Red Berries (293/365)

 
“On the motionless branches of some trees, autumn berries hung like clusters of coral beads, as in those fabled orchards where the fruits were jewels . . .”

Charles Dickens (English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era, 1812-1870)

TIME:  6:22 PM
PLACE:  YMCA soccer fields
SUBJECT: Red berries

Tonight was MonkeyBoy’s first basketball game and StellaDella’s last night of soccer.  MB’s team played well, but lost.  SD was sad that soccer was over.  I’m glad one extra-curricular activity is dropping off the schedule, but wonder why there always seems to be another one to take its place.

The Climb (072/365)

 
“There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb”

Cyrus, Miley. “Hannah Montana: The Movie.” The Climb. Walt Disney, 2008.

TIME:  8:34 PM
PLACE:  Downtown YMCA
SUBJECT:  DramaQueen

Our school had a family night at our downtown YMCA this evening from 6-9pm.  For a dollar a head ($5 max per family) we were able to utilize the facilities.  StellaDella swam most of the evening with HandsomeHusband, but also bounced in a bounce house and tried climbing the wall.  MonkeyBoy swam, ran the track and climbed the rock wall.  DQ joined me in the exercise room and walked on the treadmill while I used the elliptical machine.  Then she swam and tried the rock wall, though she wasn’t too sure about it.  She made it about one third of the way up – which I thought was pretty good.  They should all sleep quite well tonight.