Stories in May

I was strolling through the park one day

In the merry, merry month of May...

What happened in May?  A lot: 

Clare's high school dance show.  She was amazing.  Adell and I went to watch and cheer. 

Wyatt and Emma broke up and we went out to help...twice...three times by June.  

I went out once by myself for about 24 hours and got to drive my brother's Porsche.  Worth it.  When I got back home a couple of days later a police officer knocked on our door.  His first words were: "Is your son Wyatt?"  I died.  

Dead. Dead. Dead.  Like those are for sure the worst words you want to hear out of a policeman's mouth on your front steps.  My mind made up the worst before he could keep talking.  Merciful heavens, I really died thinking Wyatt was harmed in some awful way.  

BUT Wyatt's wallet had been found up in Los Trampas.  Wyatt had been hiking up there when he was home in April.  He had misplaced his wallet while he was here.  Turns out he dropped it on a hike and someone turned it in.  All of his vital documents were in there, it really was a miracle.  BUT THAT POLICE OFFICER COULD HAVE COME WITH A DIFFERENT LEAD!!!

Clare had the fancy church dance called Mormal:

Mother's Day happened and I wore my favorite jewelry.

Clare did a second round of chaperoning for outdoor ed (5th grade sleep away camp).  But she went with her boyfriend, Logan, and some of her other best friends.  She had a blast. 

After a preseason that was not...the kids had time trials for the summer swim season.  Our swim team pool had a broken heater so they couldn't have swim for March, April, or most of May.  It will be an interesting season.  Colter took it easy and went a slow as he could so he could pop his time during the seasonal meets.  Clever strategy.  

Colter turned 11 and got a go kart.

Will and I flew to Dickinson, North Dakota to celebrate my best friend's wedding.  Heidi and I have been besties since high school.  She has had a few rocky relationships but this one seems to be the absolute best.  I got to be her Maid of Honor and was beyond touched.  It was a wonderful weekend.  

Hair was made crazy for crazy hair day.

One day I was going into my closet to put somethings away.  I noticed my pants were askew on the hangers.  I pushed my hand into my closet and down my hanging pant legs to smooth them out...and touched another HUMAN HAND!  I freaked right the heck out!  Just as Colter jumped out to scare me.  It was bonkers and funny.  He had wanted to scare Will but got me.  Terrible.  

Colter's friend from school, Adam, also has a go kart and lives on a quieter street.  Colter goes up to Adam's a few times a week to ride go karts.

I launched a coaching beta program for overwhelm.  I got four practice clients and started it up!  I am so excited and in love with it.  I cannot wait to see how my test clients like it.

Adell had her last (and super fun) choir concert for middle school.  It was Hawaiian themed.  We all had fun singing and hearing her sing.  

Colter was awarded the part of Daniel Boon in his school play.  He nailed it!

I went out to San Diego to help Lorien clean up and pack up for her move next month.  

And school ended (actually the first day of June).  Peace out May!  

First day of the 2022-2023 school year and the last day:

  

One heavy heart note about the last day of school.  Poor Clare.  She got news the weekend before that one of her dear friends from EFY last summer had died.  He had been killed.  It was the most heart wrenching thing.  We wanted her to go to the funeral in Utah.  Miracles of miracles, her history teacher excused her from the final and she was able to go to the funeral on the last day of school.  She got to reunite with many of her EFY besties and have a healing time.  Will was out in Utah for work and to help Wyatt, again.  Wyatt is struggling post break up.  He knows he and Emma shouldn't be together but his mental health is low.  It is hard.