I planted my first garden!

Well, I am sitting in my living room at 2:30 p.m. on a Thursday in sweat pants, so that can only mean two things. One, tennis season is over. Two, my schedule at Bethany is back to part time. The second part I am happy about, although this time of year I hate to feel like I am missing anything that is happening at school. As for tennis being done, I am always sad when a season ends. Even though it makes my days incredibly long, it is something that energizes me and gives me a focus that is beyond my usual selfish self.

This past season has been particularly great. I had an amazing group of players and a wonderful assistant coach. I will be sad to see Jeron leave this summer for Hesston, but am grateful for his help this spring. It is always amazing to meet someone who understands my passion for tennis and for coaching.

So what now? I am beginning to gear up for two full weeks of summer camps at Bethany. The biggest task is organizing Camp Invention, a science and math camp for around 50 first through fifth graders. I ran this camp last year and it was very successful. I am hoping the second year will be even better and I am looking forward to having some experience under my belt.

My summer tennis league starts tomorrow and I am working to organize summer tennis lessons and open courts for my high school players. I also want to read a lot of books, catch up on some scrapbooking, and continue to do little projects around the house. I dug up part of the backyard for my first garden. My helped me plant onions, tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. We'll see how this goes! We have a busy summer with lots of weddings too. Andrea Skyrm, Josh Miller, Joel Bontrager, and Jeron are all getting married in June and July.

Seth is staying really busy at the computer shop. I think the long days and long weeks are really starting to catch up with him. I hope we can take some sort of vacation this summer to get away.

Well, that is all for now,
Sarah