Some weeks it feels like nothing much happens. Other weeks it feels like A MILLION things are going on. This week was the latter.
Newsy updates...
Last Friday was the Wolverine Round-up wrestling tournament. It was really fun! We hosted 15 teams in a fast-moving wrestling scramble. The club made some money and the team had a great showing. Spencer wrestled very well - at 220 lbs - and is very pumped up for the season. Couple of pictures of him doing his thing...
Quinn didn't wrestle because he's sidelined waiting on some tests. I've not said much about what's going on with him because Quinn didn't want to talk about it and it wasn't really my story to tell. Short story is that he's had 3 episodes of seizure-like activity - all while wrestling. The last happened on their trip to New Orleans. Since then he's seen his pediatrician and a neurologist. They both agree this this is mostly likely vasovagal syncope. It's a stress/pain/anxiety reaction that essentially causes his body to shut down to protect itself - basically he passes out and then the body realizes the threat is over and he's fine. In some cases, the limbs spasm, like a seizure. It's scary as heck to watch! But the neurologist told us that it's not a true seizure and leaves no evidence in the brain waves. He had an MRI today to rule out other bad things, but given his physical exam this is likely just a precaution. And what the heck, our deductible is already gone anyway, so why not. Quinn's handling the downtime well, but is disappointed that he didn't get to wrestle in the Wolverine round-up and also sad that he's got to skip the team trip up to the OSU intensive camp. (More on the camp in a couple of weeks. It's the week after vacation.)
Luckily for Quinn, he was distracted by The Walk this past week. This is a camp our church hosts. They took over 900 high school kids and around 250 small group leaders to Panama City for 4 nights. I have enjoyed hearing his stories since he got back SO much. It was a week full of fun and fellowship and worship. I think it was a life-changing kind of week for him. I know that sounds cliche, but to hear him talk. Goodness, I'm glad he got to have that experience! That kids deserves some fun and frivolous! Check out the adorable picture of Quinn and his girlfriend Lily. I died of cuteness.
While Quinn was gone, Spencer sold the project truck. I think it's REALLY fascinating that he "lost" so much money on this project and NO ONE is upset about it. I'm not. Bob's not. And most importantly, Spencer's not. When you are 16 and only have a couple thousand dollars to your name, losing the vast majority of it on a project that didn't quite work out could be seen as a failure. It could squash dreams or make you shy to try another wild idea. I'm really proud that none of those things are true for Spencer. He considers the lost money "tuition" because he learned so much about how to work on cars while this was going on over the last nearly 2 years. I consider it tuition because of the life lessons he learned. Yes, he now knows how to do a LOT of things to a car that I don't know (Bob doesn't know, my dad doesn't know, etc.), but he also learned how hard it is to budget time, how irritating it is to try to deal with unreliable businesses/people, how expensive shipping is, how to sell things on the internet, that even a grandparent's tolerance of a weird situation runs out after a while, and it's OK to mess up and not quite make it to the end of your goals. There are actually probably a hundred more little things he's learned along the way. I'm proud of him for trying. I'm relieved it's over. And I can't wait to see what he attempts next. So long rusty red truck.
Oh - and I almost forgot - we got TP'd for the first time ever. I don't imagine it'll be the last time with a house full of boys...
We have 1 more day of work left before we head on vacation for a MUCH needed week away. I can't wait to sit on that porch listening to the waves and watching for dolphins, adult beverage in hand and all my favorite people with me. SO close!
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