I haven't written a blog all summer! YIKES!! It's too hard to keep up with everything and certainly hard to focus with my extremely active 5 year old chattering in my ear non-stop!
All-in-all it's been a pretty good summer, but I must admit...I'm ready for the boys to get to school. I've got some plans, after all. I've decided to get my certification as a Holistic Health Practitioner because I truly yearn to help as many people live healthier, fuller, more productive lives as I possibly can! I'm CHOMPING at the bit to get started.
This has been a summer of triumph for my family! My son, Jared moved back home and is settling in nicely. If someone would be so kind as to hire him for a good job that would be WONDERFUL! That boy needs a job in a BAD way. On the bright side, he's getting LOTS of practice filling out applications. Not to mention, he is HIGHLY motivated to work because he has no life without money and outside of his basic needs, we refuse to provide him with any. This may seem mean to some...but we see it as MOTIVATION! Being bored out of your mind, unable to enjoy entertaining things and having your phone shut off can be incredibly motivating. Besides, if we paid for those things why would he need a job???
Quinten is taking Driver Education and Kevin and I were both MORTIFIED to discover he will still have to take the driving test even though he took Driver Ed! What??? A mere 25 years ago, if you did well enough in DE, you didn't have to take the test! Those were the good 'ole days for sure! He is doing well, and I don't grip the door quite as tightly any more. It would be really nice to be able to have a break installed on the passenger's side...that way, I wouldn't drive my foot through the floor of my van every time he drives me around. (hee hee hee hee...seriously, though...I've had a serious issue with anxiety since he started driving!)
Micah has been bold and courageous this summer and I'm astounded by him. He has overcome so many fears from climbing up and propelling down a 25' rock wall to getting his face wet and eventually jumping into water over his head and tackling the water slides at the North Side Pool! I LOVE watching this kid work through these fears...he names them, talks about what it will take to overcome them (Mommy and Daddy give LOTS of pep talks), then decides to GO FOR IT! I honestly believe one of the GREATEST influences in his little life has been watching Wipeout! I KNOW!!! Crazy...but true. He used to be SO fearful of EVERYTHING...but he liked Wipeout so I decided to record them for him to watch. In his typical, obsessive fashion, he watched each episode over and over and over. As he watched the participants get knocked all around time and time again only to get back up and try again, I believe a switch was flipped inside his little brain. He realized he could do the same with many things in his life. I've learned so much watching the courage of my 5 year old son!
Kevin's busiest season is summer, so he's work, work, working away. In his "spare" time, he takes Micah to football (I take him to gymnastics) and tries to take both Jared and Quinten out driving. He is also working (with the help of our dear friend, Randy Graham) to build two rooms and a lounging area in the basement for Jared and Quinten. Every once in a while we get to sneak off to have dinner and watch a movie. He even stays awake for the movies we watch at the Theater!
We are still hoping for a few more visits to the pool, gatherings with friends and meals together at the dinner table before the craziness of the school year sets in and everyone goes in different directions. I'm going to make the most of the rest of the summer while I look forward to working out without interruptions, curling up with a good book...in the middle of the day, watching a GROWN-UP movie while folding the laundry (which also means I will get the laundry done in ONE day!), pursuing my passion for Holistic health, and hearing about all the exciting things that happen in my kids lives throughout the school year. I'm also hoping fall will bring more time with my husband...dare I dream that he stays awake during a movie at HOME!!!! I know, I have such HIGH hopes! But I believe it can happen...I believe! Ha ha ha ha ha!
Have a wonderful week...or two...not sure when I'll make it back here again!Until next time...live healthy!
