Saturday Scramble

Hubby and I were in a couples' golf scramble over in Iola today. So even though it was Saturday, we were still up and on the road at relatively the same time as our typical week-day commute (but without Carter, of course).

As it turned out -- and worked out in our favor -- Carter stayed overnight at our friends Mike and Christine's last night after we all celebrated their son Nate's birthday. Then sometime today Grandpa and Grandma Austin picked him up and kept him for the afternoon. So we were free and clear to scramble!

Our main concern today was the weather. Rain this time, not the heat. It was overcast and we did get sprinkled on a few times, but the downpour didn't come until mid-afternoon when we were all inside the clubhouse eating our steak dinner.

Our foursome consisted of Jim and I and our friends Scott and Sandy. The fun thing about a scramble is that everyone hits a drive, then we pick the ball that landed in the best location and we all shoot from there, and continue that until we get it in the hole. By using the best shot each time, we should be making pars and birdies. And we did. Just not enough birdies.

We ended up finishing 2 under par. OK but not even good enough for third place, which was 4 under. The winner was something crazy like 11 or 12 under. Oh well, we had a lot of fun. And each of us had some great shots that helped out the cause. Can't complain about golfing all day Saturday and then getting a good meal out of it.

This evening, we went to a girls' softball tourney at the Kellner Fields. Our next-door neighbor Madison plays on a team. We usually aren't around to see her in action (besides the batting cage that sits between our houses), so we went to cheer her on awhile.

Carter and I came home before it was done so we could do laundry and get him packed up. Tomorrow we are headed over the some graduation parties in Minnesota. My family will take Carter from there and he'll have his annual Up North vacation until we return Up North next Thursday for more family time.

Jim and I will come back tomorrow night so we can go to work Monday and perhaps enjoy some one-on-one time for our anniversary week. Best keep the clubs in the car...