More birthday news

Okay...the weekend was great! Javad slept through the cruise (he stayed up the night before!) and we had a great luncheon today!

Pictures to follow!

Shannon

Memorial Day & Birthday Parties

This weekend is my grandfather's 90th birthday celebration. His birthday is not until next week, but we are having a celebration this weekend. My cousin is coming with her baby son from Florida, my other cousin is coming from California. My grampa's sister is coming and my dad's cousin. It will be quite the event!

Tomorrow we go on a river cruise and Javad is coming. More boat trips for him! :)

It'll be great!

Pictures to come!

Lost

Well, tonight is the season finale of Lost. I know that I will have no more answers than I did after last season's finale. It is one of those annoying things in life...more answers, more questions! Aaaahhhh! Just enough information to get you irritated about not knowing information!

Well, there is 90 more minutes of the finale...maybe I'll feel some kind of comfort. Who knows!

Fun in the Sun

On Sunday, as I mentioned yesterday, we had an awesome opportunity to go on Lake Union in an electric boat. The weather was crummy, it was raining, and you can see by the look on Javad's face that he loved it! He was smiling and happy the whole time. It was one of the greatest moments!

There are times in out life when Javad seems like a "real boy." Now, let's clarify. I obviously know that he is a real boy, so what I mean by that statement is that he looks like a regular, healthy boy. Sunday was one of those times. Sure, you can't see the vent sitting on the bench or the suction machine nearby, but you can't see the smile on our faces. It was an experience that any one could have had...


So the visit to Seattle has opened some doors for Stesha. She has decided to look north for a possibility of college options. The new friends that she has made are all going to school in the Seattle area and now she would like to look there as well. How could she not want to? She has now experienced what it is like to be transformed. I understand...


Luckily we have all year to look at colleges...could be Western Oregon, Lewis and Clark, maybe Seattle Pacific...guess only time will tell!


On another note...DWTS is over in 20 minutes. I really want to know who is going to win. Is it Apolo or Joey? I know I could go check
Kristie Escoe's blog to find out who wins, but (I guess) that would be cheating...

I don't know. I guess I can wait for another 10 minutes...then I'll blab about it. I don't even know who I want to win. I really like them both. I predicted that they would be in the final!

Okay, last blurb...I must say that although I have been a closet Trail Blazer fan since they have been the "Jail Blazers," I am very excited that they got the #1 pick in the draft...things may be looking up in P-town!

Rose City Rocks!

Shannon

Trip to Seattle

This weekend I am in Seattle with Stesha, Javad, and my good friend, Tracy. Stesha is taking the Landmark Forum for Teens. It has been awesome! Tracy and I have had a great time, hanging out, celebrating our friendship, driving around Seatle. It has been a great gift! We have been taking Javad around. Today we may go out on Lake Union on an electric boat. We met some people at sushi last night and they offered to let us. (They own Seattle Electric Boat Company.) So, we are going to give it a shot!

The Landmark Forum for teens has been great. Stesha has met some awesome people! Landmark programs really are life changing!

Wwll, time to start packing!

Shannon

The Last Lacrosse Day

Today is one of those days that was bittersweet, as a coach, as a mother. Today was Stesha's last high school lacrosse game. It's hard to believe that it's been four years of lacrosse already. She played great. As a coach, I was so pleased with her ability to stay calm amongst the (seemingly 12) Hood River players that were actively trying to score. It was a brutal game...one end to the other. As a parent I was pleased at her poise and tenacity. She is a fine player that gives her all to her team...even when they don't give back.

We played Hood River...that was what my last bog was about. How ironic! Today we tied Hood River 7-7. They scored their 7th goal in the last second...literally.

I am proud of the girls. They have played well. It has been an honor to coach the team...

A red letter, big smiley day!

So, there has been abunch of garbage going on with lacrosse. Mostly, I just want to crawl into a space inside of myself...

Next week lacrosse is over. I am sad and happy at the same time.

So, the board had asked that tonight my assistant coach the team so they could see how she coaches a game. I was on the sidelines watching.

And here is how the bonus round went...During the JV2 team's game, the goalie saved 13 potential goals. Now that may not seem like anything, but this is a girl who just stood in front of the goal before tonight. We talked about positioning, we practiced what it would look like...she was AWESOME!

Yep, that's why I coach!