Now that the club volleyball season is in full swing, our weekends are filling up quickly. As was previously posted, Clare is participating in volleyball this year for Midwest Juniors on their 13s Blue team. The team travelled to Oregon, WI last weekend to play in their first tournament of the year. There were two • Read More »
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Club volleyball is under way
January 5, 2009 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS, Volleyball.This past Sunday, Midwest Juniors hosted a mostly intrasquad scrimmage among their various teams. The pools were divided by age and, luckily for us, the girls both played at the same time (but not against each other). Hannah is playing on a 15s Regional team this year and Clare is with the lone 13s squad. • Read More »
We have a new record
December 14, 2008 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, Geek, HKS.At least in our family, Hannah is the new record-holder for number of text messages sent during a single billing period. As you may recall, Clare topped the family list last month with over 4,000 outgoing text messages. Not to be outdone, Hannah sent 5,055 messages during this latest billing period. Holy guacamole, Batman! Because • Read More »
Back to Midwest Juniors (again and again)
November 20, 2008 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS, Volleyball.…meaning that both Hannah and Clare have accepted offers to play with the Midwest Juniors volleyball club this season. Hannah played with this club last year and gained a ton of experience while improving her game tremendously. With no basketball for the first time in a long time, this will be Hannah’s only sport during • Read More »
Gymnastics, too
November 18, 2008 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, Gymnastics.With all the volleyball action, we must not forget about the competitive gymnastics season in which Clare is participating this fall. This is her first year in level 6 (last compulsory level), and, bluntly, it’s been a struggle. The new skills have been tough to master and put together in a meet in front of • Read More »