Whoa, wait a minute. How did 2012 get here so fast? And, while we are on the subject, where did 2011 go??
We had a very busy holiday season with lots of visitors and travels to see family! We made very special memories!
And now January. What will the new year bring. For me, it brought college. Yep, I am back in school. This time it is all online as I pursue my BSN and subsequently my MSN in Nursing. I am very excited at what oppurtunities I can appreciate in 3 short years. I am loving it so far. I love to learn new things, and meet new people.
The kids are back to school. Shane has been trying to convince his 1st grade teacher that he needs more challenging work. He keeps telling us that he is bored. Last week he crumpled his spelling list into a tiny ball. Leigh found him smoothing it all out with his hands. When asked what he was doing, he said with such disgust in his voice, "these words are only 3-4 letters each!!!" It made hime made enough he had balled the whole paper up!! crazy kid. Finally, this week she sent home a short "chapter" book for him to read, saying he should read 1-2 chapters a night, and hand it in on Friday. Well, crazy kid had it completely read before supper the first night. so, now he is digusted that she won't send a new chapter book home every night. He devours everything he can read.
Miss Kirsten is enjoying 4th grade. She has an awesome teacher. Mr. E gave glowing report of her at the last PT conference that we had. She is enjoying playing the clarinet and piano lessons. She is little miss socialite and spends a good part of her evenings chatting on the phone with her friends. Most weekends she has an invitation to spend it at one of her friends houses. She doesn't always get to go, which causes some highly emotional breakdowns! Being on the brink of puberty is not easy!!
Miss Heidi. oh yes. teenagedom is looming. Momma is not ready. Somedays she is so wonderfully helpful and mature. And then there are the other days. I doubt I need to say anything more than that. Most evenings she is in her room, and we hear the distant music of her practicing her flute. She is doing well, and hoping to be able to try the piccolo next year. She continues to do well in school. Where oh where did my children get their brains? It surely must have skipped a generation, 'cause their parents don't have them!
Speaking of their parents.... we keep plodding along. Leigh is working ridiculous hours for coke, and comes home exhausted. Once he sits in his lazyboy...it's all over for the day. His latest project is preparing some barnboards to put on the walls of our stairwell. They are going to be beautiful! He went and tore them off the barn, brought them home, cleaned them, sealed them, and now he is getting ready to put them on the wall! I can't wait! It is something he wanted to do from the time we moved in!
15 years ago, I badly sprained my ankle. Over the years I have had issues with it at different times. Well, the past 6 months is has gotten increasingly worse. There seems to be a tendon or ligament that slips out of place spontaneously and causes my ankle to become mostly immobile. This makes walking a chore, if I can walk at all. Currently I am not walking on it, and hobbling around on crutches. NOT FUN. I have an MRI schedules for this afternoon and I got to see Ortho next week. Gotta get some answers!
On that note, I have been amazed the last few days at how much my family is able to do around the house! The girls and Leigh are learning to cook! Leigh is seeing things that need done, and doing them without being asked. I honestly thought that trait was not in his DNA. All jokes and sarcasm aside, I appreciate their help beyond words. With my guidance from the couch/lazyboy or wherever I am sitting, they are doing very well. Love my family!!
