the Schrader 5

Late Breaking News!

For those of you who have been following the developing story of how Ethan was robbed of going to the finals in his first ever Boys Scouts of America Pine Wood Derby, there is more news to report.

Jen found out at school today that there were actually two boys that moved on from Ethan's age group that should not have. The other boy who was supposed to move on with Ethan was called on Saturday as well. He apparently left on Saturday upset too after his parents had told him that he was going to the finals. The funny thing is that the two boys that raced in the finals (who Ethan and his fellow unlucky friend had already beaten in the preliminaries) placed 2nd and 3rd place in the entire pack. Jen just laughed when she heard that, but she was still a little upset about how they treated me (remember, like a crazy father whose son's only option is to win) - enough to spread the word to some of the teachers at school.

Well, not sure what caused this, but we received a message from the Pack Leader's wife that they would be re-racing the finals, this time including the boys that deserve to be in the finals. Of course, they are not taking anything away from the boys that already won as it was not their fault either, so that's good news.

Who knew there could be so much drama from a kids' toy car race? I hate drama.