Took the trip to Boise this last weekend for State Softball, Baseball and Track to cheer on our Dragons. The weather forecast was a little iffy, but we took our sweatshirts, blankets, umbrellas and coats and hit the road. It was a great weekend.

Friday was cloudy, but no rain. Because of the clouds, sunscreen didn’t enter my head, so red covered my face by Friday night. The girls had dropped one game but were still in the hunt. The boys pulled out a squeaker beating Nampa Christian 11-10. That put them in the Championship game Saturday. Girls had to do a little more work. We hadn’t made it over to track, but the word was several had qualified for the finals on Saturday.

Saturday dawned cloudy and rainy. With our sunburned faces and umbrellas we lined up in the stands to watch the Lady Dragons take down North Fremont by ten points, 17-7. Now, it was just Nampa Christian and us. The umbrellas were not effective, the fans were soaked, not to mention the players. However, the Bo Combs contingent (I think it was Candy) dashed out and bought a giant tarp to drape over the metal framework above the bleachers for the next game. We were still soggy, but those raindrops were no longer falling on our heads. The girls played in miserable conditions and came up just short, bringing home the red trophy. We didn’t have much time to be sad. Their game ended close to 2:00 and the boys started at 2:00. We jetted to Nampa and watched the Dragons take down the Nampa Christian boys 8-6 for the Championship…blue trophy and banner! 

Tired, sun-burned, still a little soggy, but pretty darn happy. Missed out on track but heard several did well. Taking a recap of a busy weekend, I concluded Malad was the best represented school in Boise. Our kids work just to provide a great weekend in May for all of us! It’s a Good Life when the kids do the work. Next year I’m getting one of those weather pods and the sunscreen is going on no matter the clouds! Thanks MHS!