Monday, August 24, 2009

Twists & Turns

Many things in life can seem to push us to our limit. Lately for me it has been an overwhelming amount of things. It seems some days that if it is not work, then it is school, if it is not school then it is the kids, if it is not the kids then it is my relationship with their dad, and so on. I have been trying my best to keep my perspective on everything. I have great luck some days and other days the "luck" gets away from me.

A new start is upon us. The start of a school year for the boys and the start of a new school year for me. Summer is over as is baseball that occupied every waking moment of our time. Now we have moved on to football and we continue to submerge ourselves in racing.

The boys are now in 8th, 7th, and 5th grade. Tyler is the "big dog" in his school and is relishing being in this spot. Tristan has just entered Middle School so it's quite a new venture for him. He seems to be adjusting well. Caleb and Logan are both in 5th grade, with Caleb being the "top dog" at his school and Logan having another year before he gets there.
Tyler is playing football again. This year he is on the 8th grade team and so far no broken bones. If you recall last year, he broke his collar bone in the first 15 minutes of his VERY first practice.
Caleb is also playing football. He is the teams only quarterback. He is doing a great job and has really impressed the coach with his skills.
I start classes back this week, so again my schedule will be full and busy. I also go for another test on my back Tuesday to determine our next step.

Glen has also decided that he wants to race. I'm not sure how that is going to go. His buddy is racing and painted his kart just like "Ricky Bobby's" and if you have seen the movie you will understand. The track staff said Glen has to be Frenchie, but he wants to be Cal...life is going to be interesting at the track each Saturday.

Sunday was a difficult day around our house. We rushed Caleb to the ER Sunday evening with a possibly broken wrist. He and his brothers were playing on the trampoline and Caleb fell down. Tyler fell on top of him and smashed his wrist.

We went from one ER to another and were met by a bone specialist. His wrist is broken in three places and they were able to set it back in place. He has a cast that goes from his fingers to his shoulder. There goes his football career.
I am taking life's twists and turns as they come. I know that I am not given anymore than I can handle. I continue to pray that I will be lead down the right path and make the right choices. Sometimes things are so overwhelming that I want to throw in the towel, but I know I will make it through each of these challenges.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

The Condensed Version

So much has been going on in my life, let's see if we can condense it quickly.

I won a trip to Wisconsin to see Rodney Atkins for two, plus two meet & greets. I took my sister, Becca with me.



I saw Rodney again two days later at the Elkhart County Fair in Goshen, Indiana. Which is the very first place that I ever saw him (2 years ago.) Glen couldn't go with me this year, so his ex-wife, Angie went with me.


I was asked by a friend to be her wedding photographer. I have never done this before, so I figured it would be very interesting. Good thing it was an informal wedding. I am still working on editing those pictures, but here are a few.


The boys and I went to Mounds State Park and played in the river. It was fun and Caleb caught a craw-dad.



We are still spending every Saturday night at the race track (until October) watching Tristan race.

I caught a terrible summer cold and am still trying to get over it.

I start classes back on August 31.
The boys start school on Tuesday.

Whew....that's the condensed version (with photos!)
I hope you enjoyed your summer!