My very talented kiddos

In the last couple of weeks, both of my children have become involved once again in their Theatre groups and band. Sarah was given 2 parts plus once again is serving as Assistant Stage Manager in her University's Fall Production. She is minoring in theatre and had thought to change that to a major so that she would receive two degrees, but after much thought, decided to just stick with a minor in Theatre and finish her degree in Child and Family Development, take some time off from school, get a real job and then go back and get her Master's. I think that's a wonderful idea and if she so wants to continue with Theatre, well then, she can look for some local productions and go for it.

Will started his sophomore year a few weeks ago, and with that began Marching Band Season. This year, he has decided to play mellophone with the marching band and his beloved trumpet in Symphonic band. He loves playing both, and with this years production titled "Rhapsody 3", he is really enjoying the mellophone. The band is performing 3 rhapsodies, one of them being the Bohemian Rhapsody and their on field marching is way over the top. I am really excited for him and the rest of the band. He also started up with Theatre again, he is serving on the Drama Club Board this year, and they have had a couple of meetings to begin preparations for their One Act Play competition. Will is trying out for a part this year, and is very excited.

So, where in the world do these kids get their talent? Hmmmm, switched at birth maybe? Even so, I love them dearly and am so proud of their accomplishments.

Why "Skipping Pebbles"??

Hmmmm, after much thought and making a genuine committment on my part, I decided to start up the old blog again. When I started this sometime ago, I didn't really have the time or the desire to keep it going. Now that I have tons of extra time (yea, right!!!), I decided to take on this project with 110% committment. I hope to provide some insight into my family and also into my life on a daily basis.

I had someone ask why I chose the name I did for this blog, so here goes - When I was a kid, my dad would take my mom and me (and my sister when she came along) to this very out of the way lake for fishing. I hated going there, we had to park on this back road and then hike thru an overgrown wooded area. I loved to go fishing with dad, because I knew at some point he would take some time to skip rocks with me. But boy oh boy, did I hate going to that particular lake. At the time, I could not appreciate the beauty of that area on an early morning and overlook the walk. Dad would fish awhile and then take a moment to play with me. We would pick pebbles to skip along the water. It is one of my favorite memories. Sometimes my pebbles would skip right on across, but sometimes they would just sink. I would get so frustrated. Dad would always encourage me to keep trying, he would say that sometimes you pick a pebble that just will not skip, and then there are the times you have the perfect rock that just skims its way across the lake. He said I always had to keep looking for those good rocks and not think about the bad ones. I would continue skipping pebbles, and everytime I would get one to go and go, I would be just thrilled, and that made me forget about the bad skips. So when choosing a name for my blog, I decided on "Skipping Pebbles" because with any family, you will have the bad times, but those bad times fade away to the good times. You always keep looking and striving for the good in all you do for your family, and don't dwell on the bad. With my family, I never know when the pebbles are going to skim across the pond just right or when they are going to skip once and sink to the bottom, but either way, I keep skipping those pebbles.

Remember folks, sometimes we pick stones that aren't right for our lives and they go no where, and sometimes we pick up that rock that just flies across the water and we smile.