Nausea, Heartburn, Indigestion... - Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Recap

Hi Everybody,

Today was so windy, I was absolutely amazed that they went on the water this morning. Out they went, though. We had a lot of high winds during the night and a bit of rain. The wind upset the dogs and they spent most of the night barking wildly. Can you guess how much sleep Susan and I got? The kids slept like the dead, though, and awoke amazed at how hard the wind was blowing.

Heather went to bed queasy, and woke up still feeling ill. She went out and did the warm-up, but Coach Zebet didn’t want her in a boat, feeling so ill. Her nausea didn’t get better until it first got worse, but by supper she was fine. Susan was also a bit under the weather and spent most of the day resting in the room.

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Blake discovered that a lot of the trees on the side of the street are cherry trees, and they are loaded with fruit. He picked a bunch of the tiny green fruits, ate some, and brought the rest upstairs to share. I asked him if he had washed them, and, being a boy, he hadn’t. His teammates and I advised him not to eat any more because we were fairly sure that these particular cherries are RED when they are ripe. He agreed not to eat any more tonight, so we’ll see how his stomach does overnight.

At supper last night, the kids agreed to split the extra cutlet 4 ways. Stanton told us that he should be the one to do the dividing because he was, and I quote, “an expert chicken cutterer.”He must have been as good as his word, because no one fussed about the size of their portion.

I spoke with Coach Zebet today about the trip to France. He is planning on leaving next Wednesday and spending the night somewhere in Germany. We will pass thru Austria, Hungary, and Germany on our way to Decize, France. On Saturday there will be some heats, but most of the day will be for the 5K race. On Sunday, the heats will be in the morning and the finals will be in the afternoon. The races should be done somewhere around 6, then he will take us to Paris. Hopefully, we will be able to drive around the city and see something of the monuments.

Take care,

Marcy