September 2020
You can tell we have some sort of normalcy in our lives as I’m once again halfway into October and just now sitting down to write this for September. Between kickball, tennis, cross-country and basketball, we usually have to have one of the girls at a practice or game just about every day of the week.
The girls have continued to be physically in school for the entire month of September and it would seem that the protocols and efforts of the teachers & administrators are working to keep the kids safe. Their first trimester grades were very good, but we are starting to see a little bit of struggle from them on some math problems. It is OK to struggle a little bit and we are trying to work with them as they did miss being in school for the last 2 months of the year so they are spending some time catching up.
In regards to the activities, kickball ended shortly after Labor Day and Allison switched right into basketball. I’m coaching that team along with Tony Bultinck. We coached this group of girls last year in another league, so we are hoping to continue to get better. Both girls have continued to run cross-country, having fun at practices along with enjoying the meets on Saturdays. They both have improved this year and set new personal records. Finally, Sarah has continued playing tennis on Tuesdays with some of her friends at the IRC.
Sarah’s Things of the Month
Sarah is now officially a “Brownie” after being a “Daisy” the last 2 years. She enjoys doing her scouting activities with her friends.
Allison’s Thing of the Month
Allison got some new lenses this month at her eye appointment. She can see much better and we expect her vision to continue to adjust as she gets older.
A few more items from this month:
- Beth and I have continued to get together when we can. It hasn’t been as often as it was during the summer months, but we have a good time whenever we can find the time.
- I went to Jeremy’s house to help him remove his deck during the Colts vs. Vikings game. We made some good progress, had some beers and watched the game.
- Mom came into town for a visit and came over to watch the Colts game and had dinner. We sat outside and enjoyed the fall afternoon.
- Chris, Mark, Beth and Mom came over for the opening night of NFL football. We put the TV outside and enjoyed catching up.
- We dressed up in our best 80’s outfits and when to a 40thbirthday party for Diane Steffey. The weather was awesome outside and it was great to see everyone.
- We have continued to have few neighborhood happy hours on Fridays after school is out. The kids love to end the week playing while the adults enjoy a few drinks and completing another week.
- Gareth, Brian, John and I were able to get an evening on the calendar so we could have a few beers at Brian’s. We sat out back around a fire and talked about how everyone was doing since we hadn’t seen each other since June.
