Merry Christmas!

I haven't been here in a long time... long story ...but the short of it is there was some censorship going on and I felt the need to find another outlet ... where it was truly an outlet. I am thinking that I may make it more secure and come back but back then I was so (*&^%$ - insert choice word) irritated that I just let it be.

Life has been crazy busy with this crew of mine. We've had a (PTL) fairly uneventful year thus far. Ok - uneventful for a family of 5 or 7...I guess it depends on the day. It's definately not boaring. We're getting ready to send one off to college next fall so that's an experience in and of itself. It's amazing how the true point of parenting just smacks you in the face. You're *supposed* to help them grow so they can leave...but it's heartbreaking all at the same time ... even when it's a step-child and not on I get to see on a daily basis.

We've started to be healthier - the bg guy and I. We've made it to the gym not less than 3 times a week for the past 4 weeks. My pants are fitting better but no real loss yet. I never imagined that I'd be the one getting up at 5:30 to work out, it sure feels good. I can see how people get hooked, it's a good stress reliever - I only wish it was easier to go towards the end of the day.

To wrap this up I will leave a picture of us in Colorado in August - we got to watch the sun set over Boulder... what a gift the Lord gave us in seeing the beauty of the mountains and the sunset :) The views were breath taking. My poor boys were just waiting to climb in the mountains and really wanted this place to be it - only it didn't quite work that way. So not all happy faces...