Wow time flies

I have not blogged in so long and there are many things going on in my life right now that have somewhat prohibited and kept me from even feeling like getting on here...although I check my dear friend's blog daily and a few others to keep up with their lives and thoughts. I know just enough about the computer to email, search on google for things, and help find info for kid's homework. I see some of these blogger's sites that have all the special effects, pictures, links, etc....and it makes me feel a little overwhelmed! I barely get my pics on let alone add others links. Maybe that can be one goal for myself this year is to learn how to have more bells and whistles on my blog. I'm sure I'll be calling my friend Kim for advice soon!

It seems like the holiday season was a blur now that I look back on it, but am thankful that we had great times with family. My sister Amy and her family flew down from Spokane, Washington for a week. Found out right before they came that Ford is moving them back within a year. It can get here fast enough! We ended up staying home for Christmas this year since Julia ended up having pneumonia. We had several all nighters with her coughing and hurting, but thankfully God healed her quickly with two different antibiotics and has been cleared of everything as of Monday. It was hard to not be able to go to Palestine to Grandma Jolly's house, but we did finally get there this last weekend and had an extra long Christmas celebration with them.

I look forward to great things for this year of 2007. I am still working at working out and eating often, but not too much. I fell and busted my tailbone on New Year's Day (funny story) so I haven't been able to walk normal much less go to the gym lately. I know I know I am working on getting in to see the doc and/or chiropractor so that I can figure out if I cracked it, or what. I am praying earnestly about going back to teaching also. That will be a huge thing for me, but it is time for me to step up and start helping save, pay off, and help Marv with financial duties. I have really enjoyed subbing this year...best of both worlds...flexibility while still being able to teach and be a mom to our kiddos. I know that teaching can be good with schedules, but please pray for me as I enter back into the real world. We will continue to have the 6th grade group of Hotspots over to our house on Wednesday nights for bible study and fellowship. We have seen Jeffrey grow and mature so much through this.

Speaking of Jeffrey...he made 1st chair in his trombone section at chair tryouts on Tuesday! He came home also with all A's and B's. We have an 85 in math and for all the late nights helping with homework that's a answer to prayer. He even made all A's and B's on his mid-term exams and that was without any help...so we know he is getting it for sure! Well there is a quick update and I will promise to get on here more often.