Branching Out

I think it's time to fill a void in my life. That void is church. JP and I met a friend last night at Church of the Resurrection (COR) to check it out, see the kids area where their classes are held, view the sanctuary, etc. I really liked what I saw and was not as overwhelmed as I thought I would be by the size of the campus. Once you are inside it doesn't seem that large. The parking lots (alphabetized, parking attendants) are more overwhelming than the church itself. So, tomorrow JP and I are going to church at COR. I'm going to attend the 5pm service and he is going to be in a COR Kids class for "sunday school." He really seemed to enjoy it there as much as I did. Looking forward to tomorrow! If all goes as planned I am hoping to join a BBM (Building Better Moms) group that is for single moms. They meet once or twice a month on Wed. evenings. Why not, right?

I as I... Not as We

Scroll on down to the bottom of the page to my music and click on Song #1... here are the lyrics so you can follow along. Yeah, it struck a chord with me!!!

"Not As We" Alanis Morissette

Reborn and shivering
Spat out on new terrain

Unsure unconvincing
This faint and shaky hour

Day one day one start over again
Step one step one
I'm barely making sense for now
I'm faking it 'til I'm pseudo making it
From scratch begin again but this time I as i
And not as we

Gun shy and quivering
Timid without a hand

Feign brave with steel intent
little and hardly here

Day one day one start over again
Step one step one
with not much making sense just yet
I'm faking it til I'm pseudo making it
From scratch begin again but this time I as i
And not as we

Eyes wet toward
Wide open frayed
If God's taking bets
I pray He wants to lose

Day one day one start over again
Step one step one
I'm barely making sense just yet
I'm faking it til I'm pseudo making it
From scratch begin again but this time I as I
And not as we

First Day of Pre-K!

First day of Pre-K! JP is such a big boy. He was SO excited to go back to school and to see his friends! He thinks it is very cool to be in the "oldest" class in his preschool now. He loves all 3 of his teachers, too!

All Smiles!

Out in front of school:
Walking into school:
JP and some of his buddies: JP, Ben, Noah and Jake. Yes, the same Ben from the "So I poked him in the eye!" story!!! :)
The boys and their backpacks. They actually made me take this picture BEFORE the other one! LOL!
Looking forward to a wonderful year at Aldersgate!!! The same 4 boys plus Caden even had a playdate afterschool.... McDonalds Playland! And they sure had lots of fun!!!

Picking myself up...

I'm moving forward. Picking myself up and moving on. Staying strong. I've got motivation. His name is JP.

I'm reading a good book right now, "The Courage to be a Single Mother." It is a good read and offering me a great deal of insight from people who have been through this before.

I'm starting to live a life for ME. I'm doing more things for ME. I'm playing on a softball team and our first practice is this weekend and I am also playing some golf this weekend. Don't forget Bunco.... got that on Monday!

JP is doing great. He starts Pre-K on Monday but had his visitation at school yesterday and met his teachers and visited his classroom. JP is the elephant this year. Always such a big deal... what your symbol is going to be! He is so bright... every day he says or does something that blows me away. He loves to read. He can read any age appropriate book now... even some advanced books. And his numbers? Wow. The kid loves his math. He'll sit in the car and say, "hey mom... did you know that 10 + 10+ 5 is 25??? Did you know that 3000 + 27 is 3027??? When did he start counting in the thousands? I guess the hundreds were too boring. Oh, and don't forget his passion for baseball! We still "practice" every night! He's getting really good at catching pop flies! He'll be ready to go next spring, that's for sure!

So... Me and My Boy are doing good. Of course I have my weak moments but I am strong... and I will move on. Go Me.

Oops.

Ok, so I lied. Today... I'm not so strong. It's been a rough one.

Curveball

Wow. It really IS "Me and My Boy" now, isn't it?

How is it possible for someone's whole life to change in 1 month??? Just turn upside down? It is possible. Trust me.

Only the strong survive. That's me. STRONG.

One day at a time.

The Season is Over.

I can't believe it! The Sharks season is over. :( Boo Hoo. JP is bummed... and so am I! This is really going to feel strange not having practice every Thursday and games every Saturday and/or Wednesday! The kids had a great season. It is amazing to watch them play every week and see such improvement! Way to go, Sharks!!! The final game was tonight followed by a pizza party!

Pre-Game Pics:

Fielding practice:
Let's go, Sharks!
The whole gang. Trophies! How cool!
Champs!!!
What a fun season. Can't wait until next year!

CAKE! and more baseball...

Here is proof that I do bake on occasion!!!

Jim's birthday cake. It was yummy, too.
More baseball!!!! Enjoying the Royals/Reds game. Yes, we won.
Look! Willie Bloomquist! (He's #8, a utility player for those of you who aren't Royals fans)
Leaving the stadium... JP was being a cheeseball. He got that pennant since he joined the Blue Crew Kids Club.

We are going to another game this Sunday.... Father's Day! Should be fun! Hot, but fun. JP only has 2 little league games left. Bummer. He's going to be S.A.D. when it's over. :(

Love of the game...

"Mommy, I want to play a baseball game EVERY night."

-J.P.  4 1/2

Really, I'm not lost.

Really! No, really! I'm not lost... I'm here! Just busy. Baseball, golf, baseball, baseball, baseball, work, baseball..... oh, and of course Facebook. Darn Farm Town app! LOL

So here I am and here are a few pics from last Friday's tailgate/Royals game!

Kate, Me and Jim

Kate, Me, Jim and JP being goofy
Kate, Grandma Judy and JP
Kate at the game... we were WAY up there!
JP's individual shot from team picture day. I had to take a pic of the pic but it's too cute to pass up!
So, it's been busy in the Moore house. Let's see... this week we have 3 baseball games in 4 days and also have baseball camp Mon/Wed/Fri this week and next week. Oh.. .and the pools have opened. We need to go. Soon. JP wants to swim in every pool he sees.

Last week I played golf in a 3 day tourney and we won the championship flight. Gotta love it. It was nice to see some of my old friends from the club. MOST of them were friendly. Most of them. 

So.. there's what has been going on! Afterall, it's summer! We're supposed to be busy, right?