Two A Days

Meg started two a days this week and although it's been tough getting up at 7 a.m. so far it has been going well.  Today they ran the mile and she was happy with her time and her 7th place finish.  She and Doug had a lot to talk about as he could commiserate with two a days and the toll that they took on the body.  Fortunately, for Meg she only has a week of it.

Last night was the parent meeting for soccer.  We will have to be more involved this year as there are only two seniors on the team.  I was able to meet with the team Mom and the other senior parent.  We discussed banners, meals and senior night.  Last year we knew no one, so it was nice to feel part of a group that appreciated Meg.

Only one more week until school starts.  Tomorrow Meg can start her applications for college.  Senior year is getting real.

Back to the Orthodontist

I called the orthodontist first thing this morning as Cameron had another bracket slide off his front teeth.  After looking in his mouth I wasn't surprised that it came off as that tooth was well behind the others.  They were able to get him in this afternoon which worked well as the golf course was closed until 5:30 for the Conrad Open, so he wouldn't have been playing anyway.  The orthodontist decided to leave the bracket off of the tooth that was pushed back and put a spring between the two teeth covering it.  He looked even more liked Jaws from James Bond when they were done.  They did explain what they were doing to Cameron, but he said that all he heard was "your teeth are unfixable."  Fortunately, they will end up straight and in place.  It will just take some time.

On the way home I talked Cam into stopping at Shoe Carnival.  His toe was starting to come out of his Nikes and I thought a new pair of shoes for school was a great idea.  He wasn't that interested at first as he really liked his current ones.  We were able to find something similar and with the BOGO half off offer he ended up with two pairs of Nikes.  By the time we got home he had come up with a schedule for wearing them to school and even a day for wearing a red one and a blue one together.  Thus, in the end his trip to the orthodontist wasn't so bad after all.

A Day at Home

Doug and I were up early and home by noon.  I was glad that we decided to do so as Cal met us at the door with a handful of items that he had cleaned out of his room.  He was ready to mark them for the garage sale and take them over to Grandma's.  He and I spent a good portion of today working on that project.  By then end we had three boxes of items for him to set up.

While Cal and I were working, Parce stopped by.  He was in Nappanee for the weekend for his 50th class reunion.  It sounded like he had had a great time.  He has opted out of coming back for Jeannette's pool party next weekend as he had to switch apartments in Bloomington before August 8th.  We gave him back his microwave that Brett had been using this past school year.  Cal doesn't need one anymore, so Brett will use our old one.

Meg spent the day reading Devil in the White City.  She hung out with friends most of yesterday and had some catching up to do.  She has found the architecture part of the book boring, but the story of H.H. Holmes has been interesting.  Cam was golfing when we got home, but was back well before dinner.  Doug was able to finish the mowing and grill dinner for everyone.  My parents joined us as well along with a game of corn hole or two.  It was a nice way to end a wonderful weekend.

I Would Move Here in a Heartbeat

Doug and I were up early this morning.  We talked about going to the Farmer's Market, but as we didn't need anything, so we decided to go to the winery instead.  It was definitely the perfect day for a walk around the pond and to enjoy some wine tasting.  We were glad that we went early as it was packed by the time we left.

The shops on College, Kirkwood and Walnut were next on our agenda.  The game and kitchen stores had some unique items as always.  We found a new place as well, Global Gifts.  It was better than any craft fair that I had attended.  There were so many items that I would have loved to purchase - jewelry, wooden wind chimes, bird houses and more.  I settled on a silver ring which was priced right.  We stopped for lunch during our walk at The Tap Room.  We hadn't been there in awhile and really enjoyed it.

We drove to TIS next and I bought a new soccer chair.  Ours were over twenty years old and I was ready for a new one.  We headed to the college mall afterward as Yankee candle had its fall scents in and I was in need of a few.  Our last stop was Barnes & Noble.  I found a book Cal had talked about and a new planner for me.   Since I won't be teaching this year, I was able to downgrade to a smaller one.  That felt great!

