Cool Cats in full flight. Anna is on the far left facing the camera looking up

Saturday was a busy day in the Renton household. Anna had a morning cheer competition in Colorado Springs. Her team, the Cool Cats, did great and once again they won their division for I think their fourth victory of the season. And it was their best-ever score: 97.22. Anna was understandably thrilled, and part of the reason was that she did the routine on a bad ankle after tweaking it at practice the night before. But the adrenaline kicked in and she was fantastic as they “hit zero” (no major stunting mistakes) once again.

With the winner’s trophy and jackets

Jude and I had to leave right after Anna competed to drive the other direction to Loveland where Jude had a soccer match. It was basically a two-hour drive from Colorado Springs but we stopped at home for a quick lunch on the way.

Jude’s team played a hard-fought match and were satisfied with a 1-1 draw courtesy of a goal in the last minute. His team had more chances and could easily have won by two or three goals.

Today, was spent around the house doing odd jobs and catching up on work. Anna soldiered on and went to cheer practice despite her sore ankle.