Having a Field Day

[yendi]

So, today was Field Day at Elayna's school. I took the morning off to watch it, although I didn't get to see all of it.

I got there at 9, when it was scheduled to start. No one was there other than other parents. By 9:30, the kids started tromping down to the field (Elayna ran over and gave me a big hug, which is always nice).

THe thing is, they had every class from Pre-K to Third Grade there.

And they ran each of the races all the way through before any class could start the next one. So 3rd Grade boys ran springs. Then 3rd Grade Girls. Then 2nd Grade boys. Etc.

And each class had about seven races (since there were never more than six kids running at one time).

This meant that by the time Elayna had done three races, it was 11:30.

So although I got to see her run sprints, a baloon race (they had to run with a baloon, pop it, and then sprint the rest of the way), and a potato sack race, I missed her team events (tug of war and some sort of water race that we had not really been warned about).

She finished dead last in every one of her races, but since she isn't exactly fast, and since she did try, and since she was having fun, it really didn't matter.

We got to hang out for the downtime between races, which was a blast, and it was a fun day, but man, it was disorganized.

But they at least planned for the heat, and had unlimited oranges and water there for the kids. Elayna could eat nothing but oranges and be happy.

Anyway, I only had to go back about 150 comments to catch up on LJ. You people talk too much. :-)

And now I'm off to more meetings. Blah.

Comments

awwww... that is so sweet.

[ocean-song.livejournal.com]

I love those little vignettes of life, and it's sweet that you could take off work and be there for her. How great that she could have fun and not worry about where she finished. y'all are raising her right.

It's also nice to see that growing up these days isnt all gangs, sexual and drug pressure and being pushed to achieve achieve ACHIEVE! It reminded me more of days gone by. thanks for sharing!

Re: awwww... that is so sweet.

[yendi]

:-) Thanks. She's an easy kid to raise right, imho.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Wish I could've been there. :( You would think, with half of the kids having parents who work at the university, that they wouldn't do this stuff during Finals Week...

[yendi]

Yeah, but since Karen and Toni could make it, they obviously didn't think to check about anyone else.

[beachsomewhere.livejournal.com]

They really didn't organize the Field Day very well, did they? One of the small pleasures of attending a school in which there are *four* room moms per class is that all those Martha Stewart clones are *DAMN GOOD* at organizing events. If an event is listed as running from noon to 2pm, and you get there at one, you've already missed everything. Not good for those the chronically late, that's for sure.

I tell you, I'm downright intimidated by my field-trip chaperoning duties that loom next week.

[yendi]

As far as I can tell, everything was organized by "Coach," the one gym teacher at the school.

'nuff said.

I'd be intimidated by chaperoning duties, too. Just the thought scares me.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

We've already chaperoned, silly! The Montessori Children's Chorus last year, at the CNN building, remember?

[yendi]

Yeah, but that was a walk in the park, really. We weren't head chaperones or anything. No decisions had to be made.

Son number three had to miss it...

[not-hothead-yet.livejournal.com]

he had (once again) neglected to bring me his folder from school for the last week and so I never saw the permission form. He had to stay at school that day. Of course that was another opportunity to discuss the concept of responsibility.. haha that went really well.

Sounds like he missed out on some great fun, but maybe he'll start keeping track of his folder (now that there's what, three weeks of school left?)

BTW I added you to the friends list.