Bump, Set, Fizzle….

Matthew has been playing volleyball at the rec center again. He has gotten pretty good. His overhand serve sends the ball clear across the court. The best overhand serve I ever developed send the ball clear down to my feet. 😉 In spite of (or perhaps because of) his own increasing skills, he has become frustrated with the ability level of most of the other rec players as well as the lack of focus on teamwork in his current team. He would love to play with a more serious, more skilled group but unfortunately, there don’t seem to be any community volleyball leagues around here. We’ll keep looking but he might not be able to step up his game until high school.

Another Rite of Passage

Participating in marching band makes late summer and fall very busy for Daniel. Not only do they rehearse regularly during the week, but there are competitions nearly every weekend. As such, marching band kids usually miss Homecoming. By some random fluke of fate, there was not a competition on the date of the Homecoming dance so Daniel was able to go. They played board games in the morning and then watched a movie as the after-dance activity. I don’t think I ever went to Homecoming, but I’m glad he was able to attend once during his high school tenure.