A Vacation not on a beach

I should really try harder to keep this up!

However, joining back in to the coaching world has taken up much of my time.  But here goes - since I have slacked in the Christmas card department and keeping the family up-to-date ... I'm going to get back in to the swing of things!!  Starting NOW

Be watching ....

Condensed Update

OK, I am extremely far behind on this.  I will try and do better, but no promises.  So .... here is our last 2 months in a nut shell .... maybe some follow-ups with pictures.  But I am making no promises.

Mason ... the most exciting thing that has happened ~ TODAY Dr. Bazaz gave him the go ahead to play basketball as soon as it starts.  And he can start conditioning and getting back in to shape.

Nicole ... did very well in volleyball this year.  And then her foot swelled up and we discovered she has a stress fracture and is in a boot for a few weeks.

Dane ... He turned 10.  We will be celebrating it on Dec. 1 when we are in Manhattan watching the Wildcats vs. Longhorns.  Played Little Kids Football & is contemplating whether or not he'll go out for wrestling.

Abby ... Turned 9 and got a camera for her birthday.  She has been a picture taking fool.  Her flash is driving the rest of us nuts :) but she loves it so it's worth it.

Stan & I ~ well nothing much has changed there.  Still work, kids, work, kids, work, kids, etc.

Goodbye Summer

Hard to believe our "summer" is basically over. 

Mason is still on his crutches, gets to toss them away the first day of school.  And maybe, just maybe .... he will be release from knee surgery at the START of basketball season :) A ray of hope from the news of after the first of the year.  In the meantime, he is completely bored and standing around everyday at football practice.

Nicole has started volleyball.  I am very pleased with her.  And she is adapting and everynow and then I hear "Coach Mom"

Dane has decided to play football again this year.  He debated & debated and now is all kinds of excited. 

Abby is going with the flow with our busy lives and getting ready for 3rd grade.  This is the first year; however, that she says "I'm not ready for school to start." So she has hit that milestone that all the other kids have.  But that's ok .... I'm not ready for school to start either.

As for all my new adventures this year ~ I am flat tired.  First week of practice, juggling work & home.  I have not quite adjusted to the routine, but will get there (eventually).

Not what we were expecting

Last week Mason had knee surgery. He tore his meniscus at Regional Track .... after getting in there, they discovered that where it was tore it was better to repair and give it a chance to heal instead of cutting it out.  Unfortunately, that means he now has LONG recovery ahead of him.  Instead of 4 weeks, he is facing 6 months. Now we are really hoping & praying that it heals correctly.

Growing up TOO fast

Last week my (not so) little (anymore) girl got asked to go play basketball for the next 2 weekends.  She was beyond excited at the opportunity to go .... even though she didn't know of the girls .... just kind of knew them from playing against them the last 2 summers at Grinnell.

SO on Friday I dropped her off in Sharon Springs to go spend the weekend in Denver playing ball.  Yeah for her, very hard on me.  Anxiously awaiting her arrival back in Sharon so I can hear how it all went. 

Next weekend .... off to the Sunflower Games in Topeka to play .... This time, I plan on being there :)

Summer fun

We got a new toy today ... Fun times and memories at the lake will be in the making.

Family resemblance

We have always thought that Dane favored my Uncle Jodie.  My Mom brought this picture out the other day and drove the point  home!!