Long overdue update!

WOW!  Courtney asked me today what the name of our family blog was.  I thought man it has been a while since I posted on there.  Little did I know that it has been FOUR years!!  I think I may be a slacker. :)

Some would disagree with me on that though.  Since I last blogged I have returned to school and in May will graduate with my BA in Political Science.  What am I going to do with that you ask. Good question.  I have done two different internships and I plan on doing one more before I graduate.  I love the law and wish I could afford law school right now and not have to move to attend it, but I can't so not now.  I do plan on going on to get my masters degree.  I have a couple of avenues I can go down with this it just depends on where I get a job.  I am thinking I may like something like city planning.  I plan on getting into politics in the next couple of years.  I just don't know, the world is my canvass!! :)

The kids are all busy too.

Amber is currently going to College of Southern Idaho majoring in Equestrian Studies and Business.  She will also graduate in May. College seems to be much easier for her than high school was. I am super proud of her in this endeavor of her life. She has learned a lot in the last year or so about how life really is.  I guess we all have to go through that.  She is working at Albertsons there in Twin Falls.  It was there that she met her boyfriend, Justin Walls.  They have been dating for a few months and seem to be having fun together.  They have used his parents season passes and come to a couple BSU football games.

Nicole is a senior!! After cheering for KHS for 3 years she has transferred over to Initial Point and she is thriving scholastically now.  She feels more comfortable there.  If that is what it takes to help her get to graduation in May, then it has been a good move.  She has not decided where to go to college and I honestly don't care as long as she does.  It would be very sad to waste that tremendous brain!!!  During the summer she worked at Roaring Springs and she is now working at Linder Farms earning her own money.  I am really proud of her work ethic.

Courtney is a sophomore at KHS.  She is getting good grades.  Softball is HER sport.  This past summer the city league called and begged her to come play for them.  She can play any position she wants to.  Although it is only the beginning of October, they are already having open gyms to gain strength and speed.  The whining about being sore will be worth it in the end. :) I can totally see her playing softball in college somewhere.  The coveted item for her right now is her drivers license.  I will have to get on that soon if I want to continue to have someone else to drive besides me.

Football, football, and more football. Need I say more about Grant?  Well yes a little but seriously that is what he loves most in life.  I really hate how political the football program is at the middle school. If you didn't play optimist for one of the coaches (which he didn't) or your dad is not actively involved (which he isn't) you don't get on the A team.  He was told he could have 3rd or 4th string on A team and never play or 1st string on B and play every game.  He chose wisely the B team. He will just work his butt off for next year!  They have him playing a new position to him, 2Back.  He really likes carrying the ball and convinced Grandma to pay him a dollar for every 1st down he makes.  She regrets that now.  School really isn't his friend.  He has to work really hard to get good grades!  That is why I am so proud of him when he does.

Holly came home from the first day of school this year and informed me that she is going to make this year, 6th grade, the best year of elementary. YAY!  You go girl!!  The last couple of years she and Jaycee have competed in Girls on the Run.  It is a running program that teaches girls to have a good self esteem through running.  They are not doing it this year, but because of it and the three 5Ks she has run she has decided she will participate in track with the middle school in the spring.  That will be really exciting.  I am excited to see her find something she can excel at!!

Jaycee is quiet and sticks to herself a lot.  She loves to draw and do other art projects.  I am sure that if I had the time to cut her some stuff out of wood she could be very good at painting too.  She was finally diagnosed with Asperger's two years ago which answered so many questions about her.  It makes it much easier to parent her.  She loves our cats.  When things seem to be overwhelming her she just sits cuddled up with the cats and it soothes her.   I just wish others understood her the way only a mom can.

Rebekah is the epitome of sarcasm and happiness. She is my monkey.  Third grade never saw her coming.  She says some of the funniest stuff.  Social butterfly describes her to a T.  When we leave the school each day she is yelling out the window "bye" to everyone.  She announced the other day I need to start saving for her mission.  Ok, thanks for the warning.  At this point I think I may need to win the lottery to pay for all these missions (Courtney, Grant, and Bekah so far).

As you can see I love my children!!  They are why I do what I do!  I will become much better at this blogging thing.  I won't let time get away from me again.  :)