Good Morning from a frosty sunny Georgia! Happy Friday!
Here's a lil article about Nat's recent adventure for your viewing pleasure:
http://www.okstate.com/sports/w-tennis/okst-w-tennis-body.html
Love and Blessings.....Sherry!
Friday, January 16, 2015
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
She Arrived Safe and Sound
Good Morning from a gloomy Georgia! The last week has been a tough one. Natalie flew to Stillwater, Oklahoma on Friday. Happy to say she arrived safe and sound. She will be the Community Coach for Oklahoma State University's tennis team. The coach is making sure she is well taken care of. Her apartment, new Nike Cowgirl clothing line and transportation all top notch. As a side note, Nat said the tennis facility and lockers rooms are the best she has seen on a campus thus far.
Happy to say our gal's rehab is going well. When we spoke last on Sunday, she had run nine one minute stints in her walking routine. So, def progressing well. She will meet on campus with a friend of Tab's who will help oversee her PT through May. Well, let's hope its just through May or less.
Sorry, I digressed. As for Nana, she is getting stronger every day. Although the bruise on the side of her head, neck and shoulder are a constant reminder of the horrible fall. I'm hoping we get a few warm days soon so I can get her outside for a change.
Hope everyone is staying warm and enjoying winter sports in piles of snow. I love snow. Not sure I will get to see any this year, but I hope you are enjoying it. Love and Blessings....Sherry!
Happy to say our gal's rehab is going well. When we spoke last on Sunday, she had run nine one minute stints in her walking routine. So, def progressing well. She will meet on campus with a friend of Tab's who will help oversee her PT through May. Well, let's hope its just through May or less.
Sorry, I digressed. As for Nana, she is getting stronger every day. Although the bruise on the side of her head, neck and shoulder are a constant reminder of the horrible fall. I'm hoping we get a few warm days soon so I can get her outside for a change.
Hope everyone is staying warm and enjoying winter sports in piles of snow. I love snow. Not sure I will get to see any this year, but I hope you are enjoying it. Love and Blessings....Sherry!
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Praying For Paris
May God keep our friends in Paris and France under his wings. Sending prayers across the pond to the people of France and our world!
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Trust Me, I Won't Hold My Breath
Sooooo, here I sit for the third or maybe the fourth early morning in a row. Thoughts flowing at the failures, tears trying to make sense of the last few days. Ticked off at the outside influences. People who THINK they know Natalie, me or our family. Passing judgements, trying to influence for their own benefit. Which of course IS NOT in Nat's best interest. They are not welcomed here any longer!
Good news for Natalie at PT yesterday. After two weeks of walking two miles at a fast pace, she began to run. She mixed in five one minute runs into her walking routine today. A bit nerve racking for her, a test of her confidence. But a huge mile stone for rehab. Unfortunately, it was her last visit with the best PT in the nation.....Tab.
Back in December, Natalie and I met and she laid out her plan for the next year. Of course, some of which hitched on the recovery of her foot. But the loosely plan of action WAS to be: continue rehab, begin on court training, begin to play doubles only early spring, hopefully be hired for the New York thing for the summer, continue dubs play during summer and full time again in the fall. Then in the fall she would decide to go back to playing singles or not.
From that conversation forward, plans were being made. Physical therapy booked, her teaching lessons booked, appearances booked, appointments booked, flights booked, training coaches booked, sponsors contacted, fundraising planned. All of which, along with the last two and half years.....thrown out the window a few days ago. And for what, a Community Coaching Job!
Seems our gal has decided to move to the west tomorrow, yes tomorrow Friday. As I know and you know, Natalie will do a fantastic job at this meager adventure, however it is NOT a good decision in my eyes. But hey....what the hell do I know. And of course those outsiders are no where to be found to cancel or plan all of those things involved, cuz that's not in their best interest. But they sure have a lot to say bout something they know very little about.
And NO, I can't find any positives in this situation at the present time. I've been up three straight nights, searching for them. For anyone that knows me knows that I always can find the positives. As I told Natalie, I can count on less then one hand how many times I've been totally against her doing something. In the past, I have supported many things she has wanted to do even tho I didn't agree with them. But in my eyes, this is like Peyton Manning quitting his job with Denver to go play high school football quarterback.
As we saw 2014 end, the WTA released the final rankings for the year. Natalie's finished ranked 901 in singles and 282 in doubles. Her career singles win/loss is 47-47 thus far. And her doubles win/loss is 70-52. Not bad considering she was out on injury for half the year. Guess time will tell if she really plans to finish what she started or just hobble away.
On a side note, Nana is doing well considering the fall she had. She is still pretty bruised from the side of her head down to her shoulder. As for me, still not over the bug yet, but I did get to see the doc for meds. And for those of you I spoke to about a job, that's on hold now since there is no longer anyone going to be here to rotate Nana duty with.
Well my friends, 2015 is stinking already....can only go up right? Trust me, I won't hold my breath! Love and Blessings....Sherry!
Good news for Natalie at PT yesterday. After two weeks of walking two miles at a fast pace, she began to run. She mixed in five one minute runs into her walking routine today. A bit nerve racking for her, a test of her confidence. But a huge mile stone for rehab. Unfortunately, it was her last visit with the best PT in the nation.....Tab.
