Pool Day!

Two posts in one week...It's your lucky day! LOL :) Yesterday was MY lucky day!  Mason had a dentist appointment (his final one), and I didn't have anyone to watch the kids...maybe I didn't look very hard, but regardless, I had to take the day off! I also wanted to have the day off so that we could go do something fun after his appointment.  The last time he went, it was pretty painful, so I sort-of bribed him into going again (without throwing a fit) by going to the pool afterwards! Mason has always been "a tough guy".  When he gets hurt he usually just clenches his jaw and punches the air. I would prefer he just cries, but nope! he's tough!  In the case of the dentist, I'm glad he has a tough attitude, because it makes it much easier for the dentist to get the work done.  He does cry when we get to the car, but not as bad this time as the last.  I think last time was part shock for not knowing how bad it was going be, but this time he knew it wasn't going to be fun like a cleaning! 

 His left side is still numb! :)  He drank some juice out of a straw and it ran all over his shirt...He's like "mom, why can't I do it?!?!"

Braelyn usually loves the water, but it was COLD. By late afternoon it had finally warmed up!

 She preferred to crawl all over and chase the ants, rather than go in the cold water.  But I think her knees were beginning to get sore/raw, because she started doing this ----->

And speaking of the ants...brings me to my next thought.  I understand being cautious of safety issues (like drowning or falling on the cement and hitting your head), but geez, some moms need to lighten up a bit!  There was a mom (or possibly aunt, or babysitter), who did NOT STOP talking, and it was "get away from there", "come back here", "don't run", "dont touch them bugs, that's yucky", "do you have to go potty", "play nice with him", "get the toys out of your mouth"! It was borderline annoying- to the point we maybe should've went somewhere else since we were there to relax...but I ignored it, and let my daughter chase ants, and chew on a chlorine logged toy.  And I let my son scoop the bugs out of the pool with his hand, and if he peed in the pool, I wouldn't know!  But when you go to a public pool, expect other kids to pee in it, cuz that's what kids do!  When I observed her 2 children, they seemed well behaved and acted normal to me, so just lay off, and let them be kids!!  And maybe she was thinking I was the worst mother ever for letting my children go about doing what they wanted... And maybe she's blogging about how I laid there and tanned while my kids were seemingly unsupervised.... but to each there own! :)

Weekend Recap

I just realized I didn't post last week at all....whoops!  I can't remember all of the finishes from last weekend, nor do I want to take the time to look it up :)  This weekend was rained out on Thursday.  We raced Friday in Fergus Falls, MN and finished 3rd with the mwm and 5th with the A-mod.  The track and facility is very nice and it's too bad that we can't get there more often, but it just doesn't work out too well with it being farther away, and with our work schedules and things.

Hangin out at the races...

Saturday we raced in Brainerd with all the Wissota classes plus the USMTS mods were in town.  Shane ended up winning all 3 regular features (mwm, superstock, and modified)!  The USMTS heats went by passing points and Shane was the highest qualifier of all drivers going from 7th to 2nd in his heat.  He was the "AFCO shocks Pole winner" but redrew a 6 starting spot.  If you had only watched this feature, you'd never know that he did so well prior to this event!  He backed it up to a 20th spot finish, but we will take it!!

This upcoming weekend is Willmar on Thursday and the mod national in Alexandria, MN the remainder of the weekend.

Mason being quite the helper.... if he's not losing tools all over the place :)

 We had to race the orange mwm on Saturday because the purple one's engine was "knocking".  One of the car owners came over to listen to it, and preferred we didn't run it.

Race Results

Quick Results: Thursday in Willmar: Shane finished 2nd in the mwm, behind Matt Wiesman!! (Yay, Gordy!..Very happy for you!) He ended up 5th in the modified, and DNF'd in the super (flat tire).

Friday we raced Princeton and ended up DNF'ing in the MWM and Mod. Took 4th with the super.

