10 thousand feet in elevation is the approximate height of Livingston Peak. Monday I accomplished the feat of climbing this mountain. The relief of the mountain is about five thousand feet. I had such a fun time! I got to spend the day with my dad and get some good exercise.
9 bars were on the cattle guard I helped fix. Sunday morning I got up at seven o'clock to help Riley McKenney. The cattle guard has a little bump before it and fell into the pit beneath it, pulled by Riley's heavy equipment the day before. Riley used a "skid steer" to chain up the cattle guard and lift it up and out of the pit. The number of bars on it proved difficult to balance, being it was an odd number. We ended up chaining it up between bar four and five. We succeeded in getting it back into place!
8 seats are located in a black Cadillac Escalade. Sunday morning I had some tasty waffles and relaxing in my bathrobe, watched Zombieland. In Zombieland, Tallahassee makes his first appearance driving up in the glorified vehicle. He hits multiple zombies with this vehicle's door, but later loses his car to some clever girls. I was twice lucky enough to drive the spacious Escalade. Andrew's aunt allowed me to drive her green Cadillac on dirt roads and around Billings, my two favorite times driving.
7 goals scored in our soccer game by kids from Big Timber. I play on a team for Columbus, comprised exclusively of Columbus kids, except for Andrew, Shane, and myself. Andrew scored one goal, Shane scored two, and I scored four. We won the game with a final score of seven to four on a hot, sunny Saturday afternoon.
6 beings went on the hike to Livingston Peak. My Monday consisted of going to my dad's studio, where we met his friend Steve. When we loaded up into the car, my dad's golden retriever, Jade, obviously hopped in for the ride. We drove to the house of another one of my dad's friends, Sheila. She loaded up with her dog, Wiggles. With all six of us piled into the car, we headed to the base of Livingston Peak. We all made it to the saddle before the peak, but due to the beautiful scenery there, Sheila remained to paint postcards. The six of us all made it home safely in the afternoon.
5 recognizable names in the "name can" at the top of Livingston Peak. When we finally reached the top of Livingston Peak, I looked around to find the name can, full of names and comments of many people who had previously been to the top of the peak. The can, in this case, was filled with some food, pens, empty gun shells, and the many signed scraps of paper. Of course I just had to read every scrap of paper down to the letter of who had been to the peak before. I knew five of these people. I knew three of them due to my club team and the remaining two were brothers of a friend's ex-girlfriend. When I finished reading all the names, I added mine to the list and wrote and dated a small note in Spanish. When you climb to the peak, look for Joseph in there.
4 goals were scored by me in Saturday's game. I scored a right-foot goal in the first quarter, a header in the second quarter, and two goals in the final quarter. My final two goals were with my left and right foot, respectively. I scored no goals in the third quarter, due to coach wanting me to play keeper. The header I scored is the first I have scored since I can remember, possibly forever.
3 goals comprised my American hat trick and nearly would have accomplished my first "true" hat trick. A hat trick in the United States is merely scoring three goals, but in Europe a "true" hat trick must be scored by left foot, right foot, and the head. They must also be uninterrupted and cannot be scored from a penalty kick. I accomplished the American version with flying colors, but my first three goals were interrupted by at least three other goals. None of my goals were penalties and I got a left, right, and header for goals.
2 girls that moved to Billings went to the After School Program, where I work. I was so disappointed to learn that I would no longer have them at my tutoring job. The two spotted me at the Reedpoint Sheep Drive. The younger one was in my kindergarten class last year at my work. The sheep drive was quite fun. It was the first one I had been to, with great food and many people I knew.
1 game of "rock soccer" was played on Sunday. In the late afternoon, my mom and I took a slow walk down to the river with some snacks. We found a sandy patch along the Yellowstone to sit down. My mother showed me a small rock she found that was nearly perfectly spherical. I sure knew what to do with that rock! I set up rocks on each end of the sand patch for goals for a great game of rock soccer. After removing shoes, we dribbled, shot, kicked, and missed the small "ball". This was such a fun time, but guess who won!
0 things I wish I did this weekend that I missed.
Very creative, Joseph - another wonderful read!
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