It has been a while since my last confession...

Wow….where do I even start? It has been so long that I don’t even know where to begin! I guess I should start by saying….I am typing this with NO GLASSES ON! Isn’t that amazing? My vision is not quite 20/20 yet….but it is pretty darn close! So, that is exciting! I can tell you that the surgery that I had (PRK) was not as quick and painless as Lasik, but it has the some wonderful and miraculous results! The difference between PRK and Lasik is that with Lasik, they open the cornea…the laser does it’s job and then they close the cornea back up. With PRK, they basically brush off the cornea so that the laser can do its job and then it has to heal itself. So, kinda like you have a really bad scratched eye – if you have ever done that before. So, there was some pain involved as it healed….but in the end, it was so totally worth it! So, I am still getting used to not having to wear glasses, but what a wonderful thing to get used to! I still wake up at night when one of the kids needs me and reach for my glasses….then I realize, Hey! I can see without glasses! So, it will probably take some getting used to!

So, here is my family update:

Scott and I celebrated our 7th anniversary yesterday! I cannot believe it has been 7 years. What a lot of changes in that time….let me tell you! But, God has so blessed us. More than we can even fathom. Just when we get comfortable, He does something to remind us of His awesomeness and His power. So, yes, God is good all of the time and All of the time, God is so very good!!! So, Happy Anniversary Scott!

He is still doing well at Time Warner. He gets frustrated because there is always some dishonest sales going on….and it is hard to avoid the temptation, especially when the guilty ones aren’t being punished….but he is doing great and doing it the honest way! So, that makes me proud! He has been doing a great job at church with helping lead worship in both services…. especially in Heritage. Last week was really good and he got a lot of compliments and cards in the mail about how good it was. So, that keeps him busy on the weekends. Oh! We also built a new shed in the backyard. I say “we”…which means Scott, my Dad and a guy from church. It is AWESOME and it was great that Scott got to help on it. He learned a lot…bonded with my Dad and the guy from church…and really it gave him such a sense of pride in the shed. That is exciting! He still needs to paint it…he is going to paint it in Ohio State colors (duh!). But it is awesome!

Isaac is doing great! His 3rd Quarter Report Card was SO, SO, SO much better than last quarter! He has made some huge improvements….like things are just really clicking for him now. I am so proud of him! He had his first soccer game on Saturday and he did a great job! He thinks he is the team captain….so cute. But this will probably be his last year playing soccer because once he starts football and realizes how to use his size to push people around…..soccer won’t work! LOL He has also started T-Ball practice….so we are very busy! Scott is helping to coach that team again this year. He did fall at church the other night and landed on his arm and so he has been babying it a lot lately. We didn’t take him to the doctor, but I am sure he just bruised it or sprained it. We got him a brace to wear and it is getting better. Really, I just think he likes the attention!!!! Now, if Faith Anne had fallen and acted like he did, then I would’ve taken her to the doctor! She is one tough cookie. Isaac cries at every little thing. So, that should make football fun this fall!!! But back to Isaac….he is really a little social butterfly! He is always on the go. It is so different growing up in a neighborhood than in the country. In the evenings, he is either at our house with his friend Branson or at Branson’s house, next door. They are always getting into something. And occasionally, they go across the street to play with the older kids in the neighborhood. It is so neat to see him grow up…but sad at the same time! He did share with me that some of the kids go on “dates” at school. I asked him what that meant in kindergarten and he told me that it means that the boyfriend and girlfriend play together on the playground – just the two of them – doing the same thing. I asked him if he had any girlfriends and he said no, and I said it was a good thing because there aren’t any girls good enough for him. LOL I can’t believe that stuff is already happening in KINDERGARTEN! He said one of his friends was holding hands on the playground! YIKES! Can’t wait for Scott to have to have “the talk”! Man, they grow up fast! I just hope that we are doing all the right things in raising our kids to be Godly and make wise decisions. I really worry about this every day. Never too soon to start worrying….LOL

Faith Anne….well, she is Faith Anne….our Princess. She constantly insists that she is a Princess and you cannot convince her otherwise. It was cute at first, but now it is a little “diva-ish”…thanks Dad! The other day, we had this conversation:

Me: Faith Anne, what are you?
FA: I a Princess.
Me: What’s Daddy?
FA: He’s a King!
Me: What’s Mommy?
FA: A alligator.
Me: How about Isaac, what is he?
FA: A King!
Me: And Gracie, what is she?
FA: A stinky winky.

