Football season has started

and that means pep band has too! Macy plays in the front row of the bleachers along with the other bulky drums and this is the best picture I could get of them. The kept raising their drums and hiding from me. They should know they can't hide forever!

Tennis!

Tennis season starts for the girls in August, a week before school offically starts. I love tennis season. One match you'll be wearing shorts and getting sun burnt and the next match you'll be shivering and wishing you'd brought a sweatshirt and blanket!
The team shares a cheer before the matches start. You can just see the top of Macy's head..

Macy and her doubles partner.

Off to Armstrong School!

Daniel heads off to Armstrong Middle School this year as a fourth grader. His time at Northside is done, and so is mine. No more Northside conferences, concerts, or field trips. I will miss the staff at the elementary school but it's time for him to move across town.
Here he is with his teacher, Mr. Winter, who is well seasoned and teaching in his 40+ year! I know that Daniel will have a good year with him and our early-entrance conference went well. We found his room, we walked past the lunch room, the aid showed him where the bathroom was and pointed out the best water fountain on each floor. We put his new school supplies away in his desk and found his locker. We are ready for Thursday, September 4th, the first day!

An unintentional catch

Since the kittens have been allowed to roam outside, John has been setting the live trap at night to catch any stray cats or toms that may try to harm our precious kittens. Daniel happened to set the trap the night before school started for Macy and as I went to let the kittens out of the barn for the day, I realized the trap had been sprung. Then I noticed the black tail with a white stripe down it. Uh oh. I quietly backed away from the barn and informed John that he had quite the catch. Then I got in the van and left for work. Quickly. Lucky John! It was funny to see how the skunk was sleeping so deeply that he never heard me walk up to it, walk away from it, or even drive close enough to get a picture of it. I stayed in the van when I took the picture and had it in drive with my foot poised over the gas pedal in case he woke up and decided he wasn't happy. I don't know what happened to the skunk and I'm not going to ask, but the yard smelled like fresh skunk for a day - if the wind was in the right direction.

Back to school!

Macy ready for the first day of 10th grade. A sophomore!

And Zach stops to give her a ride.

Godahl Parade

The annual Godahl Days Parade is held on Labor Day and seems to signal the end of all summer activities as school starts the next day for grades 7-12. The parade is quite short so if you had to choose a parade to march in, this would be the one! There's fun and games for kids all morning and most of the afternoon, coronation of Miss Godahl after the parade and excellent food to be eaten. Your typical small town celebration!

Here is a local politician who enlisted the help of my daughter and her friend to wear t-shirts and hand out stickers.

Here's the high school marching band and Macy is in there playing drums. This is her first parade and since school hasn't started yet they really don't have much time to practice before the big day. They sounded and looked good!
An antique tractor and a little boy hoping for candy. A must have for every parade!
My friend, Donna, campaigning for Paul Torkelson.