The kids have their Northern Lights dance tonight. The Northern Lights were around a couple of months ago I think but I didn’t really get that into it. Unless you’re seeing them with the naked eye, I don’t think they’re that great. People were coming out here with their families to see them and I felt bad because there wasn’t much to see.

You could see some pink with your phone but that was about it. I have a sister who was underwhelmed with the eclipse last year because the sky did not go completely dark. I can see where that would be a disappoint if total darkness is what you were expecting. I’ve seen videos where it became very dark but I have never seen it get that dark.

There was a lot of running around today at the track meets. Indoor doesn’t have the same excitement as outdoor but it has it’s place. We stood around in the Illinois College field house for about two and a half hours, watched Miles run his 400, and then stayed a little longer before heading back home. I wanted to make sure we got to a meet.

Concordia has a better system for meets. Of the six or so regular season indoor meets, I believe four of them are held at Concordia. They run their events by time so you know exactly when your person is running. With this other one all they had were heat sheets. Ethan ran the mile at 5:05PM and then the 3K at 8:10. Both events were on time.

Dad had a speaking engagement in Jacksonville tonight of all places. So it was just the boys and I watching. The coach made everyone run in two events which is why he had two this time. Usually everybody only runs one and only sometimes will a few of them do two. Josh will be out in Nebraska next weekend and will go to a meet while there.