Volleyball Shows us a Historic Site

Yesterday, Emma and her JV team was part of the 4th Annual Randolph-Asheboro YMCA Volleyball Classic. On our way to Southwestern Randolph High School where the JV teams were participating, we turned on to a road called Pisgah Covered Bridge Road. I wondered out loud to Jamey to if there was an actual covered bridge and he informed me that he had no clue. So, after Em's games, I asked the best person I know that would know stuff like that. My Dad. He even gave me a history lesson on the bridge including info on it being rebuilt after telling me there was such a bridge not to far from where we were. (It has to be rebuilt after storm waters from Hurricane Hazel floated it off it's foundation.) He gave us round about directions then I went to the GPS and entered it & it popped up.  We drove a couple of miles down the road and were rewarded with a beautiful view. This link shows you better than what I could do with my iPod yesterday.

 

 After walking the bridge and looking for trolls (we didn't see any), we headed toward Asheboro to grab something to eat.  After some thinking, the decision of Rock-Ola Cafe was choose. Jamey and I haven't eaten at one of these since before we were married.  Emma never turns down a cheeseburger, so she wasn't that hard to please.  This was my Black & Bleu Burger and below is Em pulling the top bun from her Swiss Cheeseburger to add ketchup to it.

 

Crazy Circles

Jamey & I have pretty much spent the last couple of weeks running in what seems a circle with an extremely few pit stops. Joey & Michael have been having soccer practice and Emma, volleyball practice.

Michael has already had 2 3v3 games, the first of which his team finished 2nd place overall in the u-12 division and the last one I have no idea where they placed because it was a down pour for the last game and it didn't get played, but the boys did have fun! He has a full blown tournament coming up shortly. Michael is now playing with the North Davidson Soccer League (NDSL) as we weren't in a high enough tax bracket to stay with certain people of FCCA. It had gotten to the unfortunate point where the parents tax bracket was more important than the skills of the child playing. Well - unless you were Mexican, and that became an entirely different story. Michael was extremely unhappy by the end of the last season (as were we), so we left. Michael is extremely happy now with the Sidekicks.

Joey and Emma both have tryouts for the JV squads at West this week for their respective fall sports. Good luck to them!!!

We have been having different levels of fun since the beginning of summer, but the one I still am laughing over is Cow Emma. I was cleaning my closet (again) and came across our cow costume. Emma, who is now an adult size fit it perfectly. After she grazed in our yard, she

went to ask neighbors if she could have a cup of milk. I was laughing so hard, I was crying. The thought still makes me chuckle.

2nd Place Overall!!!

Improvement every tourney! The Wolverines played their hearts out yesterday. For a total of 5 games played, they won 4 of them. Beginning at 9am and finishing at 6pm, they worked hard.

#1 in Pool Play!!!!!

WAY TO GO WOLVERINES!!!!! Emma's volleyball team placed #1 in their pool play yesterday. Awesome accomplishment for these girls! Can't wait to see how they improve when we travel to Fayetteville on February 21st.

Placed 2nd in Pool Play!!!

Emma' s team placed 2nd in their pool during the tourney at Barber Park in Greensboro yesterday!!! The beat FC Firecrackers in 3 games (25-23,19-25,15-11) and the Cape Fear Typhoons in 2 games (25-10, 25-23) to get into second place. They were only beat by the Brick City Embers (25-15,25-16)which were the first place team. Unfortunately, they will not get to play the Embers again because the Embers are moving from the Silver level to the Gold level in play.

This is completely awesome do to that these girls have only been playing together since November! They lost in the semi-final to a team from the Durham area. The team had better servers, but that is all. The girls played their hearts out & work well together as a team.

The DCVA Wolverines are 9 middle school girls from 5 middle schools - Tyro, North, Central, Ledford and North Davie.

1st Tourney - Salem College

For being on a team that Emma is the only one who has ever played J.O., they did extremely well yesterday and only one girl on the team is 13 - the rest are 11 & 12 playing other 13 year olds. The played 3 sets. The first set they lost 2-0 (25-17, 25-15), the second set they lost (25-11, 25-9) and the third set the lost 2-1 (26-24, 25-17, 15-8). These girls have nothing to be ashamed about. They played as a team, had fun and learned more about the game. They even had the Brick City Embers cheering for them in their 3rd set!

The picture is of Emma getting ready to serve.
She plays again January 24 at Barber Park in GSO. If you are interested in watching a game, just let us know. We arrive at 8 am to be ready to play by 9 am, but she may not play until 11. Weird schedules!

It's Pig-tail Time Again!

Today is the first day of try-outs for JO Volleyball so the pig tails have been put up, shirt with no arms, spandex shorts, knee socks, & volleyball shoes have been pulled, snapped, twisted & tied.

Wonder how sore she will be this afternoon????

Emma made the paper - sorta!

Take a look in the back ground.

That's our Em holding the ball sitting on the bench last night when West beat Leford.

Here's the link to the story in the paper:

http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20081001/ARTICLES/810010322/1003/SPORTS?Title=West_Davidson_spikes_Ledford

Go Dragons!

Emma & Mom watched West stomp Central today in volleyball 25-9, 25-10, and 25-11.

Time to register for J.O. Volleyball!