6 more early wake ups before Calvin leaves for Germany with the varsity soccer team. One of the perks of living in Bahrain is our school is part of the DoD (Department of Defense) Europe school district so our High School teams travel to Germany to compete in tournaments at the end of each season. (The tournament is called “Europeans” which makes me laugh like a 12 year old boy every time I hear it.) He’s the only freshman on the team and most likely won’t play since he is the backup goalie, but he’s excited for the experience.
We’re both excited that he soon won’t have to leave the house at 5:30 for morning soccer practices. I guess it’s the only way to beat the heat, but afternoon blistering sun sounds pretty tolerable at that hour of the morning.
Here’s Meelie in her new dress. She’s been on a hair chewing kick lately. I kept trying to get her to quit until I remembered that I used to do that too. Oh well. At least when she’s chewing her hair she’s not picking her nose. Today she pointed out that the cat has “a very small nose. He can’t pick it. The holes are too small.” Then she proudly demonstrated that the holes in her nose were not too small.
Another new wardrobe addition — A Hello Kitty nightshirt, Arabian Nights. I saw it in the store and couldn’t pass it up for our Arabian princess.
Late night. Time to sleep. Josh is gone again this week so I’m the only one able to make that 5:30am drive. Thank God we live close to school and I can leave the other kids asleep in bed while I make the run to school and back. Only 6 more . . .
