Only at Sand Creek . . .

Today's tip was not what we expected, but before we go there . . .

Ethan and I had a group of six zippers this afternoon who were either attending or had graduated from the University of Minnesota at Mankato or Mankato State (depending on your year of graduation).  I went to Mankato State and Ethan is attending the University of Minnesota at Mankato.  Same place, different name.  We had fun!

It turned out that the oldest male in the group also happened to be the head boy's basketball coach at said college.  Our tip?  Let him know anytime we wanted to go to a game, and he'd get us free tickets.  

Somehow, I think Ethan may get more use out of this tip than I will!  

Unofficially Speaking . . .

After eighteen months on Prednisone for Polymyalgia Rheumatica, I took my last pill on October 15 - I hope!  

I had a blood test yesterday for my SED rate and just got the results back.  If I'm reading them right, my SED rate is NORMAL for someone my age.  Before I do the "happy dance", though, I have to meet with my internist and get his interpretation.

That will be next Thursday.  I'm hoping for a Happy Halloween! 

Only at Sand Creek!

Imagine my delight today when the very first customer to arrive at Sand Creek was a dear friend that I had not seen in twenty-two years!  We had worked together for eight years at Bloomington Schools, then life happened.  It was a wonderful time of reconnecting and sharing pictures and catching up - and letting the guys I work with do the work so we could talk!

It was a downright windy day today so we all "cannonballed" down the first zip.  Sadly, out of sixteen zippers, poor Tim had to rescue two that got stuck. 

Things went much better after lunch.  We had a Prior Lake Girls Hockey Team out for a team build and we had a blast.  Tim and I work well together and things flowed so smoothly.  It was glorious!

We ended the day with two out of five scheduled zippers showing up - which meant we got to go home early!  A rarity at Sand Creek . . . 

Why, O Y?

Some days you just have to wonder - "Why?"  Yesterday we were wondering "why were these kids signed up for swimming lessons?"  We offer seven lessons.  One of my students showed up on the first day only.  I haven't seen him again, not that it was his fault - he's only four.  Two of Ana's kids came the first two days and again on the last day which was yesterday - meaning they missed four weeks in between.  Sadly, we had to ask them their names because we had NO IDEA who they were!

Only at Sand Creek . . . on a Friday!

It was a glorious group at Sand Creek on Friday!  We had a group of eight from a "wellness program" in Eagan.  They were fantastic and worked well together.  We shared a lot of laughs and encouragements!  What made this group especially fun was that a majority of the group was over FIFTY!  Imagine that!

Thankful Thursday!

I tried so hard on Thursday to be thankful for all the interruptions . . . 

• Swimming in one lane with five people;
• Staying late at work to set up the next session;
• Neighbor Chris asking me to stop by for some baking stuff for Micah;
• Stopping at dentist office to pay for my crown with a credit card that didn't work - "I'll be back"; 
• Running into to Neighbors Kent and Tom (at different times) while walking Annie before making supper;
• Finding Neighbor Jana's dog running loose - that's never happened before! - and bringing her home;

. . . While trying to clean the house because I worked the next three days, plus doing laundry . . . 

And I guess that just left me thankful that Thursday was NOT a typical Thursday!

Only at Sand Creek . . . on a Wednesday!

There were only eight of them for a team build on Wednesday, full of fourth grade girl ENERGY!!!  They were a Girl Scout Troop that definitely made the energizer bunny look dead!  They were just a blast, but by the time they left, both Duane and I were ready for a nap! 

Interestingly, this troop came out early because they could not join all the Girl Scouts who are coming to the course on November 2 - neither can I as I teach CPR-PR that day.  I mentioned to Duane that I had one spot left in my class if he wanted to take it - then he wouldn't have to do the Girl Scouts again!  He just laughed and said he'd better not!  

They truly were fun . . .