5 on a Friday: Pictures that sum up life right now (plus bonus diving updates) (31/52)

 Let’s do the diving updates first, yes?

I told you on Wednesday that Coop finished 15th in 1-meter. Well, later that day he went on to finish 18th in 3-meter. Then! On Thursday, he had to start in platform prelims (he pre-qualified to the other 2 semis by finishing in the top 3 at our zone competition in Madison— we have been lucky that Madison has hosted zones the 2 years that Coop has been diving nationally because it cut out a weekend of travel), and he got a personal best score and made it to the semi-final!! Where he placed 22nd— he balked on his handstand (which is an automatic deduction of HALF— and on the retry he scored 8’s!) and had a couple of just OK dives, but even his PR would not have qualified to the final because the competition was AMAZING)

Here are a couple of fab prelim dives:

(As a comparison, last year he did not pre-qualify for any semis, and he did not make it out of any pre-lims.)

(Which might be why Ben PACKED THE CAR and, like, CHECKED OUT of their hotel on Thursday morning before the prelim round— only to UNPACK and GET A NEW ROOM when Coop made it—so supportive)

Coop might have some choices to make about what sports he plays and what his divining season looks like going forward in terms of travel, so I will, of course, write more about that here, but, for now, we are just so proud of him— that’s the TL; DR, anyway.

OK— onto the 5 for Friday randomosity!

1.  The dirtiest preschool camp pick up feet I have ever seen. Camp is over, and we have a month of nowhere to be stretching out in front of us, and I cannot wait! Bring it!

2. This is what happens when I go to Costco— all of the snacks in mega size and none of the meal ingredients. The check out dude saw my cheese and asked if I was having a party, and I was like no just snacking. BY MYSELF.

3. But-bye WORK BAG that has been waiting by my bedroom door (right under an outlet so I can plug my computer and iPad in and leave in then IN THE BAG so I don’t forget them) since EARLY JUNE. See ya in September!

4. UGH is this puzzle a metaphor more generally for life right now? MAYBE. The missing piece is self care.

5. I absolutely forgot that Cooper made his own currency during the panny, but then I found a coin under a book on a long neglected shelf. I love it so much