Long tables

Gabe is in chess club at his school and the Hammond elementary schools had an invitational tournament today that included many schools in northern Indiana and hundreds of kids. I was so amazed to see the game room lined with long tables and hundreds of chess boards. WE parents had to camp out in the hall ways for the day so the kids could play without coaches nagging over their shoulders.




Midday, Jeff took my place in the hallway so I could take Karma and Douwe to the Christmas party hosted by our placement agency. This room was also full of long tables set up for many families and their foster and to-be-adopted children. Santa even came for a visit.



By 4 pm we were all home and winding down from a busy day. My sister called to see if we wanted to join her and her friend Patrick for a pizza night out. On one hand we were finally home on a cold day after being out and about all day. On the other hand, I didn't really have anything tasty in mind for supper, so we hopped in the car and enjoyed some pizza at another long table that was set up for 7.