Saturday he won all 3 features at Brainerd (MWM, Mod & Super)! It was also kids night, and they announced Mason's name for something...I knew it wasn't a bike, so I assumed Junior Fan.  Later I thought it was probably the pace car ride because I didn't see any other kids go out for junior fan. Oops!  Well, he got a kids trophy anyway...But he really wanted a bike! Oh well...

Mason and Axel!

Braelyn's Big Moves & Zoo Pics

Braelyn sure has been on the move lately!  She doesn't crawl on all four yet, just scoots like an inch-worm across the floor. Today she clapped during circle time with the kids (they were clapping too) when singing "hello everybody"! It could've been coincidence and she may not know what she is really doing, but the kids thought it was the funniest thing! (And I got a kick out of it too)! She has started pulling herself up onto things.  Not couches or tables as that's all too tall, but she can reach her rocking chair and her crib railing, so she will get up like this----->

 I was hanging her clothes in the closet when I noticed she learned how to do this.  I moved the mattress down a few pegs immediately (well after a pic of course)!  She also has her first tooth popping through (her bottom right).  I can just see the start of it, and if I push hard enough, I feel something sharp.  Not noticeable enough yet for a picture, but soon!

 This was from our trip to the zoo on Memorial Day!  It was a bit warm, but we enjoyed the day and the animals.  I don't think Braelyn noticed there was even animals there.  I would point to the giraffe, or monkey, or bear, and she would just stare in the grass or at the people walking by.

 The most fascinating were, of course, the monkeys.  Mostly because their actions resemble humans so much.  You are not suppose to feed the animals, but someone was throwing bread or something down, and this orangutan would point at the person, and then point to his mouth, and open wide.  It was cute.  He (or she?) even put the white t-shirt on himself.  The mom and baby was also fun to watch!  The baby would try to run away from mom, and she would grab it's arm, as if saying, get back here!! 

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June 2-5

This is going to be quick...

Thursday-Willmar: mwm- 4th, super- 3rd, A-mod- something broke in the engine during the heat, so he was unable to race the feature.

Friday- since the engine broke in the A-mod and the tranny broke in the mwm the night prior...we went to Princeton to spectate, OH! I mean, race the superstock.  It was an easy/relaxing night with only 1 car to have to worry about.  Shane ended up 4th in the feature!

Saturday- Brainerd: Won with the mwm, 6th with the A-mod, and 2nd with superstock!  Remember the bounty that I talked about in a previous post (on Ebert), he needed to finish the race in order for Shane to be eligible for the bonus money.  He (Dan) got a flat during the feature, voiding the bounty bonus.  However, he had already raced past Shane before he got a flat, so I'm pretty certain Shane wouldn't have got the bonus money anyway (if you know what I mean!) ;) But hey, a wins a win! 

Sorry no pics this week, and/or details.  It's 90* out, so me and 10 kids are going to run through the sprinkler to cool off!

Another wreck, another rain out...

Ogilvie Raceway had a special on Wednesday, so we headed there, where Shane ended up wrecking his midwest mod.  He didn't fare so well in the A-mod either.. finished 6th in his heat and 6th in his b-feature, so didn't make the big show.  Props to Buzzy Adams for leading the whole race, but WOW! was Clayton Wagamon on a mission! His B-feature was my favorite race of the night, with him making a last corner pass for the win! I'm not usually one to get worked up about a race, but that kid had me on my feet in anticipation!

My last post had pics of the same car damaged... but here's some more. :/ It needed a few repairs, so we had to dig the old car out of the shed for Willmar the next night. 

The purple Affordable should be done by this week, and this car (the orange one) is for sale.  Anyone wanna buy a racecar???

Thursday he won with the superstock and the midwest mod, and finished 3rd with the A-mod!  Friday was (once again) rained out.  We headed to Rumor's (the local bar/restaurant) for some grub and drinks and were home by 8:45pm.  Shane and DJ were snoring by 9pm!  The busy week had caught up with them! 

