I love a good M restoration story, just warms me up inside. And Thornton is so right, I keep that in my heart that you never know, things can and do change and something can happen when you least expect it.
Anyway, glad you had a good day with S12! You sound like the coolest mom ever to watch sports with your kid. I think I will follow your lead and evaluate myself against the 37 rules also.
"Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyways."