We’ve had a big meltdown in our neck of the woods, as the temps have risen a bit overall. Gone is Joe the snowman – he had a nasty fall and lies in shriveled pieces in our front yard. No more trips to the sled hill this week. No more icicles or even snow on our roof; the streets and driveways are all clear again (even the slush has finally dried up) as we crept up into the upper 30’s / lower 40’s. We had the biggest and most important of surveys / inspections of my short career as EoC Mgr., as the State of Indiana returned; this time from the DFC (CCI) side. She was in-house the entire week for re-licensure of 4 of the 5 units in our facility. We scored very well on the Environment of Care (my part) side of things with zero deficiencies with no recommendations! We were so relieved and I was overjoyed. Our department went out to lunch to celebrate a job well done as we prepared for this one day for the past two months. I really have to hand it to my folks; they do a tremendous job. With the meltdown in the snowpack, the bunnies in our backyard have been out more, searching for food. This gives the dogs more opportunities for a chase, which they love. One evening, Ann let the dogs out after work when everyone in the neighborhood heard Ann screaming, “Lola! Lola! Lola!” She kept shouting that poor dog’s name at the top of her lungs with such emotion in her voice that you would have thought one of the kids was out playing in traffic! As I looked out the back window, I could see Lola hot on the trail of momma bunny, as they went round and round in circles and figure 8’s. Just as the bunny would be about to escape from Lola, Molly (who spent most of her time watching and learning from Lola) would jump in and foil the escape effort momentarily. The chase lasted about 30 – 45 seconds, but it seemed to go one for several minutes until the rabbit finally got away enough to jump back under the shed, much to Lola’s chagrin. They have tried to chase the rabbit family more this week, but none were as intense as that evening’s chase. 😛 On Monday, the boys enjoyed a quiet evening as the girls spent their night at the Dixon Dance studio.
On Tuesday, we headed over to Seymour after work to catch up with the Pirate grapplers. Mom & Gigi got the kids after school and watched them at our house that night, which allowed us to leave Columbus and go directly to Jackson County. Matt finally had a chance to wrestle someone his size (which is less common that I would’ve thought). He made weight in the 187 weight class easily and we waited anxiously for him to get back out there and compete in the correct category. He did not disappoint. All that pent up energy found an appropriate outlet as he dominated the match before finally stopping his opponent with a pin in the second period. He had several near-fall points, transitioning easily from move to move. He seriously looked dominant. So did the team, as they creamed the Owls by 40 points!!