Our younger of two sons, Chris Carter, has accomplished something that I never have in that he is from somewhere. Luray, Virginia, is his 🏡🏠🏡 and has been for 20+ years now, and he has become quite popular as a youth coach for the Page County Parks and Recreation Department.

This year, Andrew Good , the gentleman who makes everything happen there, asked Chris if he would be willing to try another sport, and volleyball 🏐 became the latest challenge.

Tonight, he led his very first team to the tournament championship and the won 🏆in straight sets. The team is pictured above with the second pic 📸 being of him and one of our nine grandchildren, Ana.

Tomorrow night 🌙 Chris will look to double down as his other team will look to capture their age group tournament ! This time, I should be able to join in the fun at Luray Middle School 🏫 with the first serve set for 5:30.

Today makes it 36 years since the last time a Doctor told me that I have another child to be responsible for. The fifth and final time that I had been blessed with the opportunity to love and protect a Kiddo.

So yes, I can absolutely relate to the parents who are getting emotional as their little ones are about to enter their senior year of high school 🏫.

Being the fifth of five myself, I went through life with a Mother who insisted on calling me her ” Baby 👶”. Nine grandchildren later, I feel ♥️ rather old and with the youngest child now being 36 years old, I guess that I’m no longer imagining it.

In that photo 📸, Rebecca is sitting on my shoulders, and 10 years ago, I had that in me. Today, yeah, not so much.

Happy Birthday 🎂 Rebecca and I hope that you have a wonderful experience out there on the Island 🏝.