Well hello all! Yes, I know it's been quite some time since I last updated here, but it's been crazy around here! Never a dull moment that's for sure. So... here goes!
Let's start with the three little ones. They have successfuly completed their first year of Pre-School! Yup, back in May of this year. They had a little ceremoney and everything for them. Believe me, at 3 years old, it's quite a big deal to get through your first year of Pre-School, especially since you really don't have to go untill your 4! So, they received their little First Year Graduation Bears from none other than Build-A-Bear for their HUGE accomplishment! We are very proud of them indeed. They have come a long way for sure. The girls were actually sad that it was over with for the Summer! They wanted to keep going! So I know right there that it was not too soon to get them in Pre-School if they enjoyed it that much. They are now patiently waiting for the next level of school. One more year of Pre-School and then it's on to Kintergarden all day every day! Hopefully they'll keep their inthusiasm for school once we get to that point. Hopefully.
Then let's not forget Zack. Now, it's been quite the rollercoaster ride for him and us trying to get him to pass the 8th grade. At the beggining of the year, it seemed that it would be a slam dunk for him. His grades were awesome, the reports from the teacher's was well, there wasn't anything bad they could say about the kid. It had appeared that he had done a complete 360 degree turn from where he was the year before! So, we thought this would be a piece of cake for him. But by mid year, Zack started to fall back into that same rut he started with and held all last year. But as soon as that would happen, he'd do something to turn himself back around again and things were good again... and then bad again and so on. The end of the year was a real nail biter folks, I'm not even going to lie to ya. We thought for sure that this boy would be revisiting the 8th grade for a second term. He was missing assignments, and just plain not doing work in class. But, somehow, by the skin of this kid's teeth, he managed to pull it out and pass. And I aint even joking about the skin of the teeth part. It wasn't pretty how he did it, but he did it. So now I'm coming to terms with the fact that Zack will now be a Freshmen in High School this fall. I know that some of my old friends from school have already been through this and I'm a little behind, but hey, this is big news for me and I'm kinda starting to feel old now.
So this brings us into the now. The kids have all gotten through a year of school almost unscathed, so that's the good news. But, we've had our share of downs this year to already. The biggest one so far has been finding out that we needed our Septic field redone. Yup, just when you think that things are going pretty good, something comes along and throws a monkey wrench into the whole plan! So, we recently had that done. Now our front yard looks like part of Indiana Dunes because we all know how hard it is to get grass to grow in sandy soil. That's a little upsetting, but hey, at least we don't have to deal with stuff backing up into our drains! That's kinda grose! There have been other minor things going on, but nothing really out of the ordinary. On the upside, we managed to finally get our driveway paved! For the last 7 years I have absolutely loathed that old gravel driveway we had. Sometimes even down right embarrassed by it. Well now we have a beautiful asphalt driveway and I couldn't be happier! I'm absolutely extatic over it! Amy probably isn't as happy about it as I am, but hey, it's probably a guy thing anyway, right?
Oh, and coming up here in a few weeks, the girls will be turning... GULP... FOUR!!! Hard to believe aint it!? Seems like just yesterday I was up at the hospital telling the nurses what their names where as I stood by their bedsides and they wheeled Amy up to her Recovery room. And as usual, the party will be the big deal it always is. Hey, it's Summer time! You have to make it a big deal! The usual Blow-up Jumpers, great food and a ton of refreshments for both adults and kids alike! Plus, we may possibly have a line on someone who can get us some Ponies for a Pony ride area! This still needs to be confirmed, but it is a strong possibility! Amy will be turning 36 this year. Yup, four more years and she'll be the big 4-0! Me, well, I've already reached that mark earlier this year and I'm happy to report... it's really not that big a deal! I thought I'd feel different and truthfully, I don't. I don't feel any different now than I did when I turned 30. It's just another year older is all. I like to look at as I'm just getting better with age, like a fine whine. Okay, I know I'll get comments on that one, lol! But hey, how else should you look at it. Age is a state of mind. Your only as old as you want to think you are. Me, I'd prefer to still look at it like I'm 30 for another year! Hey, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Age isn't going to get the best of me! I wont let it! And neither should anyone else! As long as your young at heart, then you will be forever young mentally! Regardless of what your body may be saying. Well, that's all for now. I'm going to try and not let it be so long between updates next time. But I can't make any promises! Later Y'all!
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