Erin's last Cross Country Season with Chance School

We went to the last Cross Country Meet of the Season yesterday at Woodford County.  Erin, being a 5th grader now, this was her last Meet as a Chance Charger.  She really ran well and finished in the top 100, which is pretty good  in this large Meet.

 

 

She finished strong, passing several girls in the finish lane.  Of course, Jillian ran well, too, but this is about Erin's last race.  After the race, of course, she cried, and wanted to celebrate.  So, we went to Uncle Madio's for pizza and Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen.  Erin has never been one of the top runners, but she's always given her best effort and supported ALL her team  mates.  And, I've loved watching her run.  And, of course, was very proud of her.

Starting out the year, she set goals for the season.  One of them was to win 3 medals while at Chance.  She fell a little short of that, by 2 medals, but I believe she was still satisfied with her season. 
Now it's on to basketball!

Watching Cross Country

I love going to the Cross Country Meets and watching the girls run.  I'll have to miss the last one this weekend in Woodford County because I'll be playing golf.  I've got one picture to post.

Jillian is running here and about 2/3 of the way through her race.  Look at the support she has!  Mary Lynn and Kevin on the left, and Erin and team friends on the right running along and cheering her on.  This picture really shows the support these runners have, not only from parents, but team mates.  The team lines the course to cheer on their fellow team mates as they run their races.  These girls not only get good exercise from this sport, but build a special bond with each other that they just can't get from anything else.

Reducing the tools I own has been difficult

Over the past 5 weeks we have been de-cluttering.  This has  meant getting rid of things we don't need or haven't used for a long time.  Of course, this also includes my tools.  And I had a lot of tools.  I'd say so far I've gotten rid of 90% of the tools I had pre-de-cluttering.   Of course, I've gotten rid of ALL my yard tools, as I won't need them any longer.  But to show you the amount of tools I have amassed over the years, I found a small tool box on the bottom shelf of my workbench, way in the back.  I had overlooked it when getting tools out for yard sales.  This was a tool box I had filled with screwdrivers that were extra.  Just screwdrivers.

This is just a sample of the extra tools I had on hand.  I know I sold 10 hammers at the yard sale.  So, I had multiples of each type tool, plus many one of a kind tools. Plus an amazing amount of hardware.  Nails, screws, hinges, nuts, bolts, springs, etc.   Well,  I forgot this box.  Anybody need a screwdriver?