Track Meets

Today I went to Veronica's second track meet. Last week I went to her first one, but had to leave before her event started. Today she did the long jump and ran the 100 meter. She was giving it her all, and was adorable out there with the other 8th graders. Heidi and I tried not to freeze since the wind was blowing directly into the stands. In Oregon, all the sports events are over by the time school is out, when it is just finally getting warmer and the rain is stopping (hopefully). I guess this is so that people can have their whole summer free. In Illinois, where I grew up and where my sister raised her children, when school ends the baseball season is just getting started and they enjoy ballgames well into August. I miss that. Here even the little league baseball is over by the time school is out in June. So that leaves kids open to summer camp, I guess. Well, since it is the way it is, Heidi and I will just have to wear our winter coats and bring blankets, as many others did.