San Clemente

So talking about turns and breaks, brings me to Saturday that was my finest day as a stage mom. Logan absolutely went for broke. He made his first NSSA final, with full bragging rights and a shiny trophy to take home.


Logan looking self satisfied next to his friend Jordan on the right.

My schedule was as follows:

6am leave for San Clemente, we stayed until
2pm when the finals where finished. I was then stung by a bee which brought on a benedryl stupor.
6:30 the twins 16 birthday extravaganza
8:00 Awards ceremony for Speech Tourny

Resolved

I have been getting into the debate world as a good stage mother. So here are all the debate terms that you never wanted to know and were not afraid to ask:

LD: Lincoln Douglas debate format

AFF: Affirmative

Neg: Negative

Hit: When you go against an opponent. 'I hit him in the Long Beach Tourney"

Spreading: When someone talks very fast to get their facts out from Speed Reading.

Turn: To get an advantage and win a point from your opponent

Speaks: Speaker Points which are awarded during each round and are used to determine winners

Lay Judges or Mommy Judges: Amateur judges that do not understand the rules

Breaking, to Brake: To Advance to the next round


Lucas and Elliot Turned their opponents on the aff and neg rounds and were able to break to Win the whole tournament for SDA!

I saw this last night

This was the Stranglers with Dave Greenfield who was a classical trained musician who played Harpsichord and synthesized it. For some reason it reminds me of skiing. I spent a good deal of time on the mountains when I was younger. This was part of the soundtrack of my life at the time. I however never moved to snowboarding and find the ocean much lower impact on my energy, psychie and wallet.

There is a good part of the movie Snatch where this song is put in for a fight scene.

My Man Terry at the Mile

Pure fun

I am watching my kids get better as the years go on.

Logan on a rebound during the tide migrations

In the be careful of what you wish for file

I have two contests this weekend. Logan made the Roster for his Middle School and Lucas made the roster as the only Freshman to do so at his High School.

Having returned from a long week in Texas with lots of work stuff I come home to my dream of having my kids into surfing. I might have over reached.

Saturday and Sunday the heats start at 7am and I could be there till 4.

But, who is kidding who? I am excited, nervous, proud and ready to keep my inner stage mom at bay while watching/living vicariously through my kids.

My Cousin Harold is cooler than your Cousin

He is a Violist who is putting on free concerts in memory of my Uncle, his Father