End of 2012.

Well, the year 2012 has come and gone quickly. What a busy year! We had a fabulous Christmas. Santa was good to us... and I mean me too! I got tickets to Maroon 5 - it is driving my family crazy! I am on a huge Adam Levine kick and I play his music all the time. It has been nice to be on Christmas break with my kids, as well. This time has flown by. We have shopped, baked cookies, watched tv and hung out with Dave at the store. He is usually off the week of Christmas, but this year has been his busiest by far, so he has worked some this week and all of last. Tomorrow, we are off to the Smokies for our annual trip. We all go every year to look at the lights and have some good family time. This year, we will be gone for four days. When we get back, it is back to work the next day. I love teaching first grade. Those little babies are so sweet. I love singing songs and reading stories and listening to their tales in the classroom - both during lessons and after and before and anytime they can talk. And boy, do they. I have a talkative class. We have started going to a new church. It is called "The Bridge". It is not a COC. And I am just fine with that. I have learned lots about God's love for me even though I have a past and I learn something new everytime I meet or see fellow members. I have learned about transparency and it is OK to be who I am, and with God's help, I will learn and grow. I have a peace like I have never known. The group of people that we worship with love us for us, and they understand that we are all the same - just a group who are trying to achieve a common goal. I look forward for what is in store for 2013.

I am back.

So, I see that I have been gone for six months or so... I guess I have been busy. What a year! Let's Update! I switched to teaching first grade this past summer. So, I spent the summer working in a new classroom - painting, moving shelves, desks, and all of my teacher stuff. I also went to the pool ALOT with the kids. We spent a week in the mountains and went tubing down the river during a two month drought. We all made a note not to do that again. School started the first of August with Eli going into his 11th grade year, Emma into 3rd grade and Tripp into 1st. I love my job. Dave and I went to Jamaica ALONE for six whole days in October. It was gloriously fabulous. In Novmeber, we celebrated my in-laws 40th wedding anniversary. The party was huge and was a great success. We ate (wonderful catered food!), danced (to live music!) and sang. Their friends came from all over the US. It was a wonderful weekend. So here we are - December. Dave turned 39 last week. We have five days of school until Christmas break. Now... let's have some snow!

Thirty Seven.

As we all know, I have a problem with aging. I am *sort-of* SAD to say that today I am thirty seven years old. What the ? How did it happen? Because I am no longer in my middle thirties, other things are happening. They are, in no particular order - 1. Eli is sixteen. 2. Emma is almost nine. 3. Tripp will be seven next week. 4. Dave's hip and jaw pop. 5. I wobble when I first walk in the morning. 6. It is harder to get out of the floor. 7. I fall asleep as soon as I sit still. Positive things are happening too - 1. I am comfortable with who I am. 2. I sometimes feel like an adult. 3. I am one step closer to being financially independant. :) 4. I got to spend one more year watching my kids grow. 5. I got to spend one more year married to the love of my life.