KG's Hideaway

5-12-05 11:52pm

Not such a bad day. Worked out with Ryan after she got out of school. She's hitting about 85% of her free throws, so we're really happy with that. Her three point shot has really improved, and she's doing well with on her reverse layups. I like how dedicated she is to practicing every day and hope that keeps up. Her ball handling skills are SO much better but she's still got a way to go.

Austin graduates in 8 days. That seems impossible, and I'm happy, sad, elated, scared, proud and about a million other feelings all at once. I can only imagine what a mess I'll be when it's time for him to leave for college. He said he plans on coming home every other weekend... we'll see. I want him to go and have fun, just don't forget where you come from.

Jesse, our adopted soldier in Iraq, comes home next week for a month of leave. He's really excited about seeing his wife and kids again and says he plans on doing a whole lot of nothing except enjoying his family. It's nice to hear a man open up about missing their family and his emails always remind us to hug and kiss the ones you love often. I'm quite happy for him and really hope he enjoys his leave. I think our soldiers deserve so much more... and we should all support them as they do their job whether we support the war effort or not.

I got Ryan's track picture today. I think it's one of the best pictures that she's taken. Of course, you can't tell from this picture that she's almost 6'2. Sometimes I look at her and wonder where she got her looks from. Personally, I think she's beautiful. But I guess we all think that whether they are or not. (I can remember being in highschool and wondering if people KNEW they were ugly... did I realize it if I was ugly? Strange, huh?) She looks so much older now that her braces are off. She's really looking forward to summer because when Craig leaves for work she always comes and gets in bed with me (when we're not at a basketball tournament) and we can sleep that way til noon... or later. Anyway, here's the pic. My scanner wasn't working so I just took a digital pic of the pic and loaded on the computer that way. It has a bad glare and it doesn't look as good on here as it does in real life, but here it is anyway.

Alright, I'm off to read blogs! Toodaloo... kdgr