Let's see... what's new?
Nothing - everything
I asked Spencer how he was doing the other day and his response was something like "same as yesterday, I think I'm in Groundhog's Day". And that's kinda how I feel. It's the same every day - get up, get kids out the door, work until my back aches, take a break, work some more, dinner, pick someone up or drop someone off or both, do load of stinky football uniforms, brush teeth, go to bed. Next day - basically the same... pick-up/drop-off routine may change and sometimes we throw in a game for fun. But it's rinse and repeat.
And in that day in - day out - same same same - it's REALLY easy to lose sight of what is actually happening. Progress and growth and decisions and and and. It's not a small, meaningless, repetitive existence here. These days of "puttin in the work" are, in the end, the important ones. These are the days that make us who we are. Am I right?
Yes, the vacation pictures and game highlights and dinners out with friends get all the limelight on the socials, but these "normal" days are where the real magic happens.
And it's so easy to forget that. I admit I get lost in planning vacations I may never take. I reminisce in FB memories of big game moments from years past and look forward to the ones that have yet to happen. I scour restaurant menus and arrange plans to "get out". I do all these things because they are exciting. So today, I'm reminding myself - as much as you teeny number of people out there still paying attention to these POTW messages - that exciting is fleeting. The routine and mundane should be just as celebrated because it's just as (I will say more, even) important.
Life is ACTUALLY the stuff in between the highlight reel...
So what's new? Nothing - everything
All boys are well and settled very nicely into the fall "real life" stuff. Spencer has decided not to wrestle this year. I was sad, at first, but he's really happy to not have that pressure, stress, and time commitment anymore. And he's taken up Rugby on the Citadel club team. He is taking a LOT of classes this semester and handling things pretty well so far. He's got a good roommate this year, whom he likes and generally seems happy. Tomorrow he's interviewing for some internships next summer and apparently he's got a "hot date" this weekend too. All good there - and we are looking forward to going to see him for Parent's Weekend again in a few weeks.
Quinn continues to be GOOD. He spent Labor Day weekend on campus and with the extra downtime, headed to Savannah for dinner. Sounds so glam! At one point both Spencer and Quinn were on Islands (Daniel and Tybee, respectfully) while Bob and I sat at home listening to the rain and cleaning stuff. Those boys are living their best lives... Quinn also got to learn how to deal with a flat tire on the interstate. He got to talk to tow truck operators and find a tire repair place and all kinds of grown-up stuff. (Of course he called me first for help. Why me? Tires are a dude thing. I handed the phone to Bob like it was on fire!)
Zane is still crushing 7th grade. He's frustrated with football this year because as a 7th grader on a 7/8 team he's not getting a ton of playing time. He's a lineman - and a good one - but he's undersized. He gets some playing time, but not like he's used to. This is not a unique experience - and honestly it's exactly what we expected - but it's new for him. He's still having fun on the team with all his buddies though - and really isn't that what's most important anyway. (We aren't shy about our desire to leave football and go full-time wrestling with ZnB at some point, but the timing is totally up to them!)
And Beckett is just adorable. He is home alone with us a LOT more than he's ever been before. First of all he's on "early elementary" time this year, which means he gets home at like 2:45. Zane wouldn't get home until 5 without football practice - with football, they never see each other. Beck leaves in the am before Zane wakes up. Then he's out the door for wrestling/football practice before Zane gets home and by the time everyone is back under one roof, it's time for bed. I think there were around 48 hours last week those 2 didn't even SEE each other. Weird! Also hard to make dinner plans... Anyway, Beck is great. He's funny and helpful and he talks A LOT.
Here's a picture of Beck with his serious football face. His football experience this year has been interesting. This is the first year Bob hasn't coached him since he was 6. He's been bounced to a few positions (all on the lines... Bob and I make ATVs, not sports cars) and has landed in an O guard spot and right D tackle. He's having a blast this year and it's pretty fun to watch him make his own way.
OK - enough rambling... I'm off to pick up Zane and reheat some dinner for him. Then comes the load of stinky laundry, brush teeth and bed. :)
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