Lightening Online

It hasn’t been the easiest of week’s this week with looking after a rather whingy boy with chicken pox. He does seem to be recovering quite well though so that’s something to smile about.

I went out to netball training on Thursday night an absolute wreck and came home with a smile on my face so that was nice. I’m never going to be a netball “star” but I’m starting to feel less like a “netball freak” which is good.

One of the things we’ve been doing periodically at netball training is a “7 minute run”. You basically run set out laps for 7 minutes and see how many you can do. I missed the first one (during their preseason training) but have been there for the rest. I started out with running 7 laps during the 7 minutes and had set myself a goal of reaching 8 laps by the end of the season. Last time we did the run I managed 7 and 3/4. So I was most excited this week to actually make it the full 8 laps (with about 5 seconds to spare).

A couple of week’s ago I decided to turn Fridays into a bit of a “crafty” day. When my older 2 children were home full-time (before they started school) they had access to lots of making things. It made for plenty of mess for me to clean up but I’m a big believer in the value of free creating. This house doesn’t really lend itself to a “crafty corner” and with me not being well the past few years, Trailer Boy has missed out on this a bit.

So I’ve been making a conscious effort to get the “making” stuff out on a Friday. He’s been having a lot of fun with cutting and gluing. This week we got the paints out and he made some lovely creations. When Singstar Princess got home from Sports Day, she also had a lovely time with the paints. Their finished creations really made me smile (will try to get some pics taken).

I’ve also been taking time to do some crafty things myself the past few Fridays. Nothing too elaborate yet. Just a couple of Father’s Day cards. It’s one of those things that if you don’t MAKE time to do it, you just don’t get around to it.

Singstar Princess had Junior Sports Day on Friday which has brought lots of excited “talk” to the dinner table. Lleyton, being so competitive and sports crazy, LOVES it when anyone in the family is involved in sporting activity of any kind. It’s great to watch my kids so happy and excited. That sure makes me smile.

It’s interesting when you start to look for the happy things in a week isn’t it? In general, this week has been particularly hard and yet there are many moments to reflect back on with a smile.

I apologise if this post sounds a bit disjointed. It’s past my bedtime and I almost forgot to write this tonight (Friday night). Off to netball again tomorrow (Saturday). If we lose, it’ll be for the last time this season. If we win, we’re in the Grand Final next Saturday. Based on last week, it really could go either way.

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Happy Smiley Saturday everyone. I hope you can all find at least one thing that made you smile this week. Be sure to check out other participants Smiley Saturday posts - I’m sure you’ll find something in those that will make you smile too.