Well, it's November and hockey season is well underway!! Skyler is loving it just as much, if not more! And tonight I was looking at videos to see just how far she has come and decided to compile so you can see too!
The Bell Rings Red!!
Here are a few highlights!
Giving Up Facebook
I am on a self-imposed Facebook Ban with no real "end date" in mind.
I find that I am constantly checking the darn site, reading through status updates of people I haven't seen since high school, and honestly have no desire to see in person. I spend hours each week "liking" baby photos and writing status updates - which I need to think carefully about before posting. Will my pastor approve? Will it be too nerdy for my ultra hip friends? What about that guy I had a crush on in 7th grade? Or the girl who I worked with at summer camp 15 years ago? (You know, the one I never really liked anyway?)
So I am spending some time focusing on other things - not having my phone with me constantly (or at least not "needing" to check it.)
I deleted the App from my phone at about 7pm last night. But by 9? I was begging my sister "Hey Kate, check and see if anyone commented on my post about deleting Facebook!" She rolled her eyes and explained that it defeated the purpose, but I begged her again and she checked. Proof that I am positively addicted and need this break!
Fishing!
This past week our church (Fusion Ministry) hosted a "Family Fishing Trip" - Carrie and I decided to take the kids for our own fishing trip and then meet up with the church group after our own adventure!
Five hours at San Isabel (my favorite place in all of Colorado) and three rain storms later? Our whole group caught 1 fish!! (After we left the guys caught 2 more.)
A Year of Scouts
In September I went to an informational meeting about maybe having Skyler join girl scouts, unfortunately they were so short of troop leaders and had so many girls wanting to join that they told me really the only way was to be a parent volunteer. Reluctantly, I said I would help and they told me that they had a troop leader in my neighborhood who needed someone to help with Daisies and so they passed along my phone number.
I agreed to help lead this troop, and told this strange lady on the phone where I lived - she told me she was just around the corner and she'd stop by a few days later to talk about what I'd need to be doing.
I was a bit shocked when my favorite cashier at Albertsons showed up at my house that day with a boatload of girl scout stuff in her arms.
Over the past 9 months this awesome lady has welcomed Skyler and I not only into her girl scout troop, but into her living room on more occasions than I can count so we can plan for scouts, or just watch our favorite tv shows! And I know that if I answer the phone to "Hey Jacque, I had an idea..." something crazy, fun and full of hours of work - that may or may not involve a semi truck full of cookies -is coming my way! (I'm just glad it's usually taking place in her garage and not mine!)
While I reluctantly signed up to lead a girl scout troop, I am so glad that this crazy lady and her awesome kiddos came into my life! (And her husband too...)
So as we are getting ready for our bridging/awards ceremony, I am so thankful for the crazy adventure my year of leading Daisies has been and looking forward to the next!
