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[...] that the competition is broader at that age as well.  She was none the less happy for Jake and Sara Beth and has her eye already on next summer. For our competitve league, the long course season (50 [...]

[...] Birthday season is winding down around here.  Today it's Sara Beth's day!!  Finally.  It's torture to watch the other two have birthdays and have hers come " [...]

[...] , I am instructing 3rd grade cursive writing, clarifying 7th grade geography assignments, letting Sara Beth know that several emails have come in from her honors biology teacher,  wondering what my [...]

[...] first date, to the Mississippi State/Florida game.    I'd think he would say it was worth it. Sara Beth has a "season" story to go along with her birthday as well, but since it is in just [...]

[...] when said child is almost 13.  Well, for this movie we made an exception, so the two big kids and us parents went to see the movie.  Sweet Katie gets to live vicariously through us [...]

[...] for a few days seeing the sights. Bright and early the next morning, we headed out for the big kids and David to white water raft with the older group from our swim team. They had a blast.  [...]

[...] Barbies, lots of books, watch alot of animated movies.  She has learned to hang out with the big kids at youth events and swim meets.  She knows more swim jargon than I do.  She still needs and [...]

[...] that fit in so well you forget that they aren't even yours. Thankful for great swim meets for big kids out of town and for great times and for hard work paying off.  For chances for championship [...]

[...] is jokingly called swim team boot camp, with some two-a-days thrown in there.  Then, the weekend before Christmas was a swim [...]

[...] .  8.  Swim team practices have become my social outlet.  I have made some great new friends.  Who also have [...]

[...] , we headed out for the big kids and David to white water raft with the older group from our swim team. They had a blast.  Katie and I hung out with another sweet mom, her daughter, and one of the [...]

[...] stolen itouch, two sets of goggles broken in the same night, two pairs of shoes left at swim practice, adolescent hormones running rampant in our home, finding out the great amount of money this [...]

[...] fun?   I think I need to get out more often. 9.  Being a spectator at a swim meet, or swim practice, or any other covered, humid or chlorinated area is not nice to my hair. 10.   [...]

[...] what I will get at the store, what to-do's I will need to take for my 3 hour sit at swim practice and pleasantly realize, I can get grading and a grocery list done.That is if I stay [...]

[...] There really is no other way to put it than to call it Birthday Season.  And it's pretty funny when you hear why that has a double meaning.  I'll start with the [...]

[...] Birthday season is winding down around here.  Today it's Sara Beth's day!!  Finally.  It's torture to watch [...]

[...] are coming around. Again.  Ha.  My man-child's birthday comes "first" in our birthday season. Then baby of the family is next, 40 days later.  The almost grown girl has hers a mere 3 [...]

[...] camp, with some two-a-days thrown in there.  Then, the weekend before Christmas was a swim meet.  Not only was that tiring in and of itself.  I hadn't slept much that weekend.  That  [...]

[...] kids are  more determined and motivated than ever to give it their all. So, July was one swim meet after another.  Thursday nights were our fun summer league team, weekends were our [...]

[...] outside. 12.   Meeting Taylor Swift's best friend was a major highlight of our championship swim meet weekend.  Our sweet girl was totally prepared for the moment, sporting her Taylor Swift concert [...]

[...] teacher,  wondering what my afternoon will look like if I end up having to take Jake downtown to the orthodontist, mentally planning what I will get at the store, what to-do's I [...]

[...] blue and red ribbons. 5. It is especially fun to see your child have a goal of making southeastern championship qualifying time.  And make that goal last night!  Whoop, whoop, Jake! 6. I love oreo [...]

[...] swim meet after another.  Thursday nights were our fun summer league team, weekends were our competitive team. First our fun league.  It's what started all this to begin with anyway.  We have been [...]

[...] on and on.  With no relief in sight.  But, alas, it is over.   Here are a few of our highlights Jake finally moved up to the church youth group the first weekend in May.  It was long [...]