A BOY IS

TRUTH with dirt on his face,

BEAUTY with a cut on his finger,

WISDOM with bubble gum in his hair,

and theHOPE of the future with a
frog in his pocket.

LITTLE GIRLS

Little girls are made of daisies and butterflies and soft kitty cat purrs

And all the precious memories of times that once were.

Little girls are made of angel's wings and giggles and a firefly's glow

And all the happy feelings, deep inside, that we all know.

Little girls are made of cinnamon and bubbles and fancy white pearls

And snowflakes and rainbows and ballerina twirls.

Little girls are made of sunshine and cupcakes and fresh morning dew,

And these are the reasons, little one, why everyone loves you.

Author: Karen Barnes



Monday, November 8, 2010

Assistant Captain

Nic is an Assistant Captain for his Wrestling Team. Quite an achievement for the shy boy who hated sports and only joined wrestling last year.

But he is so super disappointed! He was hoping to be a Captain. He was 1 of only 3 that went to summer camp, never misses practices and has been working really hard. He's been leading warm-ups during practice and he thought for sure he'd make Captain.

My poor boy, my heart aches for him so...

But Alex is going to work with him and he talked to him tonight about channeling his anger and frustration onto the mat and winning. I think it also helped to hear that Alex was the only one on his football team his senior year to get offered a full scholarship to play football in college and was never a captain either. He doesn't need to be captain to be an awesome wrestler.

I am so proud of my oh so shy I hate sports son - who is now Assistant Captain of his wrestling team as a sophmore!

1 comment:

Stacey said...

That's awesome! It is always disappointing when you think it really could happen, but still a great accomplishment! Miss your family!