Misc. Updates

Just a quick post to update everyone on the happenings of the past week:

Drew tripped over a friend while playing basketball at school last Wednesday. He had some pain, so the school nurse recommended we get a x-ray. So, we went to NKC hospital, where the x-rays were negative. The doctor still had Drew wear a soft brace on his wrist, and Drew sat out of his basketball game Saturday. The team lost its first game by 1 point, so I think he was missed! As of today, Drew's wrist feels a lot better and he should be able to resume normal activity.

Drew also had his District Pinewood Derby race Saturday. 34 cars were entered in his age group, and the rules were double-elimination. Drew made it through the 1st cut, but then was eliminated during the 2nd round of cuts. He officially finished in the "Top 26".

Jordan quickly followed up her tooth loss with another. She now has a 2-tooth gap, as she is missing both front, top teeth. The Tooth Fairy is quickly running out of money and is hoping Congress adds some assistance for her to the Stimulus Package being debated.

Jordan's Tooth

Well, it finally happened! For those of you who saw Jordan over Christmas, she had a tooth that was seemingly going to fall out any time. However, New Year's came and went, she started back to school, time marched on ... all with that tooth still hanging there. This morning, however, it finally came out, and she's very excited about the Tooth Fairy coming tonight.

Pinewood Derby

Drew raced in his Pinewood Derby for Scouts tonight. His entry was a car shaped like a Hershey's chocolate bar. One picture shows the other cars in his age group. It was a pretty impressive bunch, but Drew took 1st place in design! He went on to get a 3rd place trophy for design for the entire pack.

His car not only looked good. It was also fast! Another picture shows his car winning one heat by such a great margin that the other cars are not even in the picture! Drew went on to win 1st place for the fastest car in his age group, and again finished 3rd in the entire pack. (The pack had over 40 cars racing.)

I believe Drew now gets to take his car to Districts to race against all the other packs in the Northland. To be continued ...