October started out with Avian applying to SCAD! This is all getting real fast! I am excited that Avian is getting excited about colleges and applying and all the things that make senior year so much fun.
That afternoon when I had my weekly Zoom call with Mom she was delighted to find that all the kids were home. She got to talk to each one and catch up with what they had all been doing.
October 2nd, LNC played Concord. We beat them in 3 games but the last game was too close. It was a good lesson for the girls to never let their playing level come down. They needed to remain competitive, especially going into the second half of the season.
October 3rd, Steve left for his conference in Colorado. He was excited for the yearly getting together of the whole company. Incite has been the best thing for him. He feels valued with this company in a way that was lacking during the last few years with Premier. It was hard and terrible and scary at the time he got RIFed, but it has turned out to be the besting thing for him.
October 4 we played East Rowan at LNC. We lost the first set, but came back to win the next three. Allison made each of the senior moms a t-shirt to wear to show our support for our seniors. It was fun to wear it with pride. Our girls really played their hearts out.
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| Allison made each of the senior moms a t-shirt to wear to the games. |
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| This one was by the front door (along with 5 of his friends) |
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| Steve sent this from Denver. The crew went on a nature walk in the mountains. |
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One of the beautiful lakes they saw on their walk.
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October 5th was a day to remember. Avian was home by 3:15 and I got home by 4:15. That DOES NOT happen, but it did today.
October 6th - Steve finished his work trip and started his visit with Bradden. They were both most excited to go fishing.
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| Steve in his happy place! |
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| Their fishing buddy. |
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| On Sunday (October 8th) Steve drove through the Valley of the Gods while Bradden and Hyrum went to church. |
October 9th was another fishing day for Steve and Bradden. Every time I talked to him, I expected Steve to tell me to pack up the house and get ready to move to Colorado. He loved spending time with Bradden fishing.
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| Bradden with is catch! |
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| Beautiful view |
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| Steve finds the coolest wooden things where ever he goes. This time was no exception. |
Back in North Carolina, the Lady Knights played JM Robinson at JMR. We thought it was going to be a relatively easy game since we beat them very handily when they came to LNC, but that was not to be the case. We were down two of our star players, so we knew we were going to have to step it up. We played as well as we could, but they ended up beating us in three sets. I think they got it into their heads that they couldn't do without Joy and Sarah. It was really sad because Avian had a great game - blocks, serves and kills. The game was still a fun one to watch.
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| This picture was featured on a webpage that followed all the high school volleyball teams in North Carolina. LNC instagram reposted it. Super cool! |
October 10th was the Serve and Play day at LNC. I was outside helping with getting all the bushes in the high school parking lot mulched and accumulated 14,273 steps by the end of the day. The students helped mulch all the trees, bushes and flowerbeds at all three schools. They helped beautify for an hour and then were able to join in games on the football field for an hour. The campus looked much better at the end of the day and we were all exhausted.
Steve came back from Colorado and had some good stories to tell. Nick has been working really long hours waiting for the new guy to start. He was upset because the new guy had to postpone his first day for a couple more days. Nick will be so relieved when he gets some help.
October 11 we played Carson at LNC. We lost the first set, but came back strong to beat them in the next three games. I don't know why playing Carson is so stressful and tense, but it is. They are a good team. It was good to win the last game of the regular season. Now into the playoffs for Conference Champs.
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| We wanted to do these photos on Senior Night, but Avian was too emotional and asked to do them later. |
October 15th was another solar eclipse. Laura and her family went down to the family ranch in Southern Utah and got a perfect view of the total eclipse. She sent is all pictures.
October 16 we beat West Cabarrus in Round 1 of the conference playoffs. Steve started passing a kidney stone.
October 17th we beat Carson in a nail-biting 5 games. We were going to the championship game and would play the winner or East Rowan vs. West Rowan. They are both good teams, but I would MUCH rather play West Rowan. Their fans and team are much nicer!
October 18th I woke up to texts from the volleyball moms announcing that West had beaten East!!!
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The line up at the beginning of the game.
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It was a very tense 4 game series. The score for all four matches only had the winner up by 2 points. The last play of the game, we had the ball and the score was 25-26 (we were up). We served the ball and there were several good volleys on each side. When the ball went down on the West Rowan side of the court it took our girls a moment to realize that they had won.
