Sports

My kids are so into sports. My son is doing well in football, despite the minor injuries, and my daughter has just started basketball. She is playing on both the 7th and 8th grade teams at times and is doing well, except for her knees. I am worried because everytime she gets done playing her knees hurt. Both of my kids have oshgoods slaughters disease (sp) because they are growing so fast. She wants to push forward despite the pain and play, but that can also cause major problems down the road. She is only 12, so I know that this will be a long haul, but if we can just get through her growth spurt (she's 5ft 9in) then I think we will be ok.
Oh, by the way, both teams are 3-0 and my sons football team is 3-1....... Not too bad for little ole Arthur.

Family

You know, family is so important to me. My husband is wonderful, I have two wonderful children, and an great extended family. I am luckier than most. My heart goes out to people that don't have as much love in thier life. I sometimes feel that I could do more for those, but because of our finances it seems like it would be impossible. I would love to give love to a child that doesn't have it at his or her home. I wish that I could, but I know that right now we couldn't take on the responsibility. Maybe I can find another way through my teaching. I just have to find the right teaching job. I pray that will come sooner than later.

Tired

Well it seems that the older I get, the more tired I get. I am struggling with fatigue and I am not sure if it is because I am older, less active, or both. I know that the more I exercise, the better I feel, but I also tire more easily. Wow, getting older stinks but I am determined to get in shape and look better at 40 than I did at 30. I already do but I have a long way to go and a short time to get there. I just wish I could get my husband to do the same. We are a family of sitters, and when we were younger we were both very active. I am finding that it is getting harder to do things, but if a 42 year old can swim in the Olympics, then I can become physically fit. Woo Hoo, here we go. That is all for now.

Football

I'm getting ready to go to my son's football game in Martinsville. He has a separated shoulder, but hopefully he will be able to play next week. We shall see. Sports are a very important part of his life and when he is unable to participate it drives him nuts. He is very much like me in that aspect. He has grown up into a wonderful young man and I hope he can find his path in life. I think he is on his way. Enjoy the evening.

Experience Life

Well, I am not quite 40 yet so you could say I am waiting for my life to begin. I am a married mother of two, one 16 year old boy and a 12 year old girl. The reason for the title is that last December I finally graduated from college with a BS in Physical Education. I have been looking for a job, but I am really limited to the area where I live because of my husbands job. This makes it difficult to find what I am looking for so I just have to keep looking.

Everyone says that God has a plan and I am still waiting for the plan to reveal itself. I am happy in my life, except for my weight. I have been working on loosing the weight for several years, and that led me back to my love of sports and exercising. It has been a difficult road because I put on more than 160 lbs since I graduated high school. Before I went back to college I had lost 60lbs. It has been a struggle to keep it off and I have yo-yo'd up and down 20 lbs while I was going to school. I have decided to use this blog to record my struggles with my weight, and my search for a job. I also hope to inspire other women to step outside of their own lives and find themselves.

My family has been so supportive over the last two and a half years and I hope that I can live up to their expectations.