Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Meet the Teacher '26...

Two days after Meet the Wildcats, the boys had Meet the Teacher. Neither of them really wanted us to tag along, but last minute Micah and I hopped in the car and went anyway!

They were accompanied by two of their best buddies, and successfully got schedules, signed in and met new teachers.

I also decided it was finally a good time to clean out backpacks from last year! I got a kick out of all the treasures I found hidden away in pockets! 

One contained: a screwdriver, a welding project , bolts, study notecards, money, a compass, taco sauce

The other contained: a tardy pass, cologne, sunglasses, breath mints, brace wax,  face pads, a bracelet, a Teck Deck, sports banquet tickets, enough pencils for the entire school, and class notes that ended with a large scribble "I don't care"

..... can you guess whose is whose?! I really did  have a good laugh over this!





Monday, October 5, 2026

Meet The Wildcats '26...

Meet the Wildcats always serves as the official kick-off to the new school year! Micah and the boys left the house early to get the hot dog lunch setup, and this was the first year I got to arrive on time with no booster club spirit wear duties to attend to!  And it really was so nice just getting to be mom!

It truly is so hard to wrap my mind around these kiddos being sophomores and juniors! The teen years are never a cake walk, but these high school days are proving to be pretty wonderful!

Here's to a fantastic year, no matter what is thrown our way... because when you get right down to it, there are so many blessings tucked into every single day!

Wishing our Wildcat golfers the best of luck as they embark on another season of that little white ball!





Thursday, October 1, 2026

TJGT Winstar....

This was one exciting tournament (early August)! 

Roen showed up for this tournament and competed! He ended day one tied for 4th and finished day two, tied for 2nd! He tied with two other boys and from there they did a scorecard playoff to give out the top three trophies, so he missed that, but goodness, this was some incredible play by that little toot! 

And it all came down to the very last hole! He was in the second to last group, so we were all huddle in the pro-shop watching out the window to see how the last three boys finished. Tournaments like this are the very best. I love good competition and watching Roen rise to the playing field is always incredible!

Keep it up, Roen!

Day One: 71

Day Two: 72

Huge shoutout to TJGT for always getting these action shots..... and Roen's game face is radiating the focus he had out on the course for this tournament!













Thursday, September 24, 2026

July Wrap-Up...

This is a month full of sunsets, stormy skies, late night snuggles in bed, and the fur babies being their cutie pie selves. Because if the little things in life don't bring you joy, you need to slow down and smell those roses!

First up, the boys had a pretty interesting way of making sure they didn't get stain on their clothes when staining Gran's shed, Roen had a baseball outing with Easton, I caught in action one of the many perks of being a boy mom (those strong muscles), Scout fetching a stick (bigger than she is) out of the pool, a sunset so delicious I could eat it, a Thursday Netflix night with Roen (and Benny), catching Benny watching tv, another Netflix night with Roen (and nachos), storm watching on the porch, Remi keeping Gran's yard in tip-top, a napping Benny, more storm watching with the girls.... while Roen and Pearson ran around like wild  heathens in the rain, a sunset while painting, bookmark gifts requested by mom, what I called a perfect summer morning (a sleep-in til 10, followed by bible study and devotionals, my favorite cereal, hot tea, a Waterloo and the wonderful adventures of Mary Poppins... some things just need to be documented), bedtime routine with Benny, a splash in the pool with friends, Scout cornering the most beautiful blue skink (you can barely see it's tail, and I never did find that little guy), Remi taking a minute to be creative (and what I wouldn't give to know what he is thinking in his little break), Remi spoiling Scout with her very own jar of peanut butter, catching Scout napping in one of her favorite positions, and ending with a few birthday bookmarks for two of my favorite, most precious girlies (Elle and Mallorie).

This month was full and when I look back, I can see God's blessing sprinkled all over the place, even (and especially) in the little bitty places.