I just threw a spittle-flying-eye-bulging-finger-pointing hissy fit. It was immediately followed by a 24 minute lecture in the car. Now I am implementing the cold shoulder. Mothering at it’s finest right here. It’s Tuesday. Tuesdays we eat $5 pizza IN THE CAR due to diving. Don’t get out that mother of the year nomination form […]
I have a happy heavy heart right now. Happy because my son in his freshman year is part of the Northeast Georgia regional championship swim team. BOOYAH. Happy because my novice diver scored a 7-7-6.5 on a dive tonight. His highest score to date. And it was pppppprrrreetttyyyyyy’ Happy because I have great swim parent […]
It was a cold and rainy night. A cold, rainy Friday night. A cold, rainy, gray day in a very long and frustrating week. I had worked later then I planned. Result! I had to and rush and still got to practice late (again). From there I the. rushed to the store to get the […]
The cursor just blinks and blinks and blinks. Like my day-I am so close to having something to say but can’t quite make my random thoughts from anything useful. In need of some bolstering today I pulled one of my prized reasons we love Libby messages my birthday jar. Here’s want I got: Libby is […]
3 seconds…won one and….I can’t say lost one because I don’t see anything about today that is in any way a loss. My dude nailed an inward flip. The dive. He looked fear in the eye and said,”not today.” He did something that scared him and he did it well. In that dive-in the willingness […]
3 seconds. It’s enough time for a deep breath, a moment to visualize the end, to say silent prayer or a whisper a “please”. It’s a moment or it’s an eternity. 3 seconds can make all the difference. In 3 seconds you can become a hero or you can suffer defeat. All in 3 seconds. […]
You are his mom…your job is to hug him and be proud of him and to keep him relaxed. And (this is the hard part) to trust the coach to coach.” Wise-wise words that just happen to be exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks Jane! I have control issues. Shocker-right? The issue: I like […]
