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HELLO SUMMER

Last day of school was Friday.  Kids had such an amazing year and the school sends the fifth graders off in style.  There was a bar b q and kick ball game.  Teachers beat the kids for the second year in a row.  There was a game day and an awards assembly.  The kids were able to tour the school earlier in the month which helped Jake some.  Jake missed his last day of GT and so upset by it.  He was just so sick. Both the kids got sick the second to last week of school.  Jake got it worse and didn't move for nearly three days. 

But Jake recovered enough to play in his "Day of Lacrosse" and won both games that day.  Although he probably shouldn't have played at all he was still weak.  But after missing the last two regular season games we let him play.

They were both well enough to go all week the last week of school. 

Victoria danced over the weekend in her recital.  She says that she is over dance but we will see. The last few months she really seemed to lack the passion she had before.    We decided to (mostly) take a break from sports this summer and then we will start in the fall.  We may sign Victoria up for track but I haven't decided yet. Victoria ran a 5K and did amazingly well and so now she has decided that is what she wants to do.

The kids and I are heading to my mom's cabin on Sunday.  I need to just get away for a few days. We still haven't worked out the details but I need to be home on Wednesday because I work on Thursday and Friday.  Jake has a camporee on Friday and Saturday and Lee is going as well.

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