Update

It has been a long time since I made an entry to this blog. Alot has happened in that time and I really don't know how to get it all down in writing. The highlights of the past couple of months are the best I can do.

Christmas has come and gone and we had a very enjoyable holiday season. The kids and I made a trip to WV to spend a week with my family. We LOVE to go to WV and spend time there. It is very relaxed and it seems that the stress and pressures of my daily life melt away while I am there in the place that I grew up. I only have good memories of my growing up and I hope that one day when my kids grow up they will be able to say the same thing. I was able to visit with all of my family except one sister who was unable to get off of work to come in while I was there. I hope to see her this summer if I am fortunate enough to make another visit then. I also visited with several friends that I had not seen in many years. It was refreshing to talk and catch up.

We then came back home to Searcy and I spent the night at home and then headed to Port Arthur, TX to spend a week with my husband while the kids stayed at home. It was the first time that the kids stayed home by themselves for longer then 3 days. They enjoyed it and had a New Year's Eve party. Kenny and I got to spend some much needed time together and ring in the new year together for the first time in 10 years. We went to Houston, TX one day. I had never been so Kenny thought it would be fun. And it was.

This past week brought tragedy to our family in the form of an unexpected death. I will not go into details as it is hard to think about right now. But all of our lives are changed and will continue to change this year as things settle down into a normal state but I will say that for that to happen it is going to take several months. Keep all of us in your prayers as we go through this very difficult time.

Kenny was home this past week as we dealt with the death and left to go back to work on Saturday morning. As luck would have it, his truck wouldn't start. He had bought a new battery the day before and put it on. He had also bought some new battery terminals and was going to put them on when he got back to Port Arthur, TX. So he ended up taking my Highlander and I ended up changing the battery terminals. I must say, I was very impressed with myself. (although to be quite honest, it is one of the easiest things to fix on a vehicle). So I spent all day yesterday washing and cleaning the truck.

Well, that is what has been going on in my life (in a nut shell) the past couple of months. I truly hope that everyone has a wonderful New Year and is blessed with good health and happiness all year long.