Disney Bound!

We made it! After a couple of not-so-perfect practices last night, a couple of cheerleaders and a team mom with mild food poisoning today, one large arena with what felt like sub-zero temperatures in it and a long eight hour day in same, the girls did what they set out to do:

Qualify for Nationals! We are going to meet Mickey!

We were all on pins and needles waiting for the outcome. There was one other team who most people (including Tim & I) thought clearly had the first place position wrapped up. They were REALLY good. Our girls overall were very good: clean and crisp performance and a good amount of difficulty in their stunts, but one of their flyers started to fall backwards on her way up and we thought that might have cost us a first or second place finish. There were two or three other teams that appeared to not have any errors in their performances. But it's all about the points accumulated and what the judges think. We got second place and that team that we thought was a sure thing for first? Didn't even place in the top three. We think they had some safety violations and those are big point deductions. Whatever. Second is good enough to get us to Disney. We have a week and a half to pack, plan and execute our trip. We leave on December 4!

Here are our champions!

You Are Romanticism

You are likely to see the world as it should be, not as it is.You prefer to celebrate the great things people do... not the horrors they're capable of.For you, there is nothing more inspiring than a great hero.You believe that great art reflects the artist's imagination and true ideals.

What Art Movement Are You?

Thumb Sucker

Reed has been a thumb-sucker since he was six weeks old. He mostly only does it now when he's still, ie. watching a movie or sleeping. But still...having been through one other child with this habit and having seen the unfortunate outcome, which we are still living out at the orthodontist, we would like to stop this as soon as possible. We talk to Reed about it constantly and tell him he's a big boy now and big boys shouldn't suck their thumb, etc., etc. He says, "Okay," but then two seconds later, it's back in his mouth.

The other day, we were having a similar conversation AGAIN, but this time his response was a little different.

Me: Reed, you really need to stop sucking your thumb. You're too big to be sucking your thumb.

Reed: (big sigh) I know. I'll stop sucking it on Saturday. When I watch my Franklin (the turtle) movie, he doesn't suck his thumb.

Me: You're going to stop sucking your thumb on Saturday, huh?

Reed: Yes.

Hmmm. Well, today is Saturday and I saw it in his mouth several times during Saturday morning cartoons. Guess I shouldn't get too used to having the money that I am no longer paying for Lane's braces. The orthodontist will get it back in a few years.