....been way to long, life has just happened, lol!

I think about 4 months have past since I have blogged, so much has happened in that short amount of time. To fill you in briefly... I have finished up another semester on this journey towards nursing school. Anthropology, which I loved, I got an A+ in. And Psychology (liked, but a tough class/instructor) I finished with a B. Not to shabby! I am taking Philosophy this summer semester for about 8 weeks and then I have 2 months off. I believe that I will get into the program fall of 11, I am getting there, after summer semester I only have 3 classes left to take, and then just to wait on that waiting list!

Tim is good, not loving his job by any means. It is tough having him gone all week, for all of us. Today, I am working on a resume for him to try and find something more local for him. With the economy it's hard to say if that is possible, but I am going to try!

Gavyn is playing soccer on Monday nights....SO stinkin' cute I can hardly stand it. Tim has stayed home Mondays to watch him too, that has been nice. Tim has been practicing with him quite a bit, and I think we are both surprised at how good he is. There is a fall soccer team too, so if he likes it, we will do that too. Teagyn loves to watch the games; although, he usually is running around with his cousin more than anything- fine by me.....exert that energy! LOL! Needless to say they both sleep like rocks on Monday nights.

Gavyn and Teagyn are both going to preschool this fall- something that I can hardly believe. Gavyn will be in 4 school, and Teagyn in 3 school. Both boys will have a friend that they know in their classes, so they are getting really excited!! Life is defiantly changing. Change is good though! :) Maddie is good. The situation has not changed, we have a very limited relationship with her, and it is heart breaking....but it is also out of our control, so, we continue to pray for things to be different!!
I am going to try to be a little better about staying connected to this blog world! I miss catching up on all of your too! Here are some pics......

Finals...

Tomorrow I am going to take my finals, finally! I just want to get them done and outta the way! Only to probably wait for a week to get my grade but at least I can stop studying! UGH!
On a lighter note all of my shopping is done, a few little things to do yet, but for the most part...DONE! :) I have yet to wrap a thing! So I will start that this week too! I have some new pictures to post but, I need to get to sleep and get as much rest as I can b/f these exams tomorrow!
So for now!
Good night!

Crazy Bounce!!!

On Saturday we took the boys to Crazy Bounce! They both had so much fun! The last time we went, Teagyn was a little bit too little to do a lot of the slides, but this time he was able to do it all! Here are some of the pics from there! Tim and I were both exhausted when we left there, lol! It’s a workout!

I have been way to busy to post...

But with the holidays coming, I will try to stay up to date on this more! ;) I only have about 3 weeks left of classes this semester, and then I will have 3.5 weeks off! YES! I have struggled immensely~ Chemistry is like a foreign language to me!! It has consumed me, over the last 3 months! UGH! But the end is in sight!
Catching up....Gavyn Jay is turning 4 next weekend, Tim and I are still trying to grasp that! It is CRAZY! Time sure does fly! Teagyn is moving right along! He is very advanced, he can count to 10...Gavyn only has the attn span to count to 5, lol! (he gets that from his dad ;) Maddie is growing heartbreakingly fast. She is keeping busy with her gymnastics, and school. She loves gymnastics, and I hope that she sticks with it. Tim is busy, busy with work. Mostly making deliveries in and out of Canada. We are thankful for that!!
I plan on getting out some of the Christmas decorations this week, and we are going to cut down our tree next weekend! I LOVE this time of year!!! I hope- and I cannot believe that I am saying this, but I hope that we get some snow soon....I have enjoyed this weather a lot, but cannot imagine getting the tree in 50 degree weather!

Camping- Labor Day weekend!

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We had so much fun camping! We went to try out a new campground in Pentwater, Hill & Hollow! It was so nice. Defiantly going back! My Dad was able to come up Friday night and stay with us too! Hope you enjoy the pics!

Wow! It’s been forever!!

 

Life has defiantly gotten in the way of my blogging hobby, lol! So much has happened in the last month! Tim lost his job…and has a new career! We continue to see Maddie, it is a very complicated situation, to say the least, and unfortunatly we do not see her very often at this time because of that.  But, I hope that it will all change with some time! We all miss her so very much when she is not here! But our relationship with her has become so deep, with all of us! It is amazing- she is a very unique little lady! God sent her with a purpose, there is no doubt about that! ;)  She is as computer savvy as I am – if not more, so we email back and forth too!  Mads is amazing at gymnastics, se makes me hurt just watching some of the things she can do.  She just started up Gymnastics this week and moved up to the next step.  So she is doing 2 hrs a week.  I am excited to watch her!  The boys are getting so big! Gavyn’s vocabulary has gotten so big in the past few weeks, he just cracks me up everyday.  And, I do believe that he is moving out of terrible 2’s.  I realize that he is almost 4, but his have lasted this long!!!!! :)  Teagyn on the other hand, my sweet innocent little boy…..has just begun his “terrible 2’s” look out! This boy can throw a fit.  And is just as rough and tumble as his brother! Those 2 fight like nobody’s business! It drives me nuts! Some days I get so sick of hearing my own voice yelling at them all day, I could put them to bed at 6! Haha, not really but there are days!! ;) 

What else….I have started yet another semester of school as of last Monday! I studied all summer to try and test out of chemistry, with no luck! The test was so much more in depth than my capabilities, even with the countless hours I spent studying! UGH! I was very frustrated!!! To the point where I was wondering if this is really what God has planned for me! But, I am back on track now…..I am taking Chemistry Lab @ MCC, and the Lecture on line, and a Yoga class as well (required for my major-dumb, I know)! So between all of that and my little man (Gav) starting preschool next week.  We are going to have a very busy fall! Not to mention Tim!!

Ahhh, Tim! About a month ago Tim lost his job- co. went bankrupt! It was somewhat of a shock, we knew that they were not doing good, but did not expect it so soon! So Tim being the most determined man I know- went out and found a job, not only a job – he bought a semi, and is now an owner- operator for a company out of Hastings!  He will mostly be doing runs south for pick ups and then into Canada! Gone Monday through Friday most weeks! But, he will be home every weekend! That is a plus!! It is going to be a major change for all of us.  I my self will be fine, I think….I am going to be so busy this fall with work, school, the boys, Gavyn and his school stuff! But I worry about the boys!! They are going to miss their Daddy especially at bed time! We are going to have to set up a new routine! It is manageable- just a sacrifice! He just has to do this over the road type thing for a yr or two, to get some experience and then hopefully he can find something a little more local!  Life, is good! A friend of mine just said to me the other day “life is an up hill battle” and that is so true! But, there is always a good side to it too! For me having lost my brother….I just know that I CANNOT focus on the bad side of something/things it can be so consuming! You never know how long you have here on this connecting path to a much richer life! So, you have to just take it a day at a time, have fun, and enjoy it!!!

So, this weekend we are taking the boys up to Pentwater camping! I have the camper all packed, homework all done, and the we are all so excited! Kari (Maddie’s Mom) is bringing Maddie up on Saturday to spend the rest of the weekend with us too! I am looking forward to a relaxing beautiful weekend!

K! Book done! LOL!  Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I will be back with camping pics soon!

More boating!

Last Sunday we went out on the boat.  It was HOT, but thw breeze was so nice! We actually just beached the boat and played on shore! the kids had a lot of fun.

        Maddie tackling Gav!

     Double rainbow!!!