It has been a long while since I have felt like blogging.
We have been quite busy in the Casa De Los Hammetts....
But I think now is the perfect time to blog..
I know you all know my Jazzy girl.
She turned 12 in January, and it makes me feel all kinds of emotions, from being super sad to being super excited at the young lady she is becoming.
She has been working her bottom off the last couple of months, as she is preparing to try out for a basketball league this summer, and 7th grade cheerleading, and this stupid Starr Test that is coming. She is usually pretty easy going, but this has been a lot of stress on her. And it is tough as a mom to watch your children want something so bad, and not be able to help or guarantee anything.
Well, she tried out this week for the basketball, and she did not make the team. Her daddy had to come home and tell her the news, she is an alternate player. She was devastated. I literally saw her heart break. And I will admit, my heart broke for her. It is crazy that something so small can cause so much heartache. She was embarrassed, and just felt defeated. She had the choice to say forget it I don’t want to play period or to say she would take the alternate spot, go to every practice and game and know that she will not get to play at the games unless someone is sick.
Now, if it was me, I would have said “Screw it”! Yes, I am not proud of that attitude..
But after licking her wounds and crying she told us she is going to play, and show them she is as good player as the rest. And that she will get better for 7th grade basketball.
Gosh I admire this little girl of mine. Her precious little spirit lights up a room. Her smile is contagious. And when I grow up, I want to be just like her..
Now pray bloggers, that this cheerleading thing works out for her.
She is a natural cheerleader.. And she will always be my baby girl..
