Happenings

Avritt finished his swim season last weekend, but I was a bad parent and forgot the camera, so we don't have pictures. Avritt did well at the "A" Meet. He was part of a 100 yard Medley Relay (he swam the backstroke leg) that placed 4th out of 5 teams. He also swam in two individual events. He placed 13 out of 23 in the 50 yard freestyle, and 23rd out of 23 in the 50 yard backstroke (because he missed his flip turn).





Here's a picture of him and a friend at a swim meet back in January:





Other things that have happened lately:

• I finally got around to having Mike help me hang one thing on the wall - it is made from black metal (some of it is painted gold) and depicts some plants waving in the wind.


• Someone knocked our mailbox off the post last night. Can you get mail if there's no mailbox to put it in? I wonder what the postman did today...


• I've been making at least one meal a week in the crockpot and discovered an exceptionally tasty dish I did not expect to like involving kalamata olives and clementines and sugar.


• Emily made it through the first semester with all A's and A-'s.


• I joined the board of the local community swim team where the boys have been swimming. Wow...some women are hard to deal with. This board needs some serious organization and structure.

Isaac's Leg of the 100 Freestyle Relay

Isaac swam one leg of a 100m Freestyle Relay at his last swim meet this past Saturday. His team is in lane 5.

Isaac Finishes Up His Swim Season

Isaac participated in his last meet for the year last Saturday. He qualified to go to the "B" Meet this year, and swam in three events: 100m Freestyle Relay (the team placed 4th overall in the meet), 25m Backstroke (Isaac placed 4th overall) and 25m Freestyle (Isaac placed 7th overall). I think there were about 7 or 8 different schools in the area at the meet. Isaac is in lane six in the picture above, getting ready to start his 25m Backstroke race.

Isaac Skiing

Avritt Snowboarding

Skiing Trio

The boys did ski club through the school this year. Isaac skiis and Avritt snowboards. They have both taken a few lessons, and are really enjoying getting out on the slopes. It was so cold here for awhile that they couldn't get out, but recently we have had some warmer (20s and 30s) weather.