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Hard to believe that Christmas is over.  Had a wonderful time with my family, celebrating the birth of Jesus.

The girls were spoiled by everyone as always.  Well, they probably don’t thinks so but they were.

Back into the groove of school I think.  Report cards for the second quarter came home last Friday.  T seems to be doing well in Kindergarten.  She still doesn’t want to go many days….she says it’s boring because they don’t get to play enough.

P had straight A’s (it’s second grade….come on)  and I had an email from her teacher this week informing us that she was choosen as the student in her class to receive the 2nd quarter Collossians 3:23 award.  Shhhh, it’s a surprise to the student, she will find out at a pep assembly on the 27th.

A….well, she’s had better cards.  She got her lowest report card grade ever (so far) this quarter.  She got a B- in Pre-Algebra.  That said, when I look at the score for the class, she had an 85.57, she would have needed an 86 for a B.  The grading scale is tight!  I’m anxious to see how she starts off this quarter.   Not only does she still have basketball but now she also has the middle school musical.  She auditioned for a role in Aladdin Jr and is one of the Narrators.  She might actually do better with more on her plate because she gets her homework DONE now, she doesn’t have time to play around while “doing” her homework.

P & T are also participating in Upward Cheerleading for the next few weeks.  Busy times around here.  OK, what’s new.

Me…..just dreaming of the day that we are completely debt free.  So close, only have the mortgage now.  Credit cards are cut up…destroyed, never to make their way back into our lives.  Cars are REALLY high mileage but running well and both PAID for so those aren’t going anywhere unless we HAVE to.  DH continues to grow the ATPClothing.com business and I’ll keep on working until I can also go to work for us.

OK, I am tired and therefore rambling…..so, I will leave it at that and perhaps ramble some more tomorrow or Thursday!

The first snow of the season here today. HUGE snowball size flakes. It really was beautiful. Made me wish I was living in a more temperate region and going to VISIT the snow though. As I get older, I find more and more that I do NOT like the cold. Period. So, it has snowed officially. Can we now declare it spring and move on?

I think that we can safely put the shorts and tanks away. And that we SHOULD because my princesses want to keep wearing them no matter what the weather looks like! Fall is officially here. The clocks “Fall Back” this weekend. (and YES, I really, really dislike those clock changes)

I shot some pictures of my kiddos with my new camera last weekend. I didn’t do too bad of a job. Unfortunately, I was missing one child. SO…I may possibly try to take the girls out tomorrow morning and do some more. Of course we have to go after Upward Cheerleading orientation (the 2 little girls) and before it is time to take them to Grandma for the night. Yep, DATE NIGHT with my wonderful hubby! Sunday looks like it will be packed as well. Church (finalist candidate for the Sr Pastor position will be speaking) and then Alexa’s first basketball game of the season in the afternoon.

It’s going to be a GREAT weekend

This would have been the first Monday after the Fall clock change.  And thirteen years ago, that clock change and different position of the sun affected SO many lives.  The truck driver who has to live with the horror of not being able to stop, the husband of 32 years who was the first responder at the scene, the granddaughter who wouldn’t be born for another 4 months, the son who really needed her support, the son-in-law who had to break the news, the siblings & families, the friends. And me….a daughter without her mom when I needed her most, as I was preparing to be a mom myself.

The young man driving the semi said he noticed her with her hand and arm up, like you would do to block the sun from your eyes. I guess it didn’t work, she pulled onto the highway anyway. And then she was gone…(10/26/1998)

I wish I could blame not posting here on something but I can’t. It is just me. I am sure I could make the time. I should make the time. Heck, I should make the time for a lot of other things too. But instead, I let myself get caught up in so many other things. Work, kids, kids activities, social media, church…..I need to work on balance, on trying to make the most of the time I have.  I honestly need to focus less on a couple area and far more on some others.  Baby steps right?

OK, so on that note, I’m going to publish this and then recap the summer for anyone interested.  But that’s a separate post. 

Again…view o need to write an update for the entire summer! 

Summer is in full swing. Haven’t been hitting blogs or social media nearly as much as usual lately. There is just too much going on. LOVE it though. Busy, busy, busy. Happy busy.

Tell you what though. I am looking forward to vacation! I’m sure that will be busy too, I mean we are taking our 3 kids plus an extra friend to hang out with our oldest daughter. Sand, Surf, Seafood, Sights….Still have an entire month to wait.
In the meantime, a trip to the Chicago area next weekend to watch our oldest run at the Region 7 USATF meet in the 800 and 1500 meters. Hoping she qualifies for the National meet (most likely in the 800). Of course that will present another set of challenges. It is in Wichita the week before vacation…the end of the week, leading into vacation….but, one step at a time