Ok, so Jackson turned 9 in July, Sam turned 7 in May, and I turned, well, older in November. Andrew's birthday is in two weeks (!) and we are just trying to keep on keeping on.
We tiled all of our floors downstairs, and the two upstairs bathrooms. We put wood laminate on all the other floors upstairs. We spent Christmas break remodeling our master bath and bedroom, and it is lovely!
We even added a new family member. Charlie came to live with us out of nowhere. . . his temporary caretaker knocked on our door and he literally leapt into my arms! We tried to find his owners, then a new home, but he made it clear he belonged with us.
Andrew graduated from Ball State with his masters in special education, and I was accepted to the Indiana University school of education! When I'm done (if that ever actually happens), I will be licensed to teach secondary English, French, and ESL.
Jackson had a faboo football season with the Dolphins (they won the little league super bowl!) and Sam is fully entrenched in Karate life. He currently has five stripes on his second belt, and he will be testing into his white-with-yellow belt (whatever that means ;-)) at the end of this month!
We are busy, crazy, and very much appreciating the little time we get to spend together. I am constantly aware of how fleeting these years are with our precious boys, and I try every day to stop what I'm doing and listen to them when they have something to say. I know it won't be long before they are teenagers and have nothing to say to us! Jackson will be a high school senior in only eight years! Whew, does time fly! It seems like all of my high school friends are pregnant or have small babies, and it is soooo weird that my kids are nearing adolescence. I have loved being a young mom, and getting to spend eight years at home with them before going back to school and work full time.
That's all for now. . .
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