First Week Frenzy

The start of school came and went.  For Isaac, it meant driving to school alone for the first time as a junior.  I was sort of hoping he and friends would go out to breakfast, but I'm thinking that might be more of a girl thing.  The boys want to sleep in and roll out as late as possible.  First day of school pics with friends, ehhh whatever.  He's got a full schedule including two AP courses, drivers education, advanced physics and WKU dual credit (4th block).  I'm not sure how long the students will get to enjoy in-person school as this COVID delta variant blazes through.  However, I feel confident that Isaac, Matt and Miles will be fine.  Both Isaac and Matt both had the virus in December and have had the vaccine.  Miles is also vaccinated, so fingers and toes crossed for no illness.  Isaac already has a plan in place to continue working at Waterworks after school, on weekends or in the event or virtual learning.  The week he got his license, he began working at the car wash with his sister.  He loves it and has worked a lot of hours, getting paid well and lots of tips.  We're so proud of Isaac and how hard he works!!!

Miles, our little freshie, has a full schedule as well but mainly with golf matches.  He had seven tournaments spanning from July 30-August 7 which meant he missed the first and third days of school.  He was able to attend open house and get a feel for where his classes would be since his first day was on Thursday instead of Wednesday.  I honestly don't know what we'd do without supportive grandparents.  Both Colvin (Pap) and Debbie (Nana) were rockstars last week and took him to all of his tournaments.  It was super helpful for us.  The first day of school tournament was at A.J. Jolly Golf Course in Alexandria, KY (about 3+ hours from Bowling Green).

Things won't slow down for him until late September.  I'm hopeful that he'll be able to keep up the pace of in-person school, homework and all of these matches.

 

 

 

He's been doing well with golf.  His last two tournaments, he's done very well scoring an 80 at Western Hills Golf Course (in Hopkinsville) and his personal best on Saturday at Hidden Hills County Club (in Tompkinsville) where he scored a 76 and tied for a 7th place finish. The Spartans won the Monroe County Invitational by two strokes beating a tough Franklin Simpson team.

I've watched Isaac play lacrosse, and I have watched Karson play basketball since 1st grade, volleyball since 7th grade, and run track since her Sophomore year, and I can easily tell you that golf gives me WAY more anxiety than all four of these activities combined.  Golf is hard y'all!!!  It teaches you so much, and my heart hurts when Miles (in his mind) doesn't perform as well as he'd like to. He has such passion for the game not only for himself but for others playing.  He's the biggest champion - expresses excitement when others, even opponents, do well, and wants the best for all his teammates. Miles is such a special young man. 

Matt begins year 11 in education.  I wish this could be a normal year for him and not COVID-filled.  The virus adds such a difficult element to an already stressful mix.  Please be mindful of him and all the other educators out there making hard decisions each day.