More than Ordinary Days.....

Today was Surfside Elementary's  21st annual 

JOG-A-THON

Whhooohooo!

It was our kids first.

I went to help record laps and cheer the kids on.

They were raising money for their school.

They were supposed to collect pledges prior to the run.

I went in for .10 each lap, Kev went big for .25...

so for a collective .35 per lap.

Not too shabby.

Each grade was at a different time so I got to go back a few times.

The kids really took it seriously,

it was fun to take part in the event.

McCauley took number 1 in our family

and in her class. 

(She is the oldest and tallest to so it makes sense).

43 laps total - that is a whopping $15.05 -

and you thought .35 wouldn't add up to much.

 Lawson was thoroughly disturbed that M 

had beat him in laps.  

He took it really hard and was completely shocked,

he had to leave the room for a few minutes. 

He kept wanting to believe that she had had more time,

or a smaller lap to run.

He could not take in that she had outdone him.

I think because his brothers have been ribbing him the past 

several days because M has taken him down the last 

few wrestling matches they have engaged in.

He is starting to get worried.

(I felt a little responsible in M's winning, because when I saw

that she was considering quitting I said 

hey, keep going, you only have two more laps to go before you 

pass Lawson.....ooops....but dang it

I know that would motivate the heck out of me to push through).

A little "healthy" competition never hurt anyone.....right?

Ethan had his Eagle board of review on 

Thursday the 28th of April.

I was very proud of him.

He had to answer many questions about scouting in general,

his life ambitions, the problems in the world today, etc.

I can't slow the pace down.

The kids keep growing.

I feel like I look like I am crouching down in the photo with

Ethan....but I am not.

He has passed me by.

Ordinary Days - 

7 minutes you will want to invest HERE