It has certainly been a long time since I have updated this blog but I am hoping I am keeping up with most of you on FaceBook, in person or at least by email….you all know how much I hate talking on the phone so we won’t add that one to the list.
So, what is the latest on us…..where do I start??
The kids are both doing just fine. Tyler is doing fine with his sophomore year at Kings High School. He is still addicted to video games but seems to be enjoying school a little more. He is expressing more of an interest in computers. He really likes his computer class this year and feels like this is something he would like to study in college….that is much better than he previous plan which was to work at Gamestop!!
Jillian is busy as usual. She just finished her football cheer season. After school she does some fun things like jazz dancing, art lessons, etc. We are fortunate to have some really great enrichment programs that are available to our students at Kings. Last month she started taking tumbling lessons at Champion Elite in Landen. She absolutely loves every minute there. She is tumbling, singing or dancing every free moment of her day…..I really believe this child is destined to be on stage.
They are both growing up so fast, too fast. Do you ever wish you could ask for a “do-over” in life? I do…I know I shouldn’t but my biggest regret is not being home for my kids during these years. I hate that I have missed school parties or just going in to have lunch with them. I am sure being a stay at home mom has it’s own set of challenges every day but I will always feel guilty that I couldn’t give them that…even if it was one or two days a week. I have never had any flexibility with work and that sucks…oh well, enough on that depressing topic!
Nothing new with Bret….his territory at work has been expanded so he is always busy….better than the alternative!
Health wise all is well with me. I finally had my back checked out when it got to the point that the pain was unbearable. The MRI showed that I have one ruptured disc and one bulging disc…I was able to get the pain under control with ibuprofen, heat and ice and it just seemed to get better. I have also gotten completely lazy….I tell myself I am protecting my back….I can certainly tell that lifting things messes it up quickly and I pay for that for a few days. My primary care doc wants me to see a pain management and rehabilitation specialist….I had never heard of this but I am going in a few weeks to see what they have in mind.
The last few months were super busy with fundraising for Team Ta-Tas and Susan G. Komen. We had an unbelievable year. We have a team blog so you can check that out if you want to know what is going on.
http://teamtatas.wordpress.com/
I love working on our different events and I have to say our board of directors (Maria, Beth, Vicki, Shauna and myself) have really got something great going. I am so thankful to everyone that gives so much of their time and effort to fight this disease. This is certainly “my passion” in life….at the end of the day it feels good to know that you have done something to help others – to me it gives life purpose. This year we had the kids get more involved with our events and I love that we are teaching them to become responsible, contributing members of their community. Check out our blog for pictures and the latest news.
It’s time for craft shows which is one of my favorite times of the year! I can’t wait to get out there and see what is new this year. I am still “playing around” with making jewelry and starting a little business for Jillian. I haven’t spent much time on it but will probably try some new things over the winter months. Most of what I have worked on is Kings Knights stuff that people in our area might be interested in. Jillian hasn’t shown a great deal of interest besides the fact that our business name is “Jillian’s Jewels” and she wants everyone to know that is her. They are having an open house at her school in early December so we plan to make up some items and try to sell them that night. We give a portion of everything we sell back to Susan G. Komen for the Cure so it is another good lesson for her.
In other family news my nephew, Eric, is now in basic training for the Marines at Parris Island. Please say a little prayer for him and everyone that misses him so much during this time. He and Leslie will be getting married in January. Jillian is the flower girl and she is very excited. This will be her first wedding. Tyler was the ring bearer when Bart got married. He was only 3 and I can remember being a nervous wreck about what he would do. As soon as he got up front he turned around and wanted to carry on a conversation with me as I was sitting in the pews. Luckily, I had brought along Kristen to babysit so we quickly removed him from the stage and sent him to the playroom…his moment on the stage was short lived to say the least. I can’t wait to see how Jillian does with everything!
We learned today that our dear Uncle Mac passed away this weekend after his long battle with cancer. He may only have been my uncle by marriage but I am so thankful that he was a part of my life. Uncle Mac was one of the sweetest, kindest men I have ever met. He was always optimistic and just had a great outlook on life. He spent his last years married to Claudine and it was always so nice to see them together....they shared such a special love. I will never forget when they first started dating...they were probably both in their 70s. Uncle Mac told me that he was going to see Claudine and he heard that she loved sour cream and onion chips. He had gone to the store to buy some for her....how darn sweet is that? What a blessing he was to so many - RIP Uncle Mac- you were loved so very much...
It’s hard to imagine that we are close to the end of 2010. I am thankful for another year of good health. Things will get hectic these next two months with all the hoopla surrounding the holidays….I hope we can all stay focused on the true meaning of both of these holidays!
I promise not to wait so long before another update but luckily I am just out living life with not much to report these days….that’s a great thing!!! Thanks for checking in!