School Spirit

We’ve got it in the Peavy household. Two victories so far. Hope the Cougs come through tonight! 

Both boys sporting Coug gear to school on Friday 

For me. ❤️



Buffs get the win! 

Mustang Golf

D-man has not had a full week of school yet thanks to golf. He’s certainly had some ups and downs, but he and his partner have won their match play games. E last two weeks and he has been happy with his play as of late. 

It’s a lot to manage (and throw in lacrosse fall ball as well), but he’s doing a great job. 

X-Country Meet

The Monarch Mustangs had their first cross country on Wednesday. Marshall and I were both able to cheer T-man onto a top 10 finish. He also was the top finisher for the Mustangs!! We were so proud of him for working so hard. 

For me, the most touching moment was when their coach sent some of them to go and finish the race with their teammate who was dead last. Kindness and encouragement at its finest. Because in the end, where you finished in the race isn’t as important as how you finished it. 

Final Friday of Freedom

I tried to make the most of my Friday before returning to work on Monday. I went on a walk with a couple girlfriends in the morning, relaxed around the house and took a nap, and then hit the pool for a few hours in the afternoon with girlfriends. 

It was a gorgeous evening so we had drinks on the back patio and headed downtown for dinner at Casa Allegre. They have a wonderful patio and live music that we enjoyed. 

I’m obviously nervous about starting a new job, but I hope to tackle it with grace and tenacity one day at a time. 

Trivia Champions!

The trivia boys were invited to a regional competition on Saturday. They came home with a victory and $500 that will be spent on bowling shirts for the team. We had a celebratory dinner at a neighbor’s house. It was a gorgeous night to be outside celebrating with friends. 

We also brought home 2nd place at the Couple’s scramble with the Wrights. I was able to hit my trusty 7 iron and hit a 20 foot putt for birdie on the last hole. Lots to celebrate! 

Trivia champions!!

We’re back! 

A fun competition (and #twinning with Lisa) 

Recovery Mode

Not much to say other than I am getting better everyday and I am humbled by the outpouring of love and support from all facets of our lives - work, neighbors, school - new friends and old friends.

So lucky to have had my parents in Louisville to help us 

Full moon watching with my Mom

I couldn’t make this sign a week ago , but know I am going to be ok 

And Life Goes On......

As we ring in another school year. Tucking D-man in the night before school started, he said, “It was a great summer Mom.” I joked that it was until last week and he immediately said, “it was still a great summer.” 

And he is right. Amazing memories and more to come.  Here we come 7th and 10th grade! 

Finally...... a Phone

T- man has been patiently waiting for his phone for the past week. For a variety of reasons, it has been a difficult process. But, the phone arrived today (just in time for the first day of school), after much time spent by Marshall getting it all sorted out. 

So happy! 

Worth the wait 

JV Golf

Golf season started last week and D-man’s first tournament is today. He was up at 5:30 thanks to Nana. I don’t really care how he performs, but I just want him to feel more confident, fight through and see improvement. Hopefully, I can model this behavior for him as deal with my own challenges. 

Feeling the Love ❤️

Life is Messy

(Posting for posterity. No editing done - just adding pictures.) 

I don’t know if I will ever post this, but as someone that journals and documents our family life, this is therapeutic for me (albeit completely frustrating as I can only type with my left hand).   

It’s 4:40 AM on August 8 and I’m waiting to have a CAT scan. Yesterday, on what seemed like a completely normal day, I ended up in the ER and then  life flighted to Saint Anthony’s in Lakewood Colorado for a brain bleed. The care I have received has been nothing short of amazing. And while sitting in the MRI for 40 minutes I was able to reflect and be thankful for living in a country where I could get such great help. And then your mind can wander..... Why is this happening to me at age 46? What could I have done to prevent this? What is going to happen to me? How do I prevent it from happening again? What am I going to do in the future?  

And of course, you think about your family, your kids and your friends. Our village has been amazing. I can’t imagine having this happen living in our old neighborhood. The support and love that I feel from everyone is very comforting. It has allowed us to protect the boys and have them enjoy the last few days of their summer. That is impossible without other people helping you. 

And it is not lost on me that given everything, this is about as good as this could be. It happened while I was home and Marshall was working from home. I wasn’t driving down some lonely road in Wyoming or driving the going to the sun road in Montana.

And having time this summer with my kids is a gift and that couldn’t be more true now. 

My most expensive flight ever

Mom and dad on the porch 

Together Again

Today, all the Peavy family members were off doing various things so we didn’t spend the day together. However, Marshall made a trip to the Asian market and we did have a yummy sushi dinner together. What I love about our sushi nights is that we all hang out in the kitchen and chat while the food is being prepared. During the month of July, all of us were in Colorado together only 3.5 days. 

Now that we are all home, we can all feel the end of summer coming. Oh, but what a summer it has been! 

Yosemite Wrap Up

The crew arrived into Denver late in the afternoon on Saitruday. After dropping our niece off with Cam, we headed to Louisville for happy hour and dinner on the back patio. 

It was a quick visit with Mom and Dad, but it was so special to be able to hear them talk of their adventures and the people they met. There was hiking, majestic views, spelunking, robotics, panning for gold, swimming at the historic hotel’s pool, and several evening educational programs. 

You could tell the kids also had a great time and will have good memories to share with each other and fond memories spent with their grandparents. Dad said his favorite memory is the ability to get to know his grandkids better and make memories with them as they did with us. Mom said the views from the valley floor were simply majestic and stunning. 

It was a small group and it sounds like the group dynamics were great. I’m so happy this trip came through!