I about died laughing. She is something else! She is the mother hen, the boss, a brat, a princess, a diva, a great big sister, a bratty little sister and I just love everything about that stubborn little girl! She is definitely a middle child – so I am bracing myself now for all of the challenges that we have ahead of us, for I know there will be MANY. The first one…trying to get her potty trained! She is NOT going to do it until she makes up her mind to do it. She has done it a few times, but not consistent. I think my Mom is going to have her run around in big girl pantes outside (when the weather is nicer, duh!) until she figures it out. She knows HOW to do it…she just doesn’t WANT to do it. I think if we can accomplish that, we can do anything! LOL

Gracie is just a sweet and chubby baby! She is very spoiled in that she wants to be held all of the time or at the very least, she has to SEE you. We have had a few nights that she has slept through the night, but most nights she wakes up a few times crying for her pacifier or a bottle….it is annoying! I am ready for a full night’s sleep! Someone is always waking up, it seems. But she is doing well. She still spits up all the time, but it doesn’t bother her, just us. She isn’t really rolling over, although she will if you help her a little bit. And she is sitting up pretty good, but not enough to just leave her on the floor to play. It is so funny how you are with a third kid….the milestones and such just are not the same. I hate that, but it is true. However, it is really neat to see Isaac and Faith Anne get excited over the things that she does. I guess that is the trade-off with being a third kid. Her whole little face just absolutely lights up when she sees Isaac and she won’t take her eyes off Faith Anne. When they are running and playing, she just laughs and laughs. It is so precious! She has two bottom teeth that have poked through, so that makes her smile even more adorable! Oh, I just thought of something! I forgot to get her 6 month pictures done! I need to take her soon! She will be 7 months in a week or two. Geesh! What a bad Mommy! Oh well…she is doing great. As much as we weren’t prepared to have a third baby, I wouldn’t trade her for the world!

So, that is the family update! It has been so great having my parents close by, but I do worry that we bother them too much. They help with the kids so much…and I couldn’t have done it without them when I had my eye surgery. My dad drove me around for a few days. We see each other a lot, but I love it…and the kids do too! My dad actually is on a field trip with Isaac today and he is going on another one tomorrow. I hope Isaac realizes how lucky he is to have a Papaw who CAN and WILL do those things with him. They are going to a Farm today (yeah, like that would’ve been a field trip where I grew up…that was what most kids LIVED on in Wilmington!) and then going fishing tomorrow. So, I am sure he will have so much fun. Dad seems to really like retirement…that is what he said yesterday. He said he loves it. I know there are good days and probably bad days, but so far, he loves it. They are going to Florida and probably a short Bahamas cruise in June…they have had breakfast with the cruisers a few times…..he is building a shed….they are always busy! So, I am so happy for them!

What else? Please keep my niece Dru in your prayers. She has more testing, but they are on the verge of diagnosing her with epilepsy. Now, there are many forms of that disease and many causes of the seizures, so we aren’t really sure what it all means yet, but I am sure it is scary for her and my Sister. So, please pray for them.

I have a couple of fun things coming up! This weekend, Jodi, Mandy, Chelle and our cousin Jeanna are going to Women of Faith in Columbus. I am really looking forward to that! I need a spiritual renewing weekend, ya know? And then the following weekend, Joy and me…and maybe another lady from church, are going to Fort Wayne for the Vera Bradley Outlet Sale. I am so excited about that. I made us hotel reservations for that, but Joy suggested we stay at a Bed & Breakfast…..which would be very, very cool! So, hopefully that will work out! And then we have Lion King tickets in June…so that is exciting!!!

Life has gotten very busy though….it seems that there is always something going on – between work, church, Isaac’s schedule, Scott’s schedule…just a million things! Oh well! I guess that is the way things will be for a while. Actually, forever! I am sure it will get worse before it gets better with 3 kids!

Well, I really don’t know what else to say. There has been so much time and so much that has happened, but you don’t really care about ALL of the details, do you? LOL

I have been lurking, but not commenting….so I am caught up on all of you! I will try to do better with that…but I don’t always have time to comment – but know that I am praying for you and love you all!!!!