Cam had a great day at Bright Time. The three sports in a row are wearing him out, but he doesn't mind. This is the first year that we have had him stay for lunch. That has been going well. He usually eats with his friend Avery. Emma has been there also. I get such a kick out of her. On the first morning I walked in to make sure Cam was registered and had everything he needed. As we were walking to his locker I heard a voice yelling across the hall, "Cameron, Cameron, Cameron, my best friend Cameron." He never looked up. After we dropped off his racket at his locker we walked back to the hall to put his lunch bag on the shelf. This time we heard, "Cameron, Cameron, Cameron at least give me a wave." At thought point I saw him smile to himself and hold his hand up. Emma was satisfied with that and I laughed about it all day.
Meg had a lot of fun today as well. Graham and Aaron came over to hang out. They played games and made videos. By the time we got home from the county council vote it was after 10 and they were still going strong. Cal had to work today. He has really been enjoying his job at Tippy Country Club. At first it was a little slow, but now that the weather is warmer and the summer crowd has returned he has been scheduled more. He got a great tip today and was excited to say that he would be able to get in 40 hours.
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
A Day of Running Around
Cameron had a great day at Bright Time camp yesterday, but decided that he would take a break this morning and go to the first day of the junior league at Raccoon Run. Meg and I were there to pick him up at noon. He moved up an age group this year which meant he had to play off the black tees. He did well for his first time, shooting 50 and finishing second for the 12-14 year olds. He was happy with it.
Meg tried tennis this afternoon at Bethany. She said that it went pretty well and enjoyed meeting their number one singles player. The competition is not what it was at Wawasee and that will take some getting used to. After tennis Meg went to basketball and enjoyed it as much as she did last week. She said that she didn't play as well as she did Thursday, but still held her own. She signed up to go with the team to a tournament in Vincennes June 28 to July 2nd and was excited about that.
Doug did not have to work late, so he went with us to pick her up at 7 p.m. She was tired from all of the activity, but ready to go to dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings. Tuesday has always been traditional night, but tonight they had a special on boneless wings too which was a bonus for us. Meg drove home so she could get some night time hours. She has been doing very well with her driving. She takes her test on the 20th in Albion. Neither Brett nor Cal passed on their first time. We'll see how she does.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Bright Time
For the fourth summer in a row Cameron has attended Bright Time camp at Bethany. This year will be vastly different than the first. That summer he only tried chess camp. This week he signed up for soccer, basketball, tennis and chess. It will make for a full week and there will be a lot of trips to Goshen, but just as he did the first summer he went, I know Cam will have a great time.
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Home Again
We left this morning from Bloomington around 10 a.m. Everyone was pretty quiet on the ride home. We had a fantastic weekend, but it was exhausting. The trip back was uneventful and we were able to drop Cameron off at Evan's by 1:30. They had invited him over to hang out and then go to see "Superwoman." He had a lot of fun and highly recommended the movie.
Meg and I spent a good portion of today resting. I still don't have my stamina back from when I was sick. I was at least able to unpack and get the laundry going. I also watched more of Parenthood. I am almost done with the series. It has been very good so far. Aaron was supposed to come over and hang out with Meg, but his mom wouldn't let him as they were gone all day at graduation open houses. That was disappointing as they had a lot of plans made for this evening. Hopefully, Wednesday night will work for him. Cal visited with HM before watching game one of the NBA finals.
Doug was busy as always. He mowed the yard and then got all of the tables set up for the garage sale. He even brought a truck load of boxes over from Mom's. I was too tired to do much with the it today, but am planning on starting tomorrow. Glad that we started ten days early. Otherwise, I would never be ready. We definitely cleaned out a lot last winter.
Meg and I spent a good portion of today resting. I still don't have my stamina back from when I was sick. I was at least able to unpack and get the laundry going. I also watched more of Parenthood. I am almost done with the series. It has been very good so far. Aaron was supposed to come over and hang out with Meg, but his mom wouldn't let him as they were gone all day at graduation open houses. That was disappointing as they had a lot of plans made for this evening. Hopefully, Wednesday night will work for him. Cal visited with HM before watching game one of the NBA finals.
