Long Time No Update!

Well, a lot of change has taken place since the last time I blogged. First of all, after much thought and prayer, I decided not to pursue the nursing degree, at least for now. John and I talked a lot about this decision and the thing I knew more than anything was that I want to be here for and serve John and the kids first. That meant taking another look at the path we had chosen to journey together over the next year and realizing that now is not the time for nursing school. So, you might be wondering what I am going to do instead...yeah, well, so are we! :)

For the past month I have been a stay at home mom and wife, working on getting things in order and trying to keep them in order. We start the day between 5 and 6, with running to do, clothes to wash and lunches to make! You can find me in the carpool line at 7:45 and again at 3:15. I love it! We are just starting to think of things I can do while the kids are in school to make a little extra money. There are several fun options out there...I'll let you know what we decide!

Justus and Maison are starting up the baseball season and Kenzie is signed up to play soccer this spring. Need less to say, we will be on the road from place to place a lot this spring. We just celebrated a 10th birthday. Maison had some friends join him for laser tag and then pizza, cake and a "how late can we stay up" party! John and I actually did sleep...until 2am when there was a loud crash upstairs above our room. I think the boys were bowling! Other than that, we're training two dogs (obedience school once a week with homework in between), adding a door to Justus' room upstairs, hunting whatever is in season, planning a trip to Guatemala, planning a vacation with my fam, and spending time with family and friends. We're enjoying any excuse to use our fine china...I think everyone should make excuses to use it!Grandparents day was big fun for Kenz. My mom, Gracie, and I went and had big fun at their program.
Kenzie wrote why grandparents are grand, and I thought you might all get a big kick out of what she said!

The boys went hunting the following weekend and had lots of success killing ducks and having fun! John's dad came and stayed with us for the week, along with his friend Jerry. Our friend Wayne joined the boys on their hunt and he and his wife came and stayed with us Saturday night and went with us to church. They used to go to our church before they moved away, so it was fun to have them back for the weekend!

The boys trying to stay warm. All you can see are Maison's eyes!

John and Wayne killed a canvas back (I think that is what it's called). It was very pretty and I think it is a rare kill in Arkansas. If I'm lucky, that bird will spend every other year at our house! :o)

Kenz fell sound asleep on the stairs the day the boys were hunting. I walked into the den to see if she was ready to go shoe shopping and she was breathing so loud, all I had to do was follow the noise! She said she was watching the clock and it put her to sleep!