no, i'm still alive.

i absolutely can't believe that i have let myself go this long without blogging. it's probably the first time since i started it that i have gone two weeks or more without updating anything. well, as usual things have been crazy and somehow the time just got away.

during these past few weeks lela has taken her crct. she was a little nervous about it. why i don't know? the child is extremely smart. she just amazes me especially when it comes to math, she loves it! i will say that i'm glad that is behind us. she has also had field day as well as a block party at school that entailed everyone getting to jump and slide on inflatables, watching movies, eating popcorn and even playing games all during a not so typical day. (i don't think i even had anything like that growing up!)

then last sunday evening after many, many months kevin's grandmother passed away peacefully. by the time friday arrived i was coming down with a sore throat and not feeling quite like myself. comes to find out i was running a fever and by this morning had decided that i needed to head to the minute clinic. i somehow had a feeling i knew exactly what i had and yes, i was right...strep throat. i hadn't had it since i was a kid and obiviously had forgotten how painful it was. at one point it honestly felt like i was swallowing razor blades. never in my entire life i so wished i could take a shot of pencillin just feel somewhat better, but when your allergic to it sometimes you just have to suffer through the pain.

it's finished and i'm done!!!!

yep, the yearbook is done and out the door to the printer...finally. you will never know the joy in my heart to see that book go "bye-bye." right here at the end things got pretty dramatic but i'm happy and proud to say it has left my life. now i can enjoy myself and return to a normal life, whatever that was before all this ensued. i have learned many lessons in doing this project and the main one is i will never do it again, period. as much as it has been an act of love and i did enjoy designing it, i'm tired and mentally exhausted and that just doesn't work when you're a stay at home mom. one thing i did become aware of is how much i miss being a graphic designer, i guess when it's in your blood it's there to stay.

i am happy to report that the blog will be updated more frequently, since i got my life back. i'm definitely behind with it and will be happy to catch everyone on up on what's been happening in our lives. during these past few weeks lela has turned seven, lacey has started soccer and lela and her daddy attended the "princess ball" at school, kevin and i found out we will be working a youth retreat called chrysalis in june (i so can't wait) not to mention a lot more...just stay tuned.

i mentioned about lela and her daddy going to the "princess ball", here are few pictures from their evening. it was a dance just for the girls at school and of course, lela's dress was pink! she seemed to really enjoy herself not to mention it was just her getting all the attention and not having to share it with her sister.

i'm making way back...

slowly to the blogging world. i so miss it! the yearbook somehow is coming to together slowly but surely. i feel as if many prayers have been answered with this project. i'm happy to say that my deadline is quickly approaching and i will definitely be happy to see it off my plate. hopefully then i can return to my normal life...again.

right now, the girls are "practicing" gymnastics. it is going to be a long day i'm afraid. school has been cancelled due to the impending snow that is expected this morning. i'm so disappointed because i was planning on taking some pictures this morning at school and making a little more progress before the winter break, which is next week. oh well.....what can you do.

laura celebrated her 36th birthday this past tuesday. we all went out to eat and had a lot of fun. here is the sweetest picture of the kids with their gigi from the evening. i absolutely love it! isn't it sweet? there is so much love that you can see in the picture as well as personalities.


talk about personalities...i had a parent/teacher conference with lacey's teacher, miss mary. it went just as i suspected. lacey i was told is easily distracted and likes to talk. well, there is a surprise. we laughed because mary said that when they did the evaluation she wasn't sure if lacey really didn't know her ABCs or just didn't want to participate. knowing lacey i have to suspect that she had other things she wanted to do and just did as much as she had to to finish. last night for instant she sat down and wrote the word "owl" on a piece of paper. i was so surprised and excited! i swear that child is smarted than she wants us to know.

lela was suppose to have a father/daugher dance at school this evening but it has been cancelled due to the weather. i hate that but completely understand. kevin kept harassing her by telling her they were going on a date. she would get so mad at him everytime he said that to her. it was cute! typical at this age, i suspect. i had even ordered her a corsage through the school for tonight, which she had no idea about it. oh well...

i am starting to make some changes toward my responsibilites next year with school and all. as far as preschool goes, lacey is going to remain there for kindergarten. i actually had a hard time deciding what to do with her and even toyed with the idea of moving her over to welch. it was more for me than anything. i kept thinking how easy life would be to have both children at one school, but after much deliberating i realized that staying at fumc would be best for her. she is not ready for "big school" and neither am i.

can't wait till...

i have this yearbook project behind me. i have so much i want to share and talk about but this yearbook is really taking a big precedent above anything else these days. here is just a peek at what else is happening...i'm doing two, yes two different bible studies at the moment - 90 minutes in heaven and then beth moore's fruit of the spirit. after about five years, i have finally decided to step down from the consignment sale committee at preschool. this will be my very last sale. i'm a little bittersweet but i've decided that i need to make some major changes in life and well that involves reprioritizing everything i have going on. it's crazy when i think about everything i'm doing but i realize a new season of my life is waiting and well it's time to move in that direction. i'm really excited even though i'm not quite sure what lies ahead, but hey that's what life's about, right?

nature camp and more

thought i'd drop by for a quick update on what's happening around here. lela is at nature camp this week and loving every minute of it. last night she told me she had so much fun. she got to touch a crocodile, lizard, snakes, and the list goes on and on. i have an agenda of everything they do each day and today they will hike through the woods, play in the creek and have a picnic while out exploring. i only wish they let us "big kids" come. she was so exhausted last night when i picked her up. she is gone from 9:00am to 3:00pm, so she stays busy.

mom is off this week from work, so she is hanging with me and lacey while we look for flower girl dresses. both girls will be in my cousin's wedding come september and lacey is beside herself with excitement at wearing a "beautiful dress." she was so cute yesterday as we scanned the racks for just the right dress; grinning from ear to ear when we would pull out a dress to show her.

kevin's grandmother is still in the hospital with not much improvement. so, we're just going on and doing what we do.