Snow!

Still soccer season and snow? Wow! It's going to be a cold last game if it doesn't melt fast. Not that the boys will mind much, they just like to play. And snow means skiing and they LOVE skiing.

A few of my favorite bits of advice to mothers who have sons.

Eat lunch with him. Find out what's going on in his world.
Tell him often what it is you respect about him.
From you, he'll learn the importance of telling the truth. Be a good model.
Occasionally, let him stay up late and look at the stars. He'll never forget it.
Talk to him often about God's grace and he'll grow up seeing it.
Practice staying calm. This will serve you well in his teenage years.
Take him for walks. Tell him what he's seeing.
Don't forget: Praise is contagious. So is criticism.

(taken from my friends blog (I can always count on her for great advice) Thanks Roni!)

Are you serious?

I am not sure that when I was younger it bothered me, but now that I am a bit older, I want to enjoy all of the holidays in each season! I went to the grocery store Nov. 1st and the entire isle that had the Halloween items was stocked full of Christmas! We still have Thanksgiving!! Why is it that the retail industry would assume that we want Christmas candy now? What a crazy society we live in...

Friends

I have some of the best friends. They are so supportive, generous and fun!

Today I have a friend coming in town that I haven't seen in at least 5 years. I think that we have been friends since kindergarten! It will be interesting to see what all we have in common now, so much later and older. I know that we have taken different roads the past few years. She became a business woman/mom and I became a work-at-home mom. A few of my friends that I have seen lately it's like we didn't have the years in between, we are still the same friends that we always were.

anyway, I am excited to see her!

C

Soccer season starting!

I really do love to watch my son (and now my second son) play soccer. It is just such a great sport and keeps them active and having fun. This season, in order to get the best AYSO coach, I volunteered to be his assistant coach. I am really lucky that he really only wants and needs a team mom because I still don't know that I understand it all, but I am working on it :-) For now I am making the team banner and making calls to the parents.
In my attempt to make sure that Brendan was getting his summer play in I signed him up for a week training camp with a local Competetion Team. By the end of the week there was a spot for him on the team so he is now playing on both teams. He actually does really well with it. 3 practices and 2 games each week is a bunch!
Just what I am thinking about today.... off to finish the banner!
Cerise