Stop the ride!! It is going Too fast! :)

Well folks, it seems that December slipped through my hot little hands. Christmas was fun and incredibly busy. I wanted to enjoy it more but alas, it was not to be this year. I can hardly believe that we are more than halfway through January. It has been very busy and we have had our share (already) of ups and downs. Seriously - it is just the first month of this New Year!

Steven has made the Middle School soccer team - we are all excited for him - him especially. He tried out last year and didn't make it but this year he was on and made it. He also turned 14 the day after Christmas. That freaks me out - a lot! He is able to go to the church dances (if he wants to) and moves up in church with the older boys. He never talks about girls so I asked him if he likes girls?? It seemed a valid question. He looks at me intensely and says "I LOVE girls." LOL I about fell out laughing but I tried to contain myself. This was good information to me. So I left it alone. I have already picked out his future wife and have joked with him about it - how they would make the perfect couple - I think this young lady makes him nervous. :) It is really cute. He has plenty of time before he needs to start thinking about all that nonsense so I am not bringing it up again for a really long time. :) He enjoyed Christmas - he got a BMX bike and has been trying new tricks on it. It keeps him busy. We measured him last week and he is 5'6" tall now. He looks so grown and his voice has pretty much changed. When I look at him it is hard to remember the cute little boy who used to run around all the time. I get tears in my eyes at how I will never get that back but he has grown into such a handsome, amazing, caring, sweet young man it makes that seem unimportant. When he goes off to college and hopefully a mission I wonder if I will feel like my job is done? I guess I don't have that much time left to find that out. Time certainly slips through your fingers.

Our Sophia is a busy little girl. So curious and strong-willed - complete mind of her own. She doesn't hear no - ever! It is yes to her - no matter what. We are trying to instill - please, thank you, yes ma'am, no ma'am etc. Time out is where she hangs out. She is an artist and our walls, furniture, and anything else she gets her hands on are her canvas. Frustration is a state of mind for me with her. We are similar yet different. I think I was a little less of a young rebel - more of an older rebel. Maybe this is the worst it will get and we can mold from here??? We are praying that will be the case. I am thinking that is wishful thinking. :) She loved Christmas though - she got her beloved Cupcake maker and the slippers she asked for as well as a bunch of other stuff. She said it was the "BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!" Her facial expressions were priceless. I need to post some pictures.

Kevin started back to school last week. He is taking 3 classes this semester - one Management class and two IT classes. Needless to say I won't be seeing him on Monday, Tuesday and for a few minutes on Wednesday. He has 16 classes left after this semester. Our goal/his goal is to finish before Steven starts. I think that is do-able. He was on vacation last week and was trying to earn the Husband of the Year award. I think he may have succeeded. He cleaned bathrooms, cleaned our carpets, did laundry, dishes, made dinner a few nights and let me sleep plus he did a lot of the running around picking up and dropping off children, grocery store runs, bank runs, etc. He is amazing. I feel blessed to have him in my life on a daily basis. I don't know what I would do without him.

I have been having a hard time lately. We had a pregnancy scare which freaked us out - we don't want anymore children so it made us come to that realization pretty quickly. I believe it was a miscarriage but it was so early it was hard to tell. I am not upset about it - maybe more grateful. I really think our family is complete but you never know. We have decided to take matters into our own hands so I am getting my tubes tied next month (so Lord if you feel it is in our best interest to have another child you have a few more weeks to make that happen). I will be 36 this year and feel too old to be having anymore kids plus the last pregnancy nearly did me in with the whole uterus pulling apart and nearly dying thing. They said it was safe to have another one (after they did some tests) but it would be incredibly high risk. I am thinking "No thank you!" They are also going to do another procedure that will freeze my uterus. One of my friends joked with me about freezing my vagina. I thought that was funny. How uncomfortable would that be?? I am sure my husband wouldn't come near me. The frozen tundra... Anyway...I am told it is safe and better than having a hysterectomy. I say "Bring it on!" Pray that all goes well. It will happen on February 9th. I have also been busy looking for a job. I am sending out resumes but not as frequently because this procedure has a week recovery period.

I will try to be better at updating this - hopefully with pictures next time. I love pictures. :)