I wanted to fill everyone in on what has been going on in our lives for the last 3 months since I have written here. Our Christmas card was just a picture this year, as so much was going on that first part of December. October brought our three sport season to an end. Peirce topped last year's cross country by far. He will be sitting out of sports until track starts. Mitchell did well in football. Next year is high school, but fortunately we have a ninth grade team. I'm not quite ready to watch him play high school football. He started basketball soon after. He is a starter and is doing great. He keeps improving. He even goes and plays with some of the men at church and can hold his own. Kirsten got to know a number of girls while playing volleyball. It was fun watching her get to know people. I miss her at home a lot, but she is doing so well in school that I am so thankful that she is there. We have not lost our sweet daughter at all.
November brings birthdays for Kirsten and I. I am in my last year of my 30's. I have a few things that I would like to accomplish this year. Kirsten turned 12. My baby is 12. I don't feel that old.
Mom and dad came for Thanksgiving. It was great having them around for a few days even though it was too short. We did some holiday baking while they were here since we wouldn't have the opportunity any other time. We did our annual Christmas cookie party. The problem was that the boys no longer want to cut out and decorate cookies so mom, Kirsten and I had a lot to do. This was the only time during the holidays that we got to see my parents. We got so spoiled living near them for 12 years that it makes it so hard when we can't see them.
December started with the 2nd annual Ladies' Tea. Loads of work before hand, but it was so awesome. I do have pictures that I will have to post, but now that it is so much later, no one will probably care. Our music pastor did a mini concert for us. The desserts were great, and we had a full house.
Christmas concerts at school and church, blizzards and ice. That was December. We were going to go to WI over Christmas, but the weather had us wait until the next week. We spent a few days with Dan's parents. In spite of Dan's moms back being out of sorts, we had an enjoyable time with them as well as visits from Uncle Al and Aunt Shirley and cousin Rick and his wife Karen.
School started today, and I am ready to get into some sort of schedule. It seems as if every time I start to get my life under control, there is something that takes it out of whack. ---not bad--just different. God has definitely been working on me. I'm still praying for direction, but a few parts of the plan are starting to come together. I am so glad that we don't have to have it all figured out all of the time.
