MSC v. Forest City 6/15/2010

Well our first swim meet was off to a "Wet" start! We traveled to Forest City for a dual meet. Caleb, Josh, Rahlee and I met up with the cousin's Ian, Jade, Andrew, Adien and Trish. We all faired the sticky warmth of the evening only to be pleasantly suprised as a storm slowly approached and brought with it a gentle "cool breeze". Needless to say, just when I was up to time the second half of the meet, everyone had to clear the deck because there was lightening in the distance. The meet ended up being cancelled, but not before it was clear that Morganton was going to kick some butt, and did! All the kids had already placed or won events they swam. My smile for the night was with Aiden and Andrew and this adorable picture of them in "speedo" goggles. My thoughts were turned to a few years from now when they will be kicking some butt of thier own in the water!

2010 Catch Up!

WOW! It's been last summer since I posted? Not that anyone has been missing my rantings! LOL! A lot has happened in the past almost one year. I have two new driver's on the road. Michaela got her DL in November and a car in January. She hit the road "driving". She also went to her first Prom, a little early, with her friend Taylor. Caleb turned 15 in February and in April finished driver's ed and got his permit. Caleb is a cautious and precise driver (I like that). Josh and Rahlee have both been busy too. They both scored all 4"s on thier EOG's at school. Needless to say, I was very proud of them. As for me, I made a career change in December and went back to "familiarity" and a job at Caldwell County DSS. I have a small commute each day, but I don't mind. I really like the agency and the people I work with. It has all in all, been a positive move.

So Summer has come upon us quickly. Thursday is the last official day of school. The kids can hardly contain thier excitement! Summer swimming is well under way and we will spend most of our time easing away the heat of the day at the pool in the evenings. We are anticipating several camp opportunities for the kids at various times throughout the summer not to mention vacations. We planted a real garden for our little family for the first time this year. Got a late start, but are in hopes of it yielding some fresh vegetables sometime in July. We'll keep you posted on it's progress.