If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything.

Well so it begins, DRIVING!! Can you freakn' believe it!! Yeah, yeah and more yeah! I am so excited for this darn kid to drive, i cannot stand myself. I have been letting him drive now for years. Don't get all twisty, not on highways or anything major. But we do country driving. He has been driving and riding 4 wheelers since he was 4. I think being comfortable before letting him hit the road is necessary, and well sort of my job. Well probably "our" job and out of the either Lance and or I - I am the better driver, so I get to teach. haha! Don't get me wrong, I prefer to go fast, speed limits are just a recommendation - unless you are passing through Burns Mill, then just mind the damn limit, bc they sux! I've never gotten pulled over there, but they have someone everyday, and their territory is not no bigger than my back yard! I have been asking Rylan for weeks now to just drive random places. He has always told me no! I always respond ...

Double digits baby! What comes with double digits, boys, shaving, phones, body shaming, sass, stinky feet to name a few. However there is also a smile that will light up a room, a laugh that touches your soul, eyes that shine, a love for the people in her life that seeps from her pours. Being a mom is the biggest test I will ever attempt and fail at many, many times. I cannot believe when god was handing out kids like they were candy, that he looked at me and thought 'hey you, there! the one who thinks she has it all figured out, well here you go! Curve ball!" I am blessed beyond words to have her and ry in my world. They are the best parts of Lance and I, and when I see them and watch them grow..... I see hope, love and inspiration. Despite Lance and not being together, I can honestly say we co-parent really well and are children are a fine example of that. She may not remember the days of living together as a family, or the holidays spent together, or nights ...