Last weekend we traveled to Oklahoma City, OK for JOAD Nationals. Cora was certain she wanted to shoot. The only thing we didn't expect was her getting sick. She had been sick with a virus the week before, but was feeling better. We left on Wed., July 9. She started feeling bad on the way to St. Louis. We stopped there to visit Andrew's aunt and uncle. She woke up on Thursday feeling ok, but as we got close to OKC, she felt crappy again. We went to the archery field to get her checked in and have her take a few practice shots. We could definitely tell she wasn't feeling well, but she shot her practice shots. Then we go to the hotel, and she promptly hurls. Poor kid. No sleep Thursday night. She gets up Friday morning for the start of the tournament and finishes out Day 1. Friday night she gets no sleep again. She actually started crying about 15 minutes before the alarm was set to go off because she knew she needed to get up and shoot. She makes it through the tournament, and even manages to shoot a personal best despite being sick as a dog. We're SO proud of her. She was easily the smallest kid on the field.
The fact that it was in the 90s and HUMID as all get out didn't help. Poor kid. She was SUCH a tough kid. She came in 6th. Keep in mind that all her competitors were 11 and 12 years old. She's 8.
The Flint Bowmen Posse: Bad-asses, the lot of them.
This is Danielle (AKA: NUGGET)
Here's Cora on Sunday morning. She felt GREAT, and of course she didn't have to shoot.
Andrew helps the "Bowmen" tally up their scorecards.
We got home without sickness. Somehow I became hooked on the Twilight series. Excellent book. Not quite as good as Harry Potter, but definitely good enough.
We're winding down our time in Michigan. Within the next couple months, we'll be Texans. At the tournament, we met some of the people from our potential future JOAD club. VERY nice folks. Cora will be in good hands.
"I'm not from Texas, but I got here as fast as I could."
3 comments:
LOVE the twilight books too. great photos.. loved reading about the tournament! good luck!
Ahh poor thing. How sweet. Great blog! TFS
Sorry, did Joan and I do that to you? Interest you in Twilight? She is so mad at me for introducing her to those books.... I too am addicted, but like you, do not like them as much as I love Potter....
How is Cora feeling now? MUCH much better I hope!
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