HOCKEY. Tyson enjoyed his last year of Midget hockey. Not gonna lie . . . I hit the depths of hell
after that last game. I seriously
thought my life was over. Hockey has
been our life for the past 13 years. As
a devoted hockey family, we travelled the rural rinks of Alberta with passion
and vengeance! Contrary to my thoughts
of life being over on that cold March 1st day . . . life has
resumed. Surprisingly it has remained
fulfilling and although I sincerely miss the eau da hockey, the rink politics
and drama, my life has continued.
WOW!! Who’da thunk?? Tyson misses the game but is staying involved
with a local youth hockey program.
FIGURE
SKATING. Now, this does keep me at the rink, but my
fellow skate mom’s know that it’s just not the same as hockey, for me! Mikayla presently skates 5 days a week. Now that’s a busy week! Mikayla’s love for skating landed her with
the ‘Guenette Award’ last spring at her Award Banquet. Criteria for this award being the most promising
skater. Pretty proud moment for here,
and mom! Sure makes those countless
hours of the cold rink worthwhile! She
continues to excel in her development.
Recently landing her axel and double jumps are great excuses for eating
ice cream for supper!
GRAD 2014!
Tyson graduated in June.
WOW!! Now that’s a day of
reckoning for a mom! All those days I
wondered if I was doing enough, being enough, contributing enough to the
development of my kiddo all celebrated in ONE big day! So proud of the young man Tyson has become. He is presently enrolled in grade 13,
upgrading some courses in preparation of his future endeavours. I’m pretty proud that he determined (on his
own) at age 18 that his devotion, preparedness, and success in life is
determined by none other than him! Looks
like his future shall include making a sh*t load of money in business! Yeah for him!
MUSIC.
Only one kid left pursuing lessons and that is Mikayla in guitar. She was very excited to learn a Taylor Swift
tune and could be found strumming and singing ‘Fifteen’ over and over and over
and over, again! She wishes to take
piano lessons again, but who knows? So
far, guitar and skating keep her busy.
She partook in the annual Music Festival last spring and happily brought
home some fabulous certificates.
MORGAN.
She gets her own paragraph as she’s not the type to be the centre of
attention. Morgan is our back bone. Our biggest supporter and, our biggest
cheerleader. Whether we need a pat on
the back, or a kick in the a$$, Morgan is our girl! Morgan coached gymnastics till June of this
year. She has worked at BP’s for about a
year and a half now. She has recently given
her ‘move out’ notice as she will graduate this coming year. She plans to move to Edmonton where she will
pursue travel, photography, and a Bachelor of Education, in no particular
order. I have no doubt this girl will
make a difference where ever she goes!
LIFE!
We keep busy with school, rink, work, school, rink, work! Having 2 kiddos with driver’s licenses is
surely a blessing as I have more time to b-r-e-a-t-h-e and nap! Tyson travelled to Italy in April – what an amazing
experience for him! I wasn’t keen on the
fact that I barely heard from him whilst half way around the world, but hey I
understand, you’re and adult now! Mikayla
played soccer in the spring. I took my
first, and most likely last, kick at coaching her team. Although I loved the interactions with kids,
I know it’s best to bow out gracefully!
I keep busy following these kiddos, volunteering and working. Morgan and I shall be grad dress shopping in
the very near future and I greatly look forward to celebrating her
accomplishments! She has some travel
planned for the upcoming year. Looks
like Mikayla and I shall need to find ourselves some hobbies, as we experience
the empty nesting that comes with adult turkey lurkey’s. On that note, I best sign off . . . perhaps
go wrangle some squirrels, or something!
I hope this
note finds everyone healthy and happy!Sending loads of love, laughter, hugs and smiles . . .
Laura, Tyson, Morgan & Mikayla
