Into the home stretch...

As we start to wind down the school year, we are getting started early on the end of the year events. Last night was Jake's last Chess Club Tournament and pizza party. He loves to play chess, but as it gets warmer and warmer out, he is trying to get through his matches faster and faster (not caring whether he wins or loses) so he can go outside and play four square in between match start times.

He still loves to play chess, and says he wants to do chess club next year, but he also says he wants to play football and hockey and basketball and lacrosse and snowboarding. We recently talked to Jake's pediatrician about his kidney issue, and he feels that there is no danger to Jake's kidney from contact sports. Come to find out, amazingly enough, the number one cause of kidney damage after auto accidents is.....sledding. Jake was a champ when we first explained to him (in error, as it turns out) that he couldn't play contact sports, so now that he knows he can, he is off and roaring.