The Girl came home with three medals this weekend: two for track and a third for the volleyball tournament, which they won for their age group.

“I think I’ve gotten more medals this year than all other years combined,” the Girl said as we walked to the car.

It’s good to see your kid meeting with such success. Losing builds character, that’s a certainty.

But every now and then, it’s good to just see them dominate.

The team’s MVP, our power-house middle hitter