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Today was the unofficial start of volleyball season.  A bunch of girls from JV and Varsity got together to play volleyball at a park.  It sounded like a chance for the girls to just get together and hang out.  But I knew better.  This was really a chance for the coaches to evaluate the girls before the real tryouts begin. 

Kalene had a good time.  She'll be trying out for Varsity this year and she was a little nervous moving up from JV.  But she quickly made friends with the other girls on the Varsity team.  So today was really just a preseason practice and get to know the coaches.

Since the park was quite a hike from our house, Richie and I stayed.  I read a book and he climbed trees and practiced with his weapons.  I think I have mentioned his obsession with weapons before.  When I noticed that there was a creek, I got Richie and we went to explore it. 

The first order of business was to find a way to cross this creek.  He could have just taken off his socks and shoes and walked across the little trickle.  But that is not nearly as adventurous as gathering up a bunch of sticks to make a dam and walk across the sticks. 

This is all due to the fact that grama allowed him to cross the Escanaba River last year.  Now he just has to cross any moving water he sees.  Let me just add here that this was barely even a creek in some spots.  The Escanaba River however is really a river.  A fast moving river that could have carried him away.

Grama, for the record you are still officially way cooler than I am now.  Allowing Richie to cross rivers and Kalene to drive definately puts you in the top spot ;-)

Oh, I want to add one more thing.  While Richie was playing in the creek barefoot a lady came by walking her black lab.  Richie didn't see it coming towards him.  When he did he freaked out and tried to run up the bank to get away from it.  The dog just wanted to play with him, it was alright. 

The funny part is the Richie told me later that he thought it was a cougar at first.