Watching and Waiting...

(Val) Busy week here on the home front! Right now I'm busy toggling between the Kansas City area news sites, NOAA and the Lakeside Speedway forum to see if there will be racing at Lakeside tonight. My Dad, brother and I are looking to head up there for their big Midget event, and our window closes at noon. Things weren't looking too good but now it seems as if the rain clouds in the area are starting to dry up. It is so hard to try and make the call to go or stay when the track is 200 miles away and gas is over $2.70/gallon!

In other news, the kids went back to school this week, which has been nice, but slightly chaotic as my oldest is driving herself every day. She's doing fine, but as a Mom, I can't help but worry a little bit. We are blessed that our kids do well in school and have been extremely easy to raise, so far.

We bought a new digital camera this week, a Pentax K100 SLR which I am really enjoying. The photo of Brenden and Frisco on here was taken with that camera yesterday morning and I just love it! I'm hoping to get to try it out at the track tonight, but we'll just have to see. This camera is incredibly easy to use and the pictures beat the daylights out of our little point and shoot. Some of the other great features on this 6.1 megapixel baby are that it is compact and lightweight, has an anti-shake feature, uses 4 AA batteries and takes SD cards, which fit in my laptop. What a sweet deal!

In other photographic news, Jesse got word Tuesday that she took second place in a contest sponsored by the Missouri Department of Tourism. Her picture of the inside of the rotunda of the Old Court House in St. Louis will be used in the upcoming edition of the Missouri Travel Planner. One of the nicest parts is the $500 prize! She also got a third place ribbon at a local photo show, and honorable mention in a pet photo contest. It is so fun to see her pursuing something she loves and being recognized for her work. I am one proud Mama.

Well, I need to charge my cell phone and the batteries for the camera as well as make a run to the bank for cash. Hopefully, I will have some racing news and photos to post tomorrow afternoon.