Palm Springs Get AWAY

Mike and I got a quick getaway at Mike and Pam’s place in Palm Springs two weeks ago..  

It was HOT hot HoT!! 

Tuesday night to Saturday early morning we enjoyed some relaxation.  

For the memory keeping -  the shows we watched were Yellowstone and Handmaids Tale.  I finished reading The Help and started reading The Book of Lost Friends.

We were too lazy to cook much-  but Mike did make me breakfast every morning and did the dishes for me too!  We got take out and snacked on lots of chips and salsa and drank some beverages.

I had a hard time relaxing but I think it’s just that season of life -  kids are busy and doing school at home... and Pam was sick so I worried.  And on the swinging pendulum of anxiety in my life I’m in an upturn!

But I came home ready to work more on my health!  And really enjoying these kids right now so I think next time around will be another family vacay.  Dedicated to our hubby wife time too though-  such a balancing act!

Ruby at Twelve

A quick note for the records is that Ruby is now 5’8’’ and has surpassed her sisters and me in height.

Quarantine sleep was good for this beautiful basketball player of a girl!

Currently she is doing three private lessons a week to increase her ball handling skills and shooting accuracy!  We are so blessed to have a very close relationship with a super star athlete named Kylee Arzner.  Kylee is a senior at Mac High and has signed with Colorado State with a full scholarship to play basketball on their roster!  I cannot rave about Kylee’s talent and hard work ethic enough!  

It’s pretty sweet that we have known Kylee for quite awhile and that our families are close friends that spend a lot of fun times together.  So when Ruby is under Kylee’s tutelage, there is an ease and camaraderie about their interaction!  Ruby respects her highly but also knows she’s loved by her big sister like mentor too.  And Kylee pushes her really hard but is ready to cheer her on and laugh with Ruby too!

I’m excited to see Ruby continue to improve and hopefully play some basketball games in 2021!

Beyond basketball Ruby is hanging in there with distance learning - although she’d definitely prefer to be at school with her friends!  Luckily one of her best buddies, Finley, comes over two times a week to do her school alongside Ruby. 

Proud of this ‘not so little anymore’ one!  Thirteen is right around the corner!!!!

Maisie and Me

The first weekend in October, Maisie and I went to our favorite beach house-  or should I say-  little river house -  for her birthday!  It was actually the 4th year in a row that she has asked that we do this get-away instead of a big birthday parties..

I do believe I love these weekends as much as Maisie! Maisie’s birthday is on September 27th and it is the fourth birthday we celebrate that month!  So, by that weekend I am always so exhausted.  And I always treasure my 1-1 times with my children. It’s easy and purposeful and so important to me!

This time we watched all five Twilight movies-  she had never seen them and it had been a very long time since I had.  We had take out (pandemic style) at Grateful Bread, dined outside at The Riverhouse, shopped at our favorite clothing store in Pacific City, took a walk on the beach, sat on the deck, slept and ate lots of candy!!  

Pretty much divine!

Thank you Uncle Dave and Christie for the blessing of our little Woods cabin and the memories it continues to offer our extended family!