I remember the days my mom complained about all the "taxi driving" she had to do. I thought I knew what she was talking about, but now I am living it! I have to say, with all the kids involved in different things, it makes me realize how nice it was when we lived in California and ALL 5 kids were on the same swim team...the meets were long, but all in one place and on the same day! This year, Brad jumped into tennis completely blind...never having picked up a racket before. Karina jumped right into cross country, and Kimball decided to give Lacrosse a try, after two years of football. I guess it is a year of "firsts" in the sports arena! They are all enjoying their respective sports and they keep me running around like crazy...I filled the car with gas twice this week! Yesterday was particularly exciting as we watched Karina run in a cross country meet and she ran a 5K in 25 minutes (her first time this year was 36 min!) All week she was psyching herself up for 27 minutes and lo and behold, she ran 24.5 minutes!! Her coach was blown away and recognized her in front of everyone. I even have a picture of her coach "hi-fiving" her...I LOVE the expression on her face! It is truly a thrill to see the kids trying out new things and enjoying success! I'm so proud of each of them for just trying something new (makes me wish I hadn't been so self-conscious in High School and had just TRIED something else...I was just too worried I'd make a fool of myself!) As I get older, the only fools I see are people who are unwilling to TRY anything new or make attempts at change! Thanks, kids, for your examples!
