight. I wish I could see him.
I will post the results of our big day tomorrow morning.
Miss you all.
As I arrive at the game last night. Drew comes running up to my car and says "You have to umpire tonight." I was less than thrilled by this but hardly suprised. I don't mind umpiring but it is more fun to be able to just watch the game in a lawn chair. I have the feeling I am going to get stuck doing this a bunch this year. I was already scheduled to home plate umpire more than any other dad and last night was just an extra. Oh well. I know what it is like to coach and have dads that won't help out.
Drew did well. He had an picture perfect bunt that advanced runners into scoring position. He also grounded out to first on his second, at bat. He pitched, which really sucks having to umpire when your son is pitching. He did well. I don't think he walked anyone.
Jess has her district track meet today. She is very, very nervous. I helped her find some relaxation scripts online last night so she was reading those and going through the steps. She said it really helped. It makes you focus on breathing and gets your mind to let everything else go. I told her to print it out and take with her to the meet. She is worried she wont make it to state. There are three girls that ran a sub 60 second 400 on Monday so she has her work cut out for her. She just needs to finish in the top two to qualify. Truth be told, I have butterflies in my stomach too.
I would have had pictures of Drew's game but I had to ump so I will get some at another game. Drew has a game tonight as well and I think he is going to pitch a lot so I am very dissapointed that I am going to miss it. The other two top pitchers maxed out last night and he should pitch 60 or more pitches tonight. I wish I could see him.
I will post the results of our big day tomorrow morning.
Miss you all.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Sunny and Hump Day
It is a beautiful day today. This is a great way to finish up a week. We are expected to be in the upper 70's to low 80's the rest of the week. WHOOO - HOOO!!!!
Drew is a working man. He had to cut the neighbor's yard last night after baseball practice. He really was not in the mood but he didn't complain he just went and got it done. I was proud of his attitude and it made me smile to see him working out there last night.
I made cheeseburgers on the grill and rice as a side. It is nice to have BBQ weather again. I think my grill will see quite a bit of action over the next few months.
Jess had practice and cleaned the kitchen. It has really been a calm week to this point. I am so used to having several activities going on and this week has been pretty slow. Drew has a baseball game tomorrow night and then Jess has her big track meet on Friday. The weather for both is predicted to be very good.
Since my last post was a bit boring I thought I would add some morning humor today.
* A mushroom walks into a bar. The bartender says, get the hell out of here, we don't serve your kind here. The mushroom says "Why not, I'm a fungi."
* A guy walks into a bar with jumper cables. The bartender says "You can stay but don't start anything."
* A grasshopper walks into a bar and the bartender says "Hey you are a local celebrity around here. We have a drink named after you." The grasshopper says "You have a drink named Steve?"
HAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHA
Have a good day.
Drew is a working man. He had to cut the neighbor's yard last night after baseball practice. He really was not in the mood but he didn't complain he just went and got it done. I was proud of his attitude and it made me smile to see him working out there last night.
I made cheeseburgers on the grill and rice as a side. It is nice to have BBQ weather again. I think my grill will see quite a bit of action over the next few months.
Jess had practice and cleaned the kitchen. It has really been a calm week to this point. I am so used to having several activities going on and this week has been pretty slow. Drew has a baseball game tomorrow night and then Jess has her big track meet on Friday. The weather for both is predicted to be very good.
Since my last post was a bit boring I thought I would add some morning humor today.
* A mushroom walks into a bar. The bartender says, get the hell out of here, we don't serve your kind here. The mushroom says "Why not, I'm a fungi."
* A guy walks into a bar with jumper cables. The bartender says "You can stay but don't start anything."
* A grasshopper walks into a bar and the bartender says "Hey you are a local celebrity around here. We have a drink named after you." The grasshopper says "You have a drink named Steve?"
HAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHA
Have a good day.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Rain Away
The rain is finally moving out of the area. It was pretty much done yesterday but they cancelled Jessica's track meet anyway. I think they had a lot of standing water on the field. They will have the conference meet next Monday.
Jess has the District meet on Friday. If she qualifies for state at that meet she will run at 1:30 on Thursday the 17th at state. I think the coaches are assuming she is in but a lot can happen in a week. I am kind of glad the conference meet was cancelled because it gives her a good week of training before Friday.
The rest of the day was uneventful. Work is busy. I love to do the technology work, it is the people problems that I find less than desireable. I think I need to find a way to relax!
I will post more tomorrow.
Jess has the District meet on Friday. If she qualifies for state at that meet she will run at 1:30 on Thursday the 17th at state. I think the coaches are assuming she is in but a lot can happen in a week. I am kind of glad the conference meet was cancelled because it gives her a good week of training before Friday.
The rest of the day was uneventful. Work is busy. I love to do the technology work, it is the people problems that I find less than desireable. I think I need to find a way to relax!
I will post more tomorrow.
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