Adam's Ears

This morning Adam had his second follow up for his ears. One of his tubes fell out a few weeks ago but the other is still intact. The doctor said he wouldn't advocate for replacing them unless he gets three infections in a really short time. So hopefully we get through the winter months infection free.

Grace's Horse Show

To say I am a proud mom would be an understatement! Yesterday, Grace participated in her first Horse Show. She competed in the Walk Only Equestrian Division which means that the horse walks in each class. Her division included three classes - Open Tack, 2-Point and Pattern.


For Open Tack, which is basically just walking the horse, she earned a red ribbon - 2nd place. For 2-Point, which is the riding pose in the above picture, she earned the blue ribbon - 1st place. She was so excited to get that blue ribbon that when she walked by David as she started the next class, she said "this is awesome!"

In her final class, Pattern which is weaving the horse through cones, she earned a white ribbon - 4th place. That surprised me a little because she had done so well in that during lessons. In any case, she had done really well for her first competition and the icing on the cake was when she was awarded Champion Reserve which is 2nd place overall in her divsion!

Grace's Big Day

This coming Sunday, Grace will compete in her first horse show. Yes I am well aware that she just started riding, but it's to help build her confidence. Unfortunately she has told me multiple times that she is very nervous about the show. I told her not to be, it's just like her lesson but with a few more people watching. Keep her in your thoughts on Sunday - we'll let you know how it goes.

Adam's New Trick

Leave it to our son to find a new way to drive us crazy! He likes to drink his milk or eat his food but for some reason he chooses not to swallow.

He just sits there with his lips tightly closed and either giggles at us or stares with a look that says "just try to make me swallow this". And it's not for a couple of seconds - no - he'll do it for 15 minutes. And when he's ready, he either swallows or slowly lets the food/drink dribble out of his mouth into a pool of yuck. BOYS!!!!

The Buckelew Sports Saga

You may not know this but we have a bit of a tug of war in our house when it comes to sports. I am and always have been a Philly sports fans. David is a Detroit fan. So what happens when you have kids - who do they support?

Apparently in my house they all support David's teams - case in point, Adam wore "his" Red Wings jersey to school today. When you ask Grace who she's rooting for she ultimately says the Red Wings or the Lions or the Tigers. I can't catch a break.

I need to take hold of the situation before it spirals out of control - one of my children will be an Eagles fan or a Phillies fan or a Flyers fan. At least until they are old enough to make informed decisions - then we all know they will fully support mommy's teams!!

Coker College Reunion

This past weekend I got to travel back to my old stomping grounds for my 15 year Coker Reunion.

Friday evening was spent with lots of friends from not just my class but as far back as the class of 1980. It was great to meet so many new faces as well as catch up with the old ones. It was as if we never graduated.

Saturday I got to meet the new Athletic Director and tour the facilities. She shared her vision for the future of Coker sports and it's exciting. After that I joined a few other alumni at the President's home for breakfast. There we got to meet some current students and their parents. After that I walked around downtown Hartsville and checked out some of the shops before heading to the alumni baseball game.

I joined a few friends for lunch before heading back to campus to enjoy the Homecoming Festivities which included watching the 1994 Coker Baseball team get inducted into the Coker Hall of Fame.

It was a fun day and I'm glad I went. I'm looking forward to next year!