Brains v. Speed

Justin is super smart, but not super athletic. He decided to join track this year, because it is a big social event and he is a big social kid. He really wanted to qualify in an event so that he could go to the next level at Timberline. He knows that he isn't much of a runner, but he calculated that they take the top 8 and there were only 5 people entered in the 800 race. He knew that if he ran the race that even if he came in last he would still get to move on.

So he ran the 800 and just as he was coming in dead last, he slows down at the finish line and takes a puff of his inhaler and tosses it to his buddy on the sidelines and finishes the race. He was super happy because he knew he made it.

Unfortunately, he didn't do enough research. He thought if he made it to Timberline, he could participate in any event that he wanted to, he didn't know that he would have to run the 800 again. He was a good sport and ran the 800 again. He wasn't too disappointed that he didn't move on that time.

Mommy, I Sure Love My Toes

We haven't been to the ER in a couple of years so I guess it was time. Jared caught his foot in a bicycle tire and ended up with three stitches and a big patch of skin and muscle to regrow. The stitches are finally out, now we just have a chunk of foot to regrow. I am not so good at wound care, especially on my baby. Gayle had this amazing Coban with bumble bees on it and Jared loved (put up with) getting his foot rebandaged because he loved the bees. I started to panic when we ran out because the kid is all about the bandage and less tears is always better. Most stores carry ugly brown Coban that can get very expensive. My new favorite thing is Coflex (Coban for horses found at D&B) it comes in a huge variety of colors and is only $1.99 a roll. Love it. Jared has a variety of colors that he picked out and then he gets to pick out his new bandage color. When we are done, he always tells me "Mommy, I sure love my toes." I respond, "Jared, I sure love your toes too."

I really hope his foot heals soon because our pool is about to open :)