Few Regrets...

As I look back over my past, I realize that

I have few regrets in my life...

I regret...

* My extremely high bangs in 8th grade, that I cried and cried on picture day because I couldn't get it HIGH enough.  That ended up almost being cropped out of the picture because it was so high.

*The HORRIBLE (and might I add, HUGE) bows that I wore in my hair that started at my hairline!

*The UGLY vest I wore for my yearbook senior picture...seriously, Natalie?  Did you have a hidden dream of becoming a cowgirl in the western frontier?

*That I did not DEMAND my epidural earlier when I was in labor with Brayden!  Plus the nurses wouldn't have seen mean and crazy Natalie.

*The pointless relationships I had on my journey to finding Greg.  However...Greg is the at the top of the best decisions I've ever made!!!!

*Words spoken out of anger.

*While in Ecuador I ate a fast food sandwich...then got on a bus for a 10 HOUR trip...that sandwich gave me food poisioning.  I really regret eating that sandwich.  I'll spare you most of the details. But know, that my seat was that the front of the bus and the bathroom was in the back.

Longest.Ten.Hours.Of.My.Life!!!

* Not sharing the gift of salvation with the lost more often.

* Not having my mom in the delivery room when I had Kyla.

...and now for the point of this blog...

*The regret that is mocking me every Saturday morning...putting Brayden in Upwards Basketball.

It's a great program and I think VERY highly of it...it's just not for Brayden.  We put him in a year earlier thinking he'd have a great time, play on the same team as Jett and then I could coach both boys.  Only to find out they were on different teams.  So to make a very long grab-my-tissues-story shorter...I continue...

 It's horrible.  And by horrible I mean a complete disaster. 

He.cries.the.entire.time!!!

So I have to coach all these kids, while picking Brayden up off the floor, trying to mute his screams and cries (that seem to echo on for miles) and make sure I don't lose my mind in the process!

This is my Saturday Upward face...

 Saddest face ever=(  Poor kid!  Kyla even walked over to him one game to console and finally said "No. No. Bray-Bray."

 SO...we have pulled him from Upwards.  It's not worth the stress!  Last game one of my kids came up to me and asked "Where is that little boy that cries all the time!"  UGH!!!!

The postitive side.  Jarrett is having a great time.  I think he has a personal goal to NOT TOUCH THE BALL, but he is having a great time=)  Today we couldn't help but giggle at him dancing around on the court in his own little world..with a huge smile on his face.  The true spirit of upwards...having a great time.  He has also made some great new friends!

 And the kids love to watch their older brother prance around, I mean play.

So to forgetting the past regrets, hoping for few in the future...and praising the Lord we only have 1 more game to go!!!!