Writing Your Story

I have been thinking a lot lately how our interactions with others, experiences good and bad, and various interests write our life story. I have been observing lately people interacting with each other, mannerisms, and what my kids like to spend their time doing. Also, how each of these things has the potential to write a sentence, paragraph or even a whole chapter of their life and even my own life.

Quincy made this evident when he had a new friend over to play two weekends ago. He was showing the friend around the house. He showed him his school drawer where he keeps his school books. He walked him through the kitchen and showed him the light above the stove and told him that is the light Dean would leave on if he ever spent the night so he could see his way into the bathroom. I thought, wow Quincy that little effort that Dean does, matters to you, and is imprinted into your mind. Then he walked the boy into the bathroom and showed him the scale and let him know that is where you check your weight if needed! LOL - the life of a wrestler, even a young one, the scale becomes a part of who you are.

Speaking of wrestling; Dean, Carter, Cael, and Quincy are heading out this week to go to Wrestlers of Faith. A Bible teaching wrestling camp - God, faith, and wrestling - super cool!!

Mackenzie is heading out to Dubuque on Friday as well to go to homecoming with her friend Brandon - and there still is more to this story as well.

Carter finished junior high football last night with a 19-0 loss to Camanche. Rough game and I felt really bad for him because his last pass would also be the only interception he threw all year. OUCH! Also the first game he had been sacked all year was last night too. Junior high wrestling will start on Monday, and the crazy kid cannot wait. This is a surprise to me, it seemed to me that some years he enjoyed himself and some years he tolerated it, but never has been excited for it to start. Tomorrow I will take him on a date to get new wrestling shoes.

Reegan, Cael, and Quincy have a few more flag football games left. Reegan is going to try basketball next. I will have to say it now, but I have never been a huge fan of girls sports and so Reegan will stretch me through the years. Cael and Quincy will have some time off before starting wrestling.

Addy still has a day of soccer left, and it despite my dislike of soccer I have enjoyed watching her play. She has no trouble at all getting in there and kicking that ball. I also like to watch her making decisions as to which way the ball is going to go. Interesting for sure.

Cade is so much fun, and growing up way too quickly, and I love watching him and Kyler play. Kyler took serious offense when Dean asked Reegan, Cael, Quincy, Addy, and Cade to pick up the front yard, but did not include him. He laid on the steps with his thumb in his mouth crying and saying he wanted to go too. He has also graduated himself from the high chair to one of the stools in the kitchen.

Jaycie has had some better nights but no where near good, and a lot of very rough nights still. Crazy to me, how you can go from sleeping all night to getting up every hour of the night, and that is not a big fish story, that is the truth. Somehow we are making it through. I long for and really appreciate a nap when one comes along. I wish I could say it was a few times a week for a mommy nap, but once a week is more like it. I take what I can get.

The patio is almost done. As I type this, Dean has the kids outside with the power washer - washing it down, then a sealer and we are set. Dean, Mackenzie and Carter put mortar in on Saturday. It looks nice, and it prompted Mackenzie to call us the house of leftovers. Funny but very true.