Golf, Screws, Bloody Noses, and Awards

 Anyone who has a kid that plays competitive high school golf knows that after dead period, you literally hit the ground running.  For years before Miles joined the high school golf team, he played in a hand full of tournaments during the summer.  When Matt allowed him to join the team as an 8th grader, and he somehow managed to take the #5 spot on the Varsity team, I was FLOORED by the commitment.  Now, I simply roll with the punches.  It's coming...full swing ahead whether or not you are ready for it.  

 

Miles has been super committed to practicing, and it is paying off.  

He's played in multiple tournaments this summer and shot even at Park Mammoth yesterday which was exciting carding a 70 and the bronze medal.  The week before, he shot a 77 at Rolling Hills (which has always been his nemesis course for years) and tied for second. 

 

He won his first tournament this summer at Country Creek carding a 74.

 

It's always fun when SW teammates are competing in the same tournaments.

For fun he played in Franklin Country Clubs 4th of July scramble.  Our team was an absolute mess.  They managed to post 15 under par.  We took a photo on this hole (#6) because it was the team's only eagle of the day.  From L-R:  Dean, Miles, Moose, Kelvin, Donna, Matt, Beverly, and Mel.  Although they didn't win (or place), a great time was had by all.  We were also introduced (thanks to Dean) to Liquid IV Hydration packets which have literally become a game changer for Miles.  We've only tried Lemon-Lime and Strawberry.  Both are pretty good.  

His last summer tournament is tomorrow at Hopkinsville Country Club before high school tryouts begin on Saturday at Crosswinds.  Send some good vibes his way.

 

HIP HIP HOORAY UPDATES:

In July of last year, Karson went in for PAO surgery for hip dysplasia and a torn labrum.  Here we are one year (and one day) later.  It was a journey!  You can read about it here. Because she has such a small frame, the screws that held her new and improved hip together also cause her quite a bit of discomfort.  When this summer rolled around, she wanted to have them removed.  Monday was the DAY. We headed to Brentwood surgery center way to early and arrived about 45 minutes ahead of time.  Fortunately, there is a large Target next to the office where we killed some time.  She had to check in at 11:15, but her actual surgery wasn't scheduled until 2PM.  The surgery itself literally takes about 15 minutes.  Ugh.  She went back to pre-op fairly quickly so we were hopeful that the entire process might be fast.  She went to surgery around 1:30 and was back in the car by 3:30PM.  Prior to going back, they had asked her if she wanted her screws.  We asked if it would require more time being there and it did not, so she opted to keep them.  Ironically, when the nurse handed them to me in post-op, she told me good thing you requested these because they are worth a lot of money since they are made of some sort of titanium.  Score!  

We grabbed a quick bite a Panera because she was super hungry from having to fast since the night before.    

We got home from Nashville just in time for me to load up my car and head to a golf booster meeting at Paul Walker.  That was the end of the day, now let me tell you about the beginning....

Around two years ago, we noticed that Isaac was struggling with breathing a bit.  It progressively got worse to the point that he sounded like a vacuum when eating, listening to music, just in general.  We decided to take him in to our family physician Dr. Stiltner who told us that he had very swollen/enlarged turbinates and referred us to a local ENT.  Months later, we were able to get in to see Dr. Elbehar who told him that he had a deviated septum and a septoplasty would correct that.  The thing I liked about Dr. Elbehar is he wasn't pushy, just stated the facts and gave us the options if Isaac wanted to go that route.  We moved forward and scheduled the appointment for December 6 when he'd be home from college on break.  

Last Friday afternoon I got a call from Med Center that there was a cancellation and they could fit him in Monday (same day as Karson's surgery).  Ahhhhh!  Matt cancelled all his plans, and we both began our Monday at Med Center at 6AM.  He went back to pre-op and not long after, they called us back.  I had to take off around 8 and head home.  Matt stayed behind.  They gave him anesthesia around 9:15 and he was out of surgery by 10:30AM.  He's been a trooper although it's uncomfortable. 

 

He was able to start his saline rinse yesterday because his nose was so packed on Monday.  Hopefully, he will heal up quickly and be able to breathe better soon.  Our house currently looks like a Walgreen's with all the stuff.

Matt was officially South Warren High School's new principal on July 1.  We got his stuff moved over the week prior to get him ready for the transition.

Matt and principal Ben Frasier from Plano Elementary recently graduated from Truist Leadership Institute for School Principals through the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

 

The event took place in Lexington at Alltech.

This group was in Matt's cohort and the photo below was the entire class.  He truly enjoyed meeting all these leaders across the state of Kentucky.  What a valuable group of people!