Week # 28: Clay-motion!

This week was difficult to complete. I ended up with plan D for the first time. I have had to do plan C before, but not the fourth option. Half way through this year it is becoming very challenging to do something "new" each week. My first plan was brought up my dad in February when we found out the Great Circus Parade was coming back to Milwaukee after a multi-year absence. He joking said, "Why don't you sign up to be the guy who walks behind and cleans up the elephant droppings?" I replied, "I am on it!" I uncomfortably emailed this unusual request to the Circus Museum in February. I followed up with phone calls and many emails back and forth throughout the year. Nothing was ever finalized. So our family decided to get Brewer tickets this weekend. Shortly after buying said tickets, I finally got my return email. They apologized that I "fell through the cracks". I was on for elephant duty. But, it was too late we were already booked up with the Brewer game at the same time. Oh well. :( Plan B came up on Tuesday, go to a NBA practice and sit on the bench. This was going to be cool! The Bucks first round draft pick (Brandon Jennings) was going to be there. Small issue the night before, our youngest after a night of tee ball almost lost his two front teeth going down a slide head first in to a little girl's foot. He might end up losing his front two teeth. It would affect his speech. Big time stress! Pediatric dentist appointments always take precedent over NBA practices.

Anyway, plan D was a lot of fun. I have never played or seen a clay court tennis match before. My wife and I played a few games with the kids watching on (I lost). It was fun and a lot faster surface than I thought it would be. Shoes got a little dirty as did my tennis ego. I hope to have better luck next time.

Pictures of the epic match include a close-up of the clay surface. At the end of the short video, you can see my youngest throwing all our tennis balls down the hill. It might be his way of telling us to move on already!