first track meet

M had his first track meet yesterday. While he was waiting for his first event, the hurdles. He kept saying that he wasn't going to do well, that he was going to fall, that he would probably stink at hurdles, etc. Over and over my pessimistic child said these things. I finally said, "Would you STOP saying those things, you're going to jinx yourself."Finally, it was his turn and he got a super start, well ahead of the other boys. He got to the first hurdle and SPLAT, he fell. It was a really good one as falls go. I figured he'd get up and head to the sidelines. But he didn't, he got up and...............

looked a little nervous on hurdle number 2, but......................he caught up with the other hurdlers. He came in last in his heat but caught up after that awful fall.
The high school track team has to "work" the middle school track meets. So L was doing paperwork. She really wanted to anounce things on the loudspeaker, but the mic was broken!! She looks bored, but she wasn't. The look is because I was taking her picture!!This is what she was doing to E. Such a pretty girl!!
It was a good first meet, but soooooooooo COLD.