George goes to State...

Last Saturday, George went to Prelims for the swim team. He competed in 25 yard freestyle and backstroke. I took him. It was insane, more kids running around in swim caps then I have ever seen in my life.

Poppop came with us. It was a lot of fun and I was so proud of George. George was convinced he was going to State. Poppop and I had our doubts.

That night, I went to the web site to see if George did make it to State. Not even close. The next morning when I broke the news to him, he looked totally deflated and said, "Awwww...." But then, he smiled and said it was OK, he'd try again next year.

That night as I was getting ready to go to bed, I got an email from Brian the coach. A spot had opened up on the 3rd and 4th grade 100 yard freestyle relay team. He wanted to know if George wanted to go to state.

The next morning I asked George. Before I could even get the full story out, he yelled, "I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN!" He was so excited.

That night, Matt and I took George to the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center for the State Tournament. We screamed like crazy people when he swam his leg of the relay. They took third place.

I emailed the coach the next day to thank him for giving George the chance to go to State. He emailed me back and said that George "definitely has a great attitude!"

I totally agree...