The Journey

I haven't written in awhile but I'm feeling internal pressure to do so. It's not that there hasn't been reasons to write, with a 4 year old and a 6 year old, seldom does an uneventful hour go by. But we are busy with school and soccer, and Daisies (pre-cursor to Girl Scouts) and playing Uno, the Memory Game, Quarkle and Zingo, birthday parties, karate (that's mine), drawing, reading, swinging, trips to the library, tennis and so on. Sometimes I feel like it's all "hurry up so we can get there" and then I realize the "there" that I'm trying to get to is really the journey itself. It's never ending and when I recognize that, I tend to slow down a bit and catch my breath.

The Soccer Muscles and Aces are close to finishing their seasons. And, unlike last year, the Aces have a few wins under their belts and hope to get one or two more before it's all said and done. Ryan has blossomed as a defensive star, receiving accolades from parents and referees! Sam has shown marked improvement even if I had to bribe her a bit as evidenced by her yelling "Mom! Am I earning my ice cream yet?" as she ran down the field kicking the ball. Yes, honey, you earned it!

I participated in a karate tournament and won 1st place in my age and belt division performing Pinon 3. I was super nervous, asking myself why am I doing this?? I did not get started in karate to go to tournaments (visions of "sweep the leg" from Karate Kid kept going through my mind) but I must admit, I was pretty happy to have won...although the girls were so much happier, showing off the trophy to the neighborhood kids. My favorite part of the tournament may have been when they played "Eye of the Tiger" right before the matches begun. Couldn't help but laugh a bit at that.

Knock on wood, but all is well right now. Even slamming my finger in the car door yesterday and fainting as I drove home with the girls (had time to pull over and call a neighbor) didn't upset the apple cart too much. I am learning to enjoy the journey...