Ryan will be nine in just over three weeks. I can write those words, I can read them, I can say them… but I still can not BELIEVE them! After convincing him we would NOT buy him another LEGO set for his birthday, Ryan decided what he would really like this year is a new…
From a coaching perspective, Ryan’s nervousness showed in his skating today: his strokes were short, his edges weren’t sharp, and his jumps were rushed. I am not, however, Ryan’s coach; I am his mother, and from a Mother’s perspective, Ryan couldn’t have performed any better than he did! He skated onto the ice; performed his…
Yesterday I visited an area travel clinic for the necessary immunizations for my upcoming trip to Israel and Jordan. Three shots later, I couldn’t lift my arms to put on my jacket. The woman at the clinic explained to my rambunctious, misbehaving boys that “Mommy may be grumpy tomorrow because her arms hurt” and encouraged…