This is the first time in a long time that I’ve actually felt excitement and not dread to start a new year. Granted, my life is crazy busy until we get through hockey and lacrosse season. I don’t technically start…

I’m a wee bit behind. In fact, I’m just now getting around to writing this post in mid-February sitting in a hotel bed at a hockey tournament while Skylar sleeps. I still need to write January as well so this…

Paula and I kicked off the month at Aldi snagging all of the Advent Calendars. At one point we split up and when I saw her again I said “don’t judge me but I got both puzzle calendars.” She immediately…

I did a lot of walking in October trying to rehab my torn calf muscle but the weather was lovely. I’ve been able to drill a little bit here and there but I’m both eager and scared to get back…

Welp, Skylar is officially an Eagle Scout. She was very nervous about her Board of Review but it went great! I think she was in disbelief for several days. She kept saying, “Mom, I’m an Eagle Scout.” I hope we…

After getting home from Europe, I had a post-vacation hangover something terrible. I barely remember the first week of the month. But then it was all hands on deck to get Skylar’s Eagle Project finished before she started back to…

So. Much. Happened. This. Month. Whew. For starters, I celebrated my Pickleball Anniversary. It was last 4th of July that I first touched a paddle and had zero clue what I was doing. I’ve learned so much over the last…

Skylar kicked off the month with an incredible opportunity to attend a week-long aviation camp through the Sattler Foundation. They visited several different airports and locations around Middle TN and experienced everything from ground operations to simulators and even actual…

We wrapped up LAX season and the end of the semester with a trip to Top Golf with her teammates and parents. We had a lot of fun that night. I’m still beyond proud of how well Skylar handled all…