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| They were SOOOOO excited!!! |
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| Conference Champions!!! |
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| Our four seniors |
In other news on the same day, Steve is still trying to pass his kidney stone. Jeremy is really having fun running the Esports events at UNCC. Nick is looking at apartments with his friend, Seth.
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| The garden Jeremy helped design and plant back in July is really looking nice. |
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| The butterfly bush really likes its new location. |
October 20th was Senior Night for Knight Watch during half time at the home football game.
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| Don't let the sunny skies fool you. Just a few minutes before it had been POURING rain. |
A few days before, Scaringelli had asked if I would help move a huge shelf from the MS to the HS on Friday. We had to wait until after carpool to do it as we would be bringing the shelf out the band door. As luck would have it, just when I got there with the truck, the skies opened and it started raining and hailing. We were all wet by the time we got the shelf unloaded at the high school. I went back to my office at the middle school and let my sweatshirt dry out with the aid of my mini heater.
The skies cleared up about a half an hour before the game was supposed to start, just in time to honor the senior football players and cheerleaders. They had to split the seniors into two groups because there were 48 seniors to be honored. The class of 2024 is very active!
At half-time they honored all the seniors in Knight Watch, golf and cross country.
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| Avian waving to the cheering fans. |
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| We heard someone yelling from the crowd and then noticed Nick up at the top yelling and jumping with waving arms to get our attention. We didn't know if he would be able to make it. |
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| The 14 Knight Watch Seniors!! |
Right after half-time, the sky opened and it started pouring again. The band scrambled to get under the canopy. The band parents gathered all the drum stands and coolers and ran for the band room. The band was stuck until the rain slowed down enough for them to get back to the band room. They played from under the canopy. It stopped raining with about 10 minutes left in the game. The band went back to the stands and played until the end. It was their last home game and they wanted to ride it out to the end.
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| Avian's section presented them with a basket of goodies. It was a fun way to end their last football season. |
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| Back at home I hung up all the senior banners to make sure they were good and dry before rolling them all up again. I guess you could say that I hung them all out to dry! |
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| This was on the LNC volleyball instagram page |
October 21, Steve went to a woodworkers fair in Hickory in the morning. He had a great time walking the isles and seeing all the cool new tools for woodworking. He got back in time to go and cheer for the Lady Knights in Round 1 of the state tournament. We beat them in three games.
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| Going up for the block |
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| They were all so excited to win Round 1 |
October 23 and 24 I got to do the chicken lab in Ms. In's and Ms. Colberg's rooms. I love watching the kids think they are going to be grossed out and end up really curious about the muscles and tendons and ligaments and bone marrow and...
October 24th we played South Rowan and beat them in 5 games during round 2 of the tournament. They really wanted to beat us since they thought they were going to be Conference Champions. It is always fun the beat South Rowan but this time was extra fun! On to Round 3!
October 25, Avian and I had an early morning dentist appointment. I got to meet our new dentist, Dr. Sahil Vasa. He seemed very nice. Later in the day, Avian called me during school. That never happens and I was immediately worried. It ended up to be a really exciting reason for the call. Avian had just talked to their advisor at SCAD who was calling to officially welcome Avian to SCAD. They were so excited they couldn't wait to let me and Steve know.
To make the day even better, Steve FINALLY passed a 5 mm (at least) stone!
October 26 - Round 3 of the tournament. We drove to Kings Mountain to play the #3 team (we were #7). They beat us in three sets, but we went down swinging and left it all on the court. Losing is never fun, but we lost to a phenomenal team! (who went on to win the state championship!!!)
Avian was bummed, but now they can concentrated on Knight Watch and the parade season (which they really enjoy).
Kings Mountain 10/26/2023
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| Avian got to serve a couple of the last serves of the game. |
October 28th I walked 18,024 steps. I started the morning with a walk with Sandra. Nick went to the gym. Avian (FINALLY ) went to the chiropractor. Jeremy was on campus helping with Freshman day in the morning and then in uptown filming for a class in the afternoon. That night Knight Watch played as the guest pep band at the Davidson football game. We had never done a night game before and it was so much fun.
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| A football game under the lights make it so much more fun. |
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The moon looks like a Christmas tree topper
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