Bryan and I survived the “regular” compulsory gymnastics season! Oh yes, Rachel did too 🙂 We were really proud of her. Despite not optimistic predictions, we think that she did well. Now I am no coach, I am just the mom, and I have decided that the big picture is the important gage for success.…
The Halloween season is always lots of fun and central to that fun is candy! This year, it seems like our candy jar was full from October 1 – November 1. Yes, we have a candy jar courtesy of Bryan, and I think it’s his way of slowly torturing me. Anyway, at the beginning of…
“Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble, when you’re perfect in every way” is the line from an old country music song, and it kind of sums up how I view Sarah Amelia. I know this may seem snobby and incredibly unfair to Rachel, but my youngest is just perfect. In Sarah Amelia’s case, being…
Rachel’s first USAG competition in over 18 months was this past weekend. You may be asking yourself, “how does Ruth know how many months that it has been since Rachel’s last competition?”. It’s easy. Rachel’s last competition was on Feb 22, 2013, which also happens to be Sarah Amelia’s birthday! Yep – I didn’t even…
It’s a little funny how Bryan and I met. He was a second year medical student at UofL (yes, University of Louisville), and I was a Master’s degree student in the biochemistry department. I like to think of that time as round 1 of graduate school and some of the best science training that I…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, actually, no it’s not…. The start of another school year makes me (and everyone around me crazy). I feel edgy, edgy, edgy. As a matter of fact, I feel guilty about being a grouch. My poor husband and kids! After a significant about of reflection, it…
We just returned from a fun but short trip to visit my sister Sarah and her little family. It was so great to see them and see little Gray. She just gets prettier and sweeter each time I see her! This recent trip inspired me to mix things up a little with this entry. I decided…
What says 4th of July celebration better than a trip to the zoo and museum? Well, actually a lot of things do, but I wanted to be creative this year. Bryan had to work the entire 3-day weekend, so my goal was to keep the girls busy. Plus, I felt like venturing out with the…
Ok – I am going to steer a little off course. This article isn’t an update on the kids and Bryan but an opinion piece and by opinion, I seriously mean opinion…. A few days ago, I was mindlessly trolling Facebook when I came upon yet another article about how desperately bleak things are in…
As you all know, Rachel’s major activity is gymnastics. This past year has been a big transitional year for her in the gym. She switched gyms last Fall, and she has had a lot of catching up to do. She wasn’t in any competitions this past year, which was really tough. Fast forward to June 2014.…