Time to catch up on a few things.....

Wow!  It has been quite a while since I have been on here - Time to catch up...

Since May - really May?  Have I been THAT busy?  Well yes, yes I have.  Last summer flew by - 

Carly started High School at Lakeland and also joined the Girls Golf Team - she took to it naturally and had a great season - At the end of the season banquet she was awarded the medal for Most Improved Underclassman with 18 strokes shaved off of her game. Impressive. 

 

Carly also had the opportunity recently to team up with Chef Dave at Black Tulip Grill and learn the ins and outs of a real restaurant kitchen. She assisted in preparing food for a large party and even cooked for her Mom and Dad.  What a great way to get started in her future endeavors.





Olivia continues to shine at the Starlight Theater - She had the opportunity to perform in the adult production of Fiddler on The Roof along with several other plays. She is currently rehearsing for The Secret Garden in which she will be The Cook.   She is now in the 6th grade at White Lake and has a great group of friends.

We recently went to see The Blue Man Group with the school choir and band. Can you see her in this picture - look at all the friends around her :) 

Olivia and Type 1 Diabetes have not become friends yet - although I don't believe they ever will - There are struggles every day but since September when she started using the pump, she doesn't have to poke herself quite as many times anymore.  

She and I are still frustrated by the questions..."can you eat that?" - Yes! "you're ok now that you have the pump, right?" NO! We continue to educate our friends and family - and each morning when I go into her room to wake her for school, I thank God that she opens her eyes!

ME?  oh yea - I do have a life also :)  I changed jobs in August and work for a wonderful company.  I still feel "new" to the position and every day have to remind myself that I don't know everything yet. I work with a great team of ladies and the owner/boss couldn't be more understanding.  I always say, things happen for a reason - after being in the office for a few weeks I found out that the owners son is a T1D - we chatted about it and I was so touched by their support.  

I am venturing into the JRDF Mentor program this week - I feel a need to educate and support other families affected by this horrendous disease along with gaining more knowledge for everyday living.

So as I sit here on a beautiful Saturday morning while my girls sleep in, I look back over the last year ..through the trials and pain come great successes that are too large to measure - whether it is a golf swing to win a game, a bow at the end of a play, a hug good night or sleepy eyes that say good morning - I can truly say Life is Good and we will carry on.......