Saying goodbye to 2009

We're six days into the new year and I haven't really had one moment to think of all the things I'm leaving behind. I know there are things I did this year that I can remember off the top of my head. Jaymi started kindergarten, my neice moved back in, the family made a trip to Disney World, things like that. Those are only a piece of our puzzle. We are not only saying good-bye to another year but an entire decade. I remember as a child thinking I'd never see a decade. Obviously, I had no concept of time. I knew what a decade was but didn't realize how fast it would fly. I'd like to reflect on some of things that occured in my life this last decade.

Myself personally, has gone through a major transformation. Only being a wife for two years before the decade began, I quickly found myself becoming a new mom....a working mom. My husband went from a service tech in refrigeration to a service tech for a forklift battery company he previously worked for. We were new parents and finding our way. We soon found that as more children came, me working was costing more and I became a stay-at-home mom who provided childcare out of her home. Once we decided the kids were going back to school, we decided I would end providing childcare and move on to other adventures such as my own photography busines. I am still learning as go and get more savvy daily. Billy has stayed with the same company but has moved positions rapidly moving from service tech to Sales Manager. We are very proud of him in this house for being such a good provider.

During this time we've had three beautiful girls, purchased a home and a vehicle, as well as lossed so many loved ones. We've lost my step-father, his dad, my grandmother, my great grandmother, his great grandmother, my cousin, his grandmother, and more recently his grandfather. They are gone but never forgotten.

So many things have occurred in our decade around as well. We've seen the use of cell phones climbs, the interenet became more popular, and the development of social sites such as Facebook & MySpace. As we say goodbye to 2009, I can only hope that 2010 and it's decade will be kind to me and my family. I pray that we will experience happiness in an abundance and feel the grace of God taking place in our lives. I wish all my family and friends the best in this new year and would love to hear of your adventures from 2009.

School Time Again......

So it's that time again. School has started up and each of the kids have gone through their share of the nerves getting ready for it. We went to meet the teacher night last night. The girls were both pleased with their teachers and their classmates. Haley's teacher is the same teacher she had from first grade and I'd be lying to you if I said I wasn't happy. Mrs. Larson was wonderful then and I'm sure she is none less than that this year. She is also accompanied this year by one of favorite classmates from last year, Ragan. The girls are fashion divas and talk on the phone every chance they get. Haley did wonderful on the first day of school as her and her friend Ragan graced the school with their presence decorated in zebra print. Jaymi absolutely loved her class at meet the teacher night and could barely contain herself getting back to that class. She started this morning with her absolute best friend, Jenna. The girls were absolutely adorable walking through the halls holding hands looking way to small to be there. Letting Jaymi go to school on her first day of kindergarten wasn't even the hardest part. The hardest part? Lexie was so upset that everyone was going to school but her she wouldn't even look at her daddy on the way home. She ran into the house, climbed in her bed and cried. It broke my heart. She wanted to go so bad. She went through the list and tried to reason with me by letting me know she knew her name, her shapes, her colors, numbers, and even her "affabet". She even promised to be good if I took her back. It completely killed me to see her so sad. I am hoping that tomorrow will be a better day for her. For now, enjoy our first day of school pics. Lexie was playing moon sand this morning when we finally got the tears to stop but you can still tell she wasn't happy.