Doug was busy as always. He mowed the yard and then got all of the tables set up for the garage sale. He even brought a truck load of boxes over from Mom's. I was too tired to do much with the it today, but am planning on starting tomorrow. Glad that we started ten days early. Otherwise, I would never be ready. We definitely cleaned out a lot last winter.
Saturday, June 3, 2017
State Track Finals
We left yesterday at 5:30 for Bloomington for Hannah Marie's state track meet. We had talked about leaving earlier, but Doug had to work and Meg had open gym. In the end we were glad that we left that late. State Road 37 was still under heavy construction and getting through it earlier in the day would have caused our trip a lot of delays.
Once we got to Bloomington we unloaded the van at Parce's. Everyone chose Mother Bear's for dinner and we ran into HM and the track team there. They had a good day cheering on the member of the boys team that made it to state. Dinner was good and we were in and out a lot quicker than I thought we would be with all of the track teams that were seated around us. Once we got back to Parce's Cal and Doug took a walk. Meg, Cam and I visited with Parce before heading to bed.
This morning we headed to the Farmer's Market to buy scones and bundt cake for breakfast. Next time I am bringing a cooler, so that we can pick up some fruits and vegetables to bring back with us. We stopped at Kroger and Noodles & Company to pickup lunch for the winery. It was an absolutely gorgeous day and several other families had the same idea that we did.
We had time before the meet to stop at the College Mall. I needed some more candles, so Meg, Doug and I headed to Yankee Candle. Cam and Cal did some shopping at Dick's. Cal bought a new pair of tennis shoes for $40. He was proud of that. He hadn't bought new tennis shoes since October of 2015. They then checked out the dogs at the pet store while we were at Journeys. The shoe store had the cutest pair of Peanuts Vans. Neither Meg nor I bought them, but we have them on our list for our back to school shopping excursion.
We got to the state meet at 2:15. We all wore our Lamle Long Jumping shirts. Mike and Robyn had just gotten there as well. Hannah Marie's aunt and uncle also joined the group. It was a lot of fun watching her compete. She did well and we were all proud of her for making it as far as she did in the state tournament. Unfortunately, she did not make the top ten finalists, but she definitely gave it her all.
After the meet we took the Lamle's on a walking tour of campus. They had only been to IU one other time. Campus was gorgeous and there were two different weddings happening. One was at the chapel and another close to Sample Gates. We spent time on Kirkwood before heading to Upland Brewery for dinner. Parce (aka Jerry Skaggs) joined us as well. I was afraid we would have to wait quite a long time as there were 11 of us, but we were seated within fifteen minutes. Dinner was a lot of fun. We enjoyed visiting and the food was delicious. We even got to see the Oliver Winery hot air balloon take off. After we ate, we all walked back to Parce's. The Lamles had rooms at a bed and breakfast near his apartment. Cal and HM decided to take a walk. The rest of us split up from there and spent the rest of the evening relaxing. It was a great day.
Once we got to Bloomington we unloaded the van at Parce's. Everyone chose Mother Bear's for dinner and we ran into HM and the track team there. They had a good day cheering on the member of the boys team that made it to state. Dinner was good and we were in and out a lot quicker than I thought we would be with all of the track teams that were seated around us. Once we got back to Parce's Cal and Doug took a walk. Meg, Cam and I visited with Parce before heading to bed.
This morning we headed to the Farmer's Market to buy scones and bundt cake for breakfast. Next time I am bringing a cooler, so that we can pick up some fruits and vegetables to bring back with us. We stopped at Kroger and Noodles & Company to pickup lunch for the winery. It was an absolutely gorgeous day and several other families had the same idea that we did.
