IT'S ABOUT ME, MY BOYS AND A LITTLE CRAFTING THROWN INTO THE MIX!
Someone has a new job!!
He snapped me a picture of his new work uniform!
(I’m wondering why he has so many garage door openers)
Yep, Sam got a new job making pizzas at Pie Five!
There’s about 6 other football players that work there, including the owner’s son, so he gets football schedules, practices and games.
Sam loves it. “All I do is make pizzas! How could I not like it!”
I think having an income helps, too!
(Warning! Brag post!)
Jack has had a pretty kick ass track season this year. He put in some major work on the off season, so when track started he was actually in running shape for the first time and the hard work paid off for him…big time!
At one of the first meets, he got 6th in the 100 with a personal best, 13.68 and the chase was on to see how low he could get those numbers.
At the same meet, he WON the 200! We were blown away!!
The next meet was a relays only meet. His relay team got two firsts and a HUGE 2nd in the 4×400.
It was the first time Jack ran a 400 (once around the track) and was the anchor for the relay team! At about the 300 mark, he stuttered a bit and I though, “Uh oh.” But then at the 75 mark, much to my HUGE surprise, he took off and sprinted to the finish line! What?! Where did that come from!?! So, for his first 400, he ran it in 1 minute 4 seconds! WOW!!
Jack’s smile sums up the evening.
The following week, Jack ran the 100 and the open 400 (not in a relay.) He ran another PB in the 100 and this time ran the 400 in 1:02.60 and got fifth!! YAY!! Fourth place was 1:02.56. It was a close finish and a great race!
At the AAU meet, Jack ran his best 100 yet in 13:04 which placed him in 5th place. He ran the 200 in 26.37. He wanted to run 27 flat and blew that away!
Last weekend we had the USATF meet at Iowa State, which is the state meet. Jack wanted to break 13 in the 100. He had some really close and fun races. As you can see in the 100, it was a photo finish. Jack and his friend, Tyler, tied for second with a run of 12.84!! He met his goal of breaking 13!!!
Jack ended the weekend with a fifth in the 100 and a fourth in the 200!
I would say that is one hell of a good track season, Jack!
Notice each picture he is holding his spike bag over his shoulder..it became a tradition/superstition for Jack. We all have them!
The boys use Snapchat to converse with, well, everyone. So Jason and I decided we need to learn it and the boys suggested the four of us have a group chat (What??) So I’ve been learning, very slowly, how to use and manage my way around on Snapchat.
Sam sends the group snaps of him at different places and doing different things!
Hanging out with friends…
At the pool…
Making pizzas at work!
And then we get these gems from jack!! 😳
Good News!! Every Tuesday evening a group of food trucks pull into town and guess what…I don’t have to cook now on Tuesday nights!!
When we arrived, I instantly wanted to take a group picture. This is what Sam looks like when I keep asking him to join us! I think I caught him saying, “Stooooooop. Noooooo.”
Jason didn’t hesitate in helping me document the eating!
This night we loved some Roadside Tacos. Yummy!! I had the loaded nachos, Jason had loaded tacos and Sam had a huge steak burrito.
The previous weekend we treated Jack to food truck eating at Pizza Fest!
Jack enjoyed a loaded steak taco. The lines were CRAZY long at the pizza trucks. I mean 30-40 minute wait for a slice. No thank you!!
Due to the horrible long drink lines at Pizza Fest (even for a bottle of water), we got a couple of drinks in a new arcade. Jack bellied up, got a soda and watched some baseball A bit too comfortable. (wink wink)
The weather has been so nice and cool (almost too chilly some night.) It makes it possible to go out and about and enjoy yourself without the heavy humidity and sweating the entire time.
Though, even on hot humid night I would still go to a food truck instead of cooking dinner!
It’s summer time! Last week was a let’s get back in the groove of less scheduled events, catch up on sleep and relax week. It was amazing!
The boys have been taking full advantage of pool time…
As has Charlie…
Who likes to walk on the second step…back and forth…back and forth…
Then gets out and dries herself off, poolside.
Happy Summer!!
I am remembering the one warm and sunny day of last week!
I was able to spend the day planting while hanging outside with Charlie.
She even had a smile on her face because of the nice sunny day!
She even took time to smell the flowers!
Today is suppose to be a beautiful sunny 70 day! Get out and enjoy because it’s downhill from there for the next week!
So I opened up the photos on my phone and found this little number. I forgot to say yesterday how many different talents Sam possess.
When will I learn not to leave my phone?
But…then I wouldn’t have these amazing pictures!
This was 17 years ago when I first met Sam. I looked at him and said, “I’ve been waiting for you for so long.” Then I feel asleep due to the morphine they were pumping into me after my “emergency” c-section.
Sam made me a first time mom (Jack expanded my mom abilities!) Sam has taught me many lessons. He has taught me to be selfless. He made me give up sleep. I love seeing the world and things that I have experienced, through his eyes, where it is new. I now stand for and against things due to Sam. I never understood Mama Bear, until I had Sam.
One of my favorite songs is by Brandie Carlisle called The Mother which lyrics hit it on point to being and becoming a mom. The lyrics in bold are ones that touched me thinking about Sam, especially the ones in red.
Jack’s track season kicked off on Friday at the Live Healthy Track Meet. He has What a difference a year makes (and braces!)
May 2018
May 2019
Jack did a lot of work for track on the off season. He ran really well at this meet even though they don’t use blocks or spikes and the weather was cooler than usual. He was excited and pumped up for track season!
This weekend was spent outside doing yard work: cutting and pulling out the dead while planting the new.
Jack’s chore was to cut the dead blooms off the hydrangea bushes. One bush is pretty tall and Jack could only reach so high. When he showed me, he explained, “I cut as far as I could reach. I tried my best.”
It makes me laugh! We could actually use this bush to measure how tall jack is each spring, by seeing how high he can trim the blooms!