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Well we are making each weekend feel like a week. We went boating this weekend and took the kids tubing it is allot of fun. Also went to the Portland Quarries. We used to go there as kids but now it is actually open to the public and for a fee you can do all kinds of water sports and swimming, diving, zip lines, it was a blast. Our sons baseball team won the West Hartford Little League Championship. It was SO exciting. Of course my son did get hit by a flying baseball bat so we spent a good part of the rest of the night in the E.R. ....all is well. I keep wondering when I will get a chance to stop worrying about my children....yeah, I know........ it never really ends its just that there are good times and not so good times. As I make my way around our state of CT. I will report in to let you know about different great things to do and see.
Cheers, Joan Dylan.
Really thinking about getting an above ground pool. When my kids were little I wouldn't do it, I was too afraid. Now, our daughter is in the Marine Corps. and our son is going to be twelve. it's probably the perfect time. The in ground pools are beautiful but expensive and for resale I don't know if it is great. Lets face it, we only have about three months of swimming time in Ct. but I guess with gas and everything else being crazy, it makes sense. Let me know what your thoughts or experiences are with this. I am really on the fence here. Joan
I feel like I am really making the most out of this great weather. I have been boating with the family, walking most weekday mornings before work with a girlfriend.....going to parties, baseball games...wow! It was a long winter and now I am making up for lost sunshine time. I cannot believe school will be coming to an end. This summer my son will go away to the same camp he has been going to for the last 4 summers. He wants to go for a month. We're all excited about it, but after the first week or so I start feeling like I am really missing him. I am trying to think of something really great to do for our 15th wedding anniversary. If you have any ideas email me at jdylan@cbs.com well, gotta run and do this radio show thing I got goin' on!
joan Dylan
Our lives pretty much center around baseball this time of year. We love it. Our 11 year old Tim is quite a pitcher and hitter. Is there anything like watching your child succeed? it sure beats when you have to watch them fail. I never knew that was the hardest part of being a parent....standing back and letting go. This last year with our girl Sadie going into the Marine Corps. has been a huge lesson in what it means to truly let go and trust in a power much greater then myself! I have tried to pretend that since I am the mom, I know better and can make better decisions. But suddenly, there they are...your heart has been taken out of your chest and now it has legs and is walking away and making decisions with out you! YIKES! (breathe deep) I want to thank so many of you for reaching out within this last year to comfort and share your stories of not just being a military parent, but just a mom or dad with the same thoughts and struggles. On a completely different note... I have decided to pare down the cable package that I have for this summer. I saw previews for this summers TV and I thought they were kidding. I cannot do the reality TV. I mean, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars…. that stuff is great but the Bachelor??? I cannot imagine myself being with 20 other women trying to get one man to "pick me"!! Are you kidding? women have to know their worth, live it...feel it..... and then no man would ever put them in a group of others. Anyhooooo, I am going to cut all the movie channels and allot of the other stuff and get some books and take more walks, and be outside. email me and let me know if this is part of your summer routine.
jdylan@cbs.com Talk to you on the radio, Joan Dylan.
Spring is here and It came right on time. I put all the sweaters away, took out the spring clothes and I am out walking with the dog and a girlfriend who lives down the street most days. Sitting out on the porch listening to my favorite music, reading a book and yes........ I tried gardening again. So far I haven't killed anything, we will see how long that lasts. So this month we celebrate Earthday and while I have known forever how important this is to our future.... I have sometimes felt like it was a daunting task. I was looking at all of this the wrong way! I felt as if I had to do all or nothing. I found out through your sharing on our website, little things add up. Buying the Eco -friendly light bulbs, unplugging appliances that are not in use, and reusing anything I can. I feel good even doing small things. Let me know your Ideas by emailing me at jdylan@cbs.com
In may I was the keynote speaker for the Multi-Generational Celebration of Motherhood at Our Lady Of Calvary Retreat in Farmington. I am so excited about this. I don't care if it sounds cheesy I have always wanted God to use me where he wants to....and I am more than happy to help great organizations that help others. I have just finished one of the best books I have ever read. It is a memoir by Jeannette Walles and it is called The Glass Castle. It is a truly American underdog story, a struggle for the most basic needs to survive. She takes you through some really dark times in her life...but I promise you will feel lifted in the end.
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