It's Been a While

It seems like I have had Blogger's Block and really nothing creative to say, I suppose.

Since January 28th:

We have had a very mild winter. This is probably the mildest I've ever seen and we have enjoyed it immensely. Chloe even told me one day, "God is spoiling us...he gave us this warm winter so we could play outside" I couldn't have said it better! Being cooped up all day makes for crabby kids (and Mommy).

Abbi has been busy with her new cake making hobby. We are trying to learn as we go. She is very creative and has been doing a good job. She is always thinking of new ideas to try. I wish I had more time and energy to let her create, but we have been averaging 1-2 a month.

It is almost soccer season and guess who Abbi and Hannah's assistant coaches are? Yea, you guessed it! I could really kick my husband for making soccer season even more "busy" than it already is. It'll be fine, but it isn't like we don't have enough to do around here.

We are going on a mission trip to Texas in May to Buckner International for Shoes for Orphan Souls. We are in shoe collection mode at our church and we (among several other familes) will trek down to TX to drop them off, work in the factory there, and give my kids an experience in missions. I'm looking forward to this trip as much as they are, I think. So if you have NEW shoes that you'd like to donate to a worthy cause, they can travel down to us.

Jamie is the preacher out at Mid-Continent Baptist church. I think that his official title is something else, but you might as well call a spade a spade. He is preaching each Sunday there. I think he is enjoying it. It leads for a busy and long Sunday morning for us as a family, as we are now attending 2 churches.

We are in the final stretch of school year 2011-2012, which seems impossible, but true. We'll be finished up by Mid-May and I'm already in the mode of ordering for next year. We are 2 solid years into this and planning for the next year starts to come easier and easier. We have found our "groove" and what works around here. Our school year will begin in July for the next year. Yes, we are going with an alternate schedule, because July ends up being so hot that it is often a waste of days off.

We just surpassed my Daddy's birthday and 6 month mark all in the same week. It is hard to explain how I feel to people, so I often don't. I'm not sure anybody really understands except my family, and that is OK.

Our dog is fitting right in and doing so well. She now knows our routine and minds us really well. She does go spastic when someone comes in the front door, so please don't judge her by that. I swear she loses all sense if somebody comes in the house, but i guess that is normal for kids and dogs:-)