Last week the Rec Center was closed for maintance purposes so I did not work much last week. I was still giving massages so I did miss Isaac's pioneer day. In Gillette the kids all get to go to the Rockpile museum and learn what it was like to be a pioneer. They are required to dress the part. They had to pack a lunch that consisted of jerky, hard boiled eggs (if their family had a chicken), cold pancakes, cheese (if their family had a cow), cookies and fruit (if their family had an orchard). The food had to be wrapped in brown paper or cloth. They practiced for the day to be prepared. Isaac was excited but he was so nervous (as was the rest of the class) he had some interesting dreams the night before. They had to behave, sit in their chair properly and mind their manners (which apparently they don't have to do today or something) anyway--if they didn't they were told they would get smacked with a ruler or sent to the dunce chair. Which did not happen that day. However, Mrs. Lundvull said if she had known how well those techniques worked she may have applied them earlier in the year (well duh!) Last Friday I did get to go on the walking tour with his class through downtown Gillette. It was more interesting than I thought it would be. The kids had a blast visiting all the old jail cells, hearing about all the ghost stories. Apparently, Gillette had true old west origins and had a lot of shootings.
Baseball and softball are in full swing. Chris had his first softball games of the season last week. Only one teammember needed 11 stitches after running into the fence to catch the ball. He would have too, but that stinkin fence got in his way! This is Zoey's very first season. She is playing for the Twins (which makes her super happy) and had her first scrimmage on Sunday. She had her first game last night and she played great. She hit the ball twice and nearly made it home twice (scored once). She focuses better than I would have thought, but don't get the ball from her when she is going after it. I saw her get after a teamate for that. Isaac is playing for the Jays. He loves to play baseball and gets very excited for it. Fielding doesn't always keep him as challenged as he might want, but it will come. He has also had some good hits this season already. He should have another game tonight, but we will have to wait and see if it is going to rain or not. You never know here in Gillette!!
I covered the last home Rugby game of the season last Saturday. The weather was great! And even though I was running a bit to catch the final score--they did win.
I did get the kids registered for Kids Camp again this year. To which everyday I hear strong cheers from Zoey because it is so fun and strong whining groans from Isaac because it is so horrible. Yup, no inbetween for my kids--complete opposites!!
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