Hi everyone - my apologies for so much silence around here the past month. Just a busy one with real life taking precedence over keyboard.
To catch up...
Debbie was here for a month to have her shoulder surgery. As usual, a fun time was had by all (surgery pain not withstanding) - sometimes TOO much fun (if you ask Kendall). It is truly a gift to have someone enter your life, become family, and fit so seamlessly into the dynamics that you cannot even really remember when they appeared on the scene, and you cannot imagine a life without them in it. That's Debbie.
Her surgery went well, and we have all been amazed at how smooth the recovery has been (still a long road ahead of her, but doing great). She returned to Florida late last week to continue PT and enjoy her growing happiness.
Kendall had her second knee surgery last week. Like three years ago we did not know what the outcome was going to be, only that something needed to be discovered and rectified. Life was being compromised by limping, constant pain, and growing frustration. Thankfully, everything that makes a knee a knee proved to be healthy, the repair from three years ago was still looking good, and the only issues he could find were two areas of tissue in need of expulsion. Waking up from anesthesia to steri-strips vs a full leg brace was wonderful as it means her summer will once again be HER summer in short order. She started PT Friday and once the swelling is gone, she should be in great shape.
Culley finally came home for a brief visit this past weekend. She has stayed in College Station this summer to work. All made easier with the addition of her first car (compliments of Debbie driving it here, and our bank account). Instead of Rudy picking her up when he comes home, Saturday he drove to College Station, parked his car at her apartment, and SHE drove them home - top down, music blaring.
The Three Sistateers enjoyed the freedom a convertible brings and tooled around town together...
Carson had a blast in NYC a couple weeks back. It was a well earned bit of R&R after a demanding soccer season that saw her lead her girls to 1st place in Western District in Texas, then 2nd runner up at State. She turned right around from that to go guest with an older team at a college showcase in Houston. Her efforts are paying off - a very exciting email came from the head coach of women's soccer at SCAD (Savannah College of Art & Design). She is happiest with a pencil in her hand and a ball at her feet, so if those two passions could dovetail after graduation, she would be thrilled.
Adding to her busy summer of working out and soccer camps, she won Nickelodeon's grand prize last month in their Legend of Korra contest. (Korra is the next series installment picking up where Avatar: The Last Airbender left off.) She is a huge fan of the show, a phenomenal artist in her own right, and winning this was incredible. The prize is a trip to San Diego for ComiCon next month, hotel, a meeting with the creators of Korra, and $500. Is she excited? Um, yeah.
Some of her artwork...
(Drawn for the Nickelodeon Korra blog)
Drawn just because.
And of course... One Direction. Because, well, they're ONE DIRECTION.
Life continues on its busy pace here at Casa de Sharp, but I should now be back at the keyboard with some regularity now. (Think of it as my life taking a daily dose of Metamucil and then being able to clear out the mental BS here at the blog.)
I hope your summer is going well!
Linda
This is so amazing that you posted Carson's drawing of One Direction! My niece is here with me this week and she LOVES One Direction...at one point I think Lori shared a copy of that drawing on FB, and I shared it with her - but she missed it. Would you mind emailing me a copy so my niece can share it with her friends? (If that's okay with Carson, of course).
Sounds like you've had a really full house so far this summer. I missed you, but understand when real life gets in the way of blog life! Welcome back!
Posted by: Chicky | Monday, June 25, 2012 at 12:13 PM
Welcome back Linda!
Posted by: SK | Monday, June 25, 2012 at 02:13 PM
Thanks Linda - She can't wait to shop at Carson's Cafepress store!
Posted by: Chicky | Monday, June 25, 2012 at 02:22 PM
Hope Kendall recovers quickly. Knee stuff is painful. Love Carson's drawings. SCAD is a great school. I would not have guessed they had a soccer team. And wow to that win! The nephew loves those shows too -- they make my head hurt, though. And that covertible is kewl. Guess you will need to get 2 more before long! Never dull at your house is it?
Posted by: Nikki | Monday, June 25, 2012 at 02:22 PM
Love the update! And the picture of the girls together in the car! Happy summer ahead everyone, although I am tired of the heat already!
Posted by: IrishM | Monday, June 25, 2012 at 02:34 PM
Great to hear about all the comings and goings at the Sharp house! Congrats to Carson and her gang for the great wins. Glad that Kendall came through her surgery with flying colors (Debbie too!). And hope that Culley enjoys her time working at College Station.
I'll have to pass the One Direction drawing on to Sarah as well - she and 2 of her friends just went to their concert here in Dallas this past weekend and had a blast!
Posted by: Another Lori in TX | Monday, June 25, 2012 at 03:57 PM
You going to accompany Carson to San Diego? That is not far for me!
Posted by: Shawn in So Cal | Monday, June 25, 2012 at 10:06 PM