"Practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent!"

Had the opportunity to go to leadership conference on Friday. Coach Larry Gelwix from the movie "Forever Strong" was the final speaker. Wow, what a great philosophy he has and his talk was inspiring! Anyone who hasn't seen this movie needs to see it. Powerful life lessons that can be used in every aspect of life.
While Jamie and the kids were here we were able to get together as a family several times and it was great! We had Sunday dinner on the 16th with all the kids and their spouses(except for Chris) and all 9 grandchildren. It was nuts! The grownups got into a pillow fight with the kids(who are all under the age of 8) and I am grateful to say that the injuries were kept at a minimum, some loss of hearing and no damage to the house! Then there was family pictures on Thurs. Trying to get all the kids to stay clean, happy and manageable for 2 hours outside was quite a feat! No we did not manage to do it, but it was fun anyway! The most hilarious part was when the photographer was taking a picture of me with all the grand kids and watching the adults trying to get the kids to smile while jumping, gesturing, making faces, yelling etc. It was a sight to behold and I wish I'd had the video to take pictures of them!
School starts on Wednesday so I'm getting ready for the home stretch. This will be my last fall semester here and it feels strange. It will be like leaving home when I am finally done here but that's the adventure of life right?-to see what the next chapter holds.
Still being greatly blessed and I'm very grateful! Until next time---------Happy day!

Another One Bites the Dust!

I am officially done with the summer semester! Yahoo!!! I have learned that tennis isn't as easy as it looks (I think I need a bigger racket) and that Research Methods wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The idea that this is my LAST summer semester brings a HUGE smile to my face. I've had the opportunity to go on several FABULOUS motorcycle rides; mach 2 with my hair on fire! (have to have seen "Top Gun" for reference. :) Ok so I might be stretching it just a bit but it felt that fast and I LOVED it! Jamie and the kids are coming up and we are going to play with the family as much as possible before they move to Texas. Then fall semester starts again on Aug. 26th and the cycle continues--------.Remember what the Chinese proverb says-The journey IS the reward!
Happy day!!