treetowntalk.com

After much adooo, we have upgraded to WP 2.6.1…

While they have a famous 5-minute installation, setting up WordPress for the first time is simple. Upgrading isn’t always as easy.  They’ve created a handy guide to see you through the installation process. If you’re upgrading your existing installation, we’ve got a guide for that, too. And should you run into any trouble along the way, our support forums are a great resource, where seasoned WordPress experts volunteer their time to help you get the most out of your blog.

My son is 15 years old and playing tennis with Pioneer High School. The coach is the well known and award winning “Brick” whose real name is Tom Pullen. (He is Mr Coach of the Year to me.)  I would love to know why he is called Brick.

This year is interesting in that the first varsity invitational is this Saturday and we don’t know the lineup as yet.  Hummm, I am not going to say too much (just in case other teams read treetowntalk…yea, right Karen), except this year there are many players who have to give it all they have and then some more, to live up to the multi year State winning championship level, which they are accustom to.

Anyway registration for Pioneer is this week. Kids get their schedules, lockers, teachers and get to walk the halls so they aren’t lost the first day of school.

The other schools are also beginning as well. I heard wonderful things about Skyline (or would “the new high school” be a better name still?) from the choir and band group that performed and got a standing ovation from the crowd at Interlocken. They have fan equestrian team, a freshman soccer, football, women’s field hockey. It is fabulous that everything is coming together for the Skyline. Good luck to all the athletes and congrats to all the excited new teachers for the program.

Things are always pretty great at Huron. They will probably have an awesome football team…and tennis and soccer as well. I’ll have to get more scoop from that side of town from kids that go there.

Practices are taking a ton of time if you have a high schooler; enjoy your time off if your kids are younger. Oh maybe those last precious days at the pool.

Ice cream at Washtenaw Dairy anyone?

I know many of you have been waiting all summer, in fact all year for this week and it is finally here.

4H Fair - Location: Washtenaw County Fair Grounds

View Larger Map Larger Map

Today is Fitting and Showing for horses and ponies and Championship will run after 6:00 pm tonight. There is high drama for this competition and many people view it as one of the most important classes of the week. There are other kids and horses who hardly ever work on this class and wonder why it is so important to be able to have a horse walk next to you.

Let me try to help explain the theory behind every horse participant doing this class…if you can NOT control your horse on the ground next to you then you shouldn’t be riding the horse on his/her back. It is the grooming of both horse and rider which are important, the very steps you take in the pattern (memorize quickly) and remember EVERY MOVE or you will be disqualified for incorrect pattern. There are championships for each class, Saddle Seat, English, and Western compete separately, and then the age groups compete in a Championship, and the top winners in that continue on to the Grand Championship finale. It can go late into the evening, some years even past midnight, and the kids all need to be back at the fairgrounds by about 6:00 a.m. to feed the horses and get ready for Tuesday classes.

Heck, I’m getting tired just writing all this. How in the world did I do it for 10 years? Some years as a 4H leader. I can tell you; I wouldn’t trade those memories for all the vacations to the beach…well there were moments I might switch. Overall, nope, I’m thrilled to have been a part of one the most important parts of our community.

Hope you can come out to visit sometime this week. It is a ton of fun and a ton of work for all who participate and every one should be commended for the fine job they do for each other and the animals.