Hello.
This is not the usual blog that I use, but I was told I was going to lose old posts if I did not update something today. So here I am. I am going to write something lol. Then I will go to my usual blog and write something else. OR, maybe I could just copy and paste, that sounds nice and easy.
Life has been fun and exciting. The kids have been busy with sports and getting ready for school to end. We have been spending a lot of time at Grandma and Pop Pop's house swimming and visiting. We have also been spending a lot of time with cousin's and extended family. There have been Graduations happening and new adventures awaiting those who are moving onto their next chapters in life. I wish everyone the best.
New has always been something exciting to me, but old has always been comforting for me. Our new neighbors and house is exciting and becoming comforting as well. Our neighbors I should actually say are just comforting, loving, helpful, and friendly. I could not feel more blessed. I am sure you are all sick of me saying how great my neighbors are, but they really are. Living in a place where you feel safe is important and healthy. Inside the home it is important as well.
My dad as many or all of you know was in the hospital for complications from his diabetes. He is still not out of the woods and it has been a rough go. We just continue to pray that he feels better and somehow his blood sugars get under control. There is one word that describes diabetes for me TERRIFYING!!!!!! Having it in the gene pool is not fun. I still enjoy a sweet now and then and splurge at a party here and there, but otherwise I try to watch my carbs. I do however need to keep up the exercise as well. Just need more motivation for that. My motivation for working out goes up and down. Either I am totally into it or totally not. Pretty annoying actually.
Buddy is almost 12 now and is doing great. He is loving going to my parents house and living life. My parents neighbor, ED, gives him hot dogs, and my mom gives him bread, I give him watermelon on melon. He has the life I tell ya. Which all I have to say to that is GOOD FOR HIM!!! He deserves it.
Today Maggie and I were at the library and joined the reading club for the summer. Jimmy and Maggie will both be in it and I am on my way to finding a good easy read and a new author I can enjoy as well. Life gets to serious and sometimes, letting loose feels good.
Rich has been traveling a lot these days and still more to come. His schedule is unpredictable, but he loves what he is doing.
Jimmy's main thing right now besides gymnastics is baseball. He loves it. Soccer just ended last weekend. Maggie is also in gymnastics and starts ballet/jazz in 1.5 weeks. She can't stop talking about it. She will be going with her new friend Katelynn. The best part about that is that Jimmy enjoys Katelynn's brother Brett and I enjoy Katelynn's mom, Kim. It's a win, win. The 4 kids will also be going to VBS together as well.
Tomorrow is Jimmy's "More Day" another word for "Field Day". He is looking forward to it. This will be his second one. He had his first field day in preschool.
Not much more to report. Just working on becoming a better person and doing better things for our community and family everyday. I like to think "Good People do Good Things!!!" I want to be that motto not just say it.
I hope you are all doing well and hats off to a good start to a great summer!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Catching up on new things....
Hello! It has been a mighty longtime since I last posted. I am still around just super busy. Here are some of the things that have been going on since I last posted....
We moved into our new house in Batavia, IL and unpacked for hopefully the last time for a very longtime. Unpacking various houses in the last few years is just getting old. It is nice to feel a bit more settled. Being home in Illinois, and close to family and friends feels so good. We have wonderful neighbors and feel very blessed for that. Another thing that is great about where we moved is we have a lot of mature trees and many parks nearby for the kids to play. Every nice day we have we are at the park playing. The other positive is that Jimmy's school is just a few blocks away, so we can walk. Maggie's school is within 5 minutes of our house which is nice as well. I have met some great parents and the kids have made some great friends at both of their schools.
The kids just finished up with their swim lessons and are ready for grandma's pool to open and the weather to be nice! I must say I can't wait either. Poolside at grandma's during the summers is the best. Many memories are created there for our family. Jimmy is also staying very busy with gymnastics, soccer and baseball. Baseball and soccer overlap eachother for 2 games, but I think this is just the start for the future of playing more then one sport etc. The coaches are nice and supportive of the kids and we LOVE watching him play and grow. The other thing Jimmy loves is having neighbors his age to just pick up and play whenever. We don't need to always have a "playdate", we can just play the old fashioned way. Knock on the door and invite a friend to come over or play outside etc.
