I recently added a link on the sidebar part of the blog that I want to make sure to point out, in case you're only seeing updates via email. (I think the email feature gives just the most recent post and doesn't show any of the other blog content, right?)
This is a really neat idea for prompting parents to pray for their kids at specific times of their day. I confess it's more fitting for moms with young children at home, but it isn't hard to think of modifications to come up with key prayer moments for the active lifestyles of older kids and teens.
Check out the link: Praying for My Children 7x7
I'd love to hear your ideas about incorporating this idea into the specific routine of your family. Please leave a comment so the rest of us can be inspired by your creativity.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
It's All Good
The long-awaited lab results have returned! ... drum roll, please ... "less than 0.1!" Yippee! So, with that little detail now behind us, we'll be about our own business until the next blood draw in about six months. What a sigh of relief it is to have it confirmed that all the prostate cells were removed at surgery, and apparently none have done a disappearing act only to rear their ugly heads at some unexpected time in the future. From this point forward, we'll begin to lengthen the time between labs until we get to an annual interval, and basically we'll check it once a year. Forever. I'd say that's a pretty good life sentence, considering the alternatives.
With that important detail duly shared, is anyone interested in how our boy did on the wrestling mat this past weekend? Will you oblige me first as I tell you that the wrestler's family was SUPERB in our various support roles? At least we were tired enough after three straight days to classify our performance as superb. Charlie was banned from standing up all day on security duty, which has been his assigned spot at this tournament for the past few years, and he was also not to do any moving of mats, tables, etc. I guess surgery does have its advantages. Shelby was a table worker and definitely cheered hard for the Eagles when she had a break from her own mat. So much so, she still has no voice two days later. Terri helped keep the Eastside boys' break room stocked with all the water, cereal, granola bars, bananas, ham & cheese wraps, etc. they needed. It was a lot of fun to be a fly on the wall and just observe some of their interactions with each other, as well as get to know some of the boys a little better.
The most exciting part of the tournament was the team duals on Thursday night. As a freshman, Cole had only wrestled JV these past two years. It turns out he has the most experience at his weight class (103 lbs), so at least for now he is the varsity starter at that weight. Eastside had three duals that night, and Cole led off each dual with six points for the team by pinning each of his opponents in the first period! Talk about getting a great start on the season!
The really tough competitors showed up for the individual part of the tournament on Friday and Saturday. Cole won his first-round bout, then lost in round 2 to a boy from Archer High in Georgia who would go on to win the weight class. He had one more match that night and won by a technical fall, which comes by gaining a 15-point lead on the opponent. His score was 16-1. At that point, he was still in the consolation bracket and could have placed as high as third, but his next match was against a boy he has faced several times during middle school. For some reason, Cole just seems to never be at his best against this kid, and that was the case again this time. So, with two losses, he was out. 1st through 8th places were awarded a medal or plaque, and we think 9th and below were calculated based on points earned during the individual matches. So, without having the final scores in hand, we don't know how he finished individually, but it was somewhere between 9th and 16th. Not bad for his first varsity tournament.
Although continuing to make weight at 103 for the whole season may be a story unto itself. Let's just say he's not fond of the choices in the category for "low-calorie, nutrient-dense" foods. Suggestions welcome. Please leave a comment if you have experience in sports psychology, nutrition, or personal history as a wrestler. :)
With that important detail duly shared, is anyone interested in how our boy did on the wrestling mat this past weekend? Will you oblige me first as I tell you that the wrestler's family was SUPERB in our various support roles? At least we were tired enough after three straight days to classify our performance as superb. Charlie was banned from standing up all day on security duty, which has been his assigned spot at this tournament for the past few years, and he was also not to do any moving of mats, tables, etc. I guess surgery does have its advantages. Shelby was a table worker and definitely cheered hard for the Eagles when she had a break from her own mat. So much so, she still has no voice two days later. Terri helped keep the Eastside boys' break room stocked with all the water, cereal, granola bars, bananas, ham & cheese wraps, etc. they needed. It was a lot of fun to be a fly on the wall and just observe some of their interactions with each other, as well as get to know some of the boys a little better.
The most exciting part of the tournament was the team duals on Thursday night. As a freshman, Cole had only wrestled JV these past two years. It turns out he has the most experience at his weight class (103 lbs), so at least for now he is the varsity starter at that weight. Eastside had three duals that night, and Cole led off each dual with six points for the team by pinning each of his opponents in the first period! Talk about getting a great start on the season!
The really tough competitors showed up for the individual part of the tournament on Friday and Saturday. Cole won his first-round bout, then lost in round 2 to a boy from Archer High in Georgia who would go on to win the weight class. He had one more match that night and won by a technical fall, which comes by gaining a 15-point lead on the opponent. His score was 16-1. At that point, he was still in the consolation bracket and could have placed as high as third, but his next match was against a boy he has faced several times during middle school. For some reason, Cole just seems to never be at his best against this kid, and that was the case again this time. So, with two losses, he was out. 1st through 8th places were awarded a medal or plaque, and we think 9th and below were calculated based on points earned during the individual matches. So, without having the final scores in hand, we don't know how he finished individually, but it was somewhere between 9th and 16th. Not bad for his first varsity tournament.
Although continuing to make weight at 103 for the whole season may be a story unto itself. Let's just say he's not fond of the choices in the category for "low-calorie, nutrient-dense" foods. Suggestions welcome. Please leave a comment if you have experience in sports psychology, nutrition, or personal history as a wrestler. :)
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