Meanwhile at school, I watched Matthew do high jump in the gym. They moved from the wet grounds into the gym!
(I just noticed that I took a few videos of Matthew jumping but only one picture. But here it is!) :)
Then we went outside and pulled out the umbrellas and blankets. Matthew did well with long jump too. I love to watch this event because it's what I liked to do when I was a kid. And because Hadassah was great at it with she was in middle school, I'm naturally gonna cheer and watch the jumpers!!!
Then it started to down pour and rain buckets!!! Everyone went running for cover and middle school track n field got canceled for the rest of the day. Elementary is having their track tomorrow and the middle school will just finish up tomorrow too.
Ashlyn was on the green team this year. She was so excited for this day and do great in all of her events!!! The day was sunny and so beautiful for these outdoor events.
This is my family blog and so I try to post our "real life" stories! This track n field day was SO busy that my head was literally spinning by late afternoon. I just know that when I'm in my 90's, I'll look back at days like these and wish for a tiny bit on this energy!!!
Hadassah left me know at 6:30 AM that she needs a ride to school. This usually means that I need to take her to Rachel's house and car pull from there. We left the house by 7:35. I rushed back to finish getting the other school kids ready plus Austin and I because we were all spending the day at school to watch track n field. Ginger needed to come along to because after I dropped them off at school by 8:15, I took Ginger to Petsmart for a haircut. I tried to change this appointment but nothing else was really working out and it needed to be done. Austin and I went back to school to watch Ashlyn run and Matthew finish up his tracks from the rain out day yesterday.
We ate a packed lunch at school and at noon I needed to go pick up Ginger again and take her home. I grabbed Matthew's backpack at home too because he needs it for the afternoon classes at school. When I got back to school, I missed Ashlyn's long jump but was there for her 50, 100 and 200 Meter runs!!! Austin fell asleep on the way back to school and so a little nap was good for him!!!
After lunch we moved down to the tracks and cheered as Ashlyn ran!!!
Austin was cheering for the green team but sometimes for the blue team because he wore a blue shirt. He was also upset that he couldn't run with Ashlyn. He wants to do the things she does and it's so cute to see their sister/brother relationship thrive!
We stayed till the end and then brought the kids along home. Mathew needed to get changed and go right out to the car wash and get the mowing started. He didn't mow last week because of all the rains we had and it was in need big time of some mowing!!! When I dropped him off, he had a soda can and I told him not to let it outside because a bee could go in it. He unlocked the utility room at the car wash and the alarm starts going off just as I swiped my credit card to wash off the Yukon!!! He came running and I quickly stopped the car wash (I was hand washing it) and called Uncle John for help!!! He told me the code and we were all good before the police were called out!!! I swiped my card again to start the wash for the Yukon.
By now, Hadassah was texting me and saying to get home because she wants me to change her car battery. Her and Jess wanted to go to the park and through balls. Me??? I don't know how to change a car battery! The car battery went dead a few weeks ago and Mike bought a new battery and had it setting in the garage. Well, I just got a call from the neighboring hardware store saying that our weeder is fixed and working and now ready for pick up. I thought that if I swing by for that maybe one of the Amish men could come along home and switch out the battery! Bingo!!! It worked great! The girls were soon off to the park and I was quickly trying to make a quick supper and then go pick up Matthew again. I'm sure my neighbors think I'm nuts some days. Our Yukon just goes up and down our street so many times!!! Matthew wasn't finished when I went out. The girls were back home and Hadassah's class had a social that night at 6 PM in Honey Brook. Mike was working at the church all afternoon which just happens to be in Honey Brook, so he met us there since our family was invited to come to the class social too. My head was spinning and after some quick baths and a few bites of sausage, we were all off to pick up Matthew at the car wash and head to Honey Brook. I was tired and so ready to sit down and do nothing!!!
On the way, Hadassah was driving and suddenly all the Yukon lights on the dashboard lite up. What was this??? I told her that if this ever happens to her car, it's a warning that something isn't right. We made it to the social about an hour and half late because we waited for Matthew to finish up the yard!!! When we went to leave, the Yukon barely started!!! Good grief!!!!! What now?
We got it hooked up to Dave's charger and I ended up driving Mike's truck home with the little ones because it was getting late and they were tired. Especially Ashlyn. She had track n field that day! Mike and Hadassah stayed till the Yukon was charged a bit and then they made a pit stop at my parents on the way home for another charge. Mike needed gas so after stopping at the gas station just up from my parents, they again stopped at Dad's for another charge. They made it home after calling me at 11:30 PM asking me to come pick them up at the garage!!! They drove the Yukon to the garage which thankfully is just down the street and so I went to pick them up!!! By midnight, we were so ready to get to bed and get rest!!!!
It was an eventful day to say the least but all was well!!! No one got hurt! We had energy to make it through and the day was a success!!!
