I usually relish the chance to sleep in on Saturdays, but today I got up early to help Joy do some last minute studying for the county spelling bee.
She and her friend Jeron from church represented Ellen Smith Elementary.
The spelling bee words came from the organization that runs the national spelling bee, and even in the first round there was a word I had never heard of. Joy got her first word right, but in the second round she misspelled "nuisance" and was eliminated. I was glad she got through at least one round, but I was happier that she exited the stage in good spirits.
At home Joy and Anna played fairies (we only have one pair of wings at the moment, so Joy used one of my scarves) . . .
. . . then the little kids jumped on sofa cushions . . .
. . . while Daddy and Joy made giant peanut butter cookies. As soon as the cookies were done, we packed some up . . .
. . . and took them along to eat as a snack at the archery range, where Joy tried out the kids' new bow. It's much stronger and more accurate than the cheap little one they used last time, but some of her arrows still bounced off the target. We could probably fix that by increasing the draw weight, but then it would be too hard for little Anna to draw the bow. Life is full of trade-offs.
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