Okay, this may seem silly, but... [View All]

can I ask for extra special juju for my kid?

He's competing in the Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby tomorrow (racing homemade cars down a steep ramp), and he REALLY wants to do well--cars are HIS THANG. Quite simply, he's always been obsessed with everything four-wheeled, even when he was tiny. He's sort of like an automotive Rain Man, to tell the truth. :P In fact, one of the main reasons he joined Scouts was to participate in the Derby.

He came in fourth last year, beating out tons of kids way older than him, but lost the trophies to a bunch of 11-year-olds. Now he wants to do better.

Anyway, we've created the best car we could, and even though he's only 7, he worked really hard on it--painting it, helping to sand and buff the axles, balancing the car, etc.

We went to test it on the track this evening and everything looked really good, except...the only other car that came even close to giving him a run for his money is owned by...his nemesis. He can't stand this kid (and, quite frankly, I'm not a fan of his Hummer-driving, Sarah Palin-glasses-wearing mother either). Now, I'm not asking for an edge to beat this kid just because I don't like his mother :evilgrin: but only for good vibes and light so he can do his best tomorrow, and so the car stays in one piece (wheels have been known to go flying).

Also, if it's not too much to ask, perhaps some juju to make sure that Mr. MG isn't called away to his job, as might happen, as he's on call this weekend. There isn't much we can do to help once the races are under way, but not having Mr. MG there would do terrible things to MG Jr's morale--plus if repairs are needed...well, that's dad's job. (I'm the detail painter.)

This is a pic of MG Jr. at last year's race:



and this is this year's car (the red one is the racer; the military Hummer is for fun and the "good lookin' car" contest):



Any love and light you can share would be great. The races start at 11 a.m. ET tomorrow.

Thanks, everyone! :grouphug: