Here I Am

Wow! I didn't realize it's been so long since my last post, but I guess it has been. I need to catch up here and now that we are getting into fall, life slowing down a bit, here I am! 😊

Summer was great! We had a really great summer break this year. We decided to have a stay'cation, so no major vacation to be told about, but let me tell you we enjoyed every ounce of being home. We enjoyed the pool, our little town, and simply just being home! It was really nice! Colin was so fun this year! I took my workdays down to 2, so I got more time to be with him and I really enjoyed it. We enjoyed the golf cart, our little town, and having simple days by the pool. He was just so much fun! He's growing up and things are clicking more and more for him. His personality and humor bring so much joy to me. You can tell he's coming into himself and it's just the cutest to watch. Ethan started work at Provia and has now seen that there is more to the career he is choosing than staying on a golf course. Not that he wouldn't have enjoyed that, but he realized there is so much more to being a golf superintendent that he just was unsure after working at the course fulltime. Even though he didn't voice it, it was a trip to Salt Fork last spring that I realized we needed to pivot for him and funny how God works, because Provia fell in his lap. He's really enjoying it and it makes my momma heart happy to see him liking it so much. He's not a sports kid, but he loves to work and I think he might've found his place. Well, at least for now! Sometimes an atmosphere change can do wonders! 

Starting back to school for the boys went well, too. Ethan started his first year at BCC and is really liking his lab and being there all day. Again, that atmosphere thing has really been helping him! He loves being out of the IV building and just feels like he is finally on a path he can relate to. So, he's continuing to work at Provia and accomplishing the goals that he has set for himself. He has homecoming this weekend, so he's excited for that. Colin had a great start, too! The biggest thing for him was the bus change and that was just because I couldn't stand him being on that thing for an hour and a half in the afternoon. It was just too long, so we pivoted and now I pick him up every day. Let me tell you, that took a few days to get that down pat, but we eventually got it and now it's just his new normal. He's rode the bus since starting kindergarten, so he wasn't used to me being there after school and he had to get it in his routine for it to feel right, "get in the car" is what he does now and my heart is full again! Nothing more I'd rather do than be able to make these boys of mine lives simpler. Some think I'm crazy, but you know, I enjoy every ounce of it. I'm so proud of the life Brenton and I have created for ourselves, and I would change nothing! These boys are growing up fast, but you can't stop time, so I've learned to embrace it and never take any of it for granted. 💙