Saturday we raced North Central in Brainerd, where Shane got wrecked in the mwm (geez, these past 2 weeks sound a little rough).  It really isn't as bad as it sounds...He was battling for 2nd, and I guess both guys wanted the high side, so he ended up hitting the wall and DNF'ing.  He finished 3rd in the A-mod and 6th in the super.  Another guy who needs a congrats....Dave Read winning the Superstocks!  Not often that I cheer outloud, but I was rootin for ya!  It was long overdue, and I'm sure he'll be seeing victory lane a few more times this summer!  Dan Ebert now has a bounty on him in the mwm's, for winning 2 or 3? times in a row.  An extra bonus for anyone who can beat him... Which I'll tell ya...it ain't gonna be easy! :) That kid has been untouchable! (Not sure why I call everyone a kid...they are in their 20's for cryin out loud ;) 

We stayed the night in Brainerd, and drove to Alexandria on Sunday, finishing the weekend with a 2nd place in the mwm, 4th in the super, and 5th in the A-mod.  Monday we took a trip to the Como Zoo with the kids for the day, and spent the evening at a BBQ with the Princeton Peeps!  T'was a great weekend!! :)  And what's the best thing about a long weekend??... A short week! 2 days and we're back at it again!

Oh, and our funny little girl learned how to do the army crawl!! She got herself into here... :)

Race & kids Update

I guess it won't be much of an update because I can never seem to remember to actually 'update' this site.  Nor do I remember where he finished last week (and I forgot to post then, as well)...May 14th-ish. Sorry!  I do remember that this past Thursday we had KRA Speedway's opener in Willmar, MN.  Shane won with the A-mod and the B-mod (or midwest mod).  He finished 5th in the superstocks, with Shawn Nolan winning the feature!  Friday we had the night off, due to rain!  Saturday we loaded up and make the trek to Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, MN.  They don't race Wissota mods, so we only had the mwm.  Shane ended up wrecking in the heat race.  The leader broke (a driveshaft, i think) and shane hit him wide open.  Thankfully it was mostly cosmetic damage.  They were able to get it race ready for feature time.  He finished 6th in the feature.  We stayed the night, hoping to race again on Sunday, but the weather changed our plans and we headed back home.

Break time in the hauler...

Mason was 'reading' to Braelyn, and she fell asleep. I was in the kitchen listening, and he didn't know it :) Kids are funny how they memorize books!

 The kids have been doing well, for the most part.  Braelyn came down with a runny nose and raspy voice.  It came on after Thursday night's race, so I'm thinking the dust may have upset her (even when she's covered with a blanket most of the race, it still seems to be everywhere) or she could be having teething issues or a cold (a few daycare kids have runny noses, and one had pnuemonia). She has been waking up often at night, which we need to fix NOW! :) The night in the hauler she slept all night (of course I was in the same bed as her) and last night she only woke once.  But her bad nights make bad days!

Mason had his first (and second) trip to the dentist this past week.  He had a cleaning and x-rays done last week and he LOVED the dentist. He was so excited to go back, so I didn't dare scare him by telling him how horrible it actually it is.  Typically they don't like the parents to come back becuase kids behave better without their parents around.  Which I can so vouch to! (There's a daycare parent who says I need to hold her child down to give him meds and he will scream bloody murder).  Wouldn't you know it, he gave himself the medicine and didn't make a peep!  Back to the dentist.... I did sit in on the cleaning/x-rays, but stayed in the lobby for his follow up appointment (fillings and a cap), and when they came out, she said "he did great"! We chatted about the work that was done, and out the door we went.  His lip started to quiver, and then, an all out ball session.  "Mom, I don't like all the tools they put in my mouth, and my tooth and cheek hurt real bad!" He cried for 10 mins until I got him some tylenol, then we were good to go.  He now has a reason to sing his "pants on the ground song (gold in yer mouth), only his is silver :)  He never wants to see Dr. David again, so maybe he'll learn to brush his teeth at bedtime.  He's pretty good about morning, but night is more important.  And please, quit giving my child candy!! :)