Update

WOW...the 2013 is flying by and life is only about to get busier with the tennis season upon us!  Here are some 'quick' updates.

New Years Resolution: We have been busy. We are 6 weeks into the new year and have meet up with quite a few folks already.  Thanks Alex and Steve, Jenny, Vince and Christi and The Hickman Family.  We are in the works of planning another 3 with others.  It's been great to catch up with people face to face.

Legacy of Love: We said goodbye to a dear family friend today, Jan Kittelson.  You will be missed!
    A wife, a mother, a grandma too,
    This is the legacy we have from you.
    You taught us love and how to fight,
    You gave us strength, you gave us might.
    A stronger person would be hard to find,
    And in your heart, you were always kind.
    You fought for us all in one way or another,
    Not just as a wife not just as a mother.
    For all of us you gave your best,
   Now the time has come for you to rest.
   So go in peace, you've earned your sleep,
   Your love in our hearts, we'll eternally keep. 

Classroom: We are still going strong in room 15.  We have been busy with Hopkins Has Heart month.  Celebrating Random Acts of Kindness and Oregon's Birthday.  Here is a picture of the Oregon Cake that was created and donated by our fabulous local bakery, SweetStory!

  
Spike: Today marks 13 months since his first vet appointment after we brought our little guy home!  During that visit Spike weighed in at 7.5 ounces.  Today, at the vet, we found out just how much he has grown in the last year.  He weighed in at 8.01 ounces!  Hard to believe he has only gained half an ounce in 1 year....if we all only be so lucky!

We hope and pray that all is well with all of you! 

New Years Resolution

This year, Matt and I have decided to make a New Years Resolution.  We want to make an effort to get together with friends at least once a month.  We so often say, "Let's get together sometime soon",  "We should do this more often", "Let's hang out once things calm down", etc...  Well, we all know those 'soons' and 'oftens' come and go and things never really 'calm down', so....cue New Years Resolution!

Our plan, host a dinner party at least once a month for our friends (or meet at a restaurant, if that's easier).  So, please check your schedule and find a few nights (weekdays or weekends, whatever works best for you) that you'd like to come over and let us know!

Yes, if you are reading this, we are talking about YOU and your family!




Alex and Steve, Jerome and Becky, Brian and Sabrina, Nathaniel and Haley, Stacey and Dan, Vince and Christi, Natalie and Mike, Sean and Jessica, Jen and Tim, Brooke and Zach, Jenni and Nick, Ryan and Sarah, Lacy and Dave, Mimi and Jeff, Alex and Hannah, Hailey, Kayla, Jenny, Carrie, Laura, Tina and many more!  

A Big Thank You to Vince and Christi for already getting 2 dates set!

Tonsil Recovery

A good colleague/friend from work told me I needed three things to make it through a tonsillectomy as an adult; Ice packs, Jamba Juice and lots of TLC from a loving hubby.  I had many other suggestions from lots of people and I made sure I was stocked up on as much as I could.

Now, my recovery seemed easier than many stories I have heard or read online, BUT, that being said, it still was not fun.  I just kept telling myself, it's not very often, as an adult, that we are given permission to lounge around in our PJ's for 2 full weeks and do NOTHING.  I needed to savor it.

Thanks to my amazing husband, I was able to do just that.  Now, he and I don't get severely hurt or ill very often, so even after almost 9 years of marriage, we still haven't had many opportunities to nurse each other.

Let me say, Matt made it through with flying colors. Waking up in 2-3 times each night to give me food, ice and medicine during Christmas break, cleaning the house while I had my feet up, laying around with me and watching movies, cooking dinners, making Jell-O, and running to the store for random things.  After being home bound with each other, basically 24/7 for 10 days straight, I love him more now than any day in the last 12 years since we met!

Thank you for everything you did for me, and especially all the things you did behind the scenes, while I was drugged.  I really appreciate it!

Love you babe!