She's Amazing

After focusing on Sam the last post I decided to jot a few things down about Megan. She is pretty amazing and does so many great things. I love the fact that Megan willingly gets up on her own and goes to seminary when the rest of the house is still dark and quiet. She then puts in a full day at school, followed by practice, homework, church activities, friends etc. It is not uncommon to hear her on the phone planning or organizing an event or helping a friend with their homework. She always seems to fit everything in and keeps on top of everything despite her busy schedule (now, if I could only get her to clean her room.)

Anyhow, last week she officially made the JV team at Jackson High School. Jackson has an extremely competitive group of girls and we are very happy for her. She loves the game and I have always loved watching her play. Her years of hardwork have definitely paid off. I'm sure I'll be sharing pictures later on in the season.

For the past several months Megan has volunteered to help out twice a week with the 5th grade community band. She loved it and I loved the great attitude she had about serving. A few nights ago we dropped her off at the spring performance. We then left to run to the library and then were planning on picking her back up. A few minutes later the phone rang and she said she was ready to be picked up. It turns out the band played 12 songs that were approximately 30 seconds each.

Thanks Megan for all you do and for your great example. WE LOVE YOU!

PS: It appears that Megan is no longer the same height as Sam!

On My Honor

Those of you that know me well know that Sam holds a special little spot in my heart, reserved just for him. However, I must admit that his teenage obnoxiousness has replaced some of his childish charm making it just a tad more difficult for him to win me over.

The other day I picked him up from wrestling and as we entered the house we had the usual exchange. He tells me about his day and his homework, I ask a few questions, then he asks what's for dinner and if he has time to shower first. I said, yes you have time to shower and then as he took off for the stairs he stopped and said "hey Mom, is Mollie home?" I replied "yea, she is upstairs." Then I heard him proclaim in a voice of complete joy as he headed up the stairs talking only to himself, "good, I'll bug her for a few minutes first."

On the flip side I was very proud of him tonight at the court of honor. He received his "On My Honor" award. I didn't even know the award existed. By the time I figure out the whole scouting thing he will be done with the program. Anyhow, he earned a few more merit badges tonight and has begun working on his Eagle Project. Way to go Sam, I love you.