Sports Carnival

Yesterday was our brand new schools first sports carnival. The kids have been practising madly for weeks. Miss 5 managed to overcome her hatred for running and has been embracing sports practice with great enthusiasm (most unlike her!). Until she woke up yesterday morning. There were tears & a lot of moaning and groaning about how she DID NOT want to go to school, DID NOT want to do the sports carnival, DID NOT want Nana to come & watch her. This was kept up for a good 2 hours, until we actually got to school and then the smiles came out. I mean seriously, it's not like she's Usain Bolt for crying out loud. They aren't running 100 metres in under 10 seconds. In fact - she ran about 25 metres in around 10 seconds, but there was probably just as much paparrazi at the end of her race as Mr Bolt has when he runs his races :)

Miss 8 did really well. She came third in her race which was one better than last year. She's already aiming for first for next year so should be interesting. She also helped her faction come first in the flag races - although they very nicely gave her a 3 flag headstart as her legs don't quite work the same way the other kids do. AND she won the Inaugural Striving For Success Medal - which was a teachers choice award for the children that make a difference & are hugely determined (well, that is Miss 8's middle name THANK GOD!!!)

So, all in all, a great day. Weather was beeeoootiful (for the first time in our Sports Carnival going years, the rest have all been sub-zero temps) and everyone got sunburnt & totally full of cake stall goodies.

Husband had a great day too. Not only was it the first proper day without rain in about 2 months, he got to go fishing with his fishing buddy for the first time in probably 2 months as well. They caught nothing, but that is certainly NOT unusual. Drank some beer, got thoroughly drenched when the rain did finally start and was home in bed snoring by around 9.30 last night.

Good day in the Dixon House