Picture of the Week - 11/27/2020

 Day late, but I'm not gonna sweat it.  

Yesterday was Thanksgiving and we had a great day.  We are blessed to have family nearby and got to celebrate just like we normally would have - it felt normal in a weird, weird year.  We have much to be grateful for - and it was nice to celebrate together.

And I finally got a family picture of us - which had alluded me for months!  

Today we are doing some work, putting up some Christmas decorations, and packing up for a day-trip over to Jefferson GA for a youth wrestling tourney tomorrow.  I normally may not have been excited about driving an hour or so at 6 AM for a day in a gym, but I'm not sure how long this season will last and we are going to take advantage of every opportunity we can to let the boys all enjoy a 2020-21 wrestling season.  

Speaking of...  The high school team opened up the season in a dominant fashion with a 5-0 run through a JV Dual Tournament on Monday and a 4-0 win at our Thanksgiving Duals on Tuesday.  More to come...

Picture of the Week - 11/19/2020

 Please, oh please, let there be a season!

I didn't think I would care as much as I do, but I think since Spencer didn't play football this year, I've got some pent up "senior mom" needs...  and I REALLY want there to be a wrestling season!

We have our first duals next week.  They are kind of the equivalent of pre-season because the whole team isn't there yet (some still playing football) and it's the first tournament with this team, so guys are still shuffling weights and such.  It will take a couple of weeks before everything falls into place - and even then, given this crazy year and quarantines and illness - who really knows how much wrestling we will get to do.

But at least we have next week...  and I'm going to enjoy every match we can get!

Here are some pictures of Spencer - the individual is from a photo shoot for their senior banners.  I don't know if this is the picture they picked or not, but it's the one I liked best.  And the one with the other guys in it is the team banner for the year.  Those 8 guys are the state qualifiers from last year.  The team is stacked...  and if there's actually a full season, it's going to be a blast.

Picture of the Week - 11/12/2020

I've been making an intentional effort to disconnect more from social media over the last week or so.  Many reasons...  but this month of November and the focus (which should be) on gratitude and thankfulness has me examining what fills my cup and what empties it.  I'm not making any "no more Facebook" statements or anything like that, but I am going to be more intentional.  What do you do to "fill your cup"?

This picture is the view I had while I was waiting for Bob yesterday.  He had some outpatient sinus surgery and I (thanks Covid) had to sit outside to wait for him.  I wasn't bothered...  put on an audio book, talked to my mom, did some work, and got to stare at this beautiful tree for a few hours.  I can't imagine another scenario that would have allowed me to sit quietly and watch nature for hours, so I'm pretty thankful for that "banishment" to my car yesterday.  As an introvert, I really like alone time.  Maybe I need to find more time to just sit outside - or inside staring out the window.  

Some updates on the college process...

- Spencer has an appointment on Monday for an interview as part of the nomination application process with Rob Woodall, our former congressman

- We are working on paperwork and medical examinations for the Army ROTC and Navy Marine ROTC scholarships.  And Spencer needs to call and schedule an interview for the AROTC which I'm hoping he can do while they are off for Thanksgiving break.

- We are still waiting for some kind of official word from Coast Guard Academy.  We are guaranteed to hear something before Christmas, but hoping for something sooner as his application went under review a few weeks ago.  

All is well with everyone else.  Beckett's football season ended on Saturday, so now all 4 have transitioned into wrestling and we're just crossing all our fingers that they get to have a season.  Covid trends have me very nervous...

Also thought I'd share this picture of all 5 of my boys from last weekend.  I love this picture SO much!

Take care everyone - and do something to fill up your cup this week!

Picture of the Week - 11/5/2020

 Well this has been a super weird week - and full of nervous energy all around - due to the election and ongoing post-election drama.

I won't say anything more about that.  It's in line with the rest of this strange, strange year.

I thought about sharing pictures from Halloween, but I didn't get one of Quinn, so it felt weird.  Spencer dressed up as Marge Simpson - in a blue wig, yellow dress and yellow tights.  Complete with the big red necklace.  It was every bit as funny as the picture in your mind.  Beckett was an inflatable unicorn which was AWESOME.  He refused to take it off nearly all day Sunday.  Zane was an inflatable guy strapped to a rocket.  The best part of his costume was that his legs were the rocket flames so when he walked the flames swished back and forth.  I loved their costumes - and the fact that we got to go Trick-or-Treating and had a nice neighborhood get together in the street.  It was a fun day.  

This weekend Bob and Beck have another football playoff game.  Zane's team lost last weekend, so he's moved onto wrestling season.  He's also starting personal training tonight.  

Other than that...  we are just taking things one day at a time.

Here's a picture of some pretty flowers that Bob got me for my birthday.  They are so bright and pretty and have brought me many smiles this week.  I hope they bring you a little joy as well.