Back in December, Natalie and I met and she laid out her plan for the next year. Of course, some of which hitched on the recovery of her foot. But the loosely plan of action WAS to be: continue rehab, begin on court training, begin to play doubles only early spring, hopefully be hired for the New York thing for the summer, continue dubs play during summer and full time again in the fall. Then in the fall she would decide to go back to playing singles or not.
From that conversation forward, plans were being made. Physical therapy booked, her teaching lessons booked, appearances booked, appointments booked, flights booked, training coaches booked, sponsors contacted, fundraising planned. All of which, along with the last two and half years.....thrown out the window a few days ago. And for what, a Community Coaching Job!
Seems our gal has decided to move to the west tomorrow, yes tomorrow Friday. As I know and you know, Natalie will do a fantastic job at this meager adventure, however it is NOT a good decision in my eyes. But hey....what the hell do I know. And of course those outsiders are no where to be found to cancel or plan all of those things involved, cuz that's not in their best interest. But they sure have a lot to say bout something they know very little about.
And NO, I can't find any positives in this situation at the present time. I've been up three straight nights, searching for them. For anyone that knows me knows that I always can find the positives. As I told Natalie, I can count on less then one hand how many times I've been totally against her doing something. In the past, I have supported many things she has wanted to do even tho I didn't agree with them. But in my eyes, this is like Peyton Manning quitting his job with Denver to go play high school football quarterback.
As we saw 2014 end, the WTA released the final rankings for the year. Natalie's finished ranked 901 in singles and 282 in doubles. Her career singles win/loss is 47-47 thus far. And her doubles win/loss is 70-52. Not bad considering she was out on injury for half the year. Guess time will tell if she really plans to finish what she started or just hobble away.
On a side note, Nana is doing well considering the fall she had. She is still pretty bruised from the side of her head down to her shoulder. As for me, still not over the bug yet, but I did get to see the doc for meds. And for those of you I spoke to about a job, that's on hold now since there is no longer anyone going to be here to rotate Nana duty with.
Well my friends, 2015 is stinking already....can only go up right? Trust me, I won't hold my breath! Love and Blessings....Sherry!
Monday, January 5, 2015
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Help Save the Lady Vol Logo
Hello from a soggy Georgia!
It has been decided by the new AD, to get rid of the Lady Vol Logo. A horrible decision. And in my opinion, made by someone who doesn't understand nor care about the journey it took to put that logo in place. The removal is a slap in the face of Pat Summitt and all the Lady Vol athletes that are and have represented the university while wearing it. A slap administered by a male that hasn't been around UT long enough to understand it's importance, unfortunate indeed.
There is a FB page in support of fighting to keep the Lady Vol logo. Natalie was asked to write an article for the page. Here it is:
http://bringbacktheladyvols.com/2015/01/04/natalie-pluskota-lady-vol-tennis-2008-2012/
Please feel free to sign the petition in support of keeping the logo. Love and Blessings....Sherry!
It has been decided by the new AD, to get rid of the Lady Vol Logo. A horrible decision. And in my opinion, made by someone who doesn't understand nor care about the journey it took to put that logo in place. The removal is a slap in the face of Pat Summitt and all the Lady Vol athletes that are and have represented the university while wearing it. A slap administered by a male that hasn't been around UT long enough to understand it's importance, unfortunate indeed.
There is a FB page in support of fighting to keep the Lady Vol logo. Natalie was asked to write an article for the page. Here it is:
http://bringbacktheladyvols.com/2015/01/04/natalie-pluskota-lady-vol-tennis-2008-2012/
Please feel free to sign the petition in support of keeping the logo. Love and Blessings....Sherry!
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Nana Update
Happy 2015! Already off to a rough start, so I guess it can only get better....right? Back home and ready to take down those Christmas decorations. Which of course is a month or so earlier then last year. LOL! Remember that? I do and chuckle every time I see that have removed tree in my mind.
Our Nana had to go back to the ER less then 24 hours from the first trip. Unfortunately, she picked up a bug while there the first time that developed into pneumonia. Happy to say that after threes days in the hospital she came home yesterday. We got home yesterday too. Nana's battle scares from the fall, are a colorful sight. Bless her heart! We are very thankful that she didn't break any bones, a miracle indeed.
Sorry to say I can't update you on the meeting in New York yet. For Natalie hasn't heard anything from them yet, our guess it will be next week. We are sure they are closed for the holidays. As they say....no news is good news!
Well, time to get to the unpacking. Love and Blessings.....Sherry!
Our Nana had to go back to the ER less then 24 hours from the first trip. Unfortunately, she picked up a bug while there the first time that developed into pneumonia. Happy to say that after threes days in the hospital she came home yesterday. We got home yesterday too. Nana's battle scares from the fall, are a colorful sight. Bless her heart! We are very thankful that she didn't break any bones, a miracle indeed.
Sorry to say I can't update you on the meeting in New York yet. For Natalie hasn't heard anything from them yet, our guess it will be next week. We are sure they are closed for the holidays. As they say....no news is good news!
Well, time to get to the unpacking. Love and Blessings.....Sherry!
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