December News

We are still plugging along!  I look back on this last year and it has been a miracle that we have made it this far.  We are still relying on total faith, especially  now that Mike is starting his own Insurance Business.
He has had a pretty good couple of months for just starting out, but it has slowed down some because of the Holidays. And unfortunatley he could not keep his office he was subleasing because the Farmers agent two doors down made a big stink about him being there and the Landlord had no choice, but to make Mike leave.  Talk about a scrooge!(The Farmers agent). You would think that someone who knows what it is like to start a new agency would be more understanding, but he is too worried about himself I guess.  Anyway there must be a reason for it.  And it is just as well because Mike can't really afford it right now anyway in these begining stages.  We are trying to have faith that it will all work out. And there have already been a couple of miracles and blessings that we have been able to recognize that gives us hope.
The kids are doing well.  This Christmas season has been much more meaningful for us. And I am glad that they will be able to better understand what Christmas is all about this year.  Past years the presents and the hype always got in the way of the true meaning of Christmas No matter how hard we tried to make them understand.  And so I have to admit it is a relief and a nice change to not have to worry about the commercialism of Christmas as much this year.
They are looking forward to this Friday because it is the last day of school and they deserve a much needed break from school.  We are looking forward to spending time with family.
Amanda had her Band concert last week and I was impressed with how well they did. She has been enjoying school this year and spends all her free time writing a story with two of her friends.  They have thier own blog and they have about 7 chapters done so far and they hope to publish it :-)
Natalie has been busy getting involved with the art club and entering her art work in different contests at  school.  She won a $75 gift gard to Wal-mart from a art contest that the high school had durning freedom week.  She spent it all on a Hermit Crab habitat and two cute hermit crabs.  she has really been enjoying them.
Joseph will be starting Jr. Jazz Bastketball soon and he is so excited about it!  I am glad that we were able to find a way to sign him up this year.
Danielle has been really fun lately.  she has a much better understanding of Christmas this year and she enjoys playing with the ornaments and nativities and pretending with them.  She chatters and pretends all day in fact at this very moment she has a bunch of stuffed animals sitting around her and she is having a full out converstion with them.  It is fun to see her grow up.  I am glad that I still have the privilage to stay home with her and not miss any of her childhood.