same old story

I made it just over the 2 month mark this time :)
We had busy holidays just like everyone else, and all were good.
Sis turned 6 and we took a quick trip to Dallas to visit the American Girl store
My big guy is playing travel ball for the first time so we are trying to get adjusted to that craziness
Little man isn't so little anymore, hes growing up into quite the young man
Hubby went on 2 elk hunting trips and got one each time, YAY! :/
I managed a 4.0 last semester and now I'm getting ready to start the downhill slide!
My work/school schedule will be an adjustment for everyone this semester
My parents spent a week in TX with her dad. Things are still about the same
My grandma here is ready to move into an assisted living area. Some days its good and some days its not
Overall life is great, just going by way too fast!

every 2 months

a post every 2 months, I guess thats going to be about my "normal" for a while (probably for a long while)
*Football is officially over for the oldest.  Even though he didn't get to play as much as he wanted to,  he had a great attitude and learned a lot and is ready to try again.
*Have no fear, basketball started this morning and then on to baseball so there is no down time!
*We still have one weekend left for little man & his football team, so we're not bored yet ;)
*He is getting to go camping and hunting with his dad and some friends this weekend, without big brother, I think it might be a first, and they are both excited!
*Sis has had a rough go lately with illness.  First it was the tummy bug then respiratory so she was down for the count.  Its getting better though, except for being extremely attached to my side from all the extra attention!
*School is winding down for the semester and there is a light shining at the end of the tunnel.  Spring semester will be an adjustment for everyone but it will be good (I hope:/)
*Hunting season is in full swing and hubby has already been gone once for an extended period of time. Two more big ones to go, until then just every weekend ;)
*my mom is closing her store, after 23 years years in business. She's not sad though, she says she is just ready to retire and move on. It will be different, but good.

So, here we go again!

Starting the new school year off behind, since I didn't blog one.single.thing. the whole summer I guess I'm just keeping up the trend! So I guess I will hit the high points and maybe not miss too much :)
We'll start with the beginning of summer...
-Way back in May my big man turned 13, wait, what??? (& now he is in jr high!)
-I had my gallbladder out & didn't recover quite as quick as I hoped so we missed several lake weekends which I heard ALL about
-both boys played baseball so we were at the ballpark 4 nights a week. I can't believe thats already over
-little man learned how to jump on the wakeboard
-we didn't take a "real" vacation this year since I was in summer school but we did tag along with dad to Dallas and did a few fun things there
-my little man turned 10!
-both boys are playing football and even though we are never home its lots of fun!
-sis started kindergarten :( she loves it but says her favorite part of the day is when I pick her up!
-I started another semester of school that requires me to go to LR every Wed so there are a few more responsibilities for everybody ;)

It seems like the older I get the faster time goes by and the harder it is to slow down!

*{sigh}*

I've been (and still am) pouting. My last baby graduated from preschool.  Don't get me wrong, I am SUPER proud of her and all the things she has accomplished in the last year but I am just not ready to move on yet.  My plan for this summer is that it is going to be different...the adventures, memories, amount of electronics, and fighting is going to change (for all of us)!! Next year she will be gone all day every day and I'll have one in junior high, who I'm sure won't want to spend near the amount of time that he is willing to at the moment. This is kind of like my New Years Resolution, because its generally the same every year and it never lasts. But I'm thinking this might be nearing the end of my opportunity for all 3 at the same time so I'm going to try extra hard this year ;) School has kept me busy, busy and I haven't been very good at keeping up or organizing things the way I usually would. So thats going to be one of our first projects that will hopefully get a few things in order and maybe they will learn a thing or two& have a little fun along the way.

5/8/01 @ 4:16 pm

My life was forever changed at this moment. It was (& still is) absolutely the BEST thing ever...I became a mommy for the first time. But I can't figure out how that was 13 years ago???!!! Its like I just blinked and here we are, with a teenager in the house.  He makes me proud every.single.day. He is growing into such a sweet, kind, compassionate, caring young man.  Don't get me wrong, we have the attitude to go with it ;) but there are SO many more good days than there are challenging ones. I love him, love him, love him.

HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY sweet boy!

73 & counting

I can keep up with all the other "goings on" but fail miserably at keeping up with ours!  I guess thats ok though, maybe that just means we really are fairly boring and nothing too exciting happens around here :) Our latest event was a cast that we acquired over spring break from a fall while snowboarding. It wasn't even a big crazy crash, just a "topple over" with a wrong landing. He was a trooper though, the Dr. wanted to do conscious sedation to set it with a closed reduction but he didn't want to go to sleep so he opted for the local and mom's hand...never even shed a single tear! The next day he traded in his board for skis and was ready to go.  Skiing is hard work and with kids its even harder, then again,  maybe I'm just old! Sis didn't want to get cold so she stayed with my mom and got to be the only child for a while. She probably had just as much fun.

once again...

I am playing catch up :) but thats about the normal around here and its better than nothing, because if I don't write it down, I WILL forget!
*The holidays were good, but hard. We all missed Papa. I think it helped having everything here instead of at their house like we usually did. New memories...
*I was able to be off with the kids for the whole break
*We got to go to TX the day after Christmas and see everyone there.  The cancer has spread to his liver and two new tumors in the brain.
*My brother is leaving today to go back to Germany. I think we are all a little sad. It was nice to have him here and we don't know when he will be back.
*I am still off work because I fell down the steps in our garage and messed up my right ankle. The pain is getting better but the swelling is not and I can't go far without the moon boot, so no work yet.
*I started back to school this week and have already had 2 tests, but A's on both so not too bad yet.
*duck season is wrapping up. 2 more weekends of regular season then the youth hunt and its all over, not sure how I feel about that.
*Sis turned 5!!! WHAT??? yes I know, but I am in total denial.