I was excited to take Doug to The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Wells-Metz Theater, a smaller venue behind the auditorium.  It was just as funny as I remembered and the wonderful way to spend an evening.  He liked it as much as I did, especially the vice-principal's character.  It was by far the funniest musical I had even seen.  We ended the evening with Doug's favorite - breadsticks from Pizza Express.  It truly was a wonderful day in Bloomington.

On the Road Again

Tonight Doug and I left for Bloomington.  We had decided earlier in the summer that we would go down this weekend.  We had a couple of items to bring back including Parce's microwave.  We also wanted to see a musical put on by IU's summer theater program.  We had invited the Heinisch children, but they opted to stay home.

It didn't take me all day to pack since we were staying at Brett's.  Therefore, I had time to spend with Cam, Meg and Cal.  The younger two had piano, which we went to right after lunch.  Meg had plans with a friend from Bethany afterward, so Cam asked if he could get $1 crab cakes at Long John Silver's for lunch.  He hasn't been able to eat a lot with his new braces, but these went down easy.  Cal picked on him the rest of the day for eating there, but Cam really liked it.  I know that I did when I was his age as well.  Cal had a fire going when we got home.  He had finished taking the rest of the boards off of the pier and wanted to get rid of them.  Cam used the opportunity to burn his least favorite piece of luggage.  I had promised him when we bought a new carryon he could get rid of the one with a missing wheel that he always got stuck pulling through the airport.  He threw it on top of Cal's fire and it was gone in an instant.  We were floored with how fast it burned.  Meg joined the party by burning her precalculus book too.

Doug arrived at the tail end of Cal's bonfire.  He was able to see everyone for a brief time before we packed the Pilot for our road trip.  The drive down was an easy one as traffic was light.  It was nice to see that they had made progress on the I-69/37 project.  Once in Bloomington we first stopped at Cal's old house to pick up Mom's Bissell that he left a couple of weeks ago.  We were all glad to know this was our last stop there.  Next, we unpacked at Brett's and then walked to Mother Bear's.  There was no one on campus as summer school ended today.  Thus, we had no problem getting in.  It was a fun evening in Bloomington.  I was glad that we were able to make the trip.

The End of a Summer Staple

Tonight was Meg's last night of 7 v 7 for the summer and for her high school career.  She started playing in middle school when Doug was coaching the Wawasee team making this her sixth summer of Thursday night games.  When they first started teams were beating them 20 to 0.  It took some time, but Doug's team became more competitive.  I don't know how Wawasee faired this summer, but Meg's Bethany team definitely improved from their games in June with stronger defense and more accurate passing.  In fact Meg and two of her teammates had a fantastic run tonight that ended with Meg putting one of the best shots of the summer into the back of the net.  It was a fantastic way to end her summer soccer career.

I had talked Cam into going with me to Meg's games with the caveat of going to Buffalo Wild Wings afterward.  At first he declined.  He had to have a bond on his braces repaired this afternoon and his mouth was still sore.  He wasn't sure that he'd find anything that he could eat.  In the end he was happy with naked tenders and buffalo chips.  It took him awhile to finish his meal, but he was glad in the end that he came with me.

Copacabana

It was another busy day in the Heinisch home.  Cam had an early morning tournament once again,  his last of the year.  He played well, but the greens at Maple Crest were pretty challenging.  Thus, he didn't score as well as yesterday.  He was happy with his round, however, especially his birdie on the last hole.

Once I got home from the tourney Meg and I headed to Mrs. Kaiser's for "a day on the lake" get together.  It was nice of her to host everyone and to take the staff's children tubing.  While everyone was on the lake Meg and I visited with Mrs. Busse, Mrs. Speicher and Mr. Casey.  It was a nice end to my teaching days at Milford school.

Cal and Doug spent the evening golfing at Maxwelton.  They had a great time and stories to tell once they got home.  While they were out Meg, Mom, Dad, Cam and I went to the musical production of Copacabana at the Round Barn theater.  I thought it would be a musical filled with Barry Manilow songs, but it actually only had the one.  This was the first time we have gone  early in a production as opening night was yesterday.  There was definitely some errors and several wardrobe malfunctions.  It was a fun storyline, however, and we enjoyed it.