This past weekend there were two stress creating activities going on. One was the DuNord Lottery. I was the one to take the call for our team this year, and let me tell you, I got a little sweaty when the phone had not rung and 11am had come and gone. But in the end, I was able to squeeze all four families into one week, which was the goal.
As soon as I showered off my lottery stress, I headed out to the St. Paul School district Lego League competition. This is not just about building things out of Legos. They do, but what they build is a robot, that then they program and send on missions. And it's timed and scored and there's loud music and cheering. It's crazy. It's like the conference championship for nerdom. And Eli and Theo drink it up. Eli did not have the most successful day- his team finished 6th in their division. Behind his little brother's team. But I think they learned some important things and the judges voted them first in programming, which was Eli's forte. He is taking the blame for his team's loss, and really quite glum about it, but he'll rebound. Theo's team had everything go right. They completed their missions, worked well together during the secret team challenge, and presented their research professionally. They were rewarded with a second place finish and a trip to the state meet in February. He is in heaven. Not only did his team to well, but the first place team was also from Expo and full of his friends. And he beat his brother. He has tried not to be too obnoxious about this, and has really done a lovely job. But dang, the younger brother needs to gloat whenever he can!
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