Maggie is into gymnastics and soccer. She does well and has a blast at both. She also plays with the Tball set we have and switch hits. Sorry, proud mama moment and had to brag. HA HA! Maggie has made a lot of new friends this year at school and in the neighborhood as well. I am very happy for her. We are still meeting new friends, and trying to find more girls her age that live close. Lots of boys on our street her age. We are also set for the next stage of the speech process for Maggie with the school district. She has been evaluated privately and now we need her to get speech through the school district. She has made it through the screening so far and is now going to the next level which is an evaluation. We just need to wait for the phone call to set up her evaluation. I am very anxious. She is so smart and has so much to say, it is just hard for her to get it all out clearly etc. So keep in your prayers that Maggie gets speech through the school district. Maggie is also very much wanting me to sign her up for Ballet. She says "Mommy, I want to sign up for Ballet and learn how to spin." LOL too cute. She is eager to try new things and I love that part about her. She is my free spirit.
Rich is doing well with work and super busy. He has been doing a lot of traveling to Michigan and just enjoyed his last trip up Michigan's U.P. for some investigative work. Very interesting things he is learing about one of his properties. He also won some money at the casino and treated us all out for sushi. Yummy. Anyone who knows us, knows sushi is a big hit in our family. Rich's half brother Patrick is also graduating this weekend in New Hampshire we are proud of him. We also got to have Rich's half sister Kate visit us for Easter and Maggie's 4th Birthday! We had a lot of fun seeing her, and Maggie is in love with her Aunt Kate. Having Kate go to school in Madison, Wisconsin is nice. We are just a hop, skip and a jump away.
We have to include Buddy. He is happy and shaved for the Spring. He has also made some neighborhood friends as well. Hee Hee.
As for me. I have joined the Batavia Mother's Club which I really enjoy so far. It is nice to meet a new group of moms and friends. Two of my neighbors are in it as well which is nice. I also enjoy going monthly to Gourmet which is where all the neighbors get together to enjoy appetizers, dessert and some drinks once a month. It is adults only so, it's great for Rich and I to get date night. I also joined a Bible Study at my neighbors house. It is a group of women from all different denominations which is what I like that gets together on Sunday nights. Another great way for me to get to know the neighbors more. Going to all the kids sports is a lot of fun as well, it's fun to watch them grow and for me to meet new people at the sametime. We are also getting back to a Sunday routine of going to church etc. This summer there is going to be a lot of fun things to do. We have the Aboredum, Children's Museum, Zoo, Pools, Parks, and Museums, all in less then an hour from our house. Then there is visists to the beach either in Chicago on Lake Michigan or a local beach in Wisconsin. We enjoy Lake Geneva the most. Summer brings friends, neighbors, and family closer and I am really looking forward to that more then anything.
I am done blabbing your ears off now and hope you are all doing well. I would love to hear from anyone reading to see how you are doing. Miss all of our friends in TX and the ones I have not seen yet in IL.
We moved into our new house in Batavia, IL and unpacked for hopefully the last time for a very longtime. Unpacking various houses in the last few years is just getting old. It is nice to feel a bit more settled. Being home in Illinois, and close to family and friends feels so good. We have wonderful neighbors and feel very blessed for that. Another thing that is great about where we moved is we have a lot of mature trees and many parks nearby for the kids to play. Every nice day we have we are at the park playing. The other positive is that Jimmy's school is just a few blocks away, so we can walk. Maggie's school is within 5 minutes of our house which is nice as well. I have met some great parents and the kids have made some great friends at both of their schools.
The kids just finished up with their swim lessons and are ready for grandma's pool to open and the weather to be nice! I must say I can't wait either. Poolside at grandma's during the summers is the best. Many memories are created there for our family. Jimmy is also staying very busy with gymnastics, soccer and baseball. Baseball and soccer overlap eachother for 2 games, but I think this is just the start for the future of playing more then one sport etc. The coaches are nice and supportive of the kids and we LOVE watching him play and grow. The other thing Jimmy loves is having neighbors his age to just pick up and play whenever. We don't need to always have a "playdate", we can just play the old fashioned way. Knock on the door and invite a friend to come over or play outside etc.
Maggie is into gymnastics and soccer. She does well and has a blast at both. She also plays with the Tball set we have and switch hits. Sorry, proud mama moment and had to brag. HA HA! Maggie has made a lot of new friends this year at school and in the neighborhood as well. I am very happy for her. We are still meeting new friends, and trying to find more girls her age that live close. Lots of boys on our street her age. We are also set for the next stage of the speech process for Maggie with the school district. She has been evaluated privately and now we need her to get speech through the school district. She has made it through the screening so far and is now going to the next level which is an evaluation. We just need to wait for the phone call to set up her evaluation. I am very anxious. She is so smart and has so much to say, it is just hard for her to get it all out clearly etc. So keep in your prayers that Maggie gets speech through the school district. Maggie is also very much wanting me to sign her up for Ballet. She says "Mommy, I want to sign up for Ballet and learn how to spin." LOL too cute. She is eager to try new things and I love that part about her. She is my free spirit.
Rich is doing well with work and super busy. He has been doing a lot of traveling to Michigan and just enjoyed his last trip up Michigan's U.P. for some investigative work. Very interesting things he is learing about one of his properties. He also won some money at the casino and treated us all out for sushi. Yummy. Anyone who knows us, knows sushi is a big hit in our family. Rich's half brother Patrick is also graduating this weekend in New Hampshire we are proud of him. We also got to have Rich's half sister Kate visit us for Easter and Maggie's 4th Birthday! We had a lot of fun seeing her, and Maggie is in love with her Aunt Kate. Having Kate go to school in Madison, Wisconsin is nice. We are just a hop, skip and a jump away.
We have to include Buddy. He is happy and shaved for the Spring. He has also made some neighborhood friends as well. Hee Hee.
As for me. I have joined the Batavia Mother's Club which I really enjoy so far. It is nice to meet a new group of moms and friends. Two of my neighbors are in it as well which is nice. I also enjoy going monthly to Gourmet which is where all the neighbors get together to enjoy appetizers, dessert and some drinks once a month. It is adults only so, it's great for Rich and I to get date night. I also joined a Bible Study at my neighbors house. It is a group of women from all different denominations which is what I like that gets together on Sunday nights. Another great way for me to get to know the neighbors more. Going to all the kids sports is a lot of fun as well, it's fun to watch them grow and for me to meet new people at the sametime. We are also getting back to a Sunday routine of going to church etc. This summer there is going to be a lot of fun things to do. We have the Aboredum, Children's Museum, Zoo, Pools, Parks, and Museums, all in less then an hour from our house. Then there is visists to the beach either in Chicago on Lake Michigan or a local beach in Wisconsin. We enjoy Lake Geneva the most. Summer brings friends, neighbors, and family closer and I am really looking forward to that more then anything.
I am done blabbing your ears off now and hope you are all doing well. I would love to hear from anyone reading to see how you are doing. Miss all of our friends in TX and the ones I have not seen yet in IL.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Jimmy and Maggie
Well since my last post Jimmy had had his tonsils, adenoids, and a ear tube removed and patched. Poor little guy is in so much pain and having trouble eating and talking. I look forward to him feeling himself again and life getting back to normal. Also for Jimmy to enjoy his food again as well.
Maggie went to soccer today and loved it. I am so glad that she loves soccer and gymnastics. She is also super cuddly and a lot of fun these days. But don't worry she still has her 3 yr old sass to go wtih all of it. Which is what we love about her. She is a crack up.
As for me. I am exhausted and ready to move into our new house and to feel and to actually be settled. Ahhhh just to think about it.
Maggie went to soccer today and loved it. I am so glad that she loves soccer and gymnastics. She is also super cuddly and a lot of fun these days. But don't worry she still has her 3 yr old sass to go wtih all of it. Which is what we love about her. She is a crack up.
As for me. I am exhausted and ready to move into our new house and to feel and to actually be settled. Ahhhh just to think about it.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Random things and Many changes.....
Well let's see....We have...
1. Had the Blizzard of 2011 enough said... lol
2. Moved from TX to IL
3. Bought a home in Batavia
4. Are adopting a new dog named Big Fuz or Doc Fuz..... He was pre named...
5. Buddy is loving Uncle Michael time, but we know how much Bud and Fuz are going to love one another
6. Christmas has come and gone and it was too fast but we had a blast.
7. 2010 was gone and 2011 has begun.
8. I have joined Weight Watchers and struggle with dieting during the winter, but pray it gets better and I become more focused.
9. Both Maggie and Jimmy are in Gymnastics and love.
10. Jimmy and Maggie are also in soccer which is great for them as well. They are super happy kiddos right now
11. Jimmy and Maggie along with me have made some great new friends since moving. Batavia is a super friendly town.
12. Our new neighbor I knew in high school and am so lucky to live next door to. She has 3 kids and 2 of them are the ages of Jimmy and Maggie. I also have my OB nurse living a few doors down. What are the chances of that? I can't wait to continue to meet new neighbors.
13. The old home owners are very nice and honest people who have been in touch with Rich and I which is a blessing.
14. I am learning more about myself as a whole and embracing every new thing that I learn every day.
15. I have also joined Lifetime Fitness along with the family. The kids love going and Rich is taking Maggie to a special Daddy Daughter Dance there. Maggie is thrilled. She will be treated like a princess all night.
16. Jimmy has been sick and needs his tonsils out sometime in the next week. Poor guy, he is just miserable with it.
17. Becky is having a bump in the road right now, which makes me said, but just makes me want to pray more and ask for more prayers. Here's for a shout out for Becky for healing, for Eric to be her rock, and for Kylynn to keep Becky laughing every day.
18. My dad has been having his ups and downs which is hard for him, so I just continue to pray.
19. My mom had a serious dissection in her corroded artery for the past few years and somehow, a gift from God, it is GONE. GREAT NEWS!!!
20. Rich has been busy with work, but doing well. We are both very anxious to get into our new house. We just need the painting to be finished throughout the house and all of the carpet to be taken out and new carpet to be put back in. Super exciting stuff. It is a great move in the right direction.
21. The most important.... God is on our side, and has helped us through a lot in the past two years with health, and many more things. Thank you for all you do for us.
22. Now...the finale…. I am going to bed LOL. I am exhausted and miss you all tons and love you all lots.
1. Had the Blizzard of 2011 enough said... lol
2. Moved from TX to IL
3. Bought a home in Batavia
4. Are adopting a new dog named Big Fuz or Doc Fuz..... He was pre named...
5. Buddy is loving Uncle Michael time, but we know how much Bud and Fuz are going to love one another
6. Christmas has come and gone and it was too fast but we had a blast.
7. 2010 was gone and 2011 has begun.
8. I have joined Weight Watchers and struggle with dieting during the winter, but pray it gets better and I become more focused.
9. Both Maggie and Jimmy are in Gymnastics and love.
10. Jimmy and Maggie are also in soccer which is great for them as well. They are super happy kiddos right now
11. Jimmy and Maggie along with me have made some great new friends since moving. Batavia is a super friendly town.
12. Our new neighbor I knew in high school and am so lucky to live next door to. She has 3 kids and 2 of them are the ages of Jimmy and Maggie. I also have my OB nurse living a few doors down. What are the chances of that? I can't wait to continue to meet new neighbors.
13. The old home owners are very nice and honest people who have been in touch with Rich and I which is a blessing.
14. I am learning more about myself as a whole and embracing every new thing that I learn every day.
15. I have also joined Lifetime Fitness along with the family. The kids love going and Rich is taking Maggie to a special Daddy Daughter Dance there. Maggie is thrilled. She will be treated like a princess all night.
16. Jimmy has been sick and needs his tonsils out sometime in the next week. Poor guy, he is just miserable with it.
17. Becky is having a bump in the road right now, which makes me said, but just makes me want to pray more and ask for more prayers. Here's for a shout out for Becky for healing, for Eric to be her rock, and for Kylynn to keep Becky laughing every day.
18. My dad has been having his ups and downs which is hard for him, so I just continue to pray.
19. My mom had a serious dissection in her corroded artery for the past few years and somehow, a gift from God, it is GONE. GREAT NEWS!!!
20. Rich has been busy with work, but doing well. We are both very anxious to get into our new house. We just need the painting to be finished throughout the house and all of the carpet to be taken out and new carpet to be put back in. Super exciting stuff. It is a great move in the right direction.
21. The most important.... God is on our side, and has helped us through a lot in the past two years with health, and many more things. Thank you for all you do for us.
22. Now...the finale…. I am going to bed LOL. I am exhausted and miss you all tons and love you all lots.
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