With school ending this week, our family has been slipping into our summer schedule. Bedtimes have creeped later, plans are being made for rendezvous with friends, and the badmitten net is up–the second badmitten net.
Josie loves badmitten. If it was a school sport, she’d be trying to make the team. It’s becoming a little bit of a family routine: after supper’s dishes are cleaned and the kitchen is put back in order, Team Sublett takes to the playing field for our daily dose of badmitten. The trouble is with the gear. I suppose you get what you pay for. The first set of net & poles that we bought were cheap metal, and they lasted less than a month. The other day Kim bought the next edition, complete with plastic poles. They had barely been erected when Paisley tore through the court and snapped one of the poles. Yep, before one shuttlecock was launched into the atmosphere, the game was called on account of equipment failure.
Not to worry. Dad’s hoarder instincts saved the day. I just happened to have 2 sections of pvc tubing that were exactly the right length, and my buddy Andy helped me fashion one into a super duper badmitten netpole. Game on! Now all I need is for the other one to bite the dust to justify my “save it, you never know when you’ll need it” attitude.
Sadie and Annabelle had a few friends over for a sleepover. They’re still at the age where a sleepover actually involves sleep! The crashed on the trampoline all night long, even though it got pretty chilly. I had the tent set up in the backyard, just in case they got too cold. There were some epic badmitten games, s’mores, and tons of laughter all night long!
Levi got inducted into the National Thespian Troupe over the weekend, which was a big honor for him. I think he’s found his niche, at least for now. He’s made some great friends, and the senior class has been really good to him. He’s going to miss them like crazy when they graduate.
He went to the Drama Club spring dance over the weekend–with a senior! They’re just friends, and they’re hilarious together. One of them came up with the idea to go to the dance as superheroes. She dressed as Wonder Woman and he donned the blue tights and red cape of Superman. One of the teachers almost sent them home, as the dress code was significantly more formal than tights and cape. But they managed to dodge the long arm of the law on a technicality; the tickets specified that dress and tie were “requested,” not required.
Kim dropped Levi off downtown to meet some friends before the dance. She wondered if Levi would be a little self-conscious about strutting around in a Superman costume right across from Penn State. Not a chance! Have no fear, ma’am; Superman is here!
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