A Good Sports Festival

Finally--a good sports festival day!  The weather was beautiful: sunny, about 75 degrees with a slight breeze.  My son's elementary school had everything well organized, from reserving sections for parents behind each grade level (so they could easily watch their child interact) to ensuring that no group of kids was sitting for more than about 45 minutes.  They had lots of different activities for the kids, like camel fights, various sorts of silly races, and human pyramids--all designed to maximize cooperation between students within, and across, grade levels.  They also opened up a small gate between the athletic grounds and the park adjacent to them, so that students and their parents could enjoy picnic lunches on the grassy hillside. They even had the parents involved, competing against each other in a tug of war, after lunch.  For me, personally, it was nice to witness and participate in a fun, well organized event that was actually focused more on "enjoyment" than on one's ability to endure extreme weather or long periods of boredom. And, finally, the dog days of summer are over, which makes everything a bit easier to appreciate and enjoy...