We had time before the meet to stop at the College Mall. I needed some more candles, so Meg, Doug and I headed to Yankee Candle. Cam and Cal did some shopping at Dick's. Cal bought a new pair of tennis shoes for $40. He was proud of that. He hadn't bought new tennis shoes since October of 2015. They then checked out the dogs at the pet store while we were at Journeys. The shoe store had the cutest pair of Peanuts Vans. Neither Meg nor I bought them, but we have them on our list for our back to school shopping excursion.
We got to the state meet at 2:15. We all wore our Lamle Long Jumping shirts. Mike and Robyn had just gotten there as well. Hannah Marie's aunt and uncle also joined the group. It was a lot of fun watching her compete. She did well and we were all proud of her for making it as far as she did in the state tournament. Unfortunately, she did not make the top ten finalists, but she definitely gave it her all.
After the meet we took the Lamle's on a walking tour of campus. They had only been to IU one other time. Campus was gorgeous and there were two different weddings happening. One was at the chapel and another close to Sample Gates. We spent time on Kirkwood before heading to Upland Brewery for dinner. Parce (aka Jerry Skaggs) joined us as well. I was afraid we would have to wait quite a long time as there were 11 of us, but we were seated within fifteen minutes. Dinner was a lot of fun. We enjoyed visiting and the food was delicious. We even got to see the Oliver Winery hot air balloon take off. After we ate, we all walked back to Parce's. The Lamles had rooms at a bed and breakfast near his apartment. Cal and HM decided to take a walk. The rest of us split up from there and spent the rest of the evening relaxing. It was a great day.
Friday, June 2, 2017
Giving It a Try
When Meg decided to transfer to Bethany her main objective was to get a fresh start with new friends and a supportive learning environment. Our hope for her was to be challenged academically and to find the rigor needed in her high school classes to prepare her for college. We discussed some of the extracurricular activities that Bethany had to offer, but those were never our main focus. Now that she has been enrolled and the IHSAA cleared her to play sports at Bethany, Meg has had time to think out what she wanted to try. Today it was basketball. Meg hadn't played competitively for two years, but felt that she did well for her first time out. She really liked the coach and found all of the girls to be supportive and friendly. There's a tournament in Vincennes at the end of June that Meg has decided to participate in with the Bethany team. We were excited to here that she enjoyed it. We do not care which extracurricular activities that Meg choses, but we realize that meeting classmates before the start of school will make the transition in the fall so much easier.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Haircut Time
I really wanted to get my haircut last week, but we were swamped with end of the school year activities and Brett's visit. Thus, I had to wait until today. Meg also wanted her haircut, so she went with me. She took more off of hers with three inches to my one, but she had more to cut. We were both happy with how they turned out.
From the hairdresser we headed to Warsaw. Meg needed fabric for a project and I wanted a new fountain for our backyard. Preston called as we were leaving. He had just finished working and wanted to walk to our house. Meg told him that we would meet him there. Once we got back Meg, Cam and Preston decided to go swimming at Mom's.
Cal also had a friend come over tonight. He graduated from Concord and lived on the same floor as Cal this year at IU. They went to Chubbie's for dinner and then to HM's to go out on the boat. Alex and Jayce stopped by after that, so they could all watch the first game of the NBA playoffs. The game wasn't quite as good as they hoped, but they had fun watching it together.
From the hairdresser we headed to Warsaw. Meg needed fabric for a project and I wanted a new fountain for our backyard. Preston called as we were leaving. He had just finished working and wanted to walk to our house. Meg told him that we would meet him there. Once we got back Meg, Cam and Preston decided to go swimming at Mom's.
Cal also had a friend come over tonight. He graduated from Concord and lived on the same floor as Cal this year at IU. They went to Chubbie's for dinner and then to HM's to go out on the boat. Alex and Jayce stopped by after that, so they could all watch the first game of the NBA playoffs. The game wasn't quite as good as they hoped, but they had fun watching it together.
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