Book Fair Begins

The book fair began yesterday. It got off to a good start with Mrs. Yorkshire's class. My day got off to a good start at Chik-Fil-A, with a free Chicken biscuit (every Friday in September at the Monroeville restaurant). I had wrapped up all of my Lincoln editing, so I got to catch up on my IJBED reading at work. Nancy burned our chicken when I got home from work. It was a full day and I'm thankful for all of it.

Routine

All I can say about yesterday was it was a routine day.

Claire's first race

Claire came in 5th, 3rd on her team behind Anna and 5th grader Sahr. Carina was out on crutches. Sarah came in 25th, 9th on the team, which will make her very important in the OPEN race this year if that continues. Some of the kids in last year's Top Race look like they may be in the OPEN race this year because some of the younger kids are improving a lot. Persistence is paying off. Nancy mentioned how Sarah was dead last going out and beat a bunch of kids coming back. Claire also started second, but quickly fell to the back of a lot of her teammates (and others), who went out too fast.

Labor Day

We had a nice Labor Day overall. Claire missed XC practice because of her cold, but Sarah and Emily went and ran my 5 miles in 45 minutes. We thought Claire would be good enough to go to my parents' house, but Nancy had to stay home with her still, so only Emily and Sarah went swimming. Kat was at North Park's pool with Sequoia for the closing of the pool. We got to see Kat before we left though. Thank God for today.

Labor Day Eve

We got to go to the Mackins tonight since there is no school today. We didn't stay late though because the girls still have XC practice. First-come, first-served waivers started yesterday too, so I tried to fix our draft before we went over. I know who is starting for me each week, and I know who I would've started had I gotten who I wanted at the draft, but I haven't looked to see how they compare with each other and how they match up against our opponent. Only a few teams have entered their starting line-ups, but so far ours looks the best. I like that fantasy football sort-of counts as family time.

Villanova v. Pitt

I went to Pitt's Opening Game this year with my dad. They beat Villanova. We had planned on lunch at the Rib Fest until we realized there's nowhere to sit and eat there, so we stopped at a restaurant we passed on the North Shore called the Foundry Table, which was nicer. I offered to pay for lunch, but he only let me pay for my share. I got a $9 chicken sandwich. He got a $11 burger and $5 beer, which came to $31 with tip, so he paid $18 and I paid $13. He also paid $20 for parking. I wish I could've given that money to charity, but it was nice to spend time with my dad.

Sick

Sarah got our attention this week because she had to stay home from school and Grandma Mackin had to come over to watch her for a little while Nancy went to work. Nancy said it wasn't worth me staying home for that. Emily didn't feel good enough to go to XC practice, but she did make it to school. Both are planning to make up the missed practice Saturday (when I'm going to the Pitt game with my dad). I'm thankful for all of the family members in my life.