Long time no hear.....

It is hard to believe that on Monday I will have a child in high school and a child in middle school. We finished up the school shopping today. We had a nice summer, it was busy but it was nice. We started out the summer having Caroline stay with us for awhile to keep an eye on Andrew while Bryanna went to Orchestra camp. Then both kids stayed with Chris in Elgin and then all of us went to Indiana for the Kindig Family Reunion. The drive is much much longer than I remembered but everything went well. Chris and Caroline sat in the very back with the kids in the Captain's chairs and Bill and I took turns driving. We stayed in Elkhart, IN at a hotel and got to visit with just about all of our cousins and my aunt and uncles. Got to meet some "new" cousins, cousin-in-laws, and all the "new" kids. It made me feel a little old to see the babies that I remember holding when they were babies who now have babies of their own.

We did lose a very special friend of my mom's this summer. Unfortunately, I did not get to visit Sharon while I was in Indiana but had spent some time with her recently while she was in Myrtle Beach. I will remember her as she was that night and as she always was when I saw her, happy and laughing. We also had "2" accidents in our family this summer and were very blessed by "2" miracles. While both family members continue to recover emotionally and physically, we are blessed that both are still with us. We also have one brand new baby in the family, Anna Pearl. She is my cousin Jeff's first granddaughter. I cannot forget that my niece, Brittany, graduated with honors from Columbia College in May. My other niece, Samantha, is learning to drive and Caroline has returned to Newberry College for her third year.

We put an offer on a house and it was accepted. The closing is suppose to be October 5th. We are very excited. We will still be in Myrtle Beach but we will be across the waterway instead of blocks from the ocean. The house is much bigger than what we have now which will be great for the kids. I will post pictures as soon as it is "OURS".

The above picture was taken at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, IN. Bill, Andrew, my dad and my cousin's husband and son, all went there on the Saturday we were in Indiana. I did not go but I wish I would have after I saw the pictures Bill took. Oh well, maybe next time if they are still open.

I know everyone is wondering about the light of my life, Chewy. Well, he is still a brat and even more spoiled than ever. Caroline has waged war against him because he chewed up her Rainbow shoe. Chewy has a new "baby" that is a piggy with rope arms and legs. Chewy has a habit of dismembering his "babies" but the rope seems to be holding up better than the regular cloth.

I will try to post more often. I start back to school on Tuesday!!! I gave up the Education classes because I did student teacher training and I found out, I really do not want to be a teacher. Maybe if I had started younger but at 44, I don't have the patience that I would need.
I still do not really know what I want to be when I